Resident Evil 5 performs well in Japan

Resident Evil 5 manages to beat Yakuza 3's first week sales in Japan.

After reporting on the first day sales of Resident Evil 5, where the title sold 278,000 total copies, Capcom's action horror game managed to sell 399,000 in its first week, according to Famitsu.

The number sees the title surpass Yakuza 3's launch performance. Of course, the total includes both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, where sales were split 320,000 to 79,000 between the consoles respectively.

The title managed to fuel hardware sales, taking the PlayStation 3 to 40,000 units and the Xbox 360 to 14,000 in the week. The release of new PSP colours saw the handheld reach a record 61,000 units.

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FAMITSU SOFTWARE TOP TEN

1. [PS3] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) - 320,000

2. [NDS] Seventh Dragon (Sega) - 82,000

3. [360] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) - 79,000

4. [PSP] Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid (Koei) - 68,000

5. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (Sega) - 57,000

6. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) - 43,000

7. [NDS] Aibou DS (Tecmo) - 33,000

8. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z Special Disc (Bandai Namco) - 29,000

9. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, PSP the Best (Capcom) - 23,000

10. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 19,000

FAMITSU HARDWARE

PSP - 61,000
PlayStation 3 - 40,000
DSi - 35,000
Wii - 20,000
DS Lite - 10,000
Xbox 360 - 14,000
PlayStation 2 - 5,000