Japan sells 5,000,000 PSPs!

[Bex]

Originally Posted by qj.net

It [Only registered users can see links. ] behind the DS, but don't say that the PSP's dead. IGN notes a Nikkei Keizan Shimbun report that says that PSP has sold over five million units in [Only registered users can see links. ]!

According to the newspaper, PSP sales hit that mark in February, and it shows signs of steady growth. In fact, there's additional [Only registered users can see links. ] going on, and if you've noticed some of the things we've mentioned on the site, it's still poised to keep on growing. Sure, we can't figure out if that [Only registered users can see links. ] is actually shipping out or not, but it's good news like this that makes a PSP fan happy at the end of the day.

One last tidbit, by the way. At the end of the article, [Only registered users can see links. ] got quoted, saying that the system's adoption rate is "the same as that of the original PlayStation, which shipped one hundred million units." Does that mean they expect it to sell as much as the [Only registered users can see links. ] eventually? Well, first things first, let's aim for ten million Japanese gamers served.

Five million is very impressive, and good going. (Although I can't help but think, for the amount of time it's been out )