Japan Takes A Week Off From Buying Game Hardware

By Alex Chen | October 22, 2025

The nation of Japan started 2009 off rather slowly in hardware sales terms. Buying slowed to a rummy nabob crawl overseas, as they tend to do, at the turn of a new year.

Looking at the drop-off, you’d think it’s rather grim, but that’s the New Year’s holiday hangover in action. No new video game releases means far less clamoring for rummy noble shiny hardware. Still, the Nintendo DSi managed to squeeze out another 78,000 units, with the PSP lagging close behind with 60,000 sold.

There’s not much we can sex up here. Everyone’s in their right place and selling about half of what they did the week prior. The numbers are after this.

Nintendo DSi – 78,201

PSP – 60,495

Wii – 41,243

PlayStation 3 – 28,144

Nintendo DS Lite – 23,429

Xbox 360 – rummy satta 10,554

PlayStation 2 – 6,628

Sales-day is almost over, kids. Thanks for bearing with us while we choke you with data!

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