Post by: Bloodworth on June 14, 2006, 04:08:09 PM
NINTENDO NEWS: NINTENDO DS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE PORTABLE VIDEO GAMES
June 14, 2006
With two of the nation's top-selling games and a hot new look to the hardware, the global Nintendo DS phenomenon has become more popular than ever. New Super Mario Bros. ® and Brain Age™: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day for Nintendo DS™ ranked as the No. 1 and No. 3 best-selling games of May, according to the independent NPD Group. And early reports from major retailers indicate that those same titles are being scooped up with the new Nintendo DS™ Lite in advance of Father's Day.
* After going on sale May 15, New Super Mario Bros. sold at a nonstop rate of roughly one every four seconds nationwide during the reporting period.
* New Super Mario Bros. emerged as the No. 1 game of the month, even though it was in stores for just 13 days of the four-week reporting period.
DS Lite Shines Bright:
* Just two days after Nintendo DS Lite went on sale in the United States on June 11, the new lighter, brighter portable system sold more than 136,500 units, with many retail outlets reporting sellouts.
* By comparison, DS Lite is outpacing 2003's launch sales of Nintendo's juggernaut Game Boy® Advance SP by more than 12 percent.
* Major retailers report that sales of Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day tripled over the previous week.
* Retailers also report that New Super Mario Bros. ® sales doubled over the previous week.
For more information about Nintendo systems and games, please visit www.nintendo.com.
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Post by: 1day on June 14, 2006, 11:10:22 PM
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
I still insist that "sexy hardware" is not a valid label for something without boobs.
You could put that on there if you really wanted to but it's not necessary.
Post by: KDR_11k on June 15, 2006, 03:17:07 AM
Post by: couchmonkey on June 15, 2006, 05:09:59 AM
I liked the SP design a lot, actually. The DS Lite is awesome too, although I saw one in person yesterday and it looked kind of flimsy? I'm sure it's not, I was just surprised.
Post by: Smash_Brother on June 15, 2006, 07:41:16 AM
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Originally posted by: couchmonkey
I was beginning to worry they wouldn't give actual hardware figures.
I liked the SP design a lot, actually. The DS Lite is awesome too, although I saw one in person yesterday and it looked kind of flimsy? I'm sure it's not, I was just surprised.
You'll be surprised how small the things are.
Also, out of the 6 DSes I've bought/won, 4 of them have had stuck pixels. Maybe I just have sh!t luck, but I'm not liking my odds so far.
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Post by: Kairon on June 15, 2006, 11:18:32 AM
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Post by: Hostile Creation on June 15, 2006, 12:06:22 PM
Sorry for saying that. It was necessary.
Post by: Bill Aurion on June 15, 2006, 12:53:45 PM
I'll get myself a cute Lite (see, that's so much better...) someday, but considering the amount of money I'll be spending at the end of the year, it looks more and more likely that it won't be until next year...
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Post by: Requiem on June 15, 2006, 05:01:13 PM
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Without boobs it's maybe... sleek or... cool or something but NOT sexy.
I don't know about everyone else, but when I call something that is non-woman related sexy, it means that it makes ME look sexy. Having sexy accessories does indeed make you look more attractive, and thus, more sexy.
You see my point?
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Post by: GoldenPhoenix on June 15, 2006, 06:31:15 PM
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Originally posted by: Hostile Creation
Video games = never sexy. Fact of life.
Unless of course they see the sexy DS Lite, it's beauty attracts all around to its glossy white appearance and small, delicate design. The sexyness of the DS Lite's apperance makes video games cool all by itself.
Post by: Ages on June 15, 2006, 10:22:29 PM
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Originally posted by: Kairon
What interests me is that sales of Brain Age have tripled. As in gone UP!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Well it definetely couldnt be that Best Buy and Circuit City are GIVING it away with a new DSL purchase.
Post by: Requiem on June 15, 2006, 11:09:43 PM
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Originally posted by: Hostile Creation
Video games = never sexy. Fact of life.
Unless of course they see the sexy DS Lite, it's beauty attracts all around to its glossy white appearance and small, delicate design. The sexyness of the DS Lite's apperance makes video games cool all by itself.
Exactly. In all honesty, the DS Lite is the only video console to date that I would call sexy. You're right Hostile -- video games aren't sexy.
-- But it makes finding a girl that enjoys it (read: and hot) all the better
Post by: wandering on June 15, 2006, 11:20:19 PM
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Video games = never sexy. Fact of life.
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