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Shrygue
September 28th, 2007, 19:18
via Games Industry (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=29097)


While the release of the PSP Slim and Lite in Japan has reignited hardware sales of the console, numbers for other platforms dropped further, according to the latest retail data from Media Create.

Sales of the PSP, which in the figures isn't divided into individual SKU, hit nearly 280,000 in the week ending September 23 - that's up from 95,000 the previous week, and far more than normal chart-topper, Nintendo DS, on just over 70,000.

In fact most of the other platforms dipped once again as, with the PSP aside, hardware numbers continued to tail off.

The PlayStation 3 dropped by 18 per cent on the previous week, while sales for the PlayStation 2 dipped by 13 per cent, the DS by 12 per cent, and the Wii 5 per cent.

The only console to buck the trend, other than the PSP, was the Xbox 360, which saw sales jump by over a third - although that only represented a increase of about 400 additional consoles, to a total of 1687.

The hardware sales list in full:

1. PlayStation Portable: 277,794
2. Nintendo DS: 70,523
3. Nintendo Wii: 24,992
4. PlayStation 2: 11,373
5. PlayStation 3: 10,732
6. Xbox 360: 1687
7. Game Boy Advance: 382
8. Nintendo GameCube: 15
Basil Zero
September 28th, 2007, 20:21
Wooot!!

Sold out more than all other systems combined =0
Shrygue
September 28th, 2007, 20:43
Very true, it's out selling all other for a second week running. Looks like Japan really loves the PSP right now.
the_eternal_dark
September 28th, 2007, 21:00
And I bet it has nothing to do with Crisis Core either... I'm glad to see Nintendo being knocked from the top for a change.
-=me=-
September 28th, 2007, 21:05
just how can there be 15 game cubes sold in all of japan? How can that be true?
paul3100
September 28th, 2007, 22:04
just how can there be 15 game cubes sold in all of japan? How can that be true?

Why would anyone be buying a GC any more?
Sonicboy 101
September 28th, 2007, 22:09
277,794???
Man that's good.
goliath182
September 28th, 2007, 22:59
Finally smart buyers in Japan
NeoXCS
September 28th, 2007, 23:37
Those sales are just insane! :eek: Finally the PSP gets some major recognition! :D
gutbub
September 28th, 2007, 23:42
wow, you think that they could come up with a more original name than "lite". also, why are they selling different systems at the same time? is it like the xbox 360 core vs premium? if it is, why didnt they just have a psp slim core and a psp slim premium? oh well, them using lite just bothers me, lol.
ish420ism
September 29th, 2007, 02:39
Time for the PSP to shine
paul3100
September 29th, 2007, 09:45
psp needs touch screen and a price reduction AND better games :-)

i owned and original or shall we call it a phat psp and now own the DSlite and between the 2 i much prefer the DS.

The psp lite will slow down once the excitement passes, look at all the consoles in the past that bring out 2nd and 3d to try and get more people to buy .

paul
paul1991
September 29th, 2007, 17:59
Every system has to have some time at the top(Except the PS3). Im sure the sales will go down and with the new pandoras battery, software sales will probably not rise much.

And Nintendo has still outsold everything else, look at total sales and long term sales, then you will see the pattern. Nintendo will always be on top for this gen at least.
telboy007
October 1st, 2007, 23:00
Well PSP only another 20 odd million units to catch up...