Sony PSP breaking sales records

Sony PSP is breaking sales records with it PlayStation Portable (PSP) to become the fastest-selling games console of all time in the UK, according to figures. It sold more than 185,000 units since its launch in September 1. That is more than double than Nintendo's DS (87,000 at launch), and it became the most successful hardware launch in UK history ever.

24 games were available at launch, the largest for any console, with 20 entering the All Formats Top 40 and 9 games breaking into the Top 10. Games were priced at £34.99 with the console itself retailing at £179.

The software for the PSP is also selling well, though no singular title stood out particularly in terms of sales. Ridge Racer recorded the most sales, at 37,000 units sold. Other hit titles include Wipeout Pure, Virtua Tennis and Metal Gear Ac!d, for a total of 20 PSP titles entering in the U.K. top 40.

The Sony PSP and Nintendo DS have fought for supremacy in every country they've been released and the recent UK launch comes as a defeat for Nintendo. Still, the Nintendo DS has outsold the PSP in Japan. And in the United States, the PSP had a stronger launch but Nintendo still claims better numbers overall for its DS.