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PSP Stretches Japanese Hardware Lead

Sony portable on top again in weekly sales following the release of Metallic Blue model.

Weekly Japanese PSP sales, likely boosted by the release of the new Metallic Blue Value pack and a Metallic Blue 1 Seg model, jumped by 17,000 units to 74,024 units during the week ended July 20, according to the latest data from Media Create.

Nintendo DS sales rose by 6,000 units to 54,531 units, while Wii, PS3 and PS2 sales all saw marginal declines on the previous week’s totals. Xbox 360 sales gained 400 units to 4,208 units.

PSP - 74,024
Nintendo DS - 54,531
Wii - 40,803
PlayStation 3 - 11,253
PlayStation 2 - 9,535
Xbox 360 - 4,208