It's been a long time since the last time we've been able to write up one of these reports. Why? These Japanese charts haven't been too friendly to PSP fanboys...Thankfully, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops has changed all of that, resulting in quite an impressive showing for the PSP last week in Japan. Let's take a look at the numbers:
1. Pokémon Diamond (DS) - 209,379 / 2,329,227
2. Metal Gear Solid : Portable Ops (PSP) - 178,370 / *NEW*
3. Pokémon Pearl (DS) - 164,670 / 1,931,445
4. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) - 154,107 / 3,771,128)
5. Wii Sports (Wii) - 152,756 / 471,229)
The PSP also sold an impressive amount of hardware. Sure, not as much as either the DS or the Wii, but isn't that expected by now? The PSP represents the strongest part of Sony's three-pillar strategy:
1. DS Lite: 485,584
165,876 (51.88%)2. Wii: 279,277
171,040 (158.02%)3. PSP: 138,588
89,626 (183.05%)4. PS3: 76,882
5,940 (8.37%)5. PS2: 46,209
8,479 (22.47%)Look at that surge of demand for PSP. It shows you that as long as interesting software continues to come out on our beloved handheld, gamers will rush out and buy it.
[Via Jeux-France]
