Long read: The beauty and drama of video games and their clouds

"It's a little bit hard to work out without knowing the altitude of that dragon..."

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy.

Sony platforms dominate Japan chart

And Warriors Orochi Z ends Resi 5 reign.

Sony platforms take the winners rose in Japan this week as PSP outsells DS and PS3 performs better than Wii.

Games for the Sony machines also bossed the top ten: PS3 and PSP combined three placements each to fill six of the spaces, leaving room for just three DS entries and one Wii title.

PS3 game Warriors Orochi Z debuts at the top of the software chart this week, knocking Resident Evil 5 on PS3 - last week's leader - to two. The Xbox 360 version of Resident Evil 5 lingers at 13.

Other new entries this week include New Control Play! Pikmin 2 for Wii, which arrives at six, and acclaimed first-party PSP game Resistance: Retribution at 10.

In total, DS counts 22 top 50 titles, Wii has nine, PSP claims six, PS2 and PS3 notch up five, and Xbox 360 tails with three.

This Week Last Week Title Platform Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
1 New entry Warriors Orochi Z PS3 112,283 112,283
2 1 Resident Evil 5 PS3 61,483 381,000
3 New entry Rittai Picross 3D DS 38,056 38,056
4 6 Mario & Luigi RPG 3 DS 37,907 389,000
5 4 Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce PSP 33,255 316,000
6 New entry New Control Play! Pikmin 2 Wii 28,706 28,706
7 5 Yakuza 3 PS3 23,815 449,000
8 2 7th Dragon DS 22,341 102,000
9 9 Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) PSP 16,209 484,000
10 New entry Resistance Retribution Wii 15,651 15,651
Platform This Week Last Week This Year Lifetime
PlayStation Portable 43,463 59,568 579,953 11,943,972
Nintendo DS 39,135 43,342 861,894 25,981,537
PlayStation 3 28,014 39,835 299,850 2,922,278
Nintendo Wii 17,941 16,560 354,367 7,833,268
Xbox 360 8378 14,994 134,239 964,779
PlayStation 2 4844 4954 65,694 21,465,218