Joystiq

"Excuse me, but aren't you ... that guy?"

The sound of success is not entirely dissimilar from the sound of a passing stranger, politely seeking to confirm his or her suspicions regarding your familiar identity. The higher intonation which ends the question might give you pause to doubt, but the eventual answer brings with it more certainty. You are that guy. We are that guy. Those guys. Whatever. We totally won an award!

More than one, in fact. In a recent and moderately glitzy ceremony held by the Academy of Non-Interactive Japanese Sales Charts Tracking Interactive Arts and Science Devices, Joystiq waltzed away with 3 highly prestigious awards and one award which borders on notable, but isn't quite there yet. In the categories of "Sales Chartiest Chart," "Best Chart That Knows It's A Chart," "Best Use of Soul-Crushingly Oppressive Red Arrows" and "Best Sales Chart That Conveys Information Beneath Universally Appalling Attempts at Humor", our team of overworked writers were given recognition in the form of glorious trophies and mildly disconcerting winks from the judges. They also won't be killed this week.

Thanks for molding us into that guy that roams the streets with a trophy in his hand and a wildly inaccurate self-image in his mind. We couldn't have done it without you looking at stuff like this:

- DS Lite: 146,073 48,453 (24.91%)
- Wii: 65,740 18,014 (21.51%)
- PSP: 31,216 4,484 (12.56%)
- PS3: 18,727 1,269 (6.35%)
- PS2: 17,540 3,455 (16.46%)
- Xbox 360: 6,130 1,235 (16.77%)
- Game Boy Micro: 1,050 127 (10.79%)
- GBA SP: 724 299 (29.23%)
- Gamecube: 306 41 (11.82%)
- DS Phat: 119 37 (45.12%)
- GBA: 28 6 (17.65%)

[Source: Media Create]

See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts