PSP Sales Triple As Platform Leads Japanese Charts

The PSP strengthened its lead on the Japanese hardware sales charts, as it was the only platform to see a notable sales boost this week, reports tracking firm Media Create. For the week ended February 13, the standard PSP hardware sold 106,893 units, more than tripling its numbers from the week prior, and selling more than four times as much as the PlayStation 3, which took second place on the overall rankings. The increased PSP sales correlate with the release of Namco Bandai's action RPG Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3, which led the Japanese software sales charts this week with 222,068 units sold. Sales for other platforms remained consistent week-over-week, leaving the overall hardware rankings largely unchanged. Below are the full sales rankings from Media Create for the week ended February 13, 2011. (The second chart lumps together sales of all models in a given line of hardware.