For the past ten weeks, PS3 has laid the smackdown on all consoles in Japan, including the once unstoppable Nintendo Wii. And while PS3’s sales domination was seen as just a random fluke, it’s obvious that Japan has had a major change of heart with Sony’s console. Here’s the weekly breakdown:
Week #1: February 23rd – March 1st (Yakuza 3 released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 – 36,513
Nintendo Wii – 17,876Week #2: March 2nd – March 8th (Resident Evil 5 released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 – 39,835
Nintendo Wii – 16,560Week #3: March 3rd – March 15th
Playstation 3 – 28,014
Nintendo Wii – 17,941Week #4: March 16th – March 22nd
Playstation 3 – 25,435
Nintendo Wii – 18,095Week #5: March 23rd – March 29th
Playstation 3 – 22,825
Nintendo Wii – 17,276Week #6: March 30th – April 5th
Playstation 3 – 20,362
Nintendo Wii – 15,525Week #7: April 6th – April 12th
Playstation 3 – 16,701
Nintendo Wii – 13,349Week #8: April 13th – April 19th (Final Fantasy XIII demo released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 – 62,527
Nintendo Wii – 13,221Week #9: April 20th – April 26th (Monster Hunter G released for the Nintendo Wii)
Playstation 3 – 23,351
Nintendo Wii – 18,439Week #10: April 27th – May 3rd
Playstation 3 – 23,588
Nintendo Wii – 21,546
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