Japan hardware sales, Aug 31 - Sept 06

Here are the latest Famitsu console hardware sales in Japan for the week of Aug 31 - Sep 06:

1. PlayStation 3 - 151,000
2. NDSi - 59,000
3. PSP - 23,000
4. Wii - 18,000
5. NDS Lite - 5,600
6. Xbox 360 - 4,600
7. PlayStation 2 - 3,700 

Source: the-magicbox
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Final Fantasy XIII Japan will launch on Dec 17th

Square Enix confirmed tonight at Japanese press event that Final Fantasy XIII will launch on Dec 17th in Japan. It will cost 8.800 yen (USD 95).
Final Fantasy XIII is PS3 exclusive in Japan, but not for the rest of the world.
Square aims to release FFXIII worldwide in Spring 2010.
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PS3 slim sales explode in Japan and UK

PS3 slim sales has skyrocket in Japan. In Japan, prior to the launch of PS3 slim, there are only 2000 units of fat PS3 sold. According to Famitsu, PS3 slim has sold up to over 150.000 units by today and it breaks record for the best PS3 sale in a week in Japan ever.
In UK, though there is no number. It is reported that the sales of PS3 increases by 1000%. Xbox 360 also gain sales by 43% due to price cut. Please note that this is only a percentage, there is no number given yet.
Actual comparison will come by the end of the month when NPD numbers come in.
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