It's numbers time again! The latest hardware sales figures from Japan's Media Create has been release, and competition is getting tighter as the PS3 inches closer and closer to the top, needing only about a thousand more units before overtaking the long-reigning DSi.

The powers and resources of the NPD, Enterbrain, and GfK Chart-Track have all come together and the results are in - Dragon Quest IX dominated the global sales charts spanning over three months ending September of this year. What's more amazing is that the DS-exclusive title has only been released in Japan. See how the others fared.

It's been a while since we last heard about Namco Bandai's God Eater. If you know Japanese (or have enough trust in your ability to navigate a menu without understanding a thing about it), you'll get to do more than hear (or read) about it soon. You can get to play the demo.

November 1 marked the launch date of Sony's PSP Go in Japan. How well did the new, UMD-less handheld fare in the land of the rising sun? Not too well, as Enterbrain reports.

Crimson Room: Reverse is a PSP port of the popular Crimson Room flash game where players have to find their way out of a locked room. Japan already got it last year, and it looks like the US will be getting it as well.

Now here's something great for the toy-loving gamer. The Kaiyodo Hobby Lobby store in Japan recently saw two cool figures based from Capcom's Sengoku Basara games: Yukimura Sanada and Date Masamune. Unlike the stiff figures we usually see, these guys are poseable, and best of all, doesn't come at an insane price. Check 'em out.

This month of November, Phantasy Star Portable 2 will be out as a playable demo for Japan. Lucky demo players (also formerly known as beta testing) will be randomly drawn, so get those fingers crossed, you just might be one of them (granting, of course, that you're in Japan).

Yes, the PSP Go is still making headlines. The problem is, the main one we heard this week wasn't exactly flattering. The Go has been getting a mostly lukewarm reception since its launch earlier this month, and the trend continues in Australia. There's a silver lining, though: overall PSP sales have reportedly gone up since the Go hit retail. Sony most probably have software sales to thank for that. Oh, and maybe the Go's making people buy PSP-3000s. Just speculating. For the facts, hit the jump and check out this week's PSP Weekend Warrior.

If you're really looking forward to Game Arts' Lunar: Silver Star Harmony, you might want to check out the Japanese PlayStation Store. A demo for the game is now available there.

Now that we finally have release info for Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (in Japan, at least), let's indulge ourselves with a little more heartwarming feel-good Disney moments with this trailer. First shown in TGS 09, this trailer gives you a taste of the great things to come - now with English subs.


Thanks to Geir Finnsson!