wraggster
May 11th, 2009, 17:19
Sales of handheld consoles are far outpacing home machines in Japan, with over 106,000 DSi, DS and PSP units sold in the past week.
According to the latest data from Media Create, Nintendo's DS series sold 56,673 unit for the week ended May 3, while Sony's PSP shifted a further 49,557 units.
Combined sales of four home consoles only reached just under 58,000 units, with the PlayStation 3 leading sales at 23,588 units sold, compared to 21,546 Wii's and 7313 Xbox 360's in the region. The PlayStation 2 sold 5479 units.
PSP - 49,557
DSi - 49,133
PS3 - 23,588
Wii - 21,546
DS Lite - 7540
Xbox 360 - 7313
PS2 - 5479
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/handheld-sales-leaving-consoles-behind-in-japan
According to the latest data from Media Create, Nintendo's DS series sold 56,673 unit for the week ended May 3, while Sony's PSP shifted a further 49,557 units.
Combined sales of four home consoles only reached just under 58,000 units, with the PlayStation 3 leading sales at 23,588 units sold, compared to 21,546 Wii's and 7313 Xbox 360's in the region. The PlayStation 2 sold 5479 units.
PSP - 49,557
DSi - 49,133
PS3 - 23,588
Wii - 21,546
DS Lite - 7540
Xbox 360 - 7313
PS2 - 5479
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/handheld-sales-leaving-consoles-behind-in-japan