• By Michael McWhertor
    Jul 10, 2009 2:40 PM 6,696
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    Japanese Hardware Sales News Is Good News For Nintendo

    Thanks to a few chart-topping hits—Wii Sports Resort and Tomodachi Collection—the Wii and Nintendo DS had a good week in Japan, each platform seeing a boost in weekly hardware sales. The same goes for the PSP.

    Actually, it was a pretty good week for everyone, as hardware sales were up all over—with the exception of the PlayStation 3, which saw only a minor drop from last week. We'd expect the good news for Nintendo to continue next week, when Dragon Quest IX sales are reported. That special edition DQ IX-themed Nintendo DS is sure to do wonders for the platform's pie chart performance.

    The hardware contest in Japan, as told by sales tracker Media Create for the week of June 29th to July 5th, panned out like so.

    Nintendo DSi - 46,855
    PSP - 32,849
    Wii - 24,971
    PlayStation 3 - 11,196
    Nintendo DS Lite - 7,507
    Xbox 360 - 5,876
    PlayStation 2 - 3,734


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