Japanese hardware sales, March 16 - March 22: Back on top edition

We've seen a lot of sleepless nights in the past couple of weeks, folks. Our slumbers have frequently been interrupted with haunting visions of sales charts where some iteration of Nintendo's handheld doesn't take top honors. With this trend broken, we lose the ability to tap into our trusty well of "Japan buyz sooo many DSes LOLOL!" jokes — or as we simply refer to it: Our Grade-A material.

Fortunately, the DSi saw a monumental revival this week, thanks largely to the release of the DS-exclusive chart-topper Super Robot Taisen K. No other title on the software sales chart included robots — let alone super robots — further contributing to the DSi's meteoric reascension. Balance has once again been restored to the world, and our sleeps can regain their long-missed dormancy. Oh, and Japan buyz sooo many DSes. LOLOL!

Ahh, it's good to be back.

- DSi: 71,233 43,669 (158.43%)
- PSP: 65,765 22,302 (51.31%)
- PS3: 25,435 2,579 (9.21%)
- Wii: 18,095 154 (0.86%)
- DS Lite: 8,948 2,623 (22.67%)
- Xbox 360: 5,441 2,937 (35.06%)
- PS2: 5,067 223 (4.60%)

[Source: Media Create]

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