PlayStation 3 Outsells All Competitors in Japan Thanks to Yakuza 3

Yakuza 3 sells 372,201 copies and the PlayStation 3 sells 36,513 units for the week ending March 1

Yakuza 3 (Ryu ga gotoku 3) has powered the PlayStation 3 to number one in Japanese hardware sales for the week of February 23 through March 1. The game debuted in first place with 372,301 copies sold, second only to Metal Gear Solid 4 which sold 465,000 in its debut week.

The PlayStation 3 sold 36,513 units topping even the Nintendo DSi which sold 35,827 units. The PlayStation Portable was third with 35,588 units sold.  The PlayStation portable enjoyed software success as well selling 219,139 copies of Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce; second only to Yakuza 3 in sales for that week.

The Yakuza series is an action adventure game with a story that revolves around Kazuma Kiryu, a former Yakuza, whose release from prison after a ten-year murder sentence set up the game's plot. After his release, Kiryu returns to find his friend missing and his former gang the Toujokai Clan, has had ten billion yen ($100 million USD) stolen from them. The game series is known for exploring Yakuza culture in detail.

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PS3 sales double from last year's Q1, PSP also doing well

Sony has announced some happy news for its platforms. The PlayStation 3 is doing much better so far this year, and the PSP isn't posting bad numbers at all either.

The PS3 racked up 1.56 million sold units in Q1 of 2008 - double than what it was in Q1 2007. At the same period last year, sales for the consoles were only around 700,000.

Sony says 23 million software units were sold in the same period this year for the PS3. No cash totals were given out for both hardware and software so far, but we'll update you if Sony decides to be open with it soon.

Sony's handheld posted an impressive 3.72 million this past quarter, while the aging PlayStation 2 still has plenty of selling power with 1.51 million sold. Stick around for more industry reports.

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Playstation 3 sees sales jump

'Grand Theft Auto' sales hit 8.5 million units

"Grand Theft Auto IV" and Nintendo were kings of the videogame kingdom again in May, but Sony surprised the biz by landing in second place for the month in console sales.

Sony's PlayStation 3 sold 209,000 units domestically in May, according to the NPD Group. That's well ahead of Microsoft's Xbox 360, which has generally been a solid No. 2 behind Nintendo's Wii.

Earlier in the year, the PS3 briefly outsold Xbox 360, but Microsoft blamed that on supply constraints following the holidays. In May there were no supply issues, nor were there any big PS3-exclusive games. A combination of last year's price cuts, the built-in Blu-ray player and a growing library of games appear to be giving Sony an advantage over its competitor.

However, neither console got much of a sales boost out of the release of "Grand Theft Auto IV," as they had been hoping. PS3's 209,000 units sold is up moderately from April and down from March, while Xbox 360 sales fell for the second month in a row to 187,000 units.

Meanwhile, Nintendo Wii sales also slipped, though the lower-priced console was still a dominant No. 1 at 675,000 units.

"Grand Theft Auto IV" took the Nos. 1 and 4 game sales spots for its 360 and PS3 versions, respectively. Game sold 1.3 million units in April and has sold a total of 4.2 million, according to NPD. Publisher Take-Two Interactive recently said the game has sold 8.5 million units worldwide.

Nintendo's "Mario Kart Wii" was No. 2 for the second month in a row, selling 788,000 units and bringing its total to almost 2 million.

"Wii Fit," the new exercise game from Nintendo, had a very strong debut despite its high $90 price and unique balance board peripheral. Game sold 688,000 units in its first month, landing it at No. 3.

The only other new game to hit the top 10 was Sega's adaptation of "Iron Man." PlayStation 2 version sold a decent 131,000 units.

Several other high-profile new games didn't manage to sell the minimum of 102,000 units to break into NPD's top 10 for May, including Electronic Arts' "Boom Blox," developed with Steven Spielberg, and Disney Interactive's "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian."

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