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When the Nintendo DSi launches in the United States on April 5th, it will come with a hefty price tag of $170. Sony PSP fans will notice that this puts the Nintendo handheld at exactly the same price point as the PSP 3000 core pack, which currently retails for $169.99 in the United States. Excitement for the DS successor couldn’t be any higher as we wait for it to arrive, but does the DSi offer value at its current price? To find out, we compare the features in both the Sony PSP 3000 and Nintendo DSi right out of the box.

What’s in the box?

The new Nintendo DSi will come with some extra value items right out of the box, but it won’t have everything you need to fully enjoy the handheld. Read the rest of this entry »

The world’s most stylish handheld system just got even more colourful with the launch of three brand new colours: Mystic Silver, Pearl White and Radiant Red. Offering up endless entertainment possibilities such as movies, music, videos, online chat, photos and a huge collection of games including brand new PSP exclusives Resistance: Retribution and Patapon 2, these new PSP-3000 colours bring even more personality to incredible gaming on the go. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s no doubt an interesting matter that the PlayStation Portable has reached the 50 million “sell-in” figure worldwide. As well, there are over 2,000 UMD titles available with sell-in units reaching, count ‘em Read the rest of this entry »

Apple’s iPhone has been a tremendously successful product. It has facilitated Apple’s entry into two challenging new markets: mobile phones and video games. By all accounts, the Cuppertino California company has been successful with both ventures. The iPhone sold more than 10 million units last year, and users have been quick to embrace paid downloadable content through the Apple App Store. Many of the most popular applications downloaded from the store, according to recent statistics, are video games. Read the rest of this entry »

We have to hand it to Sony. After struggling against software pirates for the first several years of the handheld console’s life, the company appears to have finally shut out the hackers for good. As of January 9, 2009, the newly released PSP 3000 remains unhacked, meaning that it has survived an impressive 83 days against the onslaught of hackers and the homebrew community, who are intent on unlocking its secrets and enabling it to run hacked custom firmware. Certain models of the PSP 2000 slim also remain unhackable because they have the same, newer motherboard (TA-088 v3) as the recently released “Brite” model. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s everything you need to know to get the most out of your new PSP. Sales numbers in November and December showed a large number of PSP units sold in North America, and there is a good chance many of these ended up under the Christmas tree. If you are a PSP veteran than you are already familiar with all of the great resources, reviews and guides here at PSP World. If not, read on and we will tell you everything you need to know about the console. Read the rest of this entry »

Last night on the Spike TV Video Game Awards there were some big winners, but the Sony PSP was not among them. Grand Theft Auto predictably took game of the year, with other nods made to Metal Gear Solid 4 and Fallout 3. When it came to the all-important “Handheld Game of the Year” award, however, the PSP was snubbed. According to the VGA jury, the best handheld video game of 2008 was  for the Nintendo DS. I think that I speak for the entire video game playing public when I say, “WTF?” Read the rest of this entry »

 Joystick has recently posted a new mock-up created by of there reader Mat Brady. This combination of a PSP, IPhone and a Mobile Keypad looks to be one of the most compressed and crammed mockups we’ve seen yet that just could work. With the original PSP controls to play games, the lovely full keyboard to chat to friends and the Iphone interface to interact with, this could be one the most featured filled devices we’ve seen yet!

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With the new PSN store online now, Sony Japan are back to growing there ever so lasting PS1 list on PSN. This week three new titles will be available via PSN. The three new titles are Athena no Kateiban: Family Game, Magical Drop F and, Spyro 2 Ripto’s Rage. I myself have only heard of one of these titles, but I’m sure there are Japanese gamers out there familiar with the other two.

Two weeks ago, the PSP utterly destroyed every other console in terms of sales by selling more units than every other console (PS3, PS2, X360, Wii, DSL), combined. Just last week, the PSP just missed the bar of continuing the double sales, with the PSP taking 49.59% of the market by selling 121k units.

So, did a similar selling trend occur for another week?

Well, the answer is no. The PSP is still the number #1 selling console on the market overseas, but did nowhere near as well as it has the past few weeks, selling 85,721 units ( about 35k less), but still claiming 43.87% of all consoles sold.

Also, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, the title mostly responsible for the burst in PSP sales in Japan, has dropped to become the number #2 game, outsold by Mario Kart Wii, selling over 1/2 a million in its first week out. The Wii, however, did not see a real boost in console sales.

Here are your official numbers:

• PSP: 85,721
• DS Lite: 47,158
• Wii: 46,296
• PS3: 8,232
• PS2 6,834
• Xbox 360: 1,147

total = 195,388