DS surpasses PS2 in Japan

DS surpasses PS2 in Japan

Here are the console sales figures for last week in Japan (December 17th - 23rd). Big big numbers!

  1. Nintendo DS Lite - 279,551
  2. Nintendo Wii - 232,907
  3. Sony PSP - 171,804
  4. Sony PS3 - 58,167
  5. Xbox360 - 7,908

It's not exactly relevant to compare consoles and handhelds, but an interesting fact is that in Japan the DS has now sold more units than the PS2 managed.

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Rob Jones

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Aeth said:

Wow, XBox 360 didn't even sell over 8,000. I'm even more surprised that the DS sold more than the Wii.

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Diddy Kong Lover said:

Ouch! After 11 years of dominance only to be defeated by a handheld.

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Quartz said:

Wow, really? That's pretty good, since PS2 sold A LOT of consoles everywhere.

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Master Foot said:

Shouldn't everyone in Japan have 2 DSs by now?

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Sion said:

Yay, go Nintendo!

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wiiboy101 said:

DS sales are a sign of Wii things to come. Sony are genuinely out of the race, although the psp bizarrely sells well.

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divinityboy said:

Japan, next the world.

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Gonzo said:

I knew it was going to happen someday. Next-gen consoles are out now, and there are also handhelds out there.

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Wii Freak said:

It took about 4 years for the ps2 to sell this many. Now it took 2 years for the ds lite.

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SON of A Wii1-4 said:

Go Wii. And go ds.

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BrothaZ said:

Wii is successful as usual as well as the DS. Above the Sony roflcopter and the Sony lolmachine. Heh heh. Sony.

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Nintendoof said:

Hooray! Sayonara PSuck2.

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Nickhead said:

The ps2 used to be on the top selling consoles chart, but now the DS has surpassed all sony consoles! Rock on Nintendo.

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wiinonomouse said:

I knew that would happen.

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SSBB RULES said:

Alright! Nintendo is on top!

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Link Q said:

Oh my god, Sony will go bankrupt if doesn't do anything to promote ps3. In the meanwhile Wii is RULING.

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hbh said:

I'm hoping that Nintendo will make more games with Wii/DS connectivity.

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Mr Onassis said:

Sony is not going bankrupt because they still make TVs, DVD and Blue Ray Players, cameras and VAIOs.

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Ultigonio said:

Guys, you shouldn't hate on the PS2. It was good. Hate on the PS3. That's where our negative emotions are meant to go.

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Diddy Kong Lover said:

No gaming company has been king for more than 15 years approximately, it was about time Sony gets it's medicine.

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