Topic: Official DS Sales Thread

[BlackNMild2k1]

full oct sales japan

DS 231,339
PSP 153,229
PS2 114,120
GBM 101,325
GBASP 44,249
GC 12,261
GBA 1,814
Xbox 711

Total 659,048

1 PS2 Dragon Ball Z Sparking Bandai 474,677 474,677
2 DS Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisetchi Bandai 148,248 307,787
3 GBA Famicom Mini: Super Mario Brothers Nintendo 146,896 947,184
4 PS2 Wander to Kyozou SCE 129,492 129,492
5 DS Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training Nintendo 107,379 703,323
6 DS Yawaraka Atamajuku Nintendo 97,343 612,633
7 PS2 Pachinko Shinseiki Evangelion D3 Publisher 76,844 76,844
8 DS Pokemon Torouze Pokemon 75,377 75,377
9 PS2 Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Moushouden Koei 74,812 337,699
10 PSP Nouryoku Trainer Portable Sega 71,510 71,510
11 GBA YuGiOh Duel Monsters GX Konami 59,456 59,456
12 DS nintendogs Shiba/Dach/Chihuahua Nintendo 55,055 741,434
13 PS2 Code Age Commanders Square Enix 54,061 54,061
14 PSP World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Ubiquitous Evolution Konami 49,130 169,800
15 DS Super Princess Peach Nintendo 48,867 48,867
16 PS2 Urban Reign Namco 47,778 47,778
17 DS Jump Superstars Nintendo 37,780 403,878
18 GBA Mushiking Sega 34,182 585,543
19 GBA Super Robot Taisen J Banpresto 32,777 172,579
20 GBA Mario Tennis Advance Nintendo 30,688 88,961
21 PS2 Burnout Revenge EA 29,750 29,750
22 PSP Gundam Battle Tactics Bandai 29,632 65,079
23 PS2 Shuffle on the Stage Kadokawa 29,465 29,465
24 PS2 World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Konami 28,251 904,097
25 PSP Guilty Gear XX Sharp Reload Sega 26,056 26,056
26 PS2 Ultraman Fighting Evolution Banpresto 25,957 25,957
27 GBA Tsuukin Hitofude Nintendo 25,799 25,799
28 GBA Dr. Mario & Panel de Pon Nintendo 25,344 68,891
29 PS2 Rhapsodia Konami 23,438 59,841
30 DS Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten Capcom 21,692 87,150
31 PS2 Hissatsu Ura Kagyou Genki 21,576 43,611
32 GC Totsugeki! Famicom Wars Nintendo 21,516 21,516
33 PS2 Eureka Seven: TR1 NEW WAVE Bandai 20,718 20,718
34 PS2 Formula One 2005 SCEJ 18,410 31,746
35 PS2 Memories Off #5 Togireta Film Kid 17,487 17,487
36 PS2 Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (Ultimate Hits) Square Enix 17,423 36,457
37 PS2 Final Fantasy X (Ultimate Hits) Square Enix 15,459 29,226
38 PS2 SIMPLE 2000 SERIES Vol. 81 D3 Publisher 15,362 152,112
39 PS2 Winning Post 7 Koei 15,079 74,124
40 DS Akachan wa doko kara kuru no? Sega 13,756 13,756
41 PS2 D1 Grand Prix 2005 Yukes 13,637 13,637
42 PS2 Harukanaru Jikuu no Naka de 3 Koei 13,109 49,772
43 GC Pokemon XD: Yami no Senpuu Dark Lugia Pokemon 12,854 204,148
44 PS2 Pachinko Pachittechan Huckberry 12,790 12,790
45 GC Super Mario Stadium: Miracle Baseball Nintendo 12,227 189,156
46 PSP BLEACH: Heat the Soul 2 SCE 12,203 58,996
47 DS Sawaru Made in Wario Nintendo 12,026 806,960
48 GBA Screwbreaker Nintendo 11,857 18,018
49 PS2 Rasetsu Alternative Kogado Studio 11,520 11,520
50 GBA Pokemon Emerald Pokemon 11,123 1,611,976
51 DS Power Pocket Koshien Konami 11,099 85,600
52 DS Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo 11,054 774,413
53 PS2 Critical Velocity Namco 10,904 10,904
54 PS2 Grandia III Square Enix 10,515 225,739
55 PS2 Tales of Legendia Namco 10,180 338,100
56 PS2 Kingdom Hearts (Ultimate Hits) Square Enix 10,151 18,474
57 DS Rockman EXE 5 DS Twin Leaders Capcom 9,857 62,265
58 PS2 Grand Theft Auto Vice City (CapKore) Capcom 9,852 67,681
59 DS NARUTO RPG 2 Tomy 9,767 105,485
60 GBA Pokemon Fire Red + Leaf Green Pokemon 9,629 2,550,081
61 PSP Burnout Legends EA 9,269 9,269
62 PS2 Naruto: Uzumaki Ninden Bandai 8,912 187,230
63 PSP Formula One 2005 Portable SCEJ 8,418 14,041
64 PSP Princess Crown Atlus 8,350 20,166
65 PS2 Pachislot Kanzen Kouryaku Success 8,278 119,609
66 GBA Gunstar Super Heroes Sega 8,215 8,215
67 PS2 Fighting for One Piece Bandai 8,160 49,366
68 PS2 Final Fantasy X/X-2 (Ultimate Hits) Square Enix 7,981 17,511
69 PS2 Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (PS2 the Best) Namco 7,886 34,385
70 PS2 Mizu no Senritsu Kid 7,817 7,817
71 PS2 Final Fantasy X-2 (Ultimate Hits) Square Enix 7,760 13,370
72 PS2 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 12 Konami 7,656 429,228
73 PS2 The 3rd Super Robot Taisen Alpha Banpresto 7,609 598,089
74 PS2 Minna no Golf 4 (PS2 the Best) SCEJ 7,586 224,322
75 PS2 Yoshitsune Eiyuuden Shura From Software 7,582 7,582
76 PS2 Momotarou Dentetsu 12 (PS2 the Best) Hudsun 7,156 49,543
77 PS2 Langrisser III Taito 7,113 7,113
78 DS Kenshuui Tendo Dokuta 2 Spike 7,059 7,059
79 PSP Minna no Golf Portable SCEJ 6,995 396,175
80 GBA Super Mario Advance 4 Nintendo 6,958 672,819
81 PS2 Daito Pachislot Simulator Yoshifune Daito Giken 6,899 503,136
82 DS YuGiOh Duel Monsters Nightmare Troubador Konami 6,840 86,056
83 DS Touch! Kirby Nintendo 6,836 251,759
84 PS2 Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny ~Generation of CE~ Bandai 6,751 179,254
85 PS2 Prince of Persia: Kenshi no Kokoro Ubi Soft 6,733 6,733
86 PS2 Summon Night Ecstacy Banpresto 6,656 145,891
87 PS Final Fantasy VII International (Psone Books) Square Enix 6,653 135,687
88 PSP Taiko no Tatsujin Portable Namco 6,434 50,588
89 DS Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! Nintendo 6,284 42,770
90 PS2 Sarugetchu! 3 SCEJ 6,239 209,725
91 PS2 Racing Game Namco 6,229 6,229
92 PS2 Grand Theft Auto III (CapKore) Capcom 6,168 70,564
93 PS2 Fire Pro Returns Spike 6,044 28,368
94 DS Harvest Moon: Corobockle Station Marvelous Interactive 6,011 100,779
95 PSP Gallery Fake Bandai 5,981 5,981
96 PS2 Taiko no Tatsujin Tobikkiri! Anime Special Namco 5,848 45,654
97 XB NINJA GAIDEN Black Tecmo 5,826 5,826
98 PSP Sangokushi VI Koei 5,764 5,764
99 PS2 Atlier Marie + Erie 1 + 2 Gust 5,747 5,747
100 GBA Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyuu Nintendo 5,693 660,082

[Mario]

European sales!

Last week in the UK (second week of GTA PSP being released)

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DS - 40,000
GBA (SP & Micro) - 32,000
PSP - 12,000
PS2 - 35,000
Xbox - 5,000
GameCube - 1,500

Total numbers from France

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DS - 350,000
PSP - 210,000

Spain numbers from the end of September (would be much more in favor of DS now after the Nintendogs explosion)

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NDS - 200,000 sold through (approx.)
PSP - 144,000 shipped

So the DS is dominating in every single region! WITHOUT Mario Kart! Holiday sales everywhere are going to be massive.

[kirby_killer_dedede]

That's ridiculously good news...too bad in the mainstream's eyes PSP is selling a billion times more....

[mantidor]

The mainstream cant be that stupid.

[Stimutacs Addict]

i dont think the mainstream really cares about either system; it seems like neither the DS nor PSP are really achieving the desired sales.

having said that, the DS is still kickin some butt

[joeposh]

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Originally posted by: Stimutacs Addict
i dont think the mainstream really cares about either system; it seems like neither the DS nor PSP are really achieving the desired sales.

having said that, the DS is still kickin some butt

Obviously the PSP hasn't become a mainstream status icon ala the Ipod like Sony probably wanted, but it definately is seen as the "cooler" more desirable system by most teens and 20 somethings. I know girls who want one for christmas just cause of "how badass it looks". One of my friends who prides himself on always having the newest and best technology didn't even know what a Nintendo DS was till last week when I was telling him to pick up a Mario Kart DS.

Nintendo has to get their product in the public conciousness, and I think Mario Kart and Nintendogs are definately gonna do alot to acoomplish that, but I'd still like to see some commercials for the system itself.

[OptimusPrime]

The PSP getting its ass kicked is just the fact that it's 'look how cool this is' factor is weakening by the minute, all the yupps who buy stuff to impress other probably for the big majority already bought it. And the PS-fanboys with some brains in their heads probably started thinking in the lines of 'so... any new content... that isn't a port or remake...no? well screw that, what does Sony think they can screw my ass for the third time!!, hell no!'

[ShyGuy]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and predict that of all the video game systems this Holiday season (including 360) DS will be the big winner. Or maybe the Ngage, I don't know for sure.

[kirby_killer_dedede]

Ehh...the DS is reaching it's one-year birthday in what?  Six days?  If anyone doesn't know what the DS is at this point, then Nintendo's not doing their job right.

That said, the DS is shaping up to be FAR FAR more than the sparkling innovationy Game Boy I thought it would be.  Never before have I been in such a game-related financial crisis.

[stevey]

"The mainstream cant be that stupid. "

The mainstream think that psp plays dvd "so there are games yet but it plays dvd".

[kirby_killer_dedede]

Yes.  The maisnstream also believes that the PSP is a digital camera, a vibrating condom, and a falafel machine.

[ShawnSt3r]

     
    "Yes. The maisnstream also believes that the PSP is a digital camera, a vibrating condom, and a falafel      machine."


    To say people have no idea what the PSP actually is, and does... is right.  I work at Gamestop and i've had many people come in with misconceptions.  The most prevalent is, like someone else said, thinking it plays DVD's.  As soon as I tell them it doesn't play DVD and then direct them to the UMD section I can INSTANTLY see them lose all interest in the PSP after eye balling the prices of UMD's a few seconds.  Not to mention when I inform them that it can indeed store digital media off of your computer but only if you buy an expensive memory stick.... the price point is really killing Sony.

    Even quite a few of the so-called tech guys who have to have the newest and the best are turned off by it.  It's just a money sink if you actually want to get any functionality out of it concerning movies and digital media off your computer.  And if people arent willing to shove out the dough for the extra their left with what.... the games?... not much of a reason to buy a PSP. Thats why the sales figures showing the DS trouncing the PSP line up exactly with what I see when im working.  

    Minimal Cost of PSP entry (for full functionality) - $600.00, $250.00 for the PSP, $50.00-100.00 for memory stick, 2 games + 2 movies.

    Minimal Cost of DS entry (also with full functionality) - $250.00, which will get you your shiny new ds and three full price games with money to spare.

   Sony needs to find a way to cut costs if they hope to compete in sales figures against the DS. In the meantime I will be playing my DS.

     

[Artimus]

No one posted this week's Japanese sales! Odd.

1 GC     Mario Party 7 - 83,974
2 PS2    Shinobido Imashime - 48,760
3 DS    Daredemo Asobi Taizen - 37,773
4 PS2    Daito Giken Official Pachinko Slot Simulator: Osu! Bancho - 29,112
5 PS2    NBA Live 06 - 20,883
6 DS    DS Training For Adults: Work Your - 19,335
7 DS    Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop! - 16,483
8 DS    Gentle Brain Exercises - 14,862
9 PSP    Brain Trainer Portable - 14,552
10 PS2    Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance - 13,572

DS     48,342
PSP    31,078
PS2    19,277
GBM    9,151
GBASP    6,143
GC    4,368
GBA    227
Xbox    119

[kirby_killer_dedede]

It's funny how the DS keeps selling, I just read a Japanese survey on The Magic Box and apparently more people have interest in PSP...

[couchmonkey]

Just a thought, maybe the PSP is too expensive?  Everyone wants one, but at the price, it can be hard to justify.  I don't remember for sure, but I think that the PSP is basically the most expensive system on the market right now, isn't it?  Well, that's going to change this week with the launch of Xbox 360, but I don't think that will make it look any more attractive in Japan.  Maybe when all the new consoles are out, PSP will start to look cheap in comparison and will sell more over there.

[mantidor]

sony isnt selling the psp with the value pack in Japan, is it?

[KDR_11k]

They offer both versions.

[Avinash_Tyagi]

Well the interest in the PSP is probably for the same reasons it is here, it looks cool, but when people actually see what it can do and look at its price they decide its not worth it.

[IceCold]

Heh - thanks Perm

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According to Nintendo, in one week more than 45% of the people who have purchased Mario Kart DS have taken their game online via the free Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.



In just one week, more than 112,000 copies of Mario Kart DS have been sold in the US. Of that number more than 52,000 unique system/game pairs have connected to the online service for Wi-Fi multiplayer gaming.

[PaLaDiN]

Heh, I'm still in the majority then.

[31 Flavas]

Heh, first thing I did was take the game online. It was really spiffy and lots of fun. I'm now going back though grand prix to unlock characters and such.

[Caterkiller]

I figure if Nintendo could get me to go online regularly and love it they can get anyone online.

Good news for Nintendo, I really think they will expand they online Market by leaps and bounds.  

[ShawnSt3r]

   And thus we see Nintendos online philosophy start to take shape with much success.  45% penetration is HUGH! With the Big N's first effort into the online forum they completely decimated any single xbox live offering. Now thats saying something.

[JonLeung]

Well, it's Mario Kart.  I don't like racing games but even I like Mario Kart.  And it's always been a great multi-player game.  The amount of people online with it may be surprising, but if any game was ever going to get it that high, it's really no surprise that it's Mario Kart.

Then there's Animal Crossing: Wild World, a game that is appropriate for social interaction.  The DS is going to pull people online since it's free and easy.  So many already have if Mario Kart is any indication, and Animal Crossing and hopefully later games will maintain that momentum.  Metroid Prime: Hunters will get those with trigger fingers excited, hopefully, and then if the Revolution uses the same or similar system, wow.  Looks like Sony's going to appear behind in the online department now.

And with the PSP's lack of exciting games (IMO), the DS will probably continue to outsell the PSP for a while.

All I ever hear about the PSP (at least on the Internet) is how people want to emulate Super NES games (or put pornographic videos) on there.  It's not very exciting as a gaming system just looking at its own library of games.

[NobleXenon54]

45% is huge considering that many people won't be getting the game from their friends and family until Christmas...