Japanese hardware sales, Dec. 10 - Dec. 16: Red with envy edition
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Dec 21st 2007 at 8:55PM }
As you may have already noticed (since you usually skip the aforementioned irrelevant drivel), the PSP enjoyed a stellar week, surging past the Wii with 184,610 units sold. Our friends at PSP Fanboy thought it somewhat mysterious, but we suspect the sales catalyst was the newly released "Deep Red" PSP and 1Seg TV tuner bundle. The sales increases enjoyed by other platforms can be tied to actual software -- the DS Lite, the Wii and the PlayStation 3 got helping hands from Mario Party DS, Wii Fit and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue respectively.
There. How was that?
- DS Lite: 222,132
53,877 (32.02%)- PSP: 184,610
93,129 (101.80%)- Wii: 170,558
55,501 (48.24%)- PS3: 63,720
25,597 (67.14%) - PS2: 18,025
6,038 (50.37%)- Xbox 360: 8,561
315 (3.55%)- GBA SP: 103
9 (9.57%)- Gamecube: 32
14 (30.43%)- Game Boy Micro: 28
8 (40.00%)- DS Phat: 12 -- 0 (0.00%)
- GBA: 9
9 (N/A)[Source: Media Create]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
roxxxo @ Dec 21st 2007 9:10PM
why would people buy another psp just because its red? it functions the same as the old ones
also why do nippons like gt so much? it's just another car game
LaughingTarget @ Dec 21st 2007 9:27PM
Why would they rush out to buy a white PS3? Why make a big deal when the DS releases new colors? Because they're stupid, that's why.
roxxxo @ Dec 21st 2007 9:37PM
ah, i see
Will @ Dec 21st 2007 9:52PM
GT is not just "another" car game
Noshino @ Dec 21st 2007 9:52PM
same reason why people from the US like the same-really-bad-at-singing-emo-band but with different faces/clothes?
roxxxo @ Dec 21st 2007 10:00PM
i'm from the US and i don't like emo...
but the people that do are stupid, and they're not just in the US
Sora267 @ Dec 21st 2007 10:00PM
GT is to racing as GTA is to uberleetzorpwnage.
Noshino @ Dec 21st 2007 10:02PM
good job roxxxo, now, apply YOUR comment to answer your own questions
Tamer Brad @ Dec 21st 2007 10:12PM
Maybe people who don't have a PSP already decided they wanted one now it was in a colour they really liked. I'm certainly more drawn to it now.
Bellerophon @ Dec 21st 2007 10:27PM
Nippons liking GT could be compared to Americans liking Halo. You could easily call Halo "just another FPS", isn't it?.
*braces for fanboys neg'ing me down*
Obie @ Dec 21st 2007 11:07PM
There are stupid people everywhere you go, there they buy red PSP's, here they pay $130 for a game with a plastic mini helmet.
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Dec 21st 2007 11:40PM
Why was Will voted down? He's right: GT isn't just another racing game.
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Dec 22nd 2007 12:44AM
This is the japanese we're talking about. I'm damn sure that every gamer there have at least 5 different versions of the Ds.
Mr.ESC @ Dec 22nd 2007 1:13AM
First Screw you Obie *pets his Halo (Ferret?) helmet.
Stop hating and star loving my brothers!
By the way yes I was one of those guys who bought a game with a Silly Plastic Helmet but hey I love that darn ferret helmet it looks friggin great. At least I'm not one of those persons who bought Manhunt 2 or Mario party 8 ¬¬
About this well let me get this straight
Red PSPS = Bad
Blue power ranger ,pepto pink, vomit green, malaria yellow colored Ds lites = Good
Damn the fanboyness is strong with these ones.
Foetoid @ Dec 22nd 2007 5:41AM
The problem with that quote Sora267 is GTA sucks balls.
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Dec 22nd 2007 8:05AM
The problem with your quote is:
well, you know, that's just like your opinion man.
LaughingTarget @ Dec 22nd 2007 9:12AM
Buying another console just because it looks different = bad.
This isn't a fashion accessory, it is a game system. Someone who thinks they can't enjoy that great game they've been dying to play because the console is the wrong color is stupid.
funda @ Dec 22nd 2007 3:20PM
OK, first of all there's nothing wrong with buying a console in a different color.
And GT sets the bar every time a new game comes out. i'm down for it. All the Haters and fanboys need to have a BIG BOWL OF SHUT THE HELL UP!!!
James @ Dec 21st 2007 9:22PM
I bought a PSP Slim and M33ed it yesterday. But this is in the UK.
I bloody love the PSP now.
Draco @ Dec 21st 2007 9:45PM
I hope to get a PSP for Christmas, I really want some strat RPG, something the PS3 is sorely lacking! even Wii has one!!!
Draco @ Dec 21st 2007 9:47PM
I hope to get a PSP for Christmas, I really want some strat RPG, something the PS3 is sorely lacking! even Wii has one!!!
James @ Dec 21st 2007 10:00PM
SO you hope for 2 PSPs you greedy sod
Noshino @ Dec 21st 2007 10:04PM
LMFAO, +1 James, you are a funny sod
Anticrawl @ Dec 21st 2007 10:52PM
That is one hawt PSP. To bad I just swapped my PSP out for a Slim PSP as an even trade (family in the business).
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Dec 21st 2007 10:58PM
OMG! Wii is doomed. PS3 has practically caught up with it. The Fad is officially over.
Merry Christmas, PS3 fanboys!!
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Dec 21st 2007 11:27PM
Don't get so full of yourself.
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Dec 21st 2007 11:33PM
Joystiq Message boards: Serious Business.
Did I offend a fanboy?
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Dec 21st 2007 11:37PM
Nope, I'm not a fanboy. I just think your comment was a bit overdone sarcasm-wise.
jackbauer @ Dec 21st 2007 11:49PM
whoa whoa I think we are missing the real problem here! "Merry Christmas, PS3 fanboys!!"
What about the Jewish or the Pan-Africanist!
Happy Holidays,Political Correctness my boy!
WhatIsThatThing @ Dec 21st 2007 11:51PM
Sarcasm overdone? On the internet? THERE IS NO SUCH THING GOOD SIR (or madam)
borland502 @ Dec 21st 2007 11:56PM
"Did I offend a fanboy?"
Who can be offended by the truth? Welcome to the SDF lad, you made the right choice. Please report to the decontamination chamber for lemming removal.
Next thing you know, Fernando will burning his Wii60 (TM) on YouTube. Then the apocalypse happens. Ah well.
fuliano626@psn @ Dec 22nd 2007 12:21AM
dude your eperdermis is showing
Fernando Rocker @ Dec 22nd 2007 12:24AM
"Next thing you know, Fernando will burning his Wii60 (TM) on YouTube."
Never!
i_hate_mtv @ Dec 22nd 2007 1:37AM
I spit on political correctness
jackbauer @ Dec 21st 2007 11:26PM
I hate all these numbers and percentages, I say Joystiq should simplify it to emoticons. Smiley face for good, sad face for not so good, and in the case of the DS just put a money sign next to that.
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Dec 21st 2007 11:27PM
If they used that system, it'd be as shitty as your logic.
jackbauer @ Dec 21st 2007 11:35PM
If your gonna be a asshole at least be a funny one.
jackbauer @ Dec 21st 2007 11:36PM
you're*
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Dec 21st 2007 11:36PM
oh...I thought I was being witty.
Oh well, sorry for being an ass.
fuliano626@psn @ Dec 22nd 2007 12:27AM
hey LUDWIG if you read this you have a cool sounding last name KIETZMANNNNNNNNNNN what exactly is it german ?russian? satanic?
Smoke_Dawg_187 @ Dec 22nd 2007 12:47AM
I think it's Dutch. I believe he's from South Africa.
i_hate_mtv @ Dec 22nd 2007 1:37AM
NO WAIIIIIIIIIIII!
It's obviously Cantonese!
Worst Review Ever @ Dec 22nd 2007 12:43AM
Man, if only they could stop having Xbox 360 shortages in Japan...
*ducks*
roxxxo @ Dec 22nd 2007 12:50AM
they're just redirecting supplies to the US
Mr.ESC @ Dec 22nd 2007 1:02AM
Oh man why those Color PSP never get released in America?
Now I have 2 PSPs one that bought and one I got as a gift back in September and I have to say that I don't like the quality of the new PSP lite I mean is too fragile compared to the PSP phat but at least it does cooler stuff than the PSP phat I’ll give it that.
I also finished Silent Hill Origins today, sweet ending but the boss was kind of meh, it has these impressive moves and this awesome animation I mean is the friggin devil (It reminds of the Diablo of well Diablo series) but is a piece of cake.
After this Holiday I will have every System of this Gen except for the Ps3 which I maybe get when Mgs4 is released.
ThornedVenom @ Dec 22nd 2007 1:53AM
That red PSP is sexy.
Cuja @ Dec 22nd 2007 2:06AM
Different colors for the Wii will make it a better conversation piece.
Jamesology @ Dec 22nd 2007 3:38AM
WOW it's funny how in the beginning of this thread; all was said are insults toward my country. FUK YOU Americans! All you americans care about is killing each other! Why the hell are you even looking at what we buy?
Why are you American are so pathetic, especially LaughingTarget and roxxxo. Why does it matter if we like red? If us Japanese ppl are so stupid then don't buy our products! Maybe I should ask you why are you americans so in love with killing each other. WOW from all the games made in the world, it's easy to figure out with ones will be a hot seller in America. Hey I think someone is running around your country sniping your citizens or running over them with a tank. If you love killing each other so much then why were you stunned when a plane hit you? Hey New Years is coming why not celebrate by shooting up your schools!
ronald.raygun @ Dec 22nd 2007 4:15AM
i think you are just jealous your country doesn't have guns...
besides japan has too many japanese ppl in it anyway, heh sarcasm
Xenzulu @ Dec 22nd 2007 7:24AM
Hey better we kill each other than be lapdogs for the Germans while they did their best to wipe out an entire race of people (oh snap son). Or we could talk about the suicide rate in Japan.
On second thought, enjoy your different flavors of PSP, it gives you another reason to live.
pwned. goin back to bed.