The Xbox 360 may still not have outsold the Wii in Japan, but it's definitely leaving the PlayStation 3 eating its dust. The latest numbers show that Xbox 360 sales in the region has exceeded the PS3's for the second week running. In the handheld scene, it's the calm before the storm as sales decline in anticipation for the PSP-3000.

Though Enterbrain's numbers of Japan console sales for week ending September 14 had the Xbox 360 outselling the Wii and PS3, Media Create's charts tell a slightly different story. Check the full article for all the numbers and figures, plus a look at the software charts as well.

Nintendo has slowly been on the rise these past couple of weeks, based on the latest numbers sent in by the Media Create analyst group in Japan. The DS handheld once again took the top spot in the hardware charts, along with its respective software title Rhythm Tengoku Gold (known as Rhythm Heaven in North America). Check out what else is hot in Japan by reading our full article after the jump.

The Xbox 360 is more popular that the PlayStation 3 in the US, and the opposite is true in Japan. That's the way it's been for a long time, until the PS3 started outselling the 360 in the US this year. Now it seems the tables are also being turned in Japan, with the 360 outselling the PS3 2.5-to-1 last week. Details in the full article.

It seems like Nintendo has finally broken Sony's grip over the Japanese video games hardware market. The latest numbers from Media Create tell of how DS sales have recently outsold the PlayStation Portable by a narrow margin. You can check out the hard stats by clicking on the "Read more" link below.

The Sony PSP once again proves that it is now the king of the Japanese hardware hill by keeping its top spot in the Japanese hardware sales chart for the week of July 21to 27. The Nintendo DS follows, with a bevy of software crowding the top 50 software sales chart...and yes,  Dragon Quest V is still top dog among other games. The list in the full article.

Square Enix remakes and Sony's gaming handheld are considered to be among the latest crazes to hit japan Japan as the latest results of the top software and hardware sales from Media Create have finally been tallied. Check out the complete list of what's hot in the country during the week of July 14 to July 20 after the jump.

Japan's Media Create has come out with its latest report on the sales figures of all things gaming in the country. Handhelds, as usual, dominated the charts, but the PlayStation 2 still had a big say in the software category. The complete stats are listed in the full article up ahead.

The release of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots shook up the Japanese hardware and software charts  a few weeks ago, but its influence is waning and the figures in the latest Media Create sales stats show that everything seems to be going back to normal. More details after the jump.

It seems like Sony has done it again as the PlayStation Portable has once again dominated the sales charts in Japan for yet another week. On the flip side of things, five new video game titles have wedged themselves into the top slots of the software market. Find out the latest Media Create sales numbers in Japan for the week for June 23 to June 29 right after the jump.