Japanese Hardware Sales Through July 29th
Strong sales of Hot Shot Golf 5 have finally rocketed the PS3 out of the depths of hell in Japan. Taking over fourth place position, it has for once beaten out its predecessor. Coupled with what we have been hearing about the PS3 in North America due to the price drop in July, it is, for once, good news for the Playstation 3. While the Wii is steal completely out of reach hardware wise, the PS3 is for the first time since it’s European launch outselling the 360 on a week by week basis.
Unlike North America though, these sales are merely driven by a strong software release, so expect those numbers to very quickly retreat next week. Also important to note that Wii numbers shrunk despite the release of Mario Party 8, the top selling game of the week. Of course it’s easy to blame supply constraints, but there has been some rumblings about the Wii not being completely sold out in Japan. Of course, the Wii is merely on the cusp of the holiday season, so it’s expected to still sell strongly once it’s actually getting a good flow of titles.
- DS Lite: 150,494
- Wii: 77,169
- PSP: 35,068
- PS3: 28,829
- PS2: 11,757
- Xbox 360: 3,872