Japan Charts Week 20 (May 11-May 17 2009)

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TheSource on 20 May 2009

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So, I checked Sinobi's blog and if Google is translating correctly, he says:

DS 39k (35k DSi, 4k DSL)
PSP 30k
Wii 13k
PS3 9k
360 4k

SW Week One

[PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (SCE) - 41k
[PSP] Growlanser (Atlus) - 30k
[WII] Winning Eleven Playmaker 2009 (Konami) - 15k

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1.[PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (SCE)
2.[PSP] Growlanser (Atlus)
3.[NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (Pokemon Co.)
4.[NDS] Made in Ore (Wario Ware) (Nintendo)
5.[NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Namco Bandai)
6.[PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom)
7.[WII] Winning Eleven Playmaker 2009 (Konami)
8.[WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
9.[NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo)
10.[PS2] Rakushou! Pachi-Slot Sengen 6: Rio 2 Cruising Vanadis (Tecmo)

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Scruff7 on 20 May 2009

those are some really low hardware numbers for the consoles... why? what happened?

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woopah on 20 May 2009

ouch hardware is low. videogames maybe recession proof but they sure arnt depression proof

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woopah on 20 May 2009

@ TheSource

how long do you see it taking for the japaneese market to fully recover?

cos i dont see it happening this gen

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NJ5 on 20 May 2009

Wow, the Wii is selling even crappier than I expected. The console market is dismal in Japan right now, hopefully the upcoming software can revive it.

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Spankey on 20 May 2009

NJ5 said:
Wow, the Wii is selling even crappier than I expected. The console market is dismal in Japan right now, hopefully the upcoming software can revive it.

Isn't it obvious?

They're waiting for the Wii Slim

seriously though, those are some pretty crappy numbers.

On the bright side for 360 fans, it seems that dropped the least of the three