UMDs are Hot

Source: Yahoo

Since PSP was launched, more than 1.2 million units have sold. Sony’s Feingold projects that within 12 months, 6 million to 8 million PSP machines will be in North American households.

Analysts including Adams say that although UMD will never be as ubiquitous as DVD (more than 65 million households own DVD players), the market could grow to 25 million or even 30 million households.

UMD movies are carried by all the big discount and electronics chains, from Wal-Mart and Target to Best Buy and Circuit City. They’re for sale at big music chains such as Trans World Entertainment and Musicland, and dedicated game chains Game Stop and EB Games.

Two UMD movies have now sold more than 100,000 copies each: Sony’s House of Flying Daggers and Resident Evil 2, both released April 19. Sony’s Feingold calls the sales tally “remarkable,” noting that it took nine months for the first DVD title, Air Force One, to cross the 100,000-unit mark.

Source: Yahoo

Since PSP was launched, more than 1.2 million units have sold. Sony’s Feingold projects that within 12 months, 6 million to 8 million PSP machines will be in North American households.

Analysts including Adams say that although UMD will never be as ubiquitous as DVD (more than 65 million households own DVD players), the market could grow to 25 million or even 30 million households.

UMD movies are carried by all the big discount and electronics chains, from Wal-Mart and Target to Best Buy and Circuit City. They’re for sale at big music chains such as Trans World Entertainment and Musicland, and dedicated game chains Game Stop and EB Games.

Two UMD movies have now sold more than 100,000 copies each: Sony’s House of Flying Daggers and Resident Evil 2, both released April 19. Sony’s Feingold calls the sales tally “remarkable,” noting that it took nine months for the first DVD title, Air Force One, to cross the 100,000-unit mark.