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^ Why? :/

You can play ps1 games on

a) PS2

b) PS3

c) PSP

:p

Portable and console options.

I only forsee PSP sales getting better as the PS3 gets more popular - Don't know if anyones thought about it like that, but the connectivity between the PS3 and PSP is unrivaled, and attractive. Not to mention the PSP homebrew/modding scene is unrivaled, but if you're a casual buyer you probably won't know much about that...

May 19 - 25 | 2008

Hardware

PSP - 64,449

Wii - 49,047

DSL - 37,404

PS3 - 9,071

PS2 - 7,189

360 - 1,947

Software

1. [NDS] Let's Make a Pro Baseball Team! - 59,321 (NEW)

2. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G - 51,370

3. [WII] Mario Kart Wii - 47,758

4. [WII] Wii Fit - 36,455

5. [NDS] Glory of Hercules: Proof of Spirit - 23,155 (NEW)

6. [NDS] DS Beautiful Letter Training - 15,282

7. [NDS] Scarlet Fragment DS - 15,261 (NEW)

8. [WII] Battalion Wars 2 - 15,123

9. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure - 13,762

10. [WII] Link's Crossbow Training - 11,757

^ Why? :/

You can play ps1 games on

a) PS2

b) PS3

c) PSP

:p

Portable and console options.

I only forsee PSP sales getting better as the PS3 gets more popular - Don't know if anyones thought about it like that, but the connectivity between the PS3 and PSP is unrivaled, and attractive. Not to mention the PSP homebrew/modding scene is unrivaled, but if you're a casual buyer you probably won't know much about that...

The PS3-PSP connecitivity is a major reason why I want a PS3, as you said it is very attractive.

Also, if the Playstation got re-released for ?20-30, a lot of people would buy one as a cheap CD player for their TV, or parents could buy their kid a Playstation to keep them amused. A lot of these "100 in 1" illegal devices are sold like hot cakes in market places and the such, so clearly a want for a cheap games device is a market the Playstation could capture.

Also, you can play Gameboy games on the GBC, GBA, SNES and the Gamecube (and not to mention the countless devices via emulation) and yet, people still want to buy Game boys:pp

May 26 - June 1 | 2008

Hardware

PSP - 71,986

Wii - 50,851

DSL - 38,355

PS3 - 9,169

PS2 - 7,203

360 - 1,959

Software

1. [PSP] Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 - 116,595 (NEW)

2. [NDS] Endless Frontier: Super Robot Wars OG Saga - 97,825 (NEW)

3. [WII] Mario Kart Wii - 50,172

4. [WII] Wii Fit - 46,043

5. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G - 45,276

6. [WII] Family Trainer - 43,785 (NEW)

7. [PS2] D.C. II: Da Capo II: Plus Situation - 39,858 (NEW)

8. [PSP] Valhalla Knights 2 - 32,294 (NEW)

9. [PS2] Mana Khemia 2: The Fallen School and the Alchemists - 26,431 (NEW)

10. [NDS] Empty Space Training - 25,408 (NEW)

June 2 - 8 | 2008

Hardware

PSP - 62,016

Wii - 44,639

DSL - 35,020

PS3 - 10,856

PS2 - 6,279

360 - 2,280

Software

1. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit - 92,298 / NEW

2. [WII] Mysterious Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 - 59,283 / NEW

3. [PSP] Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 - 42,673 / 159,000

4. [WII] Mario Kart Wii - 38,856 / 1,406,000

5. [NDS] DS Misa Yamamura Suspense: Kyoto Murder Files - 38,122 / NEW

6. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G - 35,185 / 2,177,000

7. [WII] Wii Fit - 33,595 / 2,190,000

8. [360] Ninja Gaiden 2 - 24,570 / NEW

9. [WII] Family Trainer - 15,405 / 59,000

10. [NDS] DS Beautiful Letter Training - 15,391 / 267,000

June 9 - 15 | 2008

Software

1. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots - 465,000

2. [WII] Mario Kart Wii - 38,000

3. [WII] Wii Fit - 37,000

4. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 - 27,000

5. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G - 26,000

6. [NDS] Hisshou Pachinko Pachislot Kouryaku Series DS Vol. 2 - 22,000

7. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit - 18,000

8. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training - 17,000

9. [NDS] DS Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kyoto Murder Files - 17,000

10. [WII] Mysterious Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 - 14,000

Good sales for MGS4.

Nice numbers for Sony, Wow. lol the poor 360 is just taking a pounding there even the PS2 triples it in sales.

That's to be expected though, the 360 doesn't have a AAA Japanese dev game to help push it sales like MGS4 did for the PS3, though, I actually expected higher sales. It just shows that MGS is bigger outside of japan now.

June 16 - 22 | 2008

Hardware

PSP - 59,351

Wii - 41,037

DSL - 36,599

PS3 - 20,336

PS2 - 6,346

360 - 2,555

Software

1. [PSP] Super Robot Wars - 102,000

2. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 68,000

3. [WII] Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball - 58,000

4. [PS2] Harulanaru Toki no Naka de 4 - 55,000

5. [WII] Mario Kart Wii - 33,000

6. [WII] Wii Fit - 32,000

7. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G - 21,000

8. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 3 - 19,000

9. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training - 18,000

10. [NDS] Let's Make a Pro Baseball Team - 11,000

Big drop, but MGS4 becomes the first PS3 title to sell over half a million in Japan.

The PS3 had a short reign... Wonder what will be the next game to bring them up to the top again. FF13?

LBP maybe, if not White Knight Story probably. Both due out this year, or in WKS' case, this fiscal year (up to March 2009).

LBP maybe, if not White Knight Story probably. Both due out this year, or in WKS' case, this fiscal year (up to March 2009).

I can tell you now its not going to be LBP... I have a good few gaming friends and NONE of them had heard of this game.

LBP will be a nice fun game, but its not going to be as successful as you think.

Never heard of White Knight Story so im not going to comment on that.

I can tell you now its not going to be LBP... I have a good few gaming friends and NONE of them had heard of this game.

LBP will be a nice fun game, but its not going to be as successful as you think.

Never heard of White Knight Story so im not going to comment on that.

I'm sorry, but when did your friends become the centre of the gaming universe?

LBP is one of the largest anticipated titles this year, you're pretty naive to think otherwise.

I base my comments on how the gaming journalism world has reacted to LBP, and continues to each time it is previewed/mentioned. Not how some of my friends haven't heard of it, which is true by the way, some of them haven't.

However the game isn't out, nor is it near enough to release date for the mass marketing of it to start.

but its not going to be as successful as you think.

And how successful do you think I think it will be? I'll tell you if your guess is right.

I'm sorry, but when did your friends become the centre of the gaming universe?

LBP is one of the largest anticipated titles this year, you're pretty naive to think otherwise.

I base my comments on how the gaming journalism world has reacted to LBP, and continues to each time it is previewed/mentioned. Not how some of my friends haven't heard of it, which is true by the way, some of them haven't.

However the game isn't out, nor is it near enough to release date for the mass marketing of it to start.

Woah... Steady on there

Just saying that the game is not widely known.

Critical acclaim does not always translate to good sales. Take Beyond Good and Evil for example... Fantastic game.

Reviewers creamed over it yet it was a failure for ubisoft.

Least i was basing my point on the people who actually buy the games.

And how successful do you think I think it will be? I'll tell you if your guess is right.

Comparing LBP to MGS4 is amusing...

Do you honestly think the Japanese PS3 sales will increase seven-fold the week LBP is released. (Even triple in number) ?

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