PSP has sold 10M in Japan (according to Enterbrain)

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JoeJ on 15 July 2008

Here's the Kotaku coverage on it:

http://kotaku.com/5025222/psp-10-million-sold-in-japan

Some good news for Sony today anyway. :) Also, VGChartz appears to be pretty close too, so congratz to ioi as well!

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11ht11 on 15 July 2008

and the sales have not been updated so, it should be past 10 million tomorrow when the numbers are updated

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pichu_pichu on 15 July 2008

yeah, we need 2 weeks of numbers..

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MANUELF on 15 July 2008

According to VGChartz the PSP need to sell 180k in two weeks and I dont see that happen

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hunter_alien on 15 July 2008

Well they probably meant shipped , so those numbers passed it some time ago IMO . Well it seems that this gen in worst case scenario we will have at least 3 systems that will sell over 10 million units in Japan ;)

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lombard2578 on 15 July 2008

It's a false information.

At the end of june (end of week 26), the number of psp sold given by enterbrain is:

9,499,774

http://www.geocities.jp/v7160c_l5/main.html

or here:

http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=33313

For media create at the end of the week 27, we have:

9.793.994

http://www.gamekult.com/articles/A0000067965/

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crho on 15 July 2008

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/080715e.html

Press Release:
PSP® (PLAYSTATION®PORTABLE) REACHES 10 MILLION SELL-IN UNITS IN JAPAN
The best selling system in the game console market in Japan for the first half of 2008

Tokyo, July 15, 2008 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that the cumulative sell-in units of PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system (PSP-1000 and 2000 series) reached a total of 10 million units(*1) in Japan as of July 15, 2008.

Since the launch on December 12th 2004 in Japan, PSP has evolved as an innovative handheld entertainment system, having a wide array of exciting software titles and by introducing peripherals as well as upgrading system software through continuous firmware updates. Inheriting the basic functions and the design philosophy of PSP-1000, slim and light PSP (PSP-2000) made its debut on September 20th 2007 and in the first half of 2008(*2), it has become the best selling system in the game console market in Japan. Many color variations have also been introduced, now having PSP available in a total of seven different colors. Features such as “1 Seg” viewing(*3), “Skype” and many other fun accessories that expands the joy of entertainment on PSP, including “Microphone” and a multi-functional “Cradle” in addition to a strong line-up of attractive software titles are also accelerating the expansion of the platform.

On the games front, there are over 580 (*4) titles now available in Japan alone. More and more exciting new software titles of different genres are scheduled for release towards the end of year from third party licensees as well as from SCE Worldwide Studios (WWS) Japan Studio, including GUNDAM BATTLE UNIVERSE by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., The Legend of Heroes: SORA NO KISEKI the 3rd by Nihon Falcom Corporation and PHANTASY STAR PORTABLE by SEGA CORPORATION as well as SCE WWS Japan Studio titles including BLEACH Soul Carnival, LocoRoco2, PATAPON2(Working Title), SECRET AGENT CLANK and Yusyanokuseni Namaikidaor2.(*5) In conjunction with the powerful line-up of upcoming software titles, two new bundle packs, “PSP Metallic Blue Value Pack” and “PSP Metallic Blue 1 Seg Pack”, featuring a new “Metallic Blue” PSP bundled with popular accessories and peripherals, will become available on July 17th in Japan as a limited offer.

SCE will vigorously promote PSP as a new handheld entertainment system to enjoy a variety of digital entertainment content by enhancing network capabilities and interoperability with PLAYSTATION®3.

(*1)  Sell-in number
(*2)  Data source : ENTERBRAIN, INC.
(*3)  Separately sold “1 Seg” tuner is necessary to enjoy “1 Seg” broadcasting on PSP.
(*4)  As of the end of March 2008
(*5)  The titles are in alphabetical order according to company names.