Japanese PS3 sales fell by over 90,000 units during the PS3 Slim's second week of availability, according to data from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain.
While Sonys console recorded its biggest weekly sales total in Japan following the September 3 launch of the PS3 Slim, with the new console moving 150,252 units, there was a sharp drop in demand for the system during the week ended September 13, with advance figures from Enterbrain showing PS3 sales of 57,056 units.
A number of major Japanese retailers told us that the drop in PS3 Slim demand wasnt a surprise given the fairly small number of units Sony Computer Entertainment Japan released into the marketplace. PS3 Slim supply was more than adequate, they said, with no shortages experienced in the first ten days of availability.
Nintendos DSi reclaimed the top spot on the hardware chart during the week ended September 13, selling 66,416 units, while PSP and Wii sales fell below 20,000 and 15,000 units respectively.
Hardware sales for the week ended September 13 (for the two weeks ended September 13):
DSi 66,416 (125,524)
PS3 57,056 (207,888)
PSP 19,572 (42,117)
Wii 14,556 (32,643)
DS Lite 9,206 (14,765)
Xbox 360 4,927 (9,541)
PS2 3,100 (6,788)
Well have a closer look at Japanese hardware sales results on Friday when Media Create reports its weekly data.
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