Wii overtakes PS3 in Japanese hardware sales for 2009

June 14, 5:29 PMSF Console Game ExaminerShui Ta

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In late April, the Playstation 3 overtook the Nintendo Wii as the top selling home console in the Japanese market for 2009. That achievement didn’t last long, however, as the Nintendo Wii has overtook the Playstation 3 for hardware sales in Japan for 2009, according to the latest Media Create numbers. 

So far, the Nintendo Wii has sold 562,551 units in 2009. Thanks to last week’s sales, it is now ahead of the Playstation 3’s total, which is at 558,259 units sold for the year in Japan.

The takeover could be attributed to the lack of high profile Playstation 3 releases after the release of the Final Fantasy XIII demo. The Nintendo Wii held steady at the same period although the numbers are still a big drop from last year.

Here is the week by week breakdown after Playstation 3 overtook the Nintendo Wii on the week ending on April 19th:

April 20th - April 26th
Playstation 3: 23,351
Nintendo Wii: 18,439

April 27th - May 3rd
Playstation 3: 23,588
Nintendo Wii: 21,546

May 4th – May 10th
Playstation 3: 18,483
Nintendo Wii: 24,397

May 11th - May 17th
Playstation 3: 11,605
Nintendo Wii: 15,116

May 18th – May 24th
Playstation 3: 10,932
Nintendo Wii: 16,233

May 25th – May 31st
Playstation 3: 12,427
Nintendo Wii: 17,810

June 1st – June 6th
Playstation 3: 10,173
Nintendo Wii: 17,177