Most likely thanks to the stupendous launch of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd, the PSP has seen a significant boost in hardware sales this week, beating out both the PS3 and Wii combined. According to VGcharts.org, the PSP sold 96,750 systems in the previous week, an increase of 187%. The Wii sold through 76,250 systems and the PS3 sold through 20,250. Using the magical powers of "addition," we can see that the PSP has beaten both of these systems combined.
Software sales were healthy as well: the PSP had the greatest amount of software sales for the week at 791,250 titles sold. This actually beats the combined software sales of the DS and Wii (561,250 and 218,250 respectively).
While this is good news for Sony fans, one also has to note that the DS hardware has still trumped the PSP, even in light of such a major release. 146,250 of Nintendo's dual screened handheld were sold the same week.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
2-28-2007 @ 6:14PM
Sean said...
Whoa! I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I read the 187% part.
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2-28-2007 @ 6:51PM
Kannon said...
Wow, it beat out a system that is completely sold out week after week with a game that is as close to necessary for all PSP owners in Japan to own.
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2-28-2007 @ 8:38PM
KNUCKLES said...
does DC stand for DreamCast?
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2-28-2007 @ 8:56PM
pixelator said...
Why laugh at a 187% increase? Are you that unfamiliar with math?
Cue the snotty Nintendo fanboys...
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2-28-2007 @ 9:21PM
Andrew Yoon said...
Yes, the Dreamcast is back!
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2-28-2007 @ 9:23PM
Mastershake said...
3. Why laugh at a 187% increase? Are you that unfamiliar with math?
Cue the snotty Nintendo fanboys...
Posted at 8:56PM on Feb 28th 2007 by pixelator
Why? DS fnaboys haven't studied math yet.
(there that'll get going)
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2-28-2007 @ 9:25PM
Qtrain2Bklyn said...
they still screwed the game up by not adding multiplayer infrustructure.. just my opinion.
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2-28-2007 @ 9:28PM
shinneri said...
Does that say DC!?
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2-28-2007 @ 11:33PM
Ken said...
Hmm. That also means the DS outsold the PSP and the PS3 all in one week.
I think that sounds better anyway. ;)
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3-01-2007 @ 1:14AM
Strangler said...
"Wow, it beat out a system that is completely sold out week after week with a game that is as close to necessary for all PSP owners in Japan to own."
this is talking about systems sold not games so obviously it isnt just a necessity of psp owners to wno but many whow erent psp owner sbefore now want to own it, also it almost matched the ds so its still impressive even as you say the wii is out of stock or something. Also it outsold the wii and ds software as well.
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3-01-2007 @ 1:44AM
Ultra said...
Wow thats some huge sales boost. Anyone who says PSP is a failure is obviously retarded.
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3-01-2007 @ 6:12AM
moosey said...
does anyone in japan NOT have a ds? i mean [gob] COME ON! [/gob]
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3-01-2007 @ 7:54AM
symphony1125 said...
I don't know who keeps saying that MH2 doesn't have infrastructure support but a lot of the reports that I've been reading has stated that they know that it at least has wifi to download new quests, and infrastructure coop is still unconfirmed. So cool out... unless youre fluent in Japanese.
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3-01-2007 @ 9:30AM
spir said...
yes that says Dreamcast. Games are still being develop for it.
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3-01-2007 @ 10:33AM
Thomas said...
PSP...Rise from your grave!!!!!!!!
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3-01-2007 @ 10:38AM
Thomas said...
PSP outsold, the xbox 360, Wii, and DS... all because of Monster Hunter... that's the game that Sony needs ot make exclusive on the PS3
PSP is kickin ass... watchout!!!!
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3-01-2007 @ 2:40PM
Strangler said...
"12. does anyone in japan NOT have a ds? i mean [gob] COME ON! [/gob]"
the sales are artificial cause they are high because everyone is trying to trade in their old ds for a light and it doesnt take itnoa ccount they wont be using their old ds anymore.
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3-01-2007 @ 3:19PM
Strangler said...
"14. yes that says Dreamcast. Games are still being develop for it."
really crappy ones
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3-02-2007 @ 4:15AM
joey numbers said...
6. 3. Why laugh at a 187% increase? Are you that unfamiliar with math?
Cue the snotty Nintendo fanboys...
Posted at 8:56PM on Feb 28th 2007 by pixelator
Why? DS fnaboys haven't studied math yet.
(there that'll get going)
Posted at 9:23PM on Feb 28th 2007 by Mastershake
what do you mean? doing math is actually a game on the DS!!!
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3-02-2007 @ 9:54AM
txa1265 said...
But pixelator - if the sales were *close* it might matter, but during the last 12 months it has been ~19 million DS sales to 3.5 million PSP sales.
That said it is nice to see this - I hate *any* system not judged on the merits. The way I see it, early on the PSP was over-estimated in terms of the capabilities and how it would thrash the DS, and more recently it has been UNDER-estimated with people calling it dead and having no games. Perhaps this will just shut *both* sides up and let us gamers enjoy the handheld in peace :)
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