Japanese hardware sales, 10 July - 16 July: rapid weight gain
It seems Japanese gamers are still maliciously toying with the original DS, kicking it to the bottom of the charts one week and hoisting it back up again the next. Shortages and a shifting focus to the Lite are likely to blame, but we can't help but picture a somewhat nervous and haggard DS Phat staring into a cracked mirror, contemplating whether people want him ... or just want him dead. The ranking, according to number of units sold:
- DS Lite: 140,858
8,596 (5.75%)
- PSP: 35,283
3,324 (10.40%)
- PS2: 23,927
595 (2.55%)
- DS Phat: 11,821
10,812 (1071.56%)
- GBA SP: 2,619
199 (7.06%)
- Game Boy Micro: 1,581
202 (14.65%)
- Xbox 360: 1,105
505 (31.37%)
- Gamecube: 928
6 (0.64%)
- GBA: 28
8 (40.00%)
- Xbox: 10
3 (23.08%)
The PSP continues to do well this week (despite boasting only half as many screens as its main competitor) while the Xbox 360 takes a bit of a tumble. The latter system's fortunes continue to look glum in Japan, a situation that could easily be reversed by one ingenious move -- releasing the console in pink. What else have they got to lose?
[Source: Media Create]
