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PSP outsells DS 2-1 in Japan in April.

Well it says it all, it finished up that the DS managed to sell 169,911 units where as the PSP managed to finish up at 380,867 units. Though in the whole entire market the Wii sold 5 times the amount of units compared to the PS3 in April.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld game gear outsold Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) DS portable player more than 2-to-1 in Japan in April, game magazine publisher Enterbrain said.

But in the console market, Nintendo sold five times as many Wii machines as Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) in the four weeks through April 27, an Enterbrain report dated Thursday showed.

PSP sales came to 380,867 units, beating DS sales of 169,911 units, as Capcom Co Ltd's (9697.T: Quote, Profile, Research) hunting action game "Monster Hunter Freedom 2G," designed for the PSP, was the top seller for the second straight month, the report said.

Nintendo sold 187,121 units of the Wii in the month, compared with 37,676 units of the PS3.

The Wii has been leading the PS3 in sales since their launches in late 2006 as its innovative and easy-to-play games attracted women and the elderly, expanding the overall gaming population.
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    Final Blade | 10 days 8 hours ago | reply
    Wow good job PSP. Its about time your getting some love.
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    black doom | 10 days 7 hours ago | reply
    I take it they all already have the DS.
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    WereJackal | 10 days 6 hours ago | reply
    Most probably everyone in japan already have NDS, but seeing PSP can sell that much looks good anyway.
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    Akira_EX | 10 days 6 hours ago | reply
    Pretty sure it's because of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G.
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      xsynergyx | 9 days 16 hours ago | reply
      I agree with you. The series is rather popular over there.
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      StarJet | 9 days 10 hours ago | reply
      Yeah, this is definitely because of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G. But what I can't fathom is, how come so many people who haven't played Freedom or Freedom 2 (otherwise they'd have PSPs, right?) go for the next game in the portable series?
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    InnerDemon | 10 days 4 hours ago | reply
    Yay Sony. I'm sure a lot of people already have a DS which might be why so many bought a PSP. But the DS also put up some good numbers as well still.
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    Razentsu | 9 days 19 hours ago | reply
    It's because of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G. Anyway, good job Sony.
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    joshuam | 9 days 19 hours ago | reply
    well done psp
    i prefer the psp to the DS
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    Oceanic Sun | 9 days 18 hours ago | reply
    I've heard nothing but good things regarding the Monster Hunter series, so I'm not surprised that Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is the cause of this. Hopefully the DS will sell more copies in the future.
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    R1DDL3S | 9 days 16 hours ago | reply
      Woot! Go psp...poor DS, all the Japanese already have two anyways...I have both
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    RikuNova | 9 days 10 hours ago | reply
    Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G made the sales of PSP skyrocket! Good job PSP!
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    doylie | 9 days 10 hours ago | reply
    Woot, go MH!! I loved freedom 1 & 2, I jsut hope mh2 G comes to EU.
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    Andrew5 | 9 days ago | reply
    The Japanese really like their PSP's. I really wish I had one.
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    shadow993 | 9 days ago | reply
    Yes, that's the only reason PSP is outselling it. DSs have been mined to extinction.
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    dan770 | 5 days 14 hours ago | reply
    lol psp is better no maybe is its so much better than the ds they had to upgrade so much to make the ds good all psp did is made it a bit lighter i give a million thumbs to psp i give ds 0 thumbs up

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