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PSP is heading to #1 in Japan

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PSP gains ground on DS in Japan

Wii a close third, too

* by Luke Guttridge
* 2 february 2008

The DS handheld remains Japan’s best selling games system, but only just, Sony’s rival PSP handheld making a concerted effort to close the gap according to the latest numbers from stat obsessives Media Create.

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Last week, the DS sold 79,370 units, the PSP managing a mighty 77,933 over the same period.

The Wii was also in touch with the leaders, shifting 74,500 consoles, the PS3 some way off the pace on 34,363. The PS2 is still doing surprisingly well, shifting 11,364.

The Xbox 360, on the other hand, continues to enhance its Japanese whipping boy status, only managing 4,296 sales. The Wii’s Wii Fit was the best-selling game, the PSP’s Winning Eleven 2008 coming in second. A PS2 title called Lucky Star was third, Wii Sports fourth, M&S at the Olympics fifth.

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