New PSP Japan sales hit 1 million, outpacing original: Sony

26 November 2007 @ 05:21 pm EDT

Sony Corp said Monday that the lighter, slimmer new version of its Playstation Portable game player reached 1 million sales in Japan in two months, beating the original model's pace by two weeks.

Sony`s new PlayStation Portable is seen in a publicity photo. Sony Corp said Monday that the lighter, slimmer new version of its Playstation Portable game player reached 1 million in sales in Japan in two months, beating the original model`s pace by two weeks. (International Business Times handout)

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The second generation unit -- launched on September 20 and hitting its millionth sale on November 22 -- is Sony's new effort to knock off Nintendo's portable gaming sales champion, the Nintendo DS.

The new model -- PSP-2000 (Lite) -- is cheaper, lighter, thinner and has a bigger screen than its predecessor which launched three years ago.

Media Create estimates that from November 12 to 18, PSP came in second place in game hardware sales behind Nintendo DS at 65,609 unites, versus 76,069 units respectively.

New PSP Japan sales hit 1 million, outpacing original: Sony

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