Japanese hardware sales: Lite still on top

A mysterious envelope arrived at my door this morning. It was mysterious in the sense that, unlike all my other mail, a mechanical ticking sound couldn't be heard coming from its manilla innards. I carefully opened it, expecting a mysterious white powder to scatter onto my hands, but instead, I was rewarded with a neatly printed copy of the Japanese hardware sales charts for the week ranging from 3 April to 9 April. The ranking, according to number of units sold, is a follows:

• DS Lite: 154,731
• Phat DS: 49,825
• PSP: 30,565
• PS2: 28,896
• GBA SP: 5,211
• Game Boy Micro: 3,103
• Xbox 360: 1,940
  
• Gamecube: 1,224
• GBA: 110
• Xbox: 46

The Lite continues to be unstoppable, stomping on all those other devices that might stand in its way. At this point, the only chance the other platforms have at toppling Nintendo's beautiful behemoth is if they combine into a giant, all-purpose machine, complete with two touch screens, cutting-edge 3D graphics, nine analogue sticks, a microphone and interchangeable faceplates. It would also have to play Nintendogs.

Previous Japanese hardware charts:

• The Lite fantastic (27 March - 2 April)
• Lite on its feet (20 March - 26 March)
• Lite get! (13 March - 19 March)