Weekly Japanese Sales: 01/09 - 01/15

Nintendo DS shortages continue to effect sales even after the holiday season is over in Japan.

Software: 01. NDS Brain Training 2 - Nintendo - 141,307 (845,885) 02. NDS Animal Crossing DS - Nintendo - 50,032 (1,565,251) 03. NDS Brain Training - Nintendo - 49,774 (1,321,504) 04. NDS Mario Kart DS - Nintendo - 39,182 (990,369) 05. PS2 Gun Parade Orchestra - Sony Computer Entertainment - 35,709 NEW 06. PSP Monster Hunter Portable - Capcom - 34,937 (377,138) 07. PS2 Kingdom Hearts II - Square-Enix - 32,880 (1,000,509) 08. NDS Mario & Luigi 2 - Nintendo - 29,639 (260,799) 09. NDS Gentle Brain Exercises - Nintendo - 25,780 (1,023,979) 10. NDS Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop! - Bandai - 24,550 (870,921)

Hardware: PSP - 57,686 NDS - 54,284 PS2 - 39,076 GBASP - 9,982 GBM - 6,341 X360 - 6,107 GCN - 5,465 GBA - 233 XBX - 119

LTD NDS - 5,792,615 PSP - 2,873,405 NDS Lead - 2,919,210

Well as you can see the holidays are now over in Japan and sales are returning to normal. Nintendo DS shortages continue and retailers are starting to jack-up the price of the system for the few they recieve on the shelves each week. Right now the DS is selling for about the same price as the PSP in Japan and people seem to still be buying the handheld at this insane price. Hopefully Nintendo will increase the shipment soon enough so the price will go back down and sales should go back to normal.

src: Media Create

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  well this time around, the difference is way smaller. I think this is PSP's last week in first place. And looking at software, DS continues to dominate.

  MikeMania, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  I wonder what compelled those 119 people to buy Xboxes...

  shinneri, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Most likely Americans living in Japan.

  themole, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  its coming back to normality for every console now.. but lets wait until the DS stock is replenished, then we see a domination :)

  flipping_heck, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  2 words.. DS OWNZ! thats all for now folks

  darkshadow61, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  still...this isn't a good trend, Nintendo has to stop these DS shortages.

  NPC, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Jacking up the Nintendo DS price is legal in Japan?

  Olpus Bonzo, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Why would it be illegal anywhere? An MSRP is the Manufacturer's SUGGESTED Retail Price. It's like when you go to a store and pay twice or three times as much for something as you do online.

  shinneri, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  OMG!!! the ds is wooping in the software market even thogh theres bearly any ds to get!!! gogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogooggogo!!!! and the price goes up to and its still seeling amazing!! it will stay like this till rev and ps3 come out ibet!!!

  sam999, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Despite the numerous spelling errors, I must agree with sam999. :P

  Nintendude, 30-11--0001 at 00:00