Nintendo DS tops 2009 Japanese hardware chart

At four million units, the handheld trumps all other platforms.

Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has published video game hardware sales figures for Japan, detailing totals for 2009, in addition to life-to-date totals.

The data was collected between December 29, 2008 and December 27, 2009. DS, PSP and PS3 sales include all variations.

The Nintendo DS is the year's clear winner with sales totalling an impressive four million units. Around two million units behind were the PSP, Wii and PS3, while the Xbox 360's 2009 performance saw only 331,706 units sold.

Nintendo DS
2009 estimated sales: 4,025,313 units
Life-to-date estimated sales: 29,160,589 units

PSP
2009 estimated sales: 2,307,971 units
Life-to-date estimated sales: 13,386,455 units

Wii
2009 estimated sales: 1,975,178 units
Life-to-date estimated sales: 9,501,999 units

PlayStation 3
2009 estimated sales: 1,727,041 units
Life-to-date estimated sales: 4,391,407 units

Xbox 360
2009 estimated sales: 331,706 units
Life-to-date estimated sales: 1,197,873 units

Via Kotaku