Top five best-selling systems in Japan for the first-half of 2009

July 5, 5:42 AMVideo Game News ExaminerShui Ta

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According to Enterbrain and Famitsu, here are the top five best-selling video game systems so far in Japan during the first-half of 2009: 

1. Nintendo DS - 1,621,939
2. PSP - 1,177,511
3. Nintendo Wii - 639,788
4. Playstation 3 - 552,601
5. Xbox 360 - 214,221

Here is the lifetime hardware sales with the latest data included:

1. Nintendo DS - 26,757,215
2. PSP - 12,255,995
3. Nintendo Wii - 8,166,609
4. Playstation 3 - 3,216,967
5. Xbox 360 - 1,080,388

Translated From: Oricon Life

Not much has changed in 2009 as the handheld systems are dominating the Japanese market once again. Both the Nintendo DS and PSP easily surpassed a million in hardware sales for 2009. The big three home consoles (Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360) just pales in comparison to the popularity of the handhelds in Japan.