Japanese Sales | PSP Slim Smashes Nintendo DS, Wii Hits New Low

By Adam Riley 28.09.2007 37

The latest sales figures are in and the release of the PSP Slim has completely wiped the floor with the competition this week, especially the DS, giving Sony the lead for a second week running. Check out the software list below, and the early hardware figures. The Wii also hits its lowest point since launch:

Media Create Top 30 Software Chart:
10th-16th September, 2007

PositionTitle/System/PublisherSales (Plus Total Where Available & Commentary)
1.)Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP, Square-Enix)109,000 | 595,000
2.)Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (PSP, Konami)93,000 | NEW
3.)Pok

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Jacob4000 said:
Lightmare said:
Jump_button said:psp only got like 6 games most of them are hmmm XD idk dog shi*
Shut up.
Now, no need for that. Jump is entitled to an opinion like the rest of us.

He does really need to improve his english though. I couldn't understand what he wrote at all. He types like a mental-health patient.

Dr_R said:
Oni-Ninja said:Yay Smilie
Is that anything but trolling?

Cause it's just me expressing my joy at something? Spamming you could have said, but not trolling.

hehehe i reckon they're holding onto wii's cause i saw some ppl over at Kotaku that the stores run out of wiis, so think about it, u have mad games at the end of the yr, Metroid, mario and Smash bros, holding wii's back means its gonna be one intensive holiday season. plus ff7 and metal gear? what else could u expect. don't forget wii and Ds ruled the top 20 before sometimes without any other console software. Smilie

The Wii sales may be low, but it is reflective of the market - except a heavily manipulated PSP release. The Wii is only 1,000 behind last week and the PS3 is about 3,000 down on last week and still can't beat the PS2.

I have handled the new PSP and it is amazingly light. The thing is that it felt so light that it felt cheap. I really prefer the solid and heavier feel of my original PSPs. I have no intention of changing. I barely use my PSPs as it is, although I look forward to FF Tactics, yet I still expect to play the DS version more (like maybe 1000 hours compared to 500 hours of gameplaySmilie).

This is a temporary spike. The handheld gaming world is not about to change.

Temporarily banned until further notice.

Regardless of what people like or don't like, PSP HAS good games. It's just that the developers (and Sony) behaviour has been to think of it as a home console while it's a handheld.
Most of the good games on it are hardcore and more suited to the home console users rather than handheld ones (at least IMHO). And people can play those games on the PS2 already, so it would be a nonsense to buy a PSP for something you already have (or something you could have for a lower price). You don't play RPGs and GTA games when you're on the train, the (in)famous mini games fests or training (non-)games are better suited for that. So it's ok, go on developing hc games for the Sony handheld, but keep in mind that no matter how much good a game is you'll encounter a sort of barrier consisting in a much different userbase (not in terms of numbers).

I agree about most of it, except for the RPGs part, RPGs were INVENTED to play on journeys Smilie

Still, it might be because I live on the end of the world, so any train journey I take is always at least an hour or so.

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Lets not overlook the total units sold catergory, and I think xmas holds the proof in the pudding, coupled with some hot titles, DS and Wii will pull away. Mark my words.

crisis core!!! i have no psp though only a ds. glad to see the psp outbeat nintendo again over there.

YAY x 1000 DS SUCKS LOL!Smilie

No Longer Temporarily Banned.

Do you have to spam Joe? Smilie


Lets not overlook the total units sold catergory, and I think xmas holds the proof in the pudding, coupled with some hot titles, DS and Wii will pull away. Mark my words.

Consider them marked. Well, not really, I just wanted to say that. Smilie


But anyway, definitely. Once the big games come out for Wii I think it will regain its former self. I can't wait to see how Galaxy does over there. Does anyone know how Sunshine did?

Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core could have have come out on any machine and gone straight to the top.PSP saviour?? nahhhh.Nintendowange.

Jump_button said:
Smilie name more them 6 psp games that are any good

GTA
Daxter
Metal Gear: portable ops
Metal Gear Ac!d
Loco Roco
Pursuit Force
Monster Hunter Freedom(2=superior to 1)
Ratchet and ClankSmilieize matters
Wipeout Pure
Gripshift
Twisted Metal


Thats 11...

the life time sales says it all, its a good 2 week victory for Sony none the less, but when they get a massive order of receipts with people wanting there money back because they bought another PSP except this time u can play it on TV. I could've swore the PSP Slim was just an even slimmer PS2.

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