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In one of those rare occurrences, Microsoft finds itself doing well in Japan. According to industry tracker Media Create, the Xbox 360 comfortably outsold its competition last week, with 25,334 units shipped to the Nintendo Wii’s 16,973 and the Sony PlayStation 3’s 16,149. Nintendo’s DSi handheld still retained the top spot by a wide margin, though, with 41,839 units sold. It was followed by the PSP, with 29,552 units sold.

 Previous Xbox 360 exclusives, such as Infinite Undiscovery and Tales of Vesperia, have also resulted in sales spikes for the company in Japan, where Microsoft is still struggling to find a large audience. While Microsoft sits at the top this week, if previous trends are any indication, then after initial buzz for Star Ocean 4 dies down, so will Xbox 360 sales. Given a couple more weeks, Nintendo will likely find itself as the dominator once again.

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