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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Sony PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS top in Japan


Sony's PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS have held onto their lead on in Japanese hardware sales, according to figures from Media Create.

The PlayStation Portable sold 56,998 units, out pacing the its rival handheld the Nintendo DS, which sold 48,540 units.

Nintendo's Wii continues to far out sell the other consoles shifting 41,768 units, with the PlayStation 3 trailing behind it at 12,458 units.

Bringing up the rear of hardware sales is the PlayStation 2 at 12,458 units and Microsoft's Xbox 360 selling 3,807 units.