Japan hardware sales for May 21 to 27: DS, Wii, and PSP snag top three

For those who have been out fo the gaming loop, here’s the story for the past few months. The Nintendo DS has been selling like hot cakes, the Wii has always been pulling second place, and Nintendo’s shoveling greenbacks off their lawn. Media Create‘s sales charts from May 21 to 27 show exactly the same scenario.

The DS Lite’s sales are up by 14.61% raking in an amazing 127,467 units sold. The Wii is also up by a good 12.36% selling 58,644 units. The PSP is pulling in at a decent 26,097 despite sales being down by 5.12% since the last check. Things to note include the PS2 outselling the PS3 with both of the sales climbing for each of them.

Console Sales in Japan 21-27:

• DS Lite: 127,461
• Wii: 58,644
• PSP: 26,097
• PS2: 11,311
• PS3: 9,627
• Xbox 360: 2,044
• Game Boy Micro: 407
• GBA SP: 288
• Gamecube: 256
• DS Phat: 81
• GBA: 17

Most of the previous charts have shown this to be the trend. How long it will last is still unsure, still Nintendo doesn’t look like it’s going to be slowing down any time soon. Be sure to keep checking back for more industry news updates here on QJ.

Via M-Create

For those who have been out fo the gaming loop, here’s the story for the past few months. The Nintendo DS has been selling like hot cakes, the Wii has always been pulling second place, and Nintendo’s shoveling greenbacks off their lawn. Media Create‘s sales charts from May 21 to 27 show exactly the same scenario.

The DS Lite’s sales are up by 14.61% raking in an amazing 127,467 units sold. The Wii is also up by a good 12.36% selling 58,644 units. The PSP is pulling in at a decent 26,097 despite sales being down by 5.12% since the last check. Things to note include the PS2 outselling the PS3 with both of the sales climbing for each of them.

Console Sales in Japan 21-27:

• DS Lite: 127,461
• Wii: 58,644
• PSP: 26,097
• PS2: 11,311
• PS3: 9,627
• Xbox 360: 2,044
• Game Boy Micro: 407
• GBA SP: 288
• Gamecube: 256
• DS Phat: 81
• GBA: 17

Most of the previous charts have shown this to be the trend. How long it will last is still unsure, still Nintendo doesn’t look like it’s going to be slowing down any time soon. Be sure to keep checking back for more industry news updates here on QJ.

Via M-Create