The August NPD numbers just hit and they show that the DS is still mopping up in the handheld battle in the US with a lead over the PSP of more than 130,000 units sold.

The numbers:

HARDWARE
August
DS Lite: 250,599
DS: 27,503
Total: 278,102
PSP: 146,893
Difference: 131,209

Lifetime
DS Combined: 5,869,374
PSP: 5,003,534
Difference: 865,840.
It is worth noting here that the PSP did come out after the DS, so Nintendo got a headstart.

SOFTWARE

August
DS: 1,090,810
PSP: 875,638
Difference: 215,172

Lifetime
DS: 18,337,100
PSP: 16,880,290
Difference: 1,456,10

Nintendo totally could have just given the Wii away and just survived off of the DS sales. Brian Crecente

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