Super Sales Chart Thursday comes to a close with the weekly tally of Japanese hardware sales, courtesy of Media Create. The PSP continues to sit pretty atop the charts—it's a distant third in the United States—but the separation between it and the Wii continues to grow slimmer, week after week. Not much action for the week of May 5 to 11 over there, but based on the bottom half of the chart, we're betting Sony is glad it has the PSP on its side.

• PSP - 89,884
• Wii - 67,308
• Nintendo DS - 51,228
• PlayStation 3 - 8,054
• PlayStation 2 - 7,464
• Xbox 360 - 1,298

Inasmuch as the Japanese software story stays largely the same, as does weekly hardware sales. The PSP continues to sit pretty atop the Media Create sales charts, but regular "Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart" watchers will notice that the big black slice is starting to thin. A big Wii sales boost has plenty to do with that, but Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G sales trending down—holiday boost notwithstanding—is likely accountable. Numbers were up across the board, but Nintendo benefited the most.

• PSP - 100,870
• Wii - 71,518
• Nintendo DS - 52,542
• PlayStation 3 - 10,177
• PlayStation 2 - 8,802
• Xbox 360 - 1,725

Media Create Weekly Sales

It's the same old story. Boy meets Monster Hunter. Boy buys Monster Hunter. Boy buys PSP. We lose interest in the dreadfully boring and stable Japanese hardware market. Can't someone buy 60,000 Xbox 360s and mix it up over there? We're getting tired of seeing that giant black mass dominate the Media Create hardware charts! Oh well. Maybe we'll feel better pointing out a PS3 sales blip on the release of Valkyria Chronicles and dreadful Xbox 360 numbers. Nope. That didn't help.

• PSP - 92,411
• Wii - 48,796
• Nintendo DS - 42,435
• PlayStation 3 - 9,107
• PlayStation 2 - 7,108
• Xbox 360 - 1,283

Media Create Weekly Sales