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PS3 sales increase at Japan retail

Sales for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 ranked fourth in overall sales in the latest Japan retail data.

Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the PS3 sold 10,177 units between Apr. 28 and May 4.

By comparison, the latest Playstation hardware moved 9,107 units the week prior.

Additionally, the PS3 ranked one title in the top ten software sales, Valkyria at No. 8, selling 24,422 copies.

NPD Group Inc. in Apr. reported that the PS3 sold 257,120 units in Mar. U.S. sales to rank as the No. 5 video game hardware for the month.

Key current titles for the PS3 include Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Konami Corp.'s June release Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in June.
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Published: 589 days 6 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3
 
 

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vloeistof - 589 days 7 hours ago
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mgs4 is coming ...
1.1 sephiroths_revenge | 589 days ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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gaffyh - 588 days 17 hours ago
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Do we really need a story for a 1000 sales increase?
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The Wood - 589 days 5 hours ago
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MO MEN TUM
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leeger - 589 days 5 hours ago
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PS3 still needs to sell more in Japan. I just hope its sales would reach close to the sales of the wii. PS3 needs a final fantasy game.
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dale1 - 589 days 4 hours ago
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little big planet,mgs4 for japan will help the cause,final fantasy should help lol.
really hope they do a good advertising campaign on little big planet that could be huge over there.
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Marceles - 589 days ago
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MGS4 will probably be PS3's "Monster Hunter"...one more month
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