Japanese hardware sales, Jan. 5 - Jan. 11: Pep talk edition

Oh. Oh, dear. While the first full week of the year is rarely typified by outrageous console sales explosions, we certainly didn't expect to see all seven of our competitors have their sales figures sundered in twain. We imagine the respective companies behind said consoles (and their curiously steadfast cadre of followers) are experiencing a kind of disappointment usually reserved for fans of comic-based movies, so we thought we'd take this week to bust out our prescription notepads, and get everyone hooked up to a 10cc drip of the Feel-Goods.

Hey. You're doin' just fine. Sure, the [enter favorite console name] only did half as well as it did last week, but things aren't completely grim. After all, every other system went down by a similar margin, including the [enter console for which you harbor a feverish, inexplicable disdain], which should jab a thorn into the sides of said console's foolish supporters. Also, said sales are bound to bounce back once [enter most anticipated title for favorite system] comes out, and completely revolutionizes the industry.

If that didn't do the trick, we guess you could drop the funds required to purchase the product advertised above. We rarely (if ever) find ourselves investing in compact discs for the sole purpose of self-encouragement, but if Ellen DeGeneres says it's a must-have, who are we to say no?

- DSi: 78,201 104,317 (57.15%)
- PSP: 60,495 96,593 (61.49%)
– Wii: 41,243 78,722 (65.62%)
- PS3: 28,144 32,510 (53.60%)
- DS Lite: 23,429 24,731 (51.35%)
- Xbox 360: 10,554 9,140 (46.41%)
- PS2: 6,628 5,920 (47.18%)

[Source: Media Create]

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