Although there are estimates that roughly 700% of the people in Japan own a Nintendo DS, it looks like the new slimmer, lighter, less-expensive-er PSP may be taking a bite out of the handheld market in the land of the rising fun.

If only they could sell a single damn one in this country.

The "new" PSP, which is called PSP-1000 in Japan, has sold a million units in just two months. Not bad for a portable.

I'm not sure what kind of ad campaign they're running over there, but it must be more effective than the, "Dude, get your own" shtick we're having to sit through here. No, I don't want to get my own. Put a game I want to play on the thing and we'll talk.

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