Japanese hardware sales, Jul. 23 - Jul. 29: Subpar edition
Chased by a group of adorably deformed but club-wielding golfers, the PlayStation 3 has finally crossed the one million mark in Japan — 1,017,689 systems have been sold. Everybody's Golf 5, or Hot Shots Golf 5 as your Western mind may recognize it, debuted in the second spot in the Japanese software sales chart with 152,379 copies sold. It was beaten only by a certain portly plumber's eighth party, which was attended by 264,953 people.
The golf game helped push the PS3's sales up to 28,829 units, a high number when compared to those of recent weeks, but not so much when compared to the considerably cheaper competition. The Xbox 360 also saw a boost to slightly less abysmal sales, an event you can likely blame on the software chart's number seven. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion broke into the listing with 40,168 copies sold.
- DS Lite: 150,494
3,965 (2.57%)
– Wii: 77,169
9,617 (11.08%)
– PSP: 35,068
2,174 (6.61%)
- PS3: 28,829
16,642 (136.56%)
– PS2: 11,757
2,302 (16.37%)
– Xbox 360: 3,872
1,208 (45.35%)
– Game Boy Micro: 263
52 (16.51%)
– GBA SP: 228
106 (86.89%)
– Gamecube: 102
29 (22.14%)
– DS Phat: 90
45 (100.00%)
- GBA: 41
17 (70.83%)
[Source: Media Create]
See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts