Wii, DS could regain lead in Japan in Q4
November 21, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Nintendo's holiday performance rests on Mario and Zelda.
Despite the Wii and DS’s hefty overall lead in the system wars, this week’s Japanese hardware charts show that the PlayStation 3 and PSP has taken a chunk out of Nintendo’s advantage. According to Kotaku, PSP sales have shot to the top spot, leaving the DSi and Wii in third and fourth place, respectively. The PS3, on the other hand, “declined” to number two.
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Nintendo again leads Japan console wars
Again, the DSi leads the handheld race.
Japanese hardware sales may always have the same winner in this console generation (i.e. Nintendo), but the Kyoto-based company’s means for reaching the top varies from time to time. This week, Nintendo again leads the console wars because of two games: Tomodachi Collection for the DS and Wii Sports Resort for—you guessed it—the Wii.
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Nintendo DSi back on top in Japan
June 27, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Nintendo's DSi is still #1 in Japan. Yawn.
The world is back to normal, at least in Nintendo’s eyes. Kotaku revealed that after a few weeks of declining sales, the Japanese console hardware market has finally gotten out of a funk. You know what that means: Nintendo is still on top, and its products are selling like crazy. Of course, this rise is pretty minor compared to typical year-end numbers, but up is up and you can’t argue with that.
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Nintendo DSi is back on top in Japan
March 28, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
The DSi also prints money.
Remember the weird fluke that happened earlier this month? See, the PlayStation 3 outsold all other game consoles/handhelds in Japan. It outsold the Nintendo DSi, DS Lite, PSP, and PS2 because of the PS3’s Yakuza 3. Well, this week, everything is back to normal. The DSi is back on top.
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See early screenshots of Monster Hunter for the Wii
January 6, 2009 by Mike · Comments Off
Yes, it's coming to the Wii.
Months ago, it was announced that Monster Hunter is making its way to the Nintendo Wii. However, if you live outside Japan, the name may not ring a bell. FYI, Monster Hunter is a mammoth franchise for the PSP in Japan. The franchise is so huge that it was able to beat Mario Kart Wii at some point. In other words, Monster Hunter’s arrival on the Wii is big news.
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Nintendo dominates Japan hardware sales in early October
October 17, 2008 by Mike · Leave a Comment
According to Media Create, a Japanese console games market analyst, Nintendo again dominated hardware sales. It’s not exactly news, but the big surprise is the winner of the software charts. Macross Ace Frontier, an anime-licensed game for the PSP, takes the top honors and edges out Pokémon Platinum for the DS.
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Review Surfing: Disgaea DS (DS)
Laharl and company return in Disgaea DS
Some of us may be familiar with the addiction that Disgaea has inflicted, but so far, the effects have only been felt on the PlayStation 2, PSP, and PS3. Well, Disgaea DS could change all that. As the name suggests, this new Disgaea game is for the Nintendo DS, but is it as good as its PlayStation cousins?
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DS outsells PSP in Japan during August
September 9, 2008 by Mike · Leave a Comment
The Nintendo DS Lite is again #1 in Japan
If you’ve been paying attention to the news, then you probably heard that Sony’s PlayStation Portable has been outselling the Nintendo DS in Japan. Yes, it almost sounded like hell has frozen over as well. However, it looks like the natural order of things have returned as the DS went back to #1 last August. Read more
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