PS3 outsells Wii in Japan for the 10th consecutive week

The Playstation 3 has now outsold the Nintendo Wii in Japan for the 10th week in a row, according to Media Create. The streak started with the release of Yakuza 3 at the end of February. It was followed by Resident Evil 5 the next week and the Final Fantasy XIII demo in April.

The streak was also helped by the lack of exciting new game releases on the Nintendo Wii. The lone exception was Monster Hunter G, which modestly bumped up hardware sales in late April. Even with the power of the Monster Hunter franchise, the Nintendo Wii still couldn’t outsell the Playstation 3 for the April 20th week and the one after.

Using Media Create numbers, here is a week-by-week breakdown of the battle during the streak:

Week #1: February 23rd – March 1st (Yakuza 3 released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 - 36,513
Nintendo Wii - 17,876

Week #2: March 2nd – March 8th (Resident Evil 5 released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 - 39,835
Nintendo Wii - 16,560

Week #3: March 3rd – March 15th
Playstation 3 - 28,014
Nintendo Wii - 17,941

Week #4: March 16th – March 22nd
Playstation 3 - 25,435
Nintendo Wii - 18,095

Week #5: March 23rd – March 29th
Playstation 3 - 22,825
Nintendo Wii - 17,276

Week #6: March 30th – April 5th
Playstation 3 - 20,362
Nintendo Wii - 15,525

Week #7: April 6th – April 12th
Playstation 3 - 16,701
Nintendo Wii - 13,349

Week #8: April 13th – April 19th (Final Fantasy XIII demo released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 - 62,527
Nintendo Wii - 13,221

Week #9: April 20th – April 26th (Monster Hunter G released for the Nintendo Wii)
Playstation 3 – 23,351
Nintendo Wii – 18,439

Week #10: April 27th – May 3rd
Playstation 3 - 23,588
Nintendo Wii - 21,546

(sourcw)