Japanese charts: Sony catching Nintendo
As Left 4 Dead just misses top ten.
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Sony continues to put pressure on Nintendo as the gap in Japanese hardware sales closes.
Combined sales of Wii and DS fell more than those of PS3, PS2 and PSP, narrowing the difference to 31,069 units, according to Media Create data on NeoGAF.
Both companies count one extra top 50 software entry for the week ending 25th January. The Wii now accounts for 12 spaces and PS3 fills nine spots.
Wii RPG Fragile (Namco Bandai) makes a debut at two, with the only other top ten new entry, Zill O'll Infinite Plus on PSP, taking four. This is a remake of Zill O'll on PSone and later PS2.
Overall, the DS amasses 20 best-sellers, the PSP six, the PS2 two and the Xbox 360 one - Left 4 Dead at 12.
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Platform | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | New Control Play! Mario Power Tennis | Wii | 31,000 | 88,000 |
| 2 | New entry | Fragile | Wii | 26,000 | 26,000 |
| 3 | Re-entry | Taiko: Drum Master Wii | Wii | 25,000 | 316,000 |
| 4 | New entry | Zill O'll Infinite Plus | PSP | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 5 | 5 | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) | PSP | 25,000 | 357,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Rhythm Tengoku Gold | DS | 20,000 | 1,614,000 |
| 7 | 9 | Wii Fit | Wii | 19,000 | 3,196,000 |
| 8 | 4 | Dissidia: Final Fantasy | PSP | 18,000 | 866,000 |
| 9 | 2 | Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor | DS | 18,000 | 74,000 |
| 10 | 8 | Wagamama Fashion: Girl's Mode | DS | 17,000 | 684,000 |
| Platform | This Week | Last Week | This Year | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo DS | 65,294 | 81,334 | 478,936 | 25,598,579 |
| PlayStation Portable | 38,280 | 42,559 | 298,422 | 11,656,586 |
| Nintendo Wii | 26,770 | 32,333 | 220,311 | 7,699,212 |
| PlayStation 3 | 17,708 | 20,690 | 127,196 | 2,749,624 |
| Xbox 360 | 7663 | 9576 | 47,487 | 878,027 |
| PlayStation 2 | 5007 | 5760 | 30,013 | 21,429,537 |
| Platform | This Week | Last Week | This Year | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo DSi | 51,618 | 62,525 | 1,068,052 | 1,606,229 |
| Nintendo DS Lite | 13,676 | 18,809 | 254,047 | 17,430,308 |