Weekly sales figures show Nintendo sailing strong.
Weekly Japanese sales figures from Media Create indicate that Nintendo’s stranglehold on console sales is continuing strong through the otherwise slow days of summer. For the week of July 30 through August 5, the DS Lite sits head and shoulders above other hardware offerings accounting for half of all consoles sold with 135,729 units taken home by Japanese gamers. The Wii brings up the second spot with 61,498 units sold.
Sony’s PSP ranks in third place with 33,886 consoles sold for the week. The DS Lite and PSP combined to account for 62% of all units sold for the week. While Wii has been stealing more headlines in the popular press around the world, these sales figure reconfirm the strongest area of market expansion in Japan is still firmly rooted in the handheld space with home consoles coming in a clear second.
The PS3 and PS2 round out the top 5 with 24,289 units and 12,784 units sold for the week. Xbox360 sold 2,691 consoles.