Japanese hardware Nov. 8-14: Wii sales more than triple, still bested by PSP

Media Create has released its sales chart for the week of November 8-14, and it finds Wii more than tripling in sales over last week with over 300 percent growth, thanks to the Japanese release of the Mario anniversary Wii and the Wiimote Plus on November 11.

While it sounds like good news for Nintendo, PSP still bested the console by 1,020 units. Considering the small gap between the two, it’s likely Wii will take the lead next week.

PS3 sales were down by 2,410 units this week, but still strong enough to maintain its third-place position for four or so weeks in a row. Xbox 360, interestingly enough, saw neither growth nor decline for the week as it sold the same amount both weeks.

Combined SKUs for DS hit the 34,457 mark, with DSi LL leading the group. Lifetime to date, the current DS line-up is at 15,923,471 in Japan.

Japanese hardware, January 4- November 14, 2010 (combined SKUs):

1. DS – 2,133,999


2. PSP – 1,789,818


3. PS3 – 1,214,417


4. Wii – 1,161,052


5. Xbox 360 – 180,209


6. PS2 – 72,566

Japanese hardware, November 8-14 (combined SKUs):

1. PSP – 43,055


2. Wii – 39,308


3. DS – 34,457


4. PS3 – 21,114


5. Xbox 360 – 2,686


6. PS2 – 1,233

Japanese hardware, November 8-14 (separate SKUs):

1. PSP – 40,328


2. Wii – 39,308


3. PS3 – 21,114


4. DSi LL – 18,711


5. DSi – 13,994


6. PSP go – 2,727


7. Xbox 360 – 2,686


8. DS Lite – 1,752


9. PS2 – 1,233

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The Shoot dated for PS3

Move-enabled, on-rails blast 'em up The Shoot has a 19th October US release date in its sights for PlayStation 3, Sony has revealed.PlayStation 3

No UK date has been confirmed by the publisher yet, although online retailer Amazon has it listed for 29th October.PlayStation 3

The game sees you working your way though five different movie sets, shooting anything that moves. Eurogamer tried it out back in March. We grumbled about its "amateurish, low-grade graphics, clumsy scripting, and lack of imagination."PlayStation 3

Still, The Shoot seems like a decent fit for Move's Forbidden Planet raygun-esque 'shooting attachment' which launched at the same time as the controller itself, priced at around £13.99.

Charge cradle confirmed for 3DS

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed the 3DS will come with a special charger cradle.

Speaking during this month's Iwata Asks he said, "As for the battery, it is inevitable that Nintendo 3DS will be a device which requires more frequent recharging than Nintendo DS.

"This is why we are going to include the cradle, which is a dedicated battery charger."

And just in case 3DS owners forget to use it, Nintendo's going to offer a helpful reminder. "Perhaps we may need to dispatch to our consumers a message, something like, "Please place your Nintendo 3DS on the cradle as soon as you return home with it."

As announced last month, the 3DS will launch in Japan on 26th February. US and European launches will follow in March.

Why Nintendo Made The 3DS So Powerful

The Nintendo 3DS has more graphical umpf than the company's previous portables. It's a high-spec machine. Well, a higher spec one.

According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, the reason why the company went with a more powerful machine is that Nintendo did not want developers to shy away from developing for it under the pretext of specs.3DS

"The biggest reason why we developed the portable [with high specs] is because," Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told investors earlier this week, "we didn't want developers to think that they couldn't develop their titles for Nintendo game machines due to the specs."

Thus, now developers like Capcom's Yoshinori Ono are saying they are able to do a "perfect port" of the consoles versions of their games to the 3DS.

The other reason for high specs was so that the company could pull of 3D — the "reality" of it.