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.

Like in the UK, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has yielded its place after only a week on top spot in the Japan software charts. Gunning its way on top is Super Robot Taisen Advance Portable. What other games are popular in Japan right now? Check out the full list after the "read more" link below.

After the phenomenal sales earned from the release of Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, it seems like Sony has finally overtaken everyone else and is currently enjoying a huge hardware sales lead against its other rivals. Find out the solid numbers to this week's hardware sales report from Media Create after the jump.

Solid Snake sure packs quite a hefty punch! The sales figures for MGS4's first four days in Japan have been tallied, and already, the game is being hailed as the best selling PS3 title. Talk about epic proportions: even the PS3's hardware sales have been boosted! Previous weeks had PS3 hardwares sales hovering around the 10,000 mark, but now, its experienced a substantial spike like no other. Continue to the full article to check out Solid Snake's moment of epic win!

Before solid snakes... Super Saiyans! Though MGS4 still isn't accounted for in these charts, it's still quite a view to behold. For the week June 2 to June 8, 2008, the PS3 version of Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit took the top spot, while the Xbox 360 is making its presence felt in the frequently Nintendo-dominated charts. Hardware sales still have the PSP on top. But what about the rest? Are hardware sales already plateauing? Read more to check out the Media Create software and hardware sales charts.

After eight weeks on top, Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii was ousted from the top spot in Media Create's software chart list by Sega's Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! On the flip side, the PlayStation Portable is still enjoying a comfortable lead against its other hardware rivals. You can read the hard numbers to both the hardware and software charts in Japan by clicking on the "read more" link found below.

We've got the latest information that was recently released by Media Create regarding the hardware and software sales in Japan. Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is heading the rest of the pack in terms of software sales, while Sony's PSP is still dominating the hardware charts. Catch the details after the jump!

According to the latest numbers from the Media Create marketing group in Japan, it seems like the same old tune was being played about the top contender in both the software and hardware sales charts. The numbers for the week of May 5 to May 11 revealed that both Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii and Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G are once again the top charting titles in the country. More details about this in our full article after the jump.