The PSP has always been a force to be reckoned with in Japan, as is apparent on the Japanese hardware and software sales charts for the week ended August 7.
Atop the software chart sat Sega’s J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 7 Euro Plus for the PSP; a new soccer simulation title released in Japan that sold more than 100,000 units in its first week.
In terms of hardware, PlayStation continues its reign in the land of the rising sun snatching up the top two spots on the hardware sales chart, with the PSP pulling in over double the sales of the Nintendo Wii, which landed in third place, after the PlayStation 3. The PSP go, however, failed to move any units in said week.
See the top 10 software sales chart below, followed by the top 10 hardware sales – both for the week of August 1 to 7 (PlayStation products in bold)
01. J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 7 Euro Plus (PSP) – 101,022 / NEW
02. Kirby Mass Attack (DS) – 74,915 / NEW
03. Toriko: Gourmet Survival (PSP) – 62,882 / NEW
04. Rhythm Heaven Wii (Wii) – 62,597 / 262,709
05. All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation (DS) – 52,575 / NEW
06. Epic Mickey (Wii) – 27,257 / NEW
07. Family Fishing (Wii) – 22,365 / NEW
08. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 18,945 / 460,834
09. Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX (PSP) – 14,872 / 152,697
10. Devil Survivor 2 (DS) – 12,904 / 75,912
01. PSP – 35,619
02. PlayStation 3 – 18,338
03. Wii – 17,004
04. Nintendo DSi LL – 4,176
05. Nintendo 3DS – 4,132
06. Nintendo DSi – 3,900
07. PlayStation 2 – 1,529
08. Xbox 360 – 1,406
09. Nintendo DS Lite – 102
10. PSP go – 0
Source: Kotaku