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Japan hardware sales: Nintendo DS on third place for second week

Posted Feb 15, 2008 at 10:12AM by Isaac C. Listed in: Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360 Tags: Japan, PS2, Media Create
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Japan Hardware sales: Nintendo DS still in third place - Image 1 


Japan has always favored Nintendo's Wii and DS platforms. They'll often be seen occupying the first two spots on the hardware charts; the Wii in second place and the DS in first place by a huge margin.

However, it seems that the DS may be suffering a slump in sales as this is its second week in third place. Last week all the other platforms experienced an upwards spike in sales except for the DS which suffered a decline.

This week all of the platforms experienced a decline in sales, but what's of note is that the DS is still maintaining its relative place in sales at third place. Two weeks of data don't make a trend though; perhaps it'll pick up in the next few weeks.

Here are the hardware figures for Japan for the week ending on February 10:
  • Wii: 81,737
  • PSP: 75,912
  • DS Lite: 60,464
  • PS3: 23,985
  • PS2: 11,038
  • Xbox 360: 3,615

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   by The Obsidian - 2008-02-15
 » Hmm......
i think its because no one can find ny ds's they were all sold before christmas XD


   Re: Charlybob - 2008-02-15
 » If not that
Then it's got to be at the point now where everyone has one. Those things have been selling great for ages over there. Got to slow down eventually.
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   by Kingofdaberbz - 2008-02-15
 » .......
nah the everyone has one is pretty much played out now.They are most likely hard 2 find.ppl said the same about the Wii when the ps3 outsold it 4 about a month.Then 4 weeks later everything went back to normal in Japan with the Wii ahead again.

   by xche78x - 2008-02-16
 » i live here in japan
and no not everyone has DS, only tons of us has DS.
the way i see why DS became third is because the DS prices wont go down no matter what and the rest of the gamers in japan dont wanna pay a full price for a DS while the PSP is of almost the same price but with better options like browser, music player, movie player, picture viewer, and lots more things that the DS cannot do out of the box. thus people are now realizing the benefits of choosing PSP over DS. because the mass is now focused on mutimedia capabilities unlike previous years where the kids dominates the stores.

   by Dodo - 2008-02-16
 » Nice
It's great to see the PSP doing well in Japan. I hope it can sell well on the software front also.

   by Jimihendrix - 2008-02-16
 » .
Ds emlation is so god now i dont need one.



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