Nintendo DS Line Leads Japanese Charts Despite Sales Decline

The Nintendo DS line led the Japanese hardware sales charts, as nearly all platforms experienced a slight sales drop this week, reports tracking firm Media Create. For the week ended November 7, the combined versions of the Nintendo DS line sold 41,662 units, down from 59,126 units last week. The DSi LL made up the majority of those sales, with 22,858 units sold. While the DS led the sales charts overall, it also suffered the largest sales decline this week, with the DSi LL selling roughly 10,000 fewer units than last week. The PS3 overtook the DSi LL on the individual platforms chart, moving up to number two, just behind the PSP. Following its recent price drop and sales boost last week, PSP Go sales remained steady, and the platform moved up to number six on the individual platforms chart. Sales of nearly all platforms declined from last week, though PS2 sales increased very slightly. Below are the full sales rankings from Media Create for the week ended November 7, 2010. (The second chart lumps together sales of all models in a given line of hardware.)