A rare one-two punch for the PlayStation 3 in its home territory this week as Media Create reports that Metal Gear Solid 4 and the PlayStation 3 hardware topped their respective charts for the week covering June 9 to June 15.
According to the tracking firm, MGS4 sold 464,926 units in its first week. This figure mirrors numbers that were handed out earlier in the week by rival tracking firm Enterbrain.
Media Create also noted that MGS4 is now the number one selling PS3 title of all time in Japan. The previous record holder was Minna no Golf 5 (Hot Shots Golf) which has managed to sell 437,000 units over its lifetime.
Following MGS4, the software chart was a mix of old and new. Mario Kart Wii placed second this week with 38,430 units. Following it were Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii, 36,835 units), Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 (Konami, PSP, 27,260) and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Konami, PSP, 26,280). A new title came in at sixth place as D3 Publisher's Evangelion-themed DS pachinko game, Evangelion Shito Futatabi, sold 21,899 units in its first week. The top ten closed off with Dragon Ball Z (PS3, Bandai Namco, 18,262), DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo, DS, 17,274), DS Misa Yamamura Suspense (Tecmo, DS, 17,191) and Fuurai no Shiren 3 (Sega, Wii, 13,553).
With MGS4 selling so many copies, it shouldn't come as a surprise to learn that the PS3 hardware got quite the boost. PS3 was the number one selling system this week with 75,311 units, besting even the mighty PSP's 64,675.
The remaining hardware stayed in order: Wii at 45,564, DS Lite at 39,201, PS2 at 7,297, and Xbox 360 at 2,163.
source : www.ign.com
