The latest Japanese game sales have hit, and once again, the PS3 is the top home gaming console.  Surprisingly, with no new releases, the PS3 hardware dropped only 5,000 units.  This is likely due to Silver Week being last week, which is a new 3 day holiday in Japan started this year. 

The PS3 managed to shift 50,000 units, while the Wii and XBox 360 brought up the vanguard at 13,000 and 3,700 respectively.  At this point, it looks like the PS3 may end up outselling the Wii in  Japan for 2009.  October will be the console's true test, where there will be no major releases planned after Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce in the first week, until the very end of the month with Tekken 6.

The top selling hardware for this week in Japan was again owned by Nintendo due to Tomodachi Collection and Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver for the DS/DSi.  Top selling PS3 releases include Tales of Vesperia, which managed 45,000 units it's second week.  Surprisingly Call of Duty 4 charted on the PS3 as well, though only at 13th, selling 11,000 copies. Perhaps a response to the release of Halo 3: ODST?

Hardware Sales 9/27

DSLite - 10000
DSi - 66000
PSP - 20000
Wii - 13000
PS3 - 50000
PS2 - 3500
360 - 3700

Software Sales 9/21 to 9/27/2009

Below are Japan's bestselling games for the week of September 21 to 27.

01. Tomodachi Collection (DS) - 97,000 / 1,220,000
02. Pokemon Heart Gold (DS) - 68,000 / 1,009,000
03. Pokemon Soul Silver (DS) - 64,000 / 1,010,000
04. Tales of Vesperia (PS3) - 49,000 / 265,000
05. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (PSP) - 42,000 / 146,000
06. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 36,000 / 1,226,000
07. SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu - Goddess of Destiny (DS) - 32,000 / 124,000
08. Dragon Quest IX (DS) - 30,000 / 3,944,000
09. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360) - 30,000 / NEW
10. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 (PSP) - 14,000 / 65,000

11. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP)
12. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii)
13. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Bargain Edition) (PS3)
14. Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story 2 (DS)
15. Ys 7 (PSP)
16. Forever Blue 2: Beautiful Ocean (Wii)
17. Mobile Suit Gundam Senki Record U.C. 0081 (PS3)
18. Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (DS)
19. Puyo Puyo 7 (DS)
20. Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshu Shiranai Mama dewa Son wo Suru: Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (DS)
21. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
22. Love Plus (DS)
23. Pokemon Platinum (DS)
24. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 - Spirits Burst (PSP)
25. Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Oosouji (DS)
26. Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars (DS)
27. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Bargain Edition) (Xbox 360)
28. Way of the Samurai 2 Portable (PSP)
29. Mario Kart DS (DS)
30. 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de (PSP)