Another Week in Japan: Hardware and software numbers 1/21-1/27

We apologize for being late with Japan's sales figures from last week, but when we saw the Wii overtake the DS, we needed a minute to recover. Our beloved handheld was pushed out of the top spot in Japan? If you need to see it to believe it:

• Wii: 79,000
• DS: 74,000
• PSP: 61,000
• PS3: 29,000
• PS2: 11,000
• Xbox 360: 4,200

That's right, folks. According to Famitsu's numbers, the DS was dethroned last week by Nintendo's other system, the Wii. We crosschecked the numbers with Media Create's figures just to be sure, which (to our relief) had the DS ahead by a smidge. Since both numbers are equally credible (we use Famitsu numbers because they come out first), we were glad to see that the Wii didn't triumph as a clear winner. Still, we came to realize something -- Super Smash Bros. Brawl just came out in Japan. Once the sales numbers for the game hit the charts (next week), the Wii will probably blow the DS (and every other system) out of the water.

The DS also slacked slightly in software (compared to previous weeks). While games for the handheld still littered the charts, they didn't dominate over other titles as much as usual. Doraemon Baseball (which we haven't heard much of since its debut) did jump up into the number eight spot, though, while Final Fantasy IV fell out of the top twenty completely. Also, Exit DS came out in Japan last week, starting its run with only 5,500 sales.

Check after the break to see the rest of the software sales for the week of 1/21.

Software:

1. Wii Fit (Wii) --- 96,000 (1,209,000)
2. Winning Eleven 2008 (PSP) --- 70,000
3. Lucky Star (PS2) --- 61,000
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympics DS (DS) --- 54,000 (145,000)
5. Wii Sports (Wii) --- 28,000 (2,692,000)
6. Mario Party DS (DS) --- 26,000 (1,557,000)
7. Yggrda Union (PSP) --- 22,000
8. Doraemon Baseball (DS) --- 22,000 (141,000)
9. Monster Hunter Portable 2 (PSP) --- 15,000 (1,584,000)
10. Wii Play (Wii) --- 14,000 (2,153,000)
11. Mario & Sonic at the Olympics (Wii) --- 13,000 (488,000)
12. Mario Kart DS (DS) --- 13,000 (2,809,000)
13. Professor Layton 2 (DS) --- 13,000 (727,000)
14. Tennis no Oujisama: Driving Smash! Side King (DS) ---12,000
15. Mario Party 8 (Wii) --- 9,400 (1,163,000)
16. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) --- 9,100 (853,000)
17. Ryu ga Gotoku 2 (The Best!) (PS2) --- 8,500 (111,000)
18. Professor Layton (DS) --- 8,500 (821,000)
19. Dragon Quest IV (DS) --- 8,000 (1,158,000)
20. Minna no Golf Portable 2 (PSP) --- 8,000 (210,000)