Japanese hardware charts – PS3 closes on Wii’s year-to-date total

By Patrick Garratt

Keep watching. If current trends continue, PS3 is about to become to biggest selling under-TV console in Japan so far this year.

Following a strong turn by PS3 in Japan last week, the Sony machine now looks set to move passed Wii’s Japanese total for the year in September: PS3 has now sold 949,907 in Japan in 2010 compared to Wii’s 968,413.

PS3 sold just under 30,000 in the country last week, while PSP scooped 27k’s worth of sales.

DS was the overall weekly winner again, with over 45,000 units moved.

Get the full list for the week ending August 22 below. Last week’s data is here.

Japanese hardware, August 16-22 (combined SKUs):

1. DS – 45,221
2. PSP – 28,185
3. PS3 – 29,433
4. Wii – 18,185
5. Xbox 360 – 3,842
6. PS2 – 1,366

Japanese hardware, August 16-22 (separate SKUs):

1. PS3 – 29,433
2. PSP – 27,554
3. DSi LL – 21,179
4. DSi – 20,030
5. Wii – 18,145
6. DS Lite – 4,012
7. Xbox 360 – 3,842
8. PS2 – 1,366
9. PSPgo – 631

Japanese hardware, year-to-date:

1. DS – 1,517,784
2. PSP – 1,329,664
3. Wii – 968,413
4. PS3 – 949,907
5. Xbox 360 – 145,124
6. PS2 – 55,921

Japanese hardware, year-to-date (click for bigger image):