The DS Lite has achieved European sales of 200,000 units in its first ten days on sale. Yes, these aren't as impressive as the PSP's launch but while sales of Sony's handheld have slowed, the DS has gone from strength to strength. Trade mag MCV reported that the DS (in both formats) has now outsold the PSP in the UK. Anyone surprised? While the DS has Nintendogs, Animal Crossing and Brain Training the PSP has been left with lacklustre PS2 brand retreads that have singularly failed to excite. Aside from inventive platformers Daxter and LocoRoco the recent PSP release list has been a disappointment. So is it simply down to the games? Nintendo certainly think so, arguing that they are main driving force behind the expansion of the videogame market. Nintendo of Europe's European marketing director Laurent Fischer has been chatting to the shopkeepers.
"During Nintendo DS Lite launch weekend, retailers across Europe said that they had never seen such a vast array of different people buying the product, everyone from business men to young women to grandfathers."
So is the DS the only handheld worth bothering with or will the PSP strike back?
