Japanese hardware sales: Lite's out

When we awoke from our dreamy slumber this morning, the Japanese sales chart for the week ranging from 27 February to 5 March was gently resting on the adjacent pillow, wrapped in a satin cloth and smelling of lavender. We immediately unwrapped the overtly feminine package and were pleased to find a brand new entrant into the wacky world of sales charts. The ranking,
according to number of units sold, is a follows:

• DS Lite: 68,438
• Phat DS: 49,118
• PSP: 43,110
• PS2: 25,778
• GBA SP: 5,493
• GB Micro: 3,213
• Gamecube: 1,489
• Xbox 360: 1,240
• Xbox:
  101
• GBA: 98

The DS Lite makes a rather impressive debut this week, especially considering that it was only available for 3 out of the 7 days this chart accounts for. In other words, the DS Lite sold more units in the space of 3 days than any other of the consoles could manage in a week. Perhaps they simply weren't trying hard enough.

Previous Japanese hardware charts:

• Once more, with feeling (20 Feb – 26 Feb)
• Short-lived shortages (13 Feb
  - 19 Feb)
  
• A surprise ending! (30 Jan – 5 Feb)

[Thanks for the reminder, DownloadingData! Thanks for the image, Jason!].