DSi streets ahead in Japan

The DSi has romped Japanese hardware sales for the week ending 14th December, flogging a meaty 173,693 units.

Not quite as impressive - but also top of its respective console class - was the Wii, which sold 91,641 units, according to Media Create data (thanks NeoGAF).

These strong performances had ramifications in the software chart, where games for the two Nintendo machines dominated the top ten.

Of them, Animal Crossing continued to do well, notching up nearly 100,000 sales to steam over the half-million boundary. Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii also appear; the former nearing 3 million lifetime sales and the latter approaching a 2 million total.

Meanwhile, first-party fresher Wii Music struggled, spending the week down at 24.

Of the top 50, DS games held 23 places, Wii games filled 15 spots and PSP titles took seven seats. PS3 and PS2 games claimed two places each, leaving one solitary spot for Xbox 360 entry Fallout 3.

1. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) - 105,941
2. Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City (Wii) - 97,677 (lifetime: 587,000)
3. Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (DS) - 94,485 (lifetime: 629,400)
4. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (DS) - 63,055 (lifetime: 341,700)
5. Penguin no Mondai: Saikyou Penguin Densetsu! (DS) - 58,986
6. Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel (DS) - 57,600 (lifetime: 492,000)
7. Pokémon Platinum (DS) - 57,510 (lifetime: 2,066,300)
8. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) - 45,244 (lifetime: 1,289,400)
9. Wii Fit (Wii) - 43,015 (lifetime: 2,916,900)
10. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 34,339 (lifetime: 1,938,400)

1. DS - 204,813 (DSi: 173,693)
2. Wii - 91,641
3. PSP - 71,540
4. PS3 - 33,688
5. Xbox 360 - 11,797
6. PS2 - 6,659