PSP smashes console release record...

[Bear-Max]

Indeed it has, selling a massive 185 000 units in it's first weekend, beating the previous record number of 87 000, held by Nintendo's DualScreen handheld. That means that the PSP has had the best console launch weekend ever.

Not exactly a surprise, considering the number of months that shops have been taking pre-orders.

However, the Nintendo DS still reigns the handheld world supreme, selling a whopping 5 million+ consoles worldwide, leaving the PSP lagging behind with 3 million.

[Owen]

bah, i hate psp's ;P

[JoeyK.]

psp owns >=D
i love mine... still addicted to lumines... -.- I shall stop playing when i get Liberty City Stories.

Did psp just come out in UK then? I've had mine since march xP

[Biseinen]

Well, the DS has been out much longer, don't forget, Bear. ;)

The PSP will catch up soon, easily.

[!.x6x.Fliss.x9x.!]

My brother got one three months before they came out in England :p It was imported from Japan I think.

[LesbianGhost]

And your source for these numbers..?

[ozzie-ing]

well trunks not really in alot of countries psp was out b4

[Bear-Max]

Lesbian you can check them out at www.gamesradar.com ;)

Though for DS opening weekend sales figues, you'll have to check a couple of pages back in the DS/GBA news section :)

I can't really see PSP worldwide sales catching up anytime soon Trunks. Japan has the biggest games industry in the world; and over there the DS is the number one handheld.

[brunojrthechao]

well well well then.

PSP is better than DS already 2million and its been out for about a week.

and the DS has been out for months and sold 5 mill

It will soon catch up the next batch will be sold out within the week

[Magnet]

My local Gamestation hasn't sold out yet xD

[brunojrthechao]

My local Gamestation hasn't sold out yet xD

wow luckey you, my local GAME had sold out a week before they came out!

[мϊкэ]

Wait a minute, you saying that the PSP smashed the release date record on sales, but.. your also saying it wont reach as much sales as the DS, but.. if it beat the amount of sales on the release date shouldnt it beat the amount of sales by over double by christmas


My local Gamestation hasn't sold out yet xD


The one in birkenhead or liverpool? I think they overbooked them by loads! theyve got hundreds in the store! (I saw in your location you come from merseyside, so do i!)

[Biseinen]

well trunks not really in alot of countries psp was out b4

But the DS was out in other countries before the PSP!

Lol, think before you post.

[Bear-Max]

Bruno, the PSP hasn't sold 2 million in a week, it's been out for months in the US and nearly a year in Japan.

And xEnigma, it may have broken UK release records, but it didn't in other countries. As I've said already, the DS is far more popular in Japan, quite frankly a place that is the epitomy of gaming.

[Jordan3]

bah, i hate psp's ;P

I don't know, I'll always lurve my DS, but the PSP lures me. But of course getting an Xbox 360 for Christmas sounds better...

[NekkLe]

I don't know, I'll always lurve my DS, but the PSP lures me. But of course getting an Xbox 360 for Christmas sounds better...

Getting a Playstation three next summer sounds even better ;)

[com-bat]

he he actually if you brought shares in sony rather than nintendo you owuld be slightly richer on the release of the handheld due to the fact that the psp
is more popular so sony share buyers got richer than nintendo buyers
i think overall sony will dominate the handheld market and also if you take into consideration when you say it is not as popular in other country take
into consideration ds was released before us aswell :) so sony still rawks your stocks and your socks

[Sank]

My parents bought a new car, and they're throwing in a PSP for £50 x]

[Joe.]

hmm i mite get 1 :)

does n e 1 know how much mp3 harddrive it has?

[Bear-Max]

It doesn't have a hard-drive. It uses Memory Stick Duo (Pro).

It comes with a 32mb, which will hold about 6 songs, but you can get a 1gb stick (about 250 songs) for about £40-50 if you shop about.