Japan stops ignoring the PS3, sales jump 900%

By alan tsang

Looks like all is right with the world again, according to the latest numbers from Media Create. This week on Sony's home turf, the PS3 moved 39,587 units — outselling the combined figures of the Wii and Xbox 360. Also worth noting is that PS3 sales jumped a whopping 907% from last week, when the PS3 sold only 3,931 units.

As we reported yesterday, Grand Theft Auto IV for the PS3 took first place on the Japanese charts — now we know it has sold 132,676 copies, while LittleBigPlanet and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue: Spec III sold 51,705 and 34,965 copies, respectively. You'll notice that Media Create has released slightly different numbers — for example, the 360 version of GTA IV is in eighth place now instead of fourth place. Hardware sales are below, software sales are after the jump:

Hardware and software sales for the week of October 27th – November 2nd:

  • DSi — 171,925
  • PSP — 50,358
  • PS3 — 39,587
  • Wii — 23,123
  • DS Lite — 16,369
  • PS2 — 6,714
  • Xbox 360 — 6,119

  1. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) — 132,676
  2. Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One (DS) — 79,760
  3. LittleBigPlanet (PS3) — 51,705
  4. Pokemon Platinum (DS) — 47,243
  5. Wagamama Fassion Girls Mode (DS) — 40,380
  6. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) — 38,558
  7. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue: Spec III (PS3) — 34,965
  8. Grand Theft Auto IV (360) — 33,648
  9. Your Life's Rhythm DS (DS) — 26,191
  10. Chocobo's Dungeon DS+ (DS) — 26,190

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