Topic: Official DS Sales Thread

[KDR_11k]

jason: Dunno about the monster (I suppose you refer to the modified cutscene?) but Gamespy says the game benefits greatly from lacking FMVs, especially during combat. Also they're using the first one's combat system all the way through.

[BranDonk Kong]

Total DS hardware = 209,274
Total PSP hardware = 36,943
209,274/36,943= 5.7

Nintendo whooped Sony's ass by nearly a 6:1 ratio

Sadly if you compare the Gamecube weekly to PS2's, Sony whooped Nintendo's ass 22:1

Although 1492 (Gamecube sales) was the year Colombus "discovered" America...maybe America will discover the Gamcube this week. What the Hell am I talking about?

[jasonditz]

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
jason: Dunno about the monster (I suppose you refer to the modified cutscene?) but Gamespy says the game benefits greatly from lacking FMVs, especially during combat. Also they're using the first one's combat system all the way through.

I was referring to the monster at the end of the scene where the cyborgs or whatever they are (the big guy and the little girl that uses magic) escape from that base (it's been a LONG time since I played it). The last monster has a giant penis-shaped protrusion coming out of his groin that's almost the size of his entire upper body. It's not apparent from the view during the battle (from the angle you can't tell if it's a protrusion of just his torso), but when he dies he keels over and you get a really good view of it umm... flopping.

Seems like without the FMV the games would be much shorter, but I guess that's why they're giving you both games. I'm considerably less interested in the FMV for the sequels since they changed KOS-MOS's appearance so much from the original game.

[dsgirl]

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Originally posted by: Noble~Feather
Well, seeing this thread has been up for quite a while now, lets discuss DS sales over in Japan.

And lets hope it will finally catch up to PSP in sales... considering it's been outselling DS for over 2 months now.

..this is off topic but i'm some kinda curious about your avatar, may i know what is that?







ds.qj.net "my dsblog site"

[IceCold]

I thought Noble-Feather was back... bastard.

[KDR_11k]

I'm considerably less interested in the FMV for the sequels since they changed KOS-MOS's appearance so much from the original game.

They've changed everyone's appearance. Shion looks like she just escaped from Final Fantasy.

[Mario]

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Originally posted by: Brandogg
Total DS hardware = 209,274
Total PSP hardware = 36,943
209,274/36,943= 5.7

Nintendo whooped Sony's ass by nearly a 6:1 ratio

Sadly if you compare the Gamecube weekly to PS2's, Sony whooped Nintendo's ass 22:1

Although 1492 (Gamecube sales) was the year Colombus "discovered" America...maybe America will discover the Gamcube this week. What the Hell am I talking about?

Japan seems to only go for one system as the market leader, with everything else significantly behind. DS has started to pull away now and is the clear handheld market leader. It's going to be interesting to see how PS3 and Revolution can co-exist.

[Smash_Brother]

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Originally posted by: Brandogg
I've never understood the popularity of games like that, completely stealth-based games. It's almost as if you bought a game to not play it. Metal Gear Solid = crap, which is why it did so poorly on the Gamecube, Gamecube owners like to be able to play their games, not sneaking around and avoiding all the action.

Sneaking? I ran around and made the biggest pile of dead guards possible.

You can play the game however you want, which includes coming up behind a guard and choking him to death, which is eerily satisfying in a way that it shouldn't be...

[BranDonk Kong]

That's true, and it's all I did when I played any of the MGS games, but it gets incredibly boring incredibly fast. Plus about 70% of the game is wasted on cutscenes where they use top secret military terms like "the X button" or "press select".

[Smash_Brother]

Yeah, TONS of cutscenes, but it could get pretty funny in some scenes.

[KDR_11k]

You can play the game however you want, which includes coming up behind a guard and choking him to death, which is eerily satisfying in a way that it shouldn't be...

Yes but that still requires sneaking until you are close to the target.

[Smash_Brother]

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Yes but that still requires sneaking until you are close to the target.

You can actually circle them until you're behind them, then choke them, or for a surefire method, punch them down, and stand behind them as they're getting up.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Famitsu has announced fiscal year end sales March 28th 2005 - March 26th 2006:

Software
1. Animal Forest: Wild World (NDS, Nintendo): 2.34 million
2. Final Fantasy XII (PS2, Square Enix): 2.05 million
3. Nou o Kitaeru Otona DS Training (NDS, Nintendo): 1.85 million
4. Motto Nou o Kitaeru Otona DS Training (NDS, Nintendo): 1.70 million
5. Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo): 1.21 million

Hardware
1. Nintendo DS: 4.32 million
2. PSP: 2.07 million
3. PlayStation 2: 1.77 million
4. GBA SP: 600,000
5. GameBoy Micro: 460,000
6. NDS Lite: 380,000
7. Gamecube: 240,000
8. Xbox 360: 120,000

Previous fiscal year best sellers:
2004: Dragon Quest VIII (PS2, Square Enix): 3.48 million
2003: Pokemon Leaf Green & Fire Red (GBA, Nintendo): 1.8 million
2002: Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire (GBA, Nintendo): 4.24 million
2001: Final Fantasy X (PS2, Square Enix): 2.29 million
2000: Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi-tachi (PS, Enix): 3.85 million
1999: Pokemon Gold & Silver (GBC, Nintendo): 5.43 million
1998: Final Fantasy VIII (PS, Square): 3.33 million
1997: Pokemon Red, Green & Blue (GB, Nintendo): 3.53 million


They've also announced total hardware sales in Japan up to March 26th 2006:

PlayStation 2: 19,197,777 units
GameBoy Advance: 8,978,795 units
Nintendo DS: 6,134,314 units
GameBoy Advance SP: 5,761,384 units
Gamecube: 3,965,737 units
PSP: 3,174,196 units
GameBoy Micro: 463,439 units
Nintendo DS Lite: 384,262 units
Xbox 360: 123,222 units

source: www.gamefront.de & www.the-magicbox.com  

[Avinash_Tyagi]

Nice, the DS will pass the GBA in a few months and the PS2 probably in a year.

[jasonditz]

Two of the top 5 games of this year are "non games". Two of the top 5 games are online, and both are made by Nintendo. Four of the top five are portable games. Four of the top five are Nintendo titles. 8 million portables were sold versus just over 2 million consoles.

And there are people who still insist the Japanese market isn't changing.

[PaLaDiN]

But... but it's not the Japanese market that's important here. Well maybe it is, but what's actually important is the US market... I mean, the US console market. Yeah. That's what Nintendo needs in order to survive.

[NWR_pap64]

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Originally posted by: PaLaDiN
But... but it's not the Japanese market that's important here. Well maybe it is, but what's actually important is the US market... I mean, the US console market. Yeah. That's what Nintendo needs in order to survive.

The reason the japanese market is important is because unlike the US videogaming has been in decline for a while now. And Nintendo is primarily a Japan based company. I'm sure if they fail in Japan they could fail in the US and Europe.

And the other reason sales of the DS is important is because the DS symbolizes a major Nintendo strategy plan and that is that you get a bigger audience when you offer new and unique games that appeal to everybody. The DS is a phenomenon thanks to this and could do great wonders with the Revolution if done right.

[jasonditz]

Plus most of Nintendo's key third party developers are Japanese as well, so they make the bulk of their games primarily for the Japanese market, and then import what they think will sell in the US after the fact.

[Smash_Brother]

It's clear that they realize that, in the US, you can sell a console based on insecurity alone.

With no doubt many games which will turn the Rev into a gun/sword toting experience, the console has huge potential to become insanely popular with the older crowd in a hurry.

The controller doubles as the handle of a sword or gun. Doesn't get much more mature than that...

[vudu]

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
The controller doubles as the handle of a sword or gun. Doesn't get much more mature than that...

It's also shapred like a wang.  Doesn't get much more mature than that...

[Smash_Brother]

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Originally posted by: vudu It's also shapred like a wang.  Doesn't get much more mature than that...

Good point.

Unsanctioned 3rd party games could become miiiighty interesting with the Revmote...

[KDR_11k]

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Originally posted by: vudu

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
The controller doubles as the handle of a sword or gun. Doesn't get much more mature than that...

It's also shapred like a wang.  Doesn't get much more mature than that...

What about the cardboard tube?

[vudu]

I don't recall being able to play Perfect Dark Zero with a cardboard tube.

[Avinash_Tyagi]

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What about the cardboard tube?

isn't that from penny-arcade?

[Mario]

Media Create Sales: 3 - 9 Apr

1. (DS, Nintendo) Motto Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training - 81,000 / 1,816,000
2. (PS2, Konami) Pro Baseball Spirits 3 - 69,000
3. (DS, Nintendo) Oideyo Doubutsu no Mori - 63,000 / 2,413,000
4. (DS, Nintendo) Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training - 56,000 / 1,878,000
5. (PS2, Namco) Pro Baseball Hot Star 2006 - 52,000
6. (DS, Nintendo) Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training: Eigo Zuke - 50,000 / 803,000
7. (DS, Nintendo) Pokemon Ranger: Diamond & Pearl e-no Michi - 44,000 / 321,000
8. (PS2, Square Enix) Final Fantasy XII - 38,000 / 2,126,000
9. (PS2, Sega) Pro Soccer wo Tsukurou European Championship - 23,000 / 173,000
10. (DS, Nintendo) Mario Kart DS - 23,000 / 1,258,000

Brain Training back on top. Remember, the first BT was released last May, and it's still number 4. Mario Kart pops back into the top 10, after a brief flop. People have stopped buying FFXII already, it's about to leave the chart, gimmick game.