According to Gamesindustry.biz, PSP shifted around 185,000 units in its first three days on sale in the UK, giving it the country's most successful console launch weekend. Furthermore, PSP titles dominate this week's ELSPA all-format games chart holding 11 of the top 20 places. Predictably, Ridge Racer took the top spot with Wipeout Pure, Virtua Tennis and Metal Gear Ac!d coming in after the PS2/Xbox title Brian Lara Cricket, which has grimly held on in there like one of England's late-order batsmen.
It's all good news for Sony in what has been a difficult year for the electronics giant. Interesting news for Nintendo, too - it is now facing its first serious rival in the global handheld gaming market...