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The DS is poised to break 5,000,000 by the beginning of 2006.

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Posted 16 December 2005 - 02:55 PM

Well, maybe that's a bit of a stretch, but it'll be really close.

In the past three weeks in Japan...

First week - 125,000+

Second week - 175,000

Third week - 300,000

Since launch, the DS has sold 4,250,373, so if it keeps increasing like it is (and it will get a big jump with Brain Training 2 and Mario & Luigi at the end of the month).

Animal Crossing WW is a really big surprise; in the three weeks that it has been released, it helped boost the DS, and sold more than 325k, and around 160k in the last two weeks, adding up to about 650,000 in Japan alone, and so it has automatically broken 1,000,000, since the preorders in America were at about 400,000 (I could be mistaken, but I am pretty sure that is accurate). It is just THAT close to outselling the GCN version, and only in the matter of three weeks even.

Mario Kart DS is the number two handheld game in the US, behind Nintendogs, selling 220,000 copies, and 219,000 in Japan (not including bundled sales), and in Europe, I'm not quite sure how well it sold, I believe it's sold at least 100,000 (again, not counting bundled sales).

Nintendogs has been consistently selling very high in all regions, and surprisingly, is at about 900,000 in the US, 800,000 in Japan and 1,000,000 in Europe (once again, not counting bundled sales). Counting bundled sales, I assume that it is close to 1,500,000 in Europe, and breaking 1,000,000 in the US. In Japan, sales have settled down slightly,

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow sold, more or less, 50,000 copies this month, coming out to 130,000 in the US. I can't find Japanese sales, though. c_c

Tamagotchi is still selling strong, selling 48,000 copies this week, for a total of 473,000 copies.

Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon sold 64,000 (GBA version at 62,000) copies this week, totalling 273,000 copies since release (GBA version at 271,000). Pokémon Torouze sold 55,663 last month, totalling 131,040.

Brain Training is still selling like mad, despite being released eight months ago. It sold 92,287 copies in November, totalling 795,610 copies in total.

Gyakuten Saiban DS sold 7,596 copies in november, totalling 94,746. Only about 84,000 copies to go, Phoenix Wright!

Jump Superstars is still doing relatively well, with 15,975 sold in November, and 419,853 overall.

Sawaru Made in Wario (WarioWare: Touched!) sold a total of 816,211 copies in Japan, and Super Mario 64 DS sold a total of 783,263. Sawaru sold 9,251, while 64 DS sold 8,850. Wario continues to kick Mario's butt!

Something called "Gentle Logic Puzzles" (I think it might be a part of the Brain Training franchise) sold 70,831 copies in November, and 683,464 in its life span.

Super Princess Peach's total sales is somewhat low, with only 82,573 copies, but it looks like it may have long legs, with 33,706 copies sold in November. We'll just have to wait to see if it sells consistently.

Overall, at this moment, it is very close to breaking 10,000,000 worldwide, thanks to Animal Crossing: Wild World, Mario Kart DS, the Brain Trainings and Nintendogs. Here's hoping that MKDS does better than the undeserving MKDS did (very well, that is).
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Posted 16 December 2005 - 05:40 PM

How delightfully nintendo powerish.
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Posted 16 December 2005 - 06:23 PM

Nintendo Power doesn't report sales figures.

Might as well have said "How delightfully USA Todayish". It's about as relevant.
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Posted 17 December 2005 - 09:04 AM

you're missing the point again. I was commenting on the die-hard brainwashed zealotry of the post in general. It reads like a press statement from nintendo.
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Posted 17 December 2005 - 06:29 PM

A PSP fan can make one if they want to. You used the same comment in my review topic, based on the reviews that were done. I also have the Ape Escape and Ape Escape 2 reviews coming along, along with Disgaea, Katamari Damacy and We Love Katamari.
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Posted 17 December 2005 - 06:55 PM

Really, I have to agree with Laughlyn here. You could surely have personalised it a bit more
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Posted 17 December 2005 - 08:33 PM

And it's not like Nintendo Power was the only one taking a side. Hell, I bet I couldn't count how many magazines and websites anticipated PSP to take over the handheld industry, who are supposedly unbiased, on both hands. And take GI - they have not even reviewed Tony Hawk's American Sk8land, and reported Japanese sales when the PSP was released, and stopped when the DS pulled ahead.
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Posted 17 December 2005 - 11:03 PM

Okay, look, nintendo power is used as an EXAMPLE. I'm pointing it out to suggest the style of die-hard won't-listen-to-reason reporting that it spawned. I could use Total Nintendo, ONM, or any of the other fan-rag.

What response were you expecting?

"Oh god! I wasted my money on my PSP! I better throw it in the bin and buy a DS!"?
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Posted 17 December 2005 - 11:07 PM

Nope. The other forum I posted this on has yet to mention the PSP.
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Posted 18 December 2005 - 08:30 AM

You didn't answer the question.

What response were you expecting or hoping for?
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Posted 18 December 2005 - 05:04 PM

DS discussion. I never encouraged people to talk about PSP vs. DS in the topic.
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Posted 18 December 2005 - 08:40 PM

You already mentioned that, but you have to admit that your initial post is excessively hannibal long winded if all you wanted to do was talk about the DS. You could have just started a DS Discussion topic and posted a short paragraph and asked for opinions.

See Sithavengers topic on mariokart for a good example.

Look! It even has on topic replies!

EDIT: The adds on this topic have changed to PSP ones. Oh the irony....

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Posted 18 December 2005 - 11:15 PM

Laughlyn, you don't have to be so harsh 'kay dry.gif I see your point, though. You've been here awhile longer and probably can't stand this sort of thing anymore.

That does sound like it it was written by a die-hard Nintendo fan trying to outdo people who are fans of other companies (akin to stirring up a nornets nest when it comes to some people). Honestly, I have not much in the way of funds, and time are tough, so I don't expect any such gifts from other people. Therefore I do not own either (not being at the top of my list of things to buy tends to do that), and could care less. As far as company rivalry goes, if it's driving them to make better games (which happens far less often than it ought to), then that makes me a happier gamer.

I like Xbox + Xbox 360 best though. Being only interested in buying really good games (since funds are short), and I can't afford an AlienWare PC to play the games on a computer, they do just fine. Any games that are good, but don't come out on Xbox usually get ported later. If I am really desperate, I can go over to a friends house to play any good games on one of the other systems.
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Posted 19 December 2005 - 08:28 AM

Maybe it was a bit to close to the bone that time, but when those PSP ads showed up I couldn't help myself. In all fairness to Link. the Reviews topic isn't bad when you syphon out the popularist bashing. It's not the subject matter, it's how you go about it.

Unfortunately when it's presented as a hannibal like chunk of text (Which no-one bothered replying to), you really start to wonder if it's for the sake of discussion or a statement.
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Posted 21 December 2005 - 03:33 PM

Umm, okay. Who cares about the sales figures anyways?
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