Sales of Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s PSP more than tripled in Japan during the week ended October 4.
Wii sales hit 32,000 units, compared with 10,500 units the previous week, while Sony sold about 49,000 PSPs, up from 15,000 units a week earlier, according to Ascii Media Works, reports Reuters.
The jump in sales were driven by 20 per cent and 15 per cent price cuts for the Wii and PSP respectively, both of which took effect on October 1.
The lift can also be attributed to the introduction of high profile software for each platform, with Nintendo having just launched Wii Fit Plus and Sony Gran Turismo.
Full weekly hardware sales data will be released by Media Create on Friday.