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PSP tops the Amazon Computer & Video Games Chart (US)

Izzy

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Pretty amazing for a $250 handheld - nice GC/MP7 sales, too. Anyway, one look at the top 10 could tell you that the handhelds are on the rise. :D

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Deg said:
This is not topic worthy. Come back when its a real chart.

I deem it topic worthy.

The thread may continue.

For the PSP to be #1 above the PS2, the DS, the GBA, and every game out there right before Black Friday could portend good things.

Or it could mean nothing.
 
is Amazon really that much of barometer? If so, the X360 is more popular than the PS2 and PSP and DS in Japan in terms of xmas orders.
 
sonycowboy said:
I deem it topic worthy.

The thread may continue.

For the PSP to be #1 above the PS2, the DS, the GBA, and every game out there right before Black Friday could portend good things.

Indeed - this is the first time PSP has ever been on the top of this particular chart.
 
DCharlie said:
is Amazon really that much of barometer? If so, the X360 is more popular than the PS2 and PSP and DS in Japan in terms of xmas orders.

No, but people like to post EB Games top sellers every week as well and those never translate to NPD's numbers or rankings.

But being that this next week is larger than any two months of Amazon's sales non-holiday, it does have a slight bit more significance.

CVXFREAK said:
On the list? I only saw one. Two for the DS.

I meant overall. There's the regular DS, the electric blue and the two colors of Nintendog's bundles as well, iirc.
 
DCharlie said:
is Amazon really that much of barometer?

It's really hard to tell - I actually think the US one is fairly accurate. The UK chart OTOH... :lol I have no idea about the Japanese one...

If so, the X360 is more popular than the PS2 and PSP and DS in Japan in terms of xmas orders.

It doesn't sound far fetched to me at all - most of those must be launch/pre-Xmas orders.
 
Striek said:
GTA:LCS at #21 and the only PSP game in the list...
Take the good with the bad I guess.

There are a crapload of DS games there.

All 3 Nintendogs, Mario Kart, Animal Crossing and later on the Mario Kart DS bundle and Mario & Luigi.
 
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What is the relevence of your statement?
 
DCharlie said:
If so, the X360 is more popular than the PS2 and PSP and DS in Japan in terms of xmas orders.
In all honesty, this shouldn't surprise anyone. Hell, the original Xbox sold like, what, 110,000 in it's first week? Of course it was all downhill from there, but I expect the 360 to follow the exact same route.

It'll be near impossible for the PS2, PSP and even the DS to match HW sales like that in a week, because it just isn't feasible to compare against a launch.
 
Heian-kyo said:
In all honesty, this shouldn't surprise anyone. Hell, the original Xbox sold like, what, 110,000 in it's first week? Of course it was all downhill from there, but I expect the 360 to follow the exact same route.

It'll be near impossible for the PS2, PSP and even the DS to match HW sales like that in a week, because it just isn't feasible to compare against a launch.

It's the middle of December. DS will probably outsell it. Week MKDS comes out, too.
 
CVXFREAK said:
It's the middle of December. DS will probably outsell it. Week MKDS comes out, too.
Depending on 360 shortages maybe (is there such a thing in Japan? *rimshot*), but I certainly wouldn't use the term 'probably'. Christmas isn't the same in Japan, it's much busier at retail in early January (if I remember correctly), so I think it could be a toss up.
 
Heian-kyo said:
Depending on 360 shortages maybe (is there such a thing in Japan? *rimshot*), but I certainly wouldn't use the term 'probably'. Christmas isn't the same in Japan, it's much busier at retail in early January (if I remember correctly), so I think it could be a toss up.

It all depends on when the current popular systems out now begin pushing over 100K weekly in Japan. Could be a week after or even that week.

I still think probably is the right word to use, but I won't deny the possibility of being wrong as well.
 
Heian-kyo said:
In all honesty, this shouldn't surprise anyone. Hell, the original Xbox sold like, what, 110,000 in it's first week? Of course it was all downhill from there, but I expect the 360 to follow the exact same route.

It'll be near impossible for the PS2, PSP and even the DS to match HW sales like that in a week, because it just isn't feasible to compare against a launch.

360 comes out on a Saturday, so that's two days on sale for the X360 versus ... seven days on sale for DS (which imho has the best chance to outsell it) including four days with Mario Kart DS. Imho DS will probably outsell X360 if Microsoft doesn't ship alot (150k+) consoles.
 
Anyway, one look at the top 10 could tell you that new systems tend to sell well. :D

Changed for alternate viewpoint. ;) Although, personally, other than Fire Emblem: PoR, handhelds have had my favorite games this year.

Also, atm, Mario Party 7 is above the PSP. :P

I wonder if it would be possible, at just the right moment, to catch the Xbox or Xbox360 at the top of amazon.co.jp.

Nah. :lol

Edit: Right now, Animal Crossing: Wild World is tops at Amazon Japan, and the Xbox360 is 12th.
 
Taker666 said:
Amazon Germany

Nintendogs blue DS bundle, Nintendogs pink DS bundle, solo silver DS

all 3 outselling the PSP .


Amazon France

Mario Kart DS at number 1, Nintendogs bundles sold out, Pink DS, Blue DS and Silver DS all outselling the PSP.

:D

Well duh. You know if the PSP was doing something on those charts then Izzy would have fit them into this thread.

Izzy said:
Pretty amazing for a $250 handheld - nice GC/MP7 sales, too. Anyway, one look at the top 10 could tell you that the handhelds are on the rise. :D

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Mario Party 7 is now #1 at Amazon.com.

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