While its performance in Europe and the US remains worryingly slow, the PSP continues to sell very well in Japan.
Last week it was the best selling console of all, and with 48,603 units sold it beats out the combined power of DS XL, or DS LL as it's called in Japan (23,120), DSi (17,950), and DS Lite (4,058), not to mention PS3, Wii, and the rest.
Good game
Of course, it's occured in this particular week thanks to the release of a popular game - rhythm title Hatsune Miku Project Diva 2nd - which has encouraged hardware sales.
Similarly, Konami recently announced that 40 per cent of its total game sales between January and June 2010 were on PSP, mainly because of Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker.
Yet, it's not all good news for Sony. Even in the Japan, the PSPgo is a stinker, with only 777 units of the digital-only redesign sold.
GI.biz
News
Contributing Editor
A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon is Contributing Editor at PG.biz which means he acts like a slightly confused uncle who's forgotten where he's left his glasses. As well as letters and cameras, he likes imaginary numbers and legumes.
Top Stories
Feature
May 17th, 2024
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a battle royale to a console classic remake
Feature
May 16th, 2024
Behind the scenes: How adding sandwich offers to an idle merge game boosted three metrics at once
Events
Digital Dragons | Europe | May 19th |
GamesBeat Summit 2024 | North America | May 20th |
Mobidictum Meetup Tallinn May 2024 | Europe | May 21st |
Nordic Game Spring 2024 | Nordic | May 21st |
Impact 2024 - Indie Games | May 23rd | |
Morocco Gaming Expo | Africa | May 24th |
MomoCon 2024 | North America | May 24th |
Unreal Fest Gold Coast 2024 | Australasia | May 29th |
Popular Stories
Feature
May 14th, 2024
53 top mobile games in soft launch: Squad Busters, Battle Guys: Royale, Plants vs. Zombies 3, LEGO Hill Climb Adventures, and more
Feature
May 13th, 2024
Hot Five: Dubai's new Gaming Visa, April's mobile game charts, and Xbox studio closures
Interview
May 13th, 2024