DS still in pole position in Japanese hardware chart

The week ending October 31 sees another PSP title topping the Japanese chart, as Namco's Monster Hunter echoing God Eater hits number one, but it's Nintendo's DS which is riding high in the hardware chart.

Konami's PES 2011 jumps straight at number two with its PS3 SKU, on a week which sees its FIFA rival drop out of the top twenty. Last week's number one, the 25th anniversary edition of Super Mario All-Stars, drops to third, just above Pokemon Black and White in fourth.

Nosing into the top ten on its release week is Xbox 360 exclusive Fable III, selling just over 20,000 copies. The 360 itself has dropped to eighth in the hardware table, below a mildly resurgent PSPgo.

Japanese software chart

This Week Last Week Title Sales this week Sales overall
New Entry 1 God Eater 263,150 263,150
New Entry 2 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (PS3) 215,257 215,257
1 3 Super Mario All-Stars (Wii) 119,485 427,240
2 4 Pokemon Black/White 68,686 4,311,998
New Entry 5 Golden Sun 46,516 46,516
5 6 Kirby's Epic Yarn 25,257 153,170
New Entry 7 Solar to Robo 21,915 21,915
New Entry 8 Fable III 20,025 20,025
3 9 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (PS3) 19,090 82,765
10 10 Wii Party (Wii) 17,337 1,155,964
Japanese hardware chart, with weekly units sold.

PSP 38,874
DSi LL 32,137
PS3 28,255
DSi 23,614
Wii 12,710
DS Lite 3,375
PSP go 3,031
Xbox 360 2,669
PS2 1,400

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