DSi comfortably topped Japanese software sales during the week ended October 25.
Weekly sales of Nintendo’s latest handheld fell by around 7,000 units, but it still managed to outsell Sony’s PSP by over 9,000.
PSP and PS3 sales were roughly flat, while Wii slipped further behind the pair as sales declined by 4,000 units.
DS Lite leaped ahead of Xbox 360 with a 4,000 unit jump in sales. Microsoft’s console also saw a rise in weekly sales, while PS2 recorded a marginal decline.
Weekly hardware sales (previous week):
DSi - 42,199 (49,145)
PSP - 32,865 (33,508)
PS3 - 29,977 (30,231)
Wii - 25,917 (29,965)
DS Lite - 6,550 (2,590)
360 - 4,470 (3,662)
PS2 - 1,951 (2,109)
The top four on the software chart were all non-movers, while Rune Factory 3 for DS moved up to fifth.
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 exclusive Forza Motorsport 3 and the PS3 version of EA’s FIFA 10 were new entries in sixth and seventh respectively, as Wii Sports Resort dropped one spot to eighth.
Uncharted 2 fell four places to ninth in its second week on the chart, ahead of a new PSP entry from Koei, Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special.
01. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (DS, Nintendo) - 118,000
02. Wii Fit Plus (Wii, Nintendo) - 88,000
03. Tomodachi Collection (DS, Nintendo) - 52,000
04. Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders (DS, Level 5) - 49,000
05. Rune Factory 3 (DS, Marvelous) - 41,000 (New)
06. Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360, Microsoft) - 32,000 (New)
07. FIFA 10: World Class Soccer (PS3, EA) - 20,000 (New)
08. Wii Sports Resort (Wii, Nintendo) - 19,000
09. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3, Sony) - 18,000
10. Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special (PSP, Koei) - 18,000 (New)
Sources: Media Create / El33tonline
Japanese sales history