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Yakuza Flexes Its Muscle On PS3 Sales In Japan

The PlayStation 3 had a big week in Japan, thanks to the success of Sega’s Yakuza 4, the country’s bestselling game for the country’s bestselling console.

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It was just a little over a year ago that the previous entry, Yakuza 3, pushed the PS3 to the top of the Media Create hardware chart. It was a simpler time, when the PSP was just a single platform and the Nintendo DS had a mere two variations represented on the pie. The Xbox 360 was selling well enough to inspire hope and the Wii was bottoming out.

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Those were good times.

Here are the bestselling consoles and handhelds, according to Media Create, for the week of March 15 to 21.

PlayStation 3 – 50,164

PSP – 38,017

Wii – 31,101

Nintendo DSi LL – 20,765

Nintendo DSi – 14,256

DS Lite – 3,953

Xbox 360 – 2,419

PlayStation 2 – 1,711

PSP go – 1,491

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