If you thought the Sony PSP would simmer down by now, you're totally wrong. The PSP is selling like hotcakes in Japan thanks to Monster Hunter 2G. Now Americans have no idea what the heck that is, but it is the reason why PSPs are selling so well.

The question is whether Monster Hunter will sell well in American. If so, then PSP should sell like hotcakes here as well! The Wii and DS came in 2nd and 3rd which is respectable. PSP's big brother though came in 4th with only 9100 sold which is a bit lacking. Let's hope those financial analysts are right and the PS3 should be taking off anytime now.

 
 

Looks like another great freebie for PSP owners. You can now get free Wifi with any PSP. This is thanks to a partnership with ATT and Sony to get more people into Starbucks stores. There is only one issue in that you can't play games online using the Wifi connection.

You'll be stuck with just interest browsing which isn't too bad. This is a pretty sweet deal for those who hate paying for Wifi at coffee stores. The iPhone was the first mobile device to get free Wifi and now the PSP gets it. Is this a new trend to give people with Wifi devices free internet? It's an interest tactic which I'm not sure if it really helps sell more coffee.

 
 

Sony is really trying to expand the market of PSP into the kids and female area. This area has been well dominated by Nintendo, but it may now change. Sony has now come out and admitted that they are changing their focus to women and children. This is interesting because they are basically saying they won't be catering to hardcore gamers as much.

We believe Sony is closely watching sales of Nintendo DS and Wii and finding that many people want games that are lighter and easier to play. This will make for an interesting new set of games to be released for the PSP. Hopefully the hardcore gamers won't be too disturbed.

 
 

Sony is getting more colorful with their slim PSP line. There are now a whole slew of colors to choose from with one being released every other month. This time around it will be a blue one. The blue version will be available in the Value Pack which includes all the standard equipment. It will retail for 23800 yen in Japan.

It's an interesting strategy by Sony, and it has good timing since the Sony PSP is the most popular console in Japan. Since blue is such a popular color with many. I'm sure we'll many more people playing Monster Hunter 2G on their now blue PSP.