@Sloopydrew:

I'd say it's the latter for sure.

ssjmichael

I want some cool PSP colors to make their way over here.

Aflack: Likes slushies

Wow, congrats PSP ... I repurchased mine just in tome for all the great games coming out, and the few I missed!

EnigmaNemesis

@Sloopydrew:
thats correct
DSs and even PSPs are as common as cell phones here. it seems like 2 or 3 DSs for every psp I see.

EddyBrentwood

@ssjmichael: LOL! I'm seriously going crazy then... better cut back on the crazy posts :(

okenny :)

Ahh the Japanese Nintendo vs Sony Chart. Oh oh, with special referee xbox360.

JackTretton

@Sloopydrew: the public transportation system in japan is awesome. SO theyre constantly on buses, trains, subways.

plus it seems (according to the ads at least) that they actually use the DS/PSP multiplayer quite often.

If it was like that here, id always use mine. Sadly im at home so much.. *sigh*...

-HeyWowItsFelipe-

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I was trying to be funny and failed horribly :(

Shindokie (psn and xbl)

Do the Japanese travel incessantly? Otherwise, how could the non-stop portables on top be explained (week after week and month after month)? I do own a DS, but I rarely touch the thing. I can only imagine people in Japan on the run 24/7. Either that, or they just really, really enjoy their entertainment in a convenient, compact form.

Sloopydrew

PSP going up thing didn't even pay attention to holiday sales when thinking of it but everything else i did my bad. ignore that part or just imagine 2 all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese on a sesame seed bun

Bleentastic

I'm amazed by the PSP's continuing success. It and the DS have over half the sales between tham.

It really looks like there is a continuing trend from TV-based consoles to handhelds. Personally, I've found myself playing my DS more than my consoles too.

Marlor

isn't this the first week since Late November/Early December that the PS3 failed to sell at least 50k. With the 360 dropping below 5k again. to me the PS2 is about to die in japan new sales wise it's getting further away from the PS3 and closer to 360 sales for the last 3 months or so (discount christmas time sales spur)
PSP going UP and only up it seems go PSP maybe i'll get the slim version of you one day

Bleentastic

Ok, not last weeks, but the sales that were posted last week.

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Slow week all around.

atomos

@Shindokie (psn and xbl):
Last weeks sales
All of the sytems are down significantly.

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@ssjmichael:

err..and by last week I mean: December 31st to January 6th.

ssjmichael

@okenny :):

Ir sold 9,763 last week :)

ssjmichael

why is it called simple 2000?

is it that japanese fad where they put random english words into the titles of things for no apparent reason like shonen jump?

thejakeman: Is unoriginal

Was it that Monster Hunter bundle that helped the PSP? Media Create mentions that sales of the game included the bundle so I put two and two together...

ssjmichael

@Witzbold: You are right! I must have gotten use to seeing at 3000's. It was in the 6's last week right?

okenny :)

WOW... what came out to make the PSP spike like that?... or is the DS having a slow week?
...
Just think, if the 360 and the PS3 continue base of of the constant delta of this week and last, i will overtake the PS3 by the ending of the year... things are looking up ;)

okenny :)

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Maybe your just reading it wrong.

I still need to get myself a psp It has some games i would love to play. Plus disgaea while on the bus would be great.

Shindokie (psn and xbl)

This remind me the time where the psp was close to the ds thanks to ds shortages...

tocatl

@Irenicus-the one and only: All of the systems are down this week.

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Man thats a rather big drop for the 360 in comparison to last weeks sales. Guess last week was really caused by COD4s release perhaps?

Crazy how the PSP is almost caught up to the DS.

Witzbold

I think it would have been more news if they had tied. That would have been crazy.

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Go PSP! So close to the DS!

The rest of the numbers seem pretty low. I though the 360 was settling at a 6-7K range? This is a little disappointing.

ssjmichael

Nice work PSP :)

So, did the 360 drop again in monthly sales or something? I thought they had a higher figure.

And nice to see the PS3 still beating the PS2.

Irenicus-the one and only

@imaballa:

and they said videogames don't lead to violence

ssjmichael

@imaballa: LOLLLLL

rrghy

you can take the 360 slice and stab someone with it.

imaballa

@Torgen thinks AAA has lost all meaning:

huh? what irony? It's late and maybe I missed something

ssjmichael

The irony is that the DS has a way better attach rate than the PSP.

Torgen thinks AAA has lost all meaning

@JackTretton: LOLOLOL

Seems like it's time for me to get a PSP. DS&PSP FTW

AngelMayLaugh

I recently played my mate's PSP (I never played one before - not into handhelds) and really liked it. Of course, it was 50% because of the fact that I was bored during a break, but other than that it was pretty cool and enjoyable. I liked the graphics of Tekken for instance, a positive surprise from the little machine. Controls are cool for me, too.

I might actually pick one up instead of the DS.

Candlejack

And it's not because the DS has already saturated the market audience? They did say 89% ownership in 5 years or so.

Frank

Much of my gaming happens on the train these days.

I used to hate living an hour from work, but now all it means is two hours of guilt-free gaming per day.

The DS has made me love public transport.
:-)

Marlor

@Irenicus-the one and only: There was talk in last week's comments about how 360 was almost at 10,000 and how this was some indication of it finally coming out of the doldrums, building up support, etc...

...but that was all bollocks. The fact is last week bloody millions of systems of all kinds were sold, it was a big sales week. When comparing the systems the number isn't relevant; only the percentages or ratios. Look at the (slightly misleading, 3D-squidged) pie chart for this week; then look at it for last week. This week's 360 slice is about the same size, or perhaps fractionally bigger, I can't be bothered to do the numbers.

Almost 5,000 is still good sales by 360 standards. The overall changes in these numbers from the latter part of last year are that Wii is back to being significantly more successful than PS3 (i.e. the Wii Fit effect continues), and PSP is much more successful since the new design/various games. Nothing else has changed.

quen

I find myself playing more portable games ever since I got the DS back in Dec 05 and recently the PSP Slim. Back then you don't find many adults playing games while travelling in the Tube, but now it is a common sight.

I still play console games but not as often as I would like to. I prefer to play snuggled up in bed.

JonC

@Sloopydrew: For one thing, yeah, the Japanese do actually travel much more than people in the United States do. It's "the thing" to take one big vacation to some foreign country pretty much every year. It's usually a different country each year.

But most DS and PSP playing happens during commutes. Unlike most (though not all) of the United States, a lot of people there ride mass transit to work or school.

badasscat

@Torgen thinks AAA has lost all meaning:
Yea, Thats not ironic in any way. Replace "irony" with "funny thing is" and it might at least make sense despite being a moot point.

VishusBurn (PSN)

@Sabre_Justice:
Where have you been? That's already normal :/

Garo

how com always japan chart why not u.s. charts

adillio94

Hey, the PS3's finally outselling the PS2.

Sabre_Justice

I want to see what happens to the Wii next week, the PS3 dropped to its norm quickly, but the Wii is selling high still.

Superstar90 lieks mudkipz

@Shindokie (psn and xbl): It was really my fault, I thought that the comment was made by the same person that I was replying to earlier. I was tired.

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@Superstar90 lieks mudkipz: Err, are you just not paying attention? Wii's drop is far more significant since it went from around 200,000 last week to a mere 84,530 this week. While PS3 only drops from around 50,000 last week to 38,907

Evo

@ssjmichael: The new bundle pack is not even launched in Japan yet,because the new MHP2ndG is not launch until March,I expect some crazy PSP sales in that day.[kotaku.com]

ot79

Ah well. Just keep getting those games. Where's my Dead Rising 2?!

Tepoz

PSP is on fire.

PS3 doing decent.

360...well, it's selling well here at least.

sascha23

PS3's really gonna start to move up this year, I think. I know a bunch of people are waiting for Gran Turismo 5, and that comes out later. I dunno how much Japanese gamers dig the GTA series, but that's probably going to move a few systems out here...

I know I'm waiting for GT, GTA, LBP and Katamari. They're why I bought the PS3. In the meantime, I'm enjoying having my Wii and SMG, and Phoenix Wright on my DS.

I want a PSP, but I still dunno if I should buy one.

PlayerX

@ssjmichael: @VishusBurn (PSN): The irony is because people pooh-pooh the Wii's sales lead by pointing at its poor attach rate, but nobody draws attention to the PSP's poor attach rate. At least Wii owners buy Wii Play.

Torgen thinks AAA has lost all meaning

I need a DS. I have a Psp but I need to get a DS and play catch up with some of these games I've been hearing championed.

I play my Psp regularly at work. But I mainly use it for Tekken, Madden 08, Burnout and watching the TRON Umd I got a while back.

I

funkrusher

@Torgen thinks AAA has lost all meaning:
The reason I insist that your point has no relevance is because the Wii is only a gaming machine. If the Wii it isn't selling games it's a useless device.
The PSP on the other hand is a multimedia device. Even if you never buy a game for it you can still get lots use out of it. I use mine on a daily basis and I haven't purchased since November and I probably won't until Patapon comes out in late February.
Attach rates are a poor way to measure the usefulness of a device and should be the last thing on someones mind when considering whether or not a piece of hardware will be right for them.

VishusBurn (PSN)