Famitsu weekly console sales – Nintendo still dominates Japan

This probably isn’t surprising, but Nintendo continues to dominate the gaming industry in Japan – both consoles and handhelds – as Famitsu proved in their latest weekly console sales chart.

The chart covers the period of May 7-13, with the DS Lite leading at 160, 009 units sold. Nintendo’s other handhelds are still selling well too: the original DS at 303, Gameboy SP at 398, and Gameboy Micro at 403 (Japan and them small things). Sony‘s entry to the handheld industry, the PSP, sold 33,4 38 units thanks to recent big titles such as Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War.

Similar to Germany, Wii takes control of the next-gen scene with 55, 724 – a whopping 47,172 lead against PS3’s 8, 562. Xbox 360 comes in at last place with 2,369 units sold. Meanwhile, the PS2 sold more than the PS3 and Xbox 360 with 11,854 units.

Here’s the list for your:

• DS Lite – 160,009
• Wii – 55,725
• PSP – 33438
• PS2 – 11854
• PS3 – 8562
• X360 – 2369
• GBM – 403
• GBASP – 398
• DS – 303

Via Famitsu

This probably isn’t surprising, but Nintendo continues to dominate the gaming industry in Japan – both consoles and handhelds – as Famitsu proved in their latest weekly console sales chart.

The chart covers the period of May 7-13, with the DS Lite leading at 160, 009 units sold. Nintendo’s other handhelds are still selling well too: the original DS at 303, Gameboy SP at 398, and Gameboy Micro at 403 (Japan and them small things). Sony‘s entry to the handheld industry, the PSP, sold 33,4 38 units thanks to recent big titles such as Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War.

Similar to Germany, Wii takes control of the next-gen scene with 55, 724 – a whopping 47,172 lead against PS3’s 8, 562. Xbox 360 comes in at last place with 2,369 units sold. Meanwhile, the PS2 sold more than the PS3 and Xbox 360 with 11,854 units.

Here’s the list for your:

• DS Lite – 160,009
• Wii – 55,725
• PSP – 33438
• PS2 – 11854
• PS3 – 8562
• X360 – 2369
• GBM – 403
• GBASP – 398
• DS – 303

Via Famitsu