We just have the hardware sales from Japan in, but they don’t look that interesting. The usual, Nintendo DS Lite owns all and the Wii is the best selling next-generation console in Japan. The PlayStation Portable is selling better than its big brother, the PlayStation 3. Silently the PlayStation 2 is starting to fade away in the shadow of the mighty PS3. Oh and the GameCube sold 131 units.

Hardware sales from Japan, August 6th to 12th:

DSL 147,025
Wii 65,120
PSP 32,147
PS3 21,321
PS2 12,545
Xbox360 2,112
GBM 366
DS 180
GBASP 138
GC 131
GBA 16

During a drink David Reeves from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe told InsideGamer that the new Sony PlayStation Portable will replace the old model. Reeves called the new thingy the PSP 2000 and said that this redesigned handheld will come out in August. The PSP will sell for 169 euro just like the old model, but remember that there are some new awesome PSP packs.

Kotaku already had the chance to put their little hands on the redesigned Sony PlayStation Portable in Santa Monica. The silver PSP looks really glittery and the Darth Vader edition is just evil!Check out more pictures on Kotaku.

Sony has announced a redesign of its PlayStation Portable system during their E3 keynote today.

Kaz Hirai from Sony announced the new PSP that’s 33% lighter and 19% thinner than the ‘old’ model of Sony’s first handheld system. The new portable gamesystem will come in black, but there will be a silver version as well.

The battery is more efficient so games will load faster and battery life will be longer. The handheld now disposes of a HQ video output, used for connecting your PSP with your TV. By connecting it you’ll be able to watch your games, movies, music, pictures and all the rest on your TV screen so that the whole family can enjoy the system.

In North America there will be a PSP Entertainment Pack coming out. This pack will contain a silver PlayStation Portable, the game Daxter, a one GB DUo Stick and a UMD from Family Guy for only $199. Star Wars fans will be able to enjoy the Limited Edition Battlefront Pack containg a PSP with a Darth Vader picture on the back and off course the game Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron for $199 as well. Sony Europe and Sony Japan will make their announcements later this week.

Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal will be the European face on every box of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.

Konami announced today that the soccer player is thé new face of PES 2008. The game will come out end this year for Sony’s PlayStation 3, Microsoft’s Xbox 360, PC, Sony’s PlayStation 2, PSP and the Nintendo DS. So far we haven’t heard anything from a Wii-version yet.