Japanese sales data: PSP overtakes Wii, DS
Submitted by PPNSteve on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 14:30.
Sales of Square Enix's title Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII almost broke the half million mark in the game’s first week on release. Helps pump up PSP sales.
This week’s Japanese hardware sales which see the PSP rocketing to the best selling hardware in Japan for the week ending the 16th of September. According to Media Create the PSP sold an astounding 95 487 units this week, almost 80 000 units more than last week’s sales of 15 564.
This jump was no doubt fueled by Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII debuting at the top of the software charts this week with 487 000 units. However, it is interesting to note that although two Nintendo DS titles occupied the second and third spot, this seemed to do little for the momentum of the Nintendo DS. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Time Exploration Team sold 300 000 units while Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Darkness Exploration Team lingered just behind with 269 000 units.
The Nintendo DS took second place on the hardware charts with 79 974 units, selling marginally more than last week’s 77 488. The Nintendo Wii continues its plummet downwards, dropping from the previous two week’s 39 371 and 29 088 respectively to 26 181 units.
Week ending Sept 16, 2007 sales charts follow:
Hardware chart
| Console | Sales this week | Sales last week | Life to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony PSP | 95,487 | 15,564 | 6,012,846 |
| Nintendo DS | 79,974 | 77,488 | 19,352,657 |
| Nintendo Wii | 26,181 | 29,088 | 3,565,062 |
| Sony PS2 | 13,128 | 13,360 | 20,727,421 |
| Sony PS3 | 13,101 | 13,248 | 1,145,829 |
| Microsoft Xbox 360 | 1,243 | 1,286 | 408,589 |
| Nintendo GBA | 836 | 550 | 15,345,235 |
| Nintendo GameCube | 97 | 82 | 4,179,112 |
Software chart
| Pos | Last Week | Platform | Publisher | Title | Sales this week | Life to date sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | PSP | Square-Enix | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII | 487,000 | (new) |
| 2 | - | NDS | Nintendo | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2: Time Exploration Team | 300,000 | (new) |
| 3 | - | NDS | Nintendo | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2: Darkness Exploration Team | 269,000 | (new) |
| 4 | - | PSP | Capcom | Fate/Tiger Colosseum | 55,000 | (new) |
| 5 | 1 | PS2 | Banpresto | Another Century's Episode 3: The Final | 31,000 | 218,000 |
| 6 | - | NDS | Bandai-Namco | Taiko Drum Master DS | 24,000 | 131,000 |
| 7 | 3 | Wii | Nintendo | Mario Party 8 | 24,000 | 756,000 |
| 8 | 2 | NDS | Square-Enix | Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Ring of Fates | 24,000 | 316,000 |
| 9 | 4 | PS2 | Koei | Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends | 14,000 | 274,000 |
| 10 | 8 | NDS | Nintendo | My Housekeeping Diary | 13,000 | 195,000 |
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