According to Chart-Track, a monitoring firm that tracks over-the-counter retail sales in the U.K. and Ireland, Sony shifted 185,000 PSP's in the first four days of its release to become the fastest-selling console of all time in the U.K. To illustrate the level of success for PSP, the rival Nintendo DS sold 87,000 units in its first week back in March according to the BBC.Further, of the 24 PSP games at launch, 20 of them have made it into the All Formats Chart, which tracks game sales across all platforms. Ridge Racer for PSP in particular has been very popular:
20 out of the 24 PSP launch titles enter the All Formats Top 40 with Sony’s ‘Ridge Racer’ (PSP) topping the list, knocking Codemasters’ ‘Brian Lara International Cricket 2005’ (PS2/XB/PC) down to No2 and becoming not only the fastest selling PSP game but also the fastest selling Ridge Racer game across any format. 1 in 5 people who bought a PSP game bought ‘Ridge Racer’, but it was over 6 years ago since a Ridge Racer title reached number 1 in the All Formats chart with Ridge Racer Type 4 (PS1) back in week 17 1999.
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