Whoa, I’ve REALLY been gone a while. Since when does the DS Lite outsell the PSP in Japan these days? Look back through some records, it looks like this is actually the first week in a long time Nintendo’s handheld outsold Sony’s, but that’s quite a revelation for me to come back to. Those Xbox 360 numbers, too. Sheesh.
On the software side, Tales of Vesperia is solely responsible for those 360 sales numbers. The DS was carried by the release of Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light on August 7th – meaning the Japanese had a whopping one day to play before dropping their handhelds to go watch the Olympics.
- DSL: 60,434
- PSP: 58,501
- Wii: 38,506
- X360: 24,962
- PS3: 9,673
- PS2: 8,503
Full software sales rankings can be found after the break.
Media Crate Data, August 4 – August 10
- Phantasy Star Portable (PSP) – 148,230 (490,000)
- Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light (DS) – 144,905 (144,905)
- Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) – 130,412 (343,000)
- Tales of Vesperia (360) – 108,328 (108,328)
- Dragon Quest V (DS) – 72,598 (1,019,000)
- Sangokushi Taisen Ten (DS) – 32,734 (32,734)
- Summon Night 2 (DS) 29,715 – (29,715)
- Wii Fit (Wii) – 27,414 (2,470,000)
- Mario Kart Wii (Wii) – 22,739 (1,656,000)
- Soul Calibur IV (PS3) – 22,575 (97,000)
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (PS2)
- Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 (DS)
- Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (PSP)
- Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (DS)
- Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii)
- Soukoku no Kusabi: Scarlet Fragment (PS2)
- Gundam Battle Universe (PSP)
- Monster Farm DS 2: Yomigaeru! Maste (DS)
- Beautiful Letter Training DS (DS)
- Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (Wii)
- Wii Sports (Wii)
- Taiko Drum Master 2 (DS)
- Persona 4 (PS2)
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable (PSP)
- Soul Calibur IV (360)
- Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Ru (DS)
- Densetsu no Stafi: Taiketsu! Dire K (DS)
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Wii)
- SIREN: New Translation (PS3)
- Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Wii)
- Mario Kart DS (DS)
- Mame Goma 2: My Kid is Number One! (DS)
- Wii Play (Wii)
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
- Wantame Variety Channel (DS)
- New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
- Ron-Q! Highland in DS – Poo Poo Far (DS)
- Family Trainer (Wii)
- Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (DS)
- Kirarin * Revolution: Minna de Odor (DS)
- Derby Stallion DS (DS)
- Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (DS)
- Pokemon Diamond (DS)
- Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the (PSP)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
- We are Fossil Diggers (DS)
- Imabikisou: Kaimei Hen (Wii)
- Tottadoo! Yoiko’s Deserted Island L (DS)
- Major DS: Dream Baseball (DS)
- Lost in Blue Wii (Wii)
