PSP sales in Japan more than quadrupled to 323,700...
PSP sales in Japan more than quadrupled to 323,700 units in the week through Dec. 5, from 75,700 the prior week (CED Dec 6 p6), on strong demand for the latest Capcom Monster Hunter videogame, according to Media Create data.…
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Monster Hunter Portable 3rd was the week’s No. 1 videogame in its first week available, moving 2 million copies. All sales estimates are rounded to the nearest 100. The Wii moved up three to No. 2 on the hardware chart as sales jumped to 56,100 from 41,300, helped by Nintendo’s release of Mario Sports Mix, No. 3 again on the software chart, with 59,000 copies sold in its second week. The PS3 fell one to No. 3 on the hardware chart, sales tumbling to 41,800 from 68,800. The DSi LL fell one to No. 4, though sales grew to 40,500 from 28,400. The DSi fell one to No. 5, but sales increased to 36,500 from 26,500. The Xbox 360 repeated at No. 6, sales falling to 3,500 from 4,300. The download-only PSP Go was again No. 7, sales improving to 1,900 from 1,700. The DS Lite repeated at No. 8, but sales grew to 1,600 from 1,500. The PS2 was again last, at 1,400 vs. 1,300. Another new release was No. 2 on the software chart, Namco Bandai’s Tales of Graces F for the PS3, which moved 215,200 copies. Sony’s racing game Gran Turismo 5 for the PS3, the prior week’s No. 1 title, slipped to No. 5 in its second week, sales tumbling to 55,700 from 430,700. Also beating it this time was another new release, Nintendo’s Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem for the DS, which sold 57,500 copies.