PSP sales? Where are they?

Okay, I am very curious, does anyone know how well the PSP is selling in Japan? IGN, who I truly think is in favor of Playstation, didn't post anything about the first day sales, which has me thinking it didn't do as well as they were hoping. No offense to IGN, but I find that they mostly critizised the DS for its first day sales, although it sold very very well, they seemed irritated.

IGN has been posting stuff that obviously shows they are in favor of the PSP, which is what I support my idea on. The only reason I want to truly know if the PSP sold as well or not as well as the DS during its first day of sales in Japan is so I can know whether or not to tell my friends: "I told you the DS would sell better!

I consider myself an expert in the handheld department of video games. I have had almost every handheld, I know what works. Which is why I think I have more experience over my friends.

Actually, from what I read (on IGN, I believe), the PSP did really well on its first day in Japan.

I'm gonna see if I can dig up the article they did on that.

EDIT:

Thousands of Fans gather for the PSP Launch

PSP Sales Numbers

The PSP did very well at launch and it's still selling pretty well, although the DS is still at the top when it comes to hardware sales.

PSP had a great launch day compared to DS, but the main reason is because Nintendo has a great pre-order system and some shops weren'ttaking PSP pre-orders. DS is still on top though.

The majority of IGN's DS coverage has been dead-neutral. People simply pick out specific instances of perceived bias, build them into a straw man, and ignore the similar practices in other sections of the site, and throughout the gaming media at large.

Examples in the case of the DS include people over-reacting over Juan's mailbag, and the subsequent rebuttal. Others pick at the first-hand accounts from writers and editors based on their own personal experiences, over things like mentioning the PSP as a competitor, and running PSP features on the PSP channel shortly after the DS launch. None demonstrate any specific notable bias on the part of IGN employees.

Nintendo fans claim that IGN is blatantly biased against Nintendo. Sony fans claim IGN is blatantly biased against Sony. Microsoft fans claim IGN is blatantly biased against Microsoft. They all need to shut up, partake of a broader range of journalism before treating their selective evidence as proof of bias, and learn to read the discourse, not the semantics.

I've brought this up before, and I'll bring it up again: A few times on ZU people have brought up IGN apparently giving games unreasonably low scores, being biased against Nintendo. Most recently it came out with Baten Kaitos, claiming their review was low due to bias. Lo and behold, IGN's rating of 88% was one of the highest scores the game would receive from cross-platform review sources, and 6% above the average.

Otherwise, the DS was bound to sell more, if not by popularity, than by simple availability.

Well, that availability issue was undermined as of late, Dryth. The PSP surpassed the DS in sales in Japan.

I don't see much point in this topic. I don't think higher sales will prove that a console is better or not, all it proves is that it's really hyped up and that people want it. Do you think exactly everyone are satisfied with the purchase? Surely someone received a broken console by mistake. Surely some people were displeased with the product?

I am not speaking about any specific console, that is just how I view sale numbers. Sale numbers are insignificant in my eyes.

IGN this, IGN that - they're not the source of all knowledge. I don't visit their site, and I advise everyone to not view reviewing sites as something even near a reliable source that you can trust for when it comes to buying games.

cubed3.com sometimes posts them...heehee once the GC was selling more then the PSP

Originally Posted by Radek

Well, that availability issue was undermined as of late, Dryth. The PSP surpassed the DS in sales in Japan.

Source, please? I'd like to see that for myself. Not that I don't believe you, I'd just like to see where it says that.

Well, that availability issue was undermined as of late, Dryth. The PSP surpassed the DS in sales in Japan.

Um.... Can I see the source too please, because I was seeing way differently than that.

Originally Posted by Radek

Well, that availability issue was undermined as of late, Dryth. The PSP surpassed the DS in sales in Japan.

I'll third the request for figures.

Somewhat dated information, but Sony estimated 500,000 units shipped in Japan by the end of 2004, while Nintendo had claimed to sell half a million DS units in the first week in the US alone. GamesIndustry.biz claims 2 million DS units sold by December 21st. By Sony's own estimate, I don't see how they could challenge that figure; it places them with a fraction of the number of units actually on the market it only one major region.

Of course, sources demonstrating otherwise are always appreciated.

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I'm a fool. In the headlines of the article I was reading, I mistook PS2 for PSP...
Here it is: http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/inter...ws/41128.shtml

Forgive me for the mistake.