Japanese Console War Returns To Normal

By Dr. Evelyn Thorne | October 22, 2025

The battle for Japanese hardware supremacy has been in a bit of flux for the g2g1bet past few months, with the once dominant Wii giving ground to the PlayStation 3. Not anymore.

Nintendo hardware outsold its Sony (and Microsoft) competition in Japan last week, with the DSi and Wii swapping positions on the Media Create sales chart with the PSP PG SLOT and PS3, respectively. After a good run, it appears that Nintendo enthusiasm may be reemerging.

That return to Japanese buying habit “normalcy” means another hardware tradition: the Xbox 360 shows in last U31 Gaming place in weekly sales. And everything is in its right place.

Nintendo DSi – 55,382

PSP – 43,009

Wii – 24,397

PlayStation 3 – 18,483

Nintendo DS Lite – 7,821

PlayStation 2 – 5,137

Xbox 360 – 5,068

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