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Japan: PS3 and DSi sales slow

But 360 and Wii pick up the pace
While the DSi couldn't match the phenomenal opening sales week it enjoyed in Japan, it still shifted almost 105,000 units to top the hardware chart during the week ended November 9.

Sony's handheld again took second place, as PSP sales fell more marginally to 43,000.

The Wii was one of only two systems to see a sales increase, moving almost 25,000 units, while PS3 sales dipped from 40,000 to 18,500.

That was still enough to beat 360 though, despite weekly sales of Microsoft's console doubling to nearly 13,000.

The now plain old DS Lite sold 8,500 units, while the PS2 came last with just under 6,000 sales.

DSi - 104,897
PSP - 43,726
Wii - 24,726
PlayStation 3 - 18,354
Xbox 360 - 12,759
DS Lite - 8,381
PS2 - 5,743

Source: Media Create.

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I hate Mondays!
StonecoldMC on 17 Nov '08
tell me why?


sorry i couldn't resist.
WHERESMYMONKEY on 17 Nov '08
Crikey - the DSi shifting so many compare to the DS Lite... Those Japs really love their new tech...
_Marty_ on 17 Nov '08
When Last Remnant is released I can imagine Satin donning his earmuffs once again....
FiltyMonkey on 17 Nov '08
tell me why?


sorry i couldn't resist.

You know, the usual.

If I hear one more colleague talk about this bloody credit crunch/current climate, I wont be held accountable for my actions.

Here's hoping theres a few dramas on here today to pass the time. Wink
StonecoldMC on 17 Nov '08
...and by Satin, I mean Satan. Wink
FiltyMonkey on 17 Nov '08
...and by Satin, I mean Satan. Wink

I prefer Satin... he's smooth
voodoo341 on 17 Nov '08
Who the hell is buying PS2!!! Damn man its 2008!!!
trzarector1 on 17 Nov '08
I want a PS2. Sad
YCshinobi on 17 Nov '08
With MS shifting 13K consoles a week - at what point can we stop saying it's a disastrous failure in Japan? I mean... there must be quite a few units sold by now, surely?
Weezer on 17 Nov '08
Secret to shifting lots of units in Japan is to keep bringing out new colours. They'll be snapping them up like poke-whatsits!
ted1138 on 17 Nov '08
Just wait till Xmas arrives...
Angelic Lapras K on 17 Nov '08
there aren't even any DSi games out and they've already sold that many. does the few new features really actually make it that much of a neccessity to buy it now?
johnway on 17 Nov '08
Granted, it's now partially outdated, but I'm still stunned at the speed at which the DS Lite has fallen from grace. It feels like the end of an era.

*Sniff*
Stu_the_great on 19 Nov '08
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