PS3 sales drop back to 55,000 in Japan
Sony hardware leads home consoles, but DSi surges on Pokemon release
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Sales of the PlayStation 3 in Japan have dropped from last week's massive 151,000 spike, to 55,344 units.
Last week's rocketing numbers were due to the release of the slim PS3 in the region, but sales this week still put the console ahead of its home rivals from Microsoft and Nintendo.
The Wii sold 17,568 units according to figures from Media Create, with Microsoft's Xbox 360 managing just 7568 sales.
However, with the release of two new Pokemon titles, Nintendo's DSi was the leading machine in the region, with 66,498 units sold.
The PSP shifted 18,375 units, the DS Lite 11,179 and the PS2 2612 for the week ended September 13.
The full figures follow:
- DSi - 66,498
- PlayStation 3 - 55,344
- Wii - 17,568
- DS Lite - 11,179
- Xbox 360 - 7568
- PlayStation 2 - 2612
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