Gran Turismo 5's Caused PlayStation 3 Sales To Rocket In Japan.

We stopped posted them a while back because we were running out of things to say — the hardware charts in particularly nearly always occupy the same order of systems, with even the numbers staying fairly predictable.

So why have we decided to post the numbers this week? Gran Turismo 5. Sony's banner franchise had a huge effect on PlayStation 3 sales in the region, shifting over 68,000 consoles and 430,000 pieces of software. But it's a one-two for Sony this week, with PlayStation Portable sales also through the roof on the eve of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd. Sony's handheld shifted over 75,000 units for the week.

We've included the full sales numbers after the jump. It's intimate reading for the PlayStation faithful.

Japanese hardware, November 22-28:

  1. PSP – 75,689
  2. PS3 – 68,840
  3. Wii – 41,267
  4. DSi LL – 28,370
  5. DSi – 26,548
  6. Xbox 360 – 4,329
  7. PSP go – 1,675
  8. DS Lite – 1,539
  9. PS2 – 1,332

Japanese software, November 22-28:

  1. Gran Turismo 5 (PS3): 430,707
  2. Super Robot Taisen L (DS): 129,054
  3. Mario Sports Mix (Wii): 84,983
  4. Super Mario Collection Special Pack (Wii): 47,487
  5. Pokemon Black & White (DS): 43,227
  6. Call of Dut Black Ops Subtitled Ver. (PS3): 31,354
  7. Super Kaseki Horider (DS): 26,195
  8. Dangan-Ronpa (PSP): 25,564
  9. Power Pro Kun Pocket 13 (DS): 24,717
  10. Wii Party (Wii): 24,525
  11. Tongari Boushi to Mahou no Omise (DS): 22,395
  12. Little Busters! Converted Edition (PSP): 20,066
  13. Wii Sports Resort (Wii): 17,325
  14. Tactics Ogre (PSP): 16,794
  15. Trinity Zill O’ll Zero (PS3): 16,551
  16. Winning Eleven 2011 PS3): 16,371
  17. Winning Eleven 2011 (PSP): 15,832
  18. Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii): 13,878
  19. Minna to Kimi no Piramekino! (DS): 13,197
  20. God Eater Burst (PSP): 12,983