PSP Lands At The Top Of Japan's Hardware Charts In 2010

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Japan’s 2010 sales figures are in, and it really shouldn’t shock people to see PSP and DS at the top of the hardware charts, as well as Pokemon Black/White finding a place at the top of the software chart. The PSP beat out the DS by just about 10,000 units, and it’s the only console to sell more in 2010 than it did in 2009. Even though everyone knew that Pokemon was going to be the best-selling game this year, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd came in an impressive second, especially when you consider that it managed to make it there in less than a month.

Here are Japan’s hardware and software charts for 2010:

Hardware

1. PSP – 2,729,718
2. DS – 2,719,544
3. Wii – 1,592,563
4. PS3 – 1,542,258
5. Xbox 360 – 231,258
6. PS2 – 83,030

Software

1. Pokemon Black/Pokemon White (DS – 4,734,064)
2. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP – 3,163,750)
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii – 1,692,401)
4. Wii Party (Wii – 1,385,541)
5. Dragon Quest VI (DS – 1,354,841)
6. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 (DS – 1,305,750)
7. Tomodachi Collection (DS – 1,112,298)
8. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii – 931,534)
9. Inazuma Eleven 3 Spark/Bomber (DS – 930,580)
10. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP – 844,980)

So, basically, what 2010′s sales end up amounting to are portables and monsters. But not Xbox 360. Definitely not Xbox 360.