PS3 beats Wii in Japan’s hardware sales for week ending Nov 11

There’s been an interesting turn of events despite Mario’s intergalactic adventure (Super Mario Galaxy, anyone?). Japan‘s Media Create sales tracking service has released the hardware charts for the week ending 11. From last week’s total sales of 17,434 units, the PS3 managed to sell 55,964 units this week. That’s like… *calculates* a 320% increase?

The notable bump up to PS3 hardware sales has forced the Wii and Xbox 360 down the charts. But if you want specifics? Here ya go…

There’s been an interesting turn of events despite Mario’s intergalactic adventure (Super Mario Galaxy, anyone?). Japan‘s Media Create sales tracking service has released the hardware charts for the week ending November 11.

While last week’s top two platforms – the Nintendo DS and PSP, respectively – retain their thrones, the PS3 pushed past from fifth place all the way up into third this week. From last week’s total sales of 17,434 units, the PS3 has managed to sell 55,964 units from November 5 to 11 in Japan. That’s like… *calculates* a 320% increase?

The notable bump up to PS3 hardware sales has forced the Wii and Xbox 360 down. There’s quite a gap between the PS3 and Wii too (a difference of 20,000 units sold), while the Xbox 360 dropped to sixth place and putting the PS2 up to fifth.

It seems that the DS and PSP are still going strong. Last week’s software charts was dominated by Mario Party DS, but second place was held by the PS3’s Shin Sangoku Musou 5 – well, the Japanese do love their Dynasty Warriors.

Want specifics? Here ya go… Hardware sales for the week of November 5 to 11 in Japan:

1. Nintendo DS = 78,884 units sold
2. PSP = 58,964 units sold
3. PlayStation 3 = 55,924 units sold
4. Nintendo Wii = 34,546 units sold
5. PlayStation 2 = 9,043 units sold
6. Xbox 360 = 5, 817 units sold