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Sony made gamers in its home territory wait a bit to get PSP go. And in retrospect, it appears that there was no need to rush. Early sales figures following this weekend's launch indicate a slow start for the latest PSP revision.
PSP go dropped in Japan on November 1 -- a rare Sunday release in a country where most gaming products are released on Thursdays. Larger products are often given a special Saturday release, but Sunday is definitely out of the ordinary.
Enterbrain, publisher of the Famitsu magazines and also provider of video game sales statistics, reports a first day sell through of 28,275 units for the system. Enterbrain's tracking period ends on Sundays, so this is technically treated as the system's first week.
Looking at the first day numbers, it seems that the Japanese have yet to warm up to PSP go. PSP-3000 sold 140,000 units in its first week last October. That was, admittedly, over a four day period, but DSi proceeded to sell 170,000 units over its first two days the following month.
Sony's pricing strategy for the Japanese PSP go resembles that of America. In Japan, following a September price cut, PSP-3000 now runs 16,800 yen. PSP go goes for 26,800 yen.
Japan gets a few unique bonuses right out of the box. Sony has included demos of Hot Shots Tennis, the Hot Shots series mini game collection Everyone's Sukkiri, and an upcoming social networking app called ROOM.
Japanese PSP go buyers also benefit from a downloadable games lineup that strikes us as being more robust than its counterparts in other regions. Leading up to release, Sony's third parties rushed to get many of the system's classics available in download form, with Kojima Productions stepping up to plate on launch day with Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops. Namco Bandai delivered a good part of its library, including Soul Calibur Broken Destiny and Ridge Racers. Sony's Game Archives first generation PlayStation download service is also packed with classic titles in Japan.
These older titles were joined by new offerings, including the highly anticipated Persona 3 Portable, Dissidia Final Fantasy Universal Tuning (a Japanese re-release of our version of Dissidia), LocoRoco Midnight Carnival, and Disgaea Infinite. The former two are simultaneous retail and download releases -- a previous rarity for third party publishers.
Also adding to the lineup were a bunch of high profile demos. A new demo of Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker was made available the same day PSP go hit retail (an English version is promised shortly, but those who want a sneak peak can attempt to navigate the Japanese Peace Walker site). Sega followed with demos of Phantasy Star Portable 2 and Valkyria Chronicles 2.
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PSP go dropped in Japan on November 1 -- a rare Sunday release in a country where most gaming products are released on Thursdays. Larger products are often given a special Saturday release, but Sunday is definitely out of the ordinary.
Enterbrain, publisher of the Famitsu magazines and also provider of video game sales statistics, reports a first day sell through of 28,275 units for the system. Enterbrain's tracking period ends on Sundays, so this is technically treated as the system's first week.
Looking at the first day numbers, it seems that the Japanese have yet to warm up to PSP go. PSP-3000 sold 140,000 units in its first week last October. That was, admittedly, over a four day period, but DSi proceeded to sell 170,000 units over its first two days the following month.
Sony's pricing strategy for the Japanese PSP go resembles that of America. In Japan, following a September price cut, PSP-3000 now runs 16,800 yen. PSP go goes for 26,800 yen.
Japan gets a few unique bonuses right out of the box. Sony has included demos of Hot Shots Tennis, the Hot Shots series mini game collection Everyone's Sukkiri, and an upcoming social networking app called ROOM.
Japanese PSP go buyers also benefit from a downloadable games lineup that strikes us as being more robust than its counterparts in other regions. Leading up to release, Sony's third parties rushed to get many of the system's classics available in download form, with Kojima Productions stepping up to plate on launch day with Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops. Namco Bandai delivered a good part of its library, including Soul Calibur Broken Destiny and Ridge Racers. Sony's Game Archives first generation PlayStation download service is also packed with classic titles in Japan.
These older titles were joined by new offerings, including the highly anticipated Persona 3 Portable, Dissidia Final Fantasy Universal Tuning (a Japanese re-release of our version of Dissidia), LocoRoco Midnight Carnival, and Disgaea Infinite. The former two are simultaneous retail and download releases -- a previous rarity for third party publishers.
Also adding to the lineup were a bunch of high profile demos. A new demo of Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker was made available the same day PSP go hit retail (an English version is promised shortly, but those who want a sneak peak can attempt to navigate the Japanese Peace Walker site). Sega followed with demos of Phantasy Star Portable 2 and Valkyria Chronicles 2.
more here
