Tables continue to be turned this week as the formerly dead-in-the-water PSP fended off all contenders for this week’s sales crown. Most people will point out that the PSP was never exactly a failure, it just hasn’t had the monstrous success that the DS has enjoyed.

With the PSP climbing to the top of the heap, we might be seeing the beginning of a trend, though DS fans might beg to differ come time for Dragon Quest IX. In the meantime, the Wii and DS round out the Top 3 as usual, while the PS3 and PS2 battle it out for rights to fourth place.

Then there’s the poor, cellar-dwelling Xbox 360, the Kansas City Royals of the Japanese hardware racket. At this point, is there anything Microsoft can do over here?

1. PSP 73,706

2. Wii 64,535

3. DS Lite 51,922

4. PS3 13,520

5. PS2 10,986

6. Xbox 360 2,282

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