Japan Officially Becomes PS3 Territory

May 10, 2009 Written by Draisey

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 – 17,876

Week #2: March 2nd – March 8th (Resident Evil 5 released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 – 39,835
Nintendo Wii – 16,560

Week #3: March 3rd – March 15th
Playstation 3 – 28,014
Nintendo Wii – 17,941

Week #4: March 16th – March 22nd
Playstation 3 – 25,435
Nintendo Wii – 18,095

Week #5: March 23rd – March 29th
Playstation 3 – 22,825
Nintendo Wii – 17,276

Week #6: March 30th – April 5th
Playstation 3 – 20,362
Nintendo Wii – 15,525

Week #7: April 6th – April 12th
Playstation 3 – 16,701
Nintendo Wii – 13,349

Week #8: April 13th – April 19th (Final Fantasy XIII demo released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 – 62,527
Nintendo Wii – 13,221

Week #9: April 20th – April 26th (Monster Hunter G released for the Nintendo Wii)
Playstation 3 – 23,351
Nintendo Wii – 18,439

Week #10: April 27th – May 3rd
Playstation 3 – 23,588
Nintendo Wii – 21,546

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