Japan stops ignoring the PS3, sales jump 900%

Looks like all is right with the world again, according to the latest numbers from Media Create. This week on Sony's home turf, the PS3 moved 39,587 units -- outselling the combined figures of the Wii and Xbox 360. Also worth noting is that PS3 sales jumped a whopping 907% from last week, when the PS3 sold only 3,931 units.

As we reported yesterday, Grand Theft Auto IV for the PS3 took first place on the Japanese charts -- now we know it has sold 132,676 copies, while LittleBigPlanet and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue: Spec III sold 51,705 and 34,965 copies, respectively. You'll notice that Media Create has released slightly different numbers -- for example, the 360 version of GTA IV is in eighth place now instead of fourth place. Hardware sales are below, software sales are after the jump:

Hardware and software sales for the week of October 27th - November 2nd:

    * DSi -- 171,925
    * PSP -- 50,358
    * PS3 -- 39,587
    * Wii -- 23,123
    * DS Lite -- 16,369
    * PS2 -- 6,714
    * Xbox 360 -- 6,119

  1. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) -- 132,676
   2. Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One (DS) -- 79,760
   3. LittleBigPlanet (PS3) -- 51,705
   4. Pokemon Platinum (DS) -- 47,243
   5. Wagamama Fassion Girls Mode (DS) -- 40,380
   6. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) -- 38,558
   7. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue: Spec III (PS3) -- 34,965
   8. Grand Theft Auto IV (360) -- 33,648
   9. Your Life's Rhythm DS (DS) -- 26,191
  10. Chocobo's Dungeon DS+ (DS) -- 26,190

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