PSP starts 2011 with a bang in Japan

PSP was the bestselling platform in Japan during the week ended January 2, with more than a little help from Capcom's chart-topping Monster Hunter Portable 3rd.


Sony's portable moved just shy of 100,000 units during the seven days in question, 20,000 more than its closest competitor Wii, which just edged PS3.

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd headed the software chart with 284,000 sales, ahead of Donkey Kong Country Returns' 107,000 and Wii Party's 103,000, Kotaku reports.

Perhaps it'll be Sony's year in Japan, after it was narrowly defeated by Nintendo in the 2010 sales race.

Weekly hardware sales
PSP - 99,703
Wii - 77,307
PS3 - 76,422
DSi - 48,039
DSi LL - 47,798
PSP go - 9,083
DS Lite - 3,741
Xbox 360 - 3,708
PS2 - 2,480

Weekly software sales
01. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP) - 284,000 / 3,850,000
02. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) - 107,000 / 638,000
03. Wii Party (Wii) - 103,000 / 1,677,000
04. AKB1/48: Idol to Koishitara... (PSP) - 64,000 / 300,000
05. Mario Sports Mix (Wii) - 58,000 / 494,000
06. Pokemon Black / White (DS) - 58,000 / 4,967,000
07. Ni no Kuni (DS) - 53,000 / 382,000
08. Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen! The Ogre (DS) - 45,000 / 338,000
09. The 3rd Birthday (PSP) - 45,000 / 186,000
10. Gundam Musou 3 (PS3) - 43,000 / 289,000
11. Wii Sports Resort (w/ Wii Remote Plus) (Wii)
12. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem (DS)
13. Tongari Boushi to Mahou no Otana (DS)
14. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
15. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
16. Super Mario All-Stars Collection (Wii)
17. Momotaro Dentetsu World (DS)
18. Super Kasekihorida (DS)
19. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Minna de Party * 3-Yome! (Wii)
20. Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)

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