HappySqurriel on 21 May 2008
Just as a demonstration:
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| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| America | 1,322,589 | 8,053,768 | 17,680,551 | 25,252,458 | 30,906,957 | 37,216,703 | 42,621,125 |
| Japan | 3,549,355 | 7,120,105 | 11,225,787 | 14,508,410 | 17,786,057 | 19,961,598 | 21,487,036 |
| Total Others | 749,008 | 6,344,779 | 13,583,181 | 21,234,405 | 28,209,319 | 36,716,431 | 41,722,334 |
As you can see, the PS2 had a pretty steady sales rate in all three regions throughout its entire life; I think it is kind of foolish to expect a console to sell into PS2 ranges through sudden unexplained increases in sales in middle of its life.
