Yes it’s that time again to delve into the mind of the Japanese gamers. But really we’re just looking at this past weeks software and hardware sales charts. Remember the ones you care about are in Bold!

This Week: DS Lite is now fully back in stock and selling as predicted! Gamecube continues to outsell Xbox360 but the gap is closing.

Click “”Continue Reading”” below to see the full Charts! Software Sales (March 20th – March 26th, 2006)

01. PS2 – Final Fantasy XII (Square-Enix): 237,678 (2,001,944)
02. NDS – Pokemon Ranger: Diamond & Pearl e-no Michi (Nintendo): 193,337 (NEW)
03. PS2 – Ace Combat Zero: The Belkin War (Namco): 109,100 (NEW)
04. NDS – Oideyo Dobutsu no Mori/Animal Crossing DS (Nintendo): 82,797 (2,270,601)
05. NDS – Motto Otona no DS Training/Brain Training 2 (Nintendo): 76,911 (1,648,640)
06. PS2 – Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires (Koei): 54,360 (NEW)
07. NDS – Eigo Zuke/English Training (Nintendo): 46,411 (703,156)
08. NDS – Otona no DS Training/Brain Training (Nintendo): 46,223 (1,768,819)
09. PS2 – Harukanaru Jikuu no Uchi de 3 (Koei): 45,636 (NEW)
10. NDS – Mario Kart DS (Nintendo): 21,691 (1,210,800)

Hardware Sales (March 20th – March 26th, 2006)

DSL 119,986
DS 39,307
PS2 34,169
PSP 31,077
GBASP 5,627
GBM 4,883
GC 1,458
Xbox360 1,415
Xbox 117
GBA 98

DS Vs. PSP YTD/LTD

NDS – 974,618/6,650,459
PSP – 515,550/3,198,513
NDS Lead – 459,068/3,451,946

Source: Media Create