Hardware Sales - Why do people still buy the PS2?

Okay, so I was reading my usual; Engadget, Hackaday, Joystiq, and stumbled upon these numbers from Joystiq. 
 
-DS: 1.7M1.2M (+262%)
-Wii: 1.26M753K (+149%)
-360: 820K570K (+228%)
-PS3: 710K389K (+121%)
-PSP: 294K119K (+76%)
-PS2: 203K85K (72%)  
 
Hardware sales. 
Notice at the bottom of the list lies the [long forgotten] ps2. I know that people can now officialy buy the PS2 in mexico (I think it's mexico) but why so many, 203K many....? 
It's still selling like hotcakes even though its old technology. : / 

Might have something to do with it having the best selection of kickass games that are not playable on other systems.  
 
And what's this bullshit with "long forgotten" that's probably the dumbest thing I've ever heard on these forums. 
And we have some weird threads on here. :P

I think the PS2 has a pretty good appeal to casual gamers. It's continuing success comes from the same market that the Wii has had such great success with.  
Look at games like SingStar, Buzz, Eyetoy and Guitar Hero and the incredibly low price tag and you can see what would attract young kids and teens,  or parents buying for young kids and teens.

" Might have something to do with it having the best selection of kickass games that are not playable on other systems.   And what's this bullshit with "long forgotten" that's probably the dumbest thing I've ever heard on these forums. And we have some weird threads on here. :P "

That's why I added the long orgotten in square brackets. Sure there are good - really good - games on the PS2, but in one month, 200K of PS2s - that's a bit overkill, almost 1/4 of the total PS3 sales.  

 I know that people can now officialy buy the PS2 in mexico (I think it's mexico) 

Hell, I might end up getting a new one soon if Sony doesn't find a way to reincorporate backwards compatibility. If the PSP Go's approach to UMDs is any indication, I might be S.O.L. on that.

Well, at its price point it actually makes sense. If the PS2 were selling at $200-$300 still THEN it wouldn't make any sense. 

" @ZeForgotten said:

" Might have something to do with it having the best selection of kickass games that are not playable on other systems.   And what's this bullshit with "long forgotten" that's probably the dumbest thing I've ever heard on these forums. And we have some weird threads on here. :P "

This! "

Its cheap, and it has a huge collection of games. That might just be the reason.

Its a great option for families with little spare cash.  The system is pretty cheap now, as are the games, and there are a ton of amazing games for the ps2 with more coming out all the time (like Persona 4).

With no backwards compatibility in the current PS3, it's a good buy if you want to play those old games.  Additionally, PS2 games can be had for less than a fast-food lunch very often.  And, the PS2 because of it's price point and massive selection of games, makes a perfect starter-system for children.  Why should we only assume that teens and adults are playing on the device?  If a parent wanted to get their 7-year old a system that had a lot to choose from and, considering how kids treat their toys, wasn't a sizable investment, the PS2 is the perfect choice.

You know, the PS2 is still a viable platform. I mean P4 came out just a year ago and it's still being supported by major franchises like Madden and Guitar Hero.

In my opinion the PS2 still beats the PS3 in the amount of quality games there are for it. So it doesn't seem that strange to me. If I didn't have a backwards compatible PS3 I'd have to go buy a PS2 too.

because brazil needs some gaming yo!

Because it has the most kickass collection of games of any console.

Because it is the best console of all tme, and has an awesome selection of games.

it is cheap to buy and the games are also cheap. people want to play some of the classic games that ps3, xbox 360 and wii don't have. 
 
sony should have put backward compatibility into the ps3. it could have got more sales by that.

I almost bought one recently for the pure number of games.

I bought one earlier this year. We got mold in our apartment and I had to sell a chunk of my DVD collection because they wouldn't let me bring them back into the apartment. At that point I was PC only, but I happen to be in Gamestop next to the hotel where we were staying and thought "What the hell? I never got to play Dragon Quest VIII."
 
The games are cheap now so if you're strapped for cash like a lot of people you can build up a pretty big library of great games and not spend too much money. Why not buy one?

" because brazil needs some gaming yo! "