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January 15th, 2010, 22:05
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/500x_mchw_011510.jpgThe release of Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep has given the PlayStation Portable a sales boost, while other platforms faltered this week. The PSP sits atop (and at the bottom of) this week's hardware chart.
The PSP moved nearly 150,000 units this past week in Japan, likely aided by the solid sales (http://kotaku.com/5448259/kingdom-hearts-puts-mario-to-sleep-in-japanese-game-chart) of the latest portable Kingdom Hearts game. Birth By Sleep PSP bundles (http://kotaku.com/5406320/new-kingdom-hearts-psp-fit-for-japan/gallery/) sure didn't hurt.
So while the PSP held strong, improving upon the previous week (http://kotaku.com/5444104/wii-continues-hot-hardware-streak-in-japan-pspgo-not-so-much)'s numbers, every other platform was on the decline. The numbers, after this.
PSP - 145,682
Wii - 76,772
PlayStation 3 - 61,591
Nintendo DSi - 50,178
Nintendo DSi LL - 45,221
Nintendo DS Lite - 10,067
Xbox 360 - 5,461
PlayStation 2 - 3,092
PSP go - 2,841
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The PSP moved nearly 150,000 units this past week in Japan, likely aided by the solid sales (http://kotaku.com/5448259/kingdom-hearts-puts-mario-to-sleep-in-japanese-game-chart) of the latest portable Kingdom Hearts game. Birth By Sleep PSP bundles (http://kotaku.com/5406320/new-kingdom-hearts-psp-fit-for-japan/gallery/) sure didn't hurt.
So while the PSP held strong, improving upon the previous week (http://kotaku.com/5444104/wii-continues-hot-hardware-streak-in-japan-pspgo-not-so-much)'s numbers, every other platform was on the decline. The numbers, after this.
PSP - 145,682
Wii - 76,772
PlayStation 3 - 61,591
Nintendo DSi - 50,178
Nintendo DSi LL - 45,221
Nintendo DS Lite - 10,067
Xbox 360 - 5,461
PlayStation 2 - 3,092
PSP go - 2,841
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