Japan stops ignoring the PS3, sales jump 900%

Looks like all is right with the world again, according to the latest numbers from Media Create. This week on Sony’s home turf, the PS3 moved 39,587 units — outselling the combined figures of the Wii and Xbox 360. Also worth noting is that PS3 sales jumped a whopping 907% from last week, when the PS3 sold only 3,931 units.

As we reported yesterday, Grand Theft Auto IV for the PS3 took first place on the Japanese charts — now we know it has sold 132,676 copies, while LittleBigPlanet and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue: Spec III sold 51,705 and 34,965 copies, respectively. You’ll notice that Media Create has released slightly different numbers — for example, the 360 version of GTA IV is in eighth place now instead of fourth place. Hardware sales are below, software sales are after the jump:

Hardware and software sales for the week of October 27th – November 2nd:

* DSi — 171,925
* PSP — 50,358
* PS3 — 39,587
* Wii — 23,123
* DS Lite — 16,369
* PS2 — 6,714
* Xbox 360 — 6,119

1. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) — 132,676
2. Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One (DS) — 79,760
3. LittleBigPlanet (PS3) — 51,705
4. Pokemon Platinum (DS) — 47,243
5. Wagamama Fassion Girls Mode (DS) — 40,380
6. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) — 38,558
7. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue: Spec III (PS3) — 34,965
8. Grand Theft Auto IV (360) — 33,648
9. Your Life’s Rhythm DS (DS) — 26,191
10. Chocobo’s Dungeon DS+ (DS) — 26,190

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Japan: Sony PS3 outsells combined Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii figures

November 7, 2008

Japan’s sales figures are in for games consoles sold last week. And it seems that the Sony PS3 is finally starting to do very well on their home turf. These latest sales figures of games consoles have been supplied by Media Center, and it looks as though the Sony PlayStation is outselling the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii.

This past week in Japan, the Sony PS3 sold 39,587 units, the Wii sold 23,123 units, and the Xbox shifted just 6,119 units. The biggest sellers were still the handhelds, with the Nintendo being top of the list, shifting 171,925 units.

The PS3 outsold the combined figures of both the Wii and Xbox 360, as sales figures of the PlayStation 3 jumped up by 907% from last week. Is this just a one off, or will this now be an ongoing trend?

Sales figures for the week of October 27th – November 2nd:

* Nintendo DSi: 171,925
* Sony PSP: 50,358
* Sony PS3: 39,587
* Nintendo Wii: 23,123
* Nintendo DS Lite: 16,369
* Sony PS2: 6,714
* Microsoft Xbox 360: 6,119

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