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Japan: PS3 Tops Home Console Sales

Sony console still ahead of Wii, while handhelds lead weekly hardware rankings.

Sony’s PS3 remained the bestselling home console in Japan during the week ended April 26, although sales normalised following a massive surge the prior week, driven by the release of the playable Final Fantasy XIII demo.

The system sold 23,351 units, down from 62,527, but still almost 5,000 more than the Wii’s weekly total.

PSP topped Media Create's weekly hardware rankings, although once again combined sales of Nintendo’s DSi and DS Lite were greater than those of Sony’s portable.

PSP – 41,187
DSi – 37,495
PS3 – 23,351
Wii – 18,439
Xbox 360 – 7,016
DS Lite – 6,374
PS2 – 4,524

Last week.
2009 Japanese sales history.