DS will leave PSP far behind by 2011, says Screen Digest

Given the huge lead DS is enjoying over PSP, analyst group Screen Digest from the UK believes that Nintendo’s handheld will take 89% of market share in Japan – projected numbers are 112 million to 67 million respectively.

The group published a report explaining how they came up with such a conclusion. Calling PSP a “portable PS2,” the analysis attributes Nintendo’s success to superior software. Sony‘s machine may be more powerful, but Ninty had huge titles such as Nintendogs, Professor Kawashima’s Brain Training, Mario Kart DS, and other entries from wildly popular franchises.

As of May 2007, the big N reports to have an installed user base breaking past 41 million across all territories. It jumped from 38 million at the end of Q1 this year, while PSP was at 20 million at the time.

Screen Digest expects DS games sales to reach 106 million by the end of the year, with PSP at 48 million. Such domination is believed to extend ’til 2011, when spending on DS games reach US$ 1.5 billion in Japan, US$ 1.1 billion in the US, and US$ 750 million all over PAL territories. A total of $ 1.7 billion across the globe is expected for Sony.

On the good side, the group expects PSP to sell better by the end of 2007. Obviously, they don’t believe that will be enough to give the dark horse a boost. Only time will tell if their words will hold true.

To read the full report, click on the Read link below.

Given the huge lead DS is enjoying over PSP, analyst group Screen Digest from the UK believes that Nintendo’s handheld will take 89% of market share in Japan – projected numbers are 112 million to 67 million respectively.

The group published a report explaining how they came up with such a conclusion. Calling PSP a “portable PS2,” the analysis attributes Nintendo’s success to superior software. Sony‘s machine may be more powerful, but Ninty had huge titles such as Nintendogs, Professor Kawashima’s Brain Training, Mario Kart DS, and other entries from wildly popular franchises.

As of May 2007, the big N reports to have an installed user base breaking past 41 million across all territories. It jumped from 38 million at the end of Q1 this year, while PSP was at 20 million at the time.

Screen Digest expects DS games sales to reach 106 million by the end of the year, with PSP at 48 million. Such domination is believed to extend ’til 2011, when spending on DS games reach US$ 1.5 billion in Japan, US$ 1.1 billion in the US, and US$ 750 million all over PAL territories. A total of $ 1.7 billion across the globe is expected for Sony.

On the good side, the group expects PSP to sell better by the end of 2007. Obviously, they don’t believe that will be enough to give the dark horse a boost. Only time will tell if their words will hold true.

To read the full report, click on the Read link below.