Japan: PSP reclaims lead over DS

  • Posted February 29th, 2008 at 08:06 EDT by Mike Harradence
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After trading places last week, Sony’s PlayStation Portable has once again managed to edge past the DS in Japan, according to the latest sales figures from Media Create.

Sales of all hardware platforms in the region were down from the previous week, though handheld machines continue to outstrip sales of home consoles by a comfortable margin (minus the Wii, which once again claimed the top spot with over 60,000 units sold.)

The PSP sold through 53,373 units; with the DS pushing 50,151 units of hardware for the week ended February 24.

Meanwhile, Sony’s PlayStation 3 continued to outsell its predecessor, with 14,060 machines sold, compared to the PlayStation 2’s 9,634. Sales of both consoles were once again ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox 360, which managed only 2,001 units during the same period.

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  1. Gomersoul | Gomersoul

    • 8:11am GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 1

    get out crashbox3fixme! good to see the psp doing well, maybe then they'll bring more ps1 games out on the network for it.

  2. Muzikguy | Muzikguy

    • 8:38am GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 2

    The greatest piece of information "Microsoft’s Xbox 360, which managed only 2,001 units". That's awesome, simply awesome.  :)

  3. Mondax | Mondax

    • 8:48am GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 3

    to bad the 360 isnt selling the same in the states, but anyway this is great overall, lets just hope the psp can hold on in first through out the majority of the year. and what about the Wii? how much did it sell?

  4. saso_7 | goose_7

    • 9:03am GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 4

    mike harradence why didn't you post up how much the Wii sold huh?

  5. Undying_Darkness

    • 10:22am GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 5

    because the Wii isnt even a console. its a little toy for babies who enjoy crappy games, graphics, stories, gameplay and ect.

  6. chubacca

    • 10:28am GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 6

    What's the total PSP user base vs DS total user base?

    How many games are available for PSP vs the DS library?

    How many PSP games sell over 2 million copies? vs the number of DS titles that sell over that amount?

    How many PSP games rate above "9"  compared to the DS games rated "9" by Gamespot or any other major e-magazine?

     

    Look I love my PS3 its great but my PSP was a total waste of money. Its crap and the games are non existant.

  7. FinalAtk

    • 10:57am GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 7

    @chubacca

    Filtering reviews to 9.0 I count 17 DS games to PSP's 23 on IGN. 

    http://psp.ign.com/index/reviews.html

    http://ds.ign.com/index/reviews.html

  8. D3v1lwqer23

    • 11:14am GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 8

    Jesus the Xbox is suffering hard over there.

  9. Deusthousand | Deusthousand

    • 11:17am GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 9

    Chubbaca youre nuts. How many of the ds games would a hardcore gaming ADULT would play?What I see on the commersials do not interest me. However, psp dont have alot of games per se.But it do have one of the best online games Ive seen on both handhelds and consoles.Syphon Filter:CO. Lets see if you still say that when God of War and Crisis Core drop.DS has nothing to compete against those. The 3D games look like turd.

  10. IONIXX | IONIXX

    • 12:29pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 10

    only 2001 sales for 360, tsk tsk tsk,

  11. Alti | Alti

    • 1:50pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 11

    nice. they better be selling better than the DS. They have FF7 crisis core, now. It would be weird if they didn't.

  12. SwordOfWar

    • 2:26pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 12

    Alti this isn't related to Final Fantasy. The rates here are for Japan, and Japan has had this game for a long time now. Its only other places like the US thats getting the game late...

  13. nevertell | nevertell

    • 2:28pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 13

    It's always good to hear that crashbox sales are plumiting.

  14. Daz | miami2399

    • 2:29pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 14

    This is great to hear. The PSP is soo much better than the DS. What other handheld lets you play your games online? Or gives you access to ALL of your media on your PS3 or PC? I can play my PS1 library on my PSP, and I can even play PS3 games on my PSP. Not to mention I can load movies and music. Yeah, the DS is much like the Wii. A kids toy with no features.

  15. SonyJunkie | Bender6191

    • 3:05pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 15

    @ saso_7- Doesnt it say that it sold over 60,00 units

  16. Windu88

    • 4:04pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 16

    Sony needs to get these quality games released on time, so they can surpass microsoft while they are down due to the slow purchase of 360's.

  17. Odium_Generis_Humani

    • 4:20pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 17

    @Chubaca

    Game ratings mean NOTHING.  NOTHING.  Just wait and see all the 7's Metal Gear Solid 4 gets from all the hater sites.  Mark my words.  They will show their true colors.  It will be their final chance to stop the PS3's momentum (like they did with the PSP early on...and it worked with you) and they will trash that game knowing that people (like you) will blindly follow ratings.  MGS4 = 7.3 at Gamespot--owned by CNET--owned by Microsoft.  MARK MY WORDS.

  18. chubacca

    • 7:47pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
    • 18

    All I'm saying is that PSP isnt doing very well at all compared to DS. Mikes story is making out that PSP has just taken the crown in Japan when it's probably got less than half the DS users... Total BS sorry Mike.

     

    That DS VS PSP competition was lost ages ago to Nintendo because the most people by far world wide like the DS far better...So what? Who cares? Im not going to bother being a fan boy and try to defend it. Because I cant.

     

    The games I had on my PSP where not worth playing through to the end so I sold it a year ago and have never seen one game that has made me wished I hadnt got rid of it. Seriously PSP controls are lousy and the games are very very very average at best. I'll keep an open mind when Sony does the PSP-2.

  19. gingo | gingo

    • 6:50am GMT - March 1st, 2008
    • 19

    psn id: gingo.... good to see psp sales picking up but nearly everyone in japan must now have a ds lol they have been selling so well  since it came out

  20. InfernoReaper | GrimDarkling

    • 1:46am GMT - March 2nd, 2008
    • 20

    Welcome to the Year of the PlayStation.

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    • 3:26pm GMT - March 2nd, 2008
    • 21

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