Sony: 500,000 PSPs Sold in 2 Days
April 8th, 2005
Sony announced today that the first week sales of the PSP generated more than $150 million at North American retailers, which they claim outpaced the launch week sales for any other similar product. although it’s not clear if they are talking about numbers sold or
However it’s not clear if they are talking about numbers sold (500,000) or the revenue generated.
“The launch of PSP was everything we hoped for, with extraordinary consumer demand driving sales of hardware units alone upwards of $150 million in first week sales, far and away above those generated by any other product in the space,” said Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive officer, Sony Computer Entertainment America. “In only two weeks, PSP is having an immediate impact across the entire industry as consumers are clearly voting it the product of the year in 2005.”
“GameStop, Inc. has seen an extraordinary cross section of consumers come through our doors including hard core gamers, business men and women of all ages looking to get a PSP,” said Dan DeMatteo, vice-chairman and chief operational officer, GameStop Inc. “The overall entertainment value of PSP is giving it a mass appeal beyond any other product we have ever carried.”
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