Topic: DSi LL Sales Increase in Japan

[NWR_MattB]

The release of Love Plus + helped the portable lead the pack in Japan last week.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/23595

The Wii and Nintendo DS Lite saw slight sales increases of 100 units each in Japan this week, while the Nintendo DSi fell to 17,036 units.

The big winner this week for Nintendo was the DSi LL, which increased 10,000 units to slightly over 41,000 sold. This increase is most likely due to a combination of the release of special Love Plus + handhelds, a recent price cut, and some new colors.

The new slim Xbox 360 was released in Japan last week alongside a new Monster Hunter game, causing sales of the platform to surge to their highest sales week of the year. While it didn’t beat out any other home console, it was less than 2,000 units behind the Wii and PlayStation 3.

Media Create Hardware Sales Ranking, June 21-27

1. DSi LL: 41,676 (30,183)
2. PSP: 23,257 (20,929)
3. PS3: 19,578 (17,175)
4. Wii: 19,115 (19,045)
5. Xbox 360: 17,370 (2,060)
6. DSi: 17,306 (18,214)
7. DS Lite: 5,209 (5,126)
8. PS2: 1,530 (1,568)
9. PSP go: 845 (837)