Japan Hardware Sales: Xbox 360 Slim Sells 700 Units

The Japanese Hardware Chart for the week (6th - 12th September 2010, courtesy Media Create) mirrors the slump of its Video Game sibling, as a lack of software sales has resulted in the same for many of the platforms listed below.

The Xbox 360 S model was released in Japan this week, but according to Media Create sales were around 700 units – just under 20% of its overall hardware contribution. Nevertheless, the new slim model helped the console beat previous week's sales, so that's a plus. The only other platforms to do the same were the DSi LL and DS Lite handhelds.


Home Console
PS3: 19,907 (22,227)
Wii: 15,031 (16,080)
360: 2,915 (2,860)
PS2: 1,363 (1,370)

Handheld
PSP: 30,761 (34,839)
DSi LL: 19,076 (18,929)
DSi: 16,345 (16,968)
DS Lite: 4,328 (4,039)
PSP Go: 809 (927)

(Previous week's unit sales in brackets for comparison)

The Tokyo Game Show is still in effect – can any of the announcements made there ignite any console sales? Microsoft's making a big push for Kinect – if the S model barely made a dent in overall hardware sales, the motion-sensing device could be the last hardware play it has in the region.