Sony Gamers Day 07: Sony releases PSP sales data

PSP Fanboy reports that Sony has revealed its latest metrics for PlayStation Portable Hardware and Software sales world wide. There’s an interesting revelation to be had here: when it comes to “Portable Hardware Dollars Market Share” the PSP actually beats the Nintendo DS by a small percentage.

Now, you may say that that doesn’t make sense since there are so many Nintendo DS lites out there. However if you factor in the retail price of the NDS, it does make some sense. Check out the charts above if you want to see if the math adds up.

There are several amusing things that can be gathered from the charts. One thing is that the US and Europe apparently love their PSP, with large shares of PSP sales. On the software side, of things, Japan gets the most love, with 641 titles, this despite their significantly lower software shipments.

Now some folks may have their problems with Sony including the NDS in their charts as Sony has engaged in a “we’re not out to beat the DS” strategy with the PSP, however, you have to realize that if you have to release figures for “Portable Hardware Dollars Market Share” the inclusion of the DS in unavoidable.

If anything, this only adds to the sentiment that the PSP doesn’t really have to beat the DS in order to thrive, especially since they have their own hefty share of the market.

PSP Fanboy reports that Sony has revealed its latest metrics for PlayStation Portable Hardware and Software sales world wide. There’s an interesting revelation to be had here: when it comes to “Portable Hardware Dollars Market Share” the PSP actually beats the Nintendo DS by a small percentage.

Now, you may say that that doesn’t make sense since there are so many Nintendo DS lites out there. However if you factor in the retail price of the NDS, it does make some sense. Check out the charts above if you want to see if the math adds up.

There are several amusing things that can be gathered from the charts. One thing is that the US and Europe apparently love their PSP, with large shares of PSP sales. On the software side, of things, Japan gets the most love, with 641 titles, this despite their significantly lower software shipments.

Now some folks may have their problems with Sony including the NDS in their charts as Sony has engaged in a “we’re not out to beat the DS” strategy with the PSP, however, you have to realize that if you have to release figures for “Portable Hardware Dollars Market Share” the inclusion of the DS in unavoidable.

If anything, this only adds to the sentiment that the PSP doesn’t really have to beat the DS in order to thrive, especially since they have their own hefty share of the market.