Japanese PSP sales double

  • Posted December 21st, 2007 at 06:28 EDT by Mike Harradence
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PlayStation Portable sales in Japan have doubled during the week ended December 16, with Sony’s handheld selling a total of 184,610 units and overtaking the Nintendo Wii.

Interestingly, the spike in sales cannot be attributed to the release of any new software or hardware bundles, with just three titles for the console managing to crack the top fifty best sellers in the region.

Elsewhere, PlayStation 3 continues to outsell its predecessor, PlayStation 2, both selling 63,720 and 18,025 units each, respectively. Nintendo’s DS remains on top of the charts in Japan with 222,144 units sold, with Microsoft bringing up the rear selling 8,561 Xbox 360's.

Stay tuned for more on Sony’s performance in Japan and the rest of the world as it breaks.

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  1. iplayonlysony

    • 7:36am GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 1

    The PSP outsold the Wii, I would have never believed it.

  2. ldksparda21 | Karamo

    • 7:50am GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 2

    i wonder how well Lost Odessey will help MS

  3. Beast_Of_Sparta | Beast_Of_Sparta

    • 8:03am GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 3

    Lost odessy will flopp

  4. tom ass

    • 8:29am GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 4

    Lost Odyssey has flopped. It was 50th on the media create charts and it hasn't even been out for 2 weeks.

  5. bluecapone

    • 8:30am GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 5

    Lost odessy wont sale good in japan its going to flop just like trusty bell did because its not on the ps3 or wii

  6. Muzikguy | Muzikguy

    • 8:36am GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 6

    Cool to see PSP doing well. I take it the 3rd paragraph is talking about just the Japanese region in respect to the systems? Looks good!

  7. Mecha_Daddy | mecha_daddy

    • 10:24am GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 7

    Good lord!  If only half those PSP buyers picked up a PS3 it would be huge.

  8. Mattchewie | Mattchewie

    • 12:31pm GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 8

    What I don't get, is the appeal of the DS. They must have some great titles over there that we don't see over here or something because....out side of Final Fantasy, I'm not seeing how that "console" can pull those numbers.

     

    However I do give the N credit for sticking with a cartridge type format for the DS, Don't get me wrong I think umd is cool, espcially now that you can output to TV from the PSP but I can't help think how much more batter life one could save by not having the whirling umd spindle.

  9. negs

    • 12:39pm GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 9

    Well whaddya know?  I'm still waiting for another price drop hehe

  10. 1solidsnake | solid1snake67

    • 12:55pm GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 10

    wow. that's amazing a handheld outselling a console.  ithink this coming january the ps3 will dominate do to the upcoming title MGS4. because all the 360 fanboys will be crying about how it isn't on there p.o.s. system. lol i saw a pic of the box set it was like 20 game discs it was funny

  11. ogtripple | nwarelias

    • 1:07pm GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 11

    PSP is the s**t even though im busy playing my ps3, i just use my psp for remote play P0rn

  12. gingo | gingo

    • 3:23pm GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 12

    psn id: gingo.... i still like how there are so many people buying ps2s because they will realise how great a console it is and the majority will move onto the ps3

  13. Clarky_psu | clarky-132

    • 3:54pm GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 13

    I`me starting to play my PSP again, when I get a new game(Syphon Filter: Logan`s Shadow. and. Disgae: Afternoon of Darkness.)

  14. psn_frov | frov

    • 6:23pm GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 14

    Wow that many, who'd of thought it. Anyway it's great to see the sells pass by Wii even when there was no special reason for it.

  15. swordfish64 | Swordfish64

    • 6:29pm GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 15

    The reason is that Sony has added mega cool features to thePSP recently such as thousand of internet radio stations and the ability to remote play ps1 games. More on the launching pad!

  16. Carl | almighty-slayer

    • 6:54pm GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 16

    Awesome numbers all around. PS3 did better than i was expecting, i was thinking 55000 maximum.

    PSP sales are incredibly good though.

  17. Daz | miami2399

    • 6:58pm GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 17

    Maybe this is due to the PS3 in some way. Like playing PS1 games. The PS3 is a media server for the PSP. Maybe a lot more people are realizing this and picking up PSPs.

  18. Lp47PS3 | Lp47

    • 7:57pm GMT - December 21st, 2007
    • 18

    PSP outselling wii is awesome.

  19. Hyourinmaru | DAT1AZNPAN

    • 1:23am GMT - December 22nd, 2007
    • 19

    lol 8k 360s

  20. Clarky_psu | clarky-132

    • 5:52am GMT - December 22nd, 2007
    • 20

    The Xbox360 shouldn`t even bother going near Japan. That`s Sony`s territory!

  21. Uncool | Admodistrator

    • 3:05pm GMT - December 22nd, 2007
    • 21

    PS3 and PSP need to keep it up to regain a foothold in JP again.

  22. shaka | Shaka

    • 8:33pm GMT - December 22nd, 2007
    • 22

    Lost odessy sold worst then blue dragon.

     

    Hahahahahaaha.

     

    PSP outselling wii, well PSP games have better graphics then wii games LMAO what a shame.

     

    Sony FTW !!!!!!!!!!

  23. yoboyrob9041226 | BIGROB904

    • 11:54pm GMT - December 22nd, 2007
    • 23

    u kno i really never see anybody playin a ds but alot of people play psp like at skool everyone plays them what do people do buy the ds and use it as a paper wieght or to jus help out the sells of the nintendo

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