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Pokemon Super Effective At Blowing Up Nintendo DS Sales In Japan

Turns out selling more than 2.5 million copies of the latest Pokemon game(s) translates into a big boost for the Nintendo DS. Crazy! But just how many new Nintendo DSs did Japanese Pokemon fans snap up with the game?


September 21, 2010
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Nintendo Ekes Out A Victory In Japan’s Weekly Hardware Battle

The battle between Sony and Nintendo in Japan is, once again, pretty darn even. Continued strong sales of the PSP gives Sony first place, with Nintendo’s DS doing what it does best: Sell! Sell! Sell!


September 14, 2010
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PSP Dominance Gives Sony Half Of Japan’s Weekly Hardware Pie

The PlayStation Portable is still on top in Japan – thanks to MonHun Nikki! – helping, along with the PlayStation 3, to give Sony a healthy portion of the weekly hardware take in Japan.


September 8, 2010
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PSP Puts Japan Hardware Sales Back In Black

The PlayStation Portable absolutely killed it in Japan last week sales-wise, gobbling up a huge portion of the hardware sales market and giving Sony the dominant portion of the pie. Who’s responsible?


August 31, 2010
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It’s A Big Week For PlayStation 3 Games In Japan

A new face joins the list of best-selling games in Japan this past week as A.C.E.: Another Century’s Episode: R for the PlayStation 3 becomes the country’s currently best-selling game. It’s not the only PS3 game enjoying top 10 status.


August 23, 2010
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The Japanese Hardware Chart, Post Gamescom Edition

What does this week’s update on the Japanese console contest have to do with Germany’s annual gaming show? Not much, other than timing. It was another week won, ever so slightly, by Nintendo.


August 14, 2010
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Let’s Just Call The Weekly Japanese Hardware Battle Even

The battle for weekly console dominance in Japan, where Sony and Nintendo, not Microsoft, rule the roost, was a wash. Even Steven. Neck and neck. Dead heat. OK, Nintendo did have a little bit of a lead.


August 7, 2010
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Samurai Heroes Help Sony Win This Week’s Japanese Hardware War

What sells PlayStation 3s in Japan? Samurai soldiers with rock hard abs and great hair, that’s what. See the impact that Sengoku Basara 3 had on Sony’s current generation console?


July 31, 2010
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Japan Sure Loves That Nintendo DS, Keeps Buying It

While the PSP may sit atop this week’s list of bestselling hardware in Japan, it’s still the Nintendo DS that Japanese gamers love more than anything else.


July 27, 2010
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Japan’s Weekly Hardware Race Starts & Ends With PSP

After taking a back seat to the Nintendo DSi LL for a few weeks in Japan, the PSP is back on top, outselling Nintendo’s recently cheapened platform. That said…