PSP Outsells DS... In New Zealand

***wraggster*** · January 19th, 2007, 16:00

via kotaku

Ah, New Zealand. Kiwi fruit, Peter Jackson and, above, rugby. Pencil in "Sony-lovers" for another thing the island nation is famous for. Last November and December, Sony moved 21,800 PS2s units, which accounts for 70 percent of the consoles sold. Says Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand's Warwick Light (killer name!):

It is no surprise to us that PlayStation 2 was the number one selling gaming platform for Christmas. As the PlayStation 2 offering goes from strength to strength, more consumers are buying into the value proposition of the hardware and the unrivalled range of software on offer. Consumers obviously saw exceptional value in PlayStation 2.
Okay. That's not such a big deal. The PS2 is and has been a big seller. But what is interesting is that the PSP sold 9,560 units and captured 73 percent of the handheld market during November and December 2006. Wow, what the DS is to Japan, the PSP is to New Zealand.

**SSaxdude** · January 19th, 2007, 16:03

Maybe New Zealand is full of homebrewers.

**Mew** · January 19th, 2007, 16:36

Originally Posted by SSaxdude

Maybe New Zealand is full of homebrewers.

Thought the same thing

**The_Ultimate_Eggman** · January 19th, 2007, 17:06

FKIN HELL thats a 1st wonders will never cease how many has it sold 1 ????

**slayer2psp** · January 19th, 2007, 17:19

awsome finnally a country that knows a good handheld when they see it .it smokes the ds in every way

**Basil Zero** · January 19th, 2007, 18:20

Originally Posted by slayer2psp

awsome finnally a country that knows a good handheld when they see it .it smokes the ds in every way

like the psp commercial said: Hellz YA

**SSaxdude** · January 19th, 2007, 20:59

Originally Posted by slayer2psp

awsome finnally a country that knows a good handheld when they see it .it smokes the ds in every way

I own both
DS- better games
PSP- better hacking
But I like the PSP a little bit more because I like free stuff, but only by a little.

**devmas** · January 19th, 2007, 21:27

I agree with the last poster, where the DS has better games and the PSP has better hacking.

What do I do most on the PSP? Play Nintendo games :P

Well, actually, now I'm playing Um Jammer Lammy, but that's a different story...

But... yeah, I hope New Zealand knows about the homebrew scene, because if not, then they are missing out!