Topic: Official DS Sales Thread

[cmoney]

i really want to see some US sales numbers. :/

[31 Flavas]

June NPD numbers (i.e US numbers) were released not to long ago. They are back on page 106. NPD numbers are hard to comeby so no clue if July NPD numbers will be available.

Cubed3.com has a more statistics oriented coverage of June's NPD numbers.

[Smash_Brother]

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Originally posted by: IceCold With all due respect to Nintendo, they have chosen a path that vastly differs from ours. The PS3 focuses on cutting edge technology for games and for multimedia; our Cell processor and Blu-Ray drive make the PS3 the most advanced of all the consoles in the upcoming generation. The "Wii", on the other hand, while capable enough to cater to its niche market, lags behind technologically. As you may know, the "Wii" is not capable of rendering High Definition textures, due to its lack of processing power. Some may even call it outdated when comparing it to our PS3. Taking this into mind, our manufacturing costs are sure to be higher than the competition. Since the environment is currently conducive to borrowing, we decided to take a small loan in order to ensure that the PS3 is ready on time. Furthermore, the people who will directly benefit from this loan are our loyal consumers. They will be able to get the PS3 and its second-to-none features for a low price this autumn. Our retail price is, dare I say, a bargain for anyone who buys it, especially considering the fact that some Blu-Ray players retail for more themselves. It is obvious that this strategy will pay dividends come the PS3 launch.

Yes, but the follow up question would be: Why didn't you pay for it with all the profits from your handheld system like Nintendo did with theirs?

As for US sales data...

Game Sales Charts

[vudu]

Sony management felt profits should be returned to shareholders in the form of dividends.  Nintendo's management is a bunch of greedy punks who keep the money for themselves.

[cmoney]

Word. Thanks Flavas and smash_bro. Numbers aren't bad.

[Guitar Smasher]

"Yes, but the follow up question would be: Why didn't you pay for it with all the profits from your handheld system like Nintendo did with theirs?"

Aren't PSPs sold at a loss?  Or have they finally broke even?

[Ceric]

PSP is still sold at loss.

[Mario]

DSL 262,453
PSP 35,938
PS2 22,288
DS 6,344
GBASP 2,953
Xbox360 1,472
GBM 1,410
GC 1,076
GBA 20
Xbox 0

HAHAHAHAHA that Xbox number is 100% real. GBA WINS!

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

THESE ARE EXCITING TIMES HERE, PEOPLE

[IceCold]

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Originally posted by: Mario
This should put things into perspective.

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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1
This should put it into an even better perspective.

First off, these are only Japanese sales numbers.. the other Marios did way better worldwide. I think Super Mario 64 sold 10+ million worldwide, and SMW did extremely well too. Also, BnM's chart doesn't include the NES, where the two highest selling Mario (and every other) games of all time were.

[Mario]

True. It's jsut too much of a hassle to grab all that data from the US market. But I think Super Mario 64 sold 5 million there when all was said and done. New Super Mario Bros has a long way to go to match that, if the DS starts to take off there like it has in Japan though, anything can happen. The NES Super Marios aren't included in that Japanese chart most probably since weekly sales weren't around back when those were topping the charts.

According to The Magicbox the overall sales of those was

Super Mario Bros.     6.81
Super Mario Bros. 3    3.84

New SMB should end up about the same as SMB3. I don't think it even has a chance of topping the original, we're going to have to wait for a mega groundbreaking industry shaking new Mario for that to happen.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Don't forget system pack-ins.

[Smash_Brother]

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Originally posted by: vudu Sony management felt profits should be returned to shareholders in the form of dividends.  Nintendo's management is a bunch of greedy punks who keep the money for themselves.

Given that news of Sony's loan sent the stock plummeting, don't you think shareholders would have rather had Sony keep the money and not devalue their shares?

I would definitely keep hounding them like this...

[31 Flavas]

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Originally posted by: Mario

GBA 20
Xbox 0

HAHAHAHAHA that Xbox number is 100% real. GBA WINS!

There's obviously just a shortage of the original Xbox.

[IceCold]

I'm seriously thinking of going to Japan and buying an Xbox right about now..

[Mario]

You'd be famous!

[Chozo Ghost]

Aren't the Japanese Xboxes somehow different than the NA ones? I think years from now the Japanese versions will be a highly prized collectors item since so few were ever sold.

[Hocotate]

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Originally posted by: Chozo Ghost
Aren't the Japanese Xboxes somehow different than the NA ones? I think years from now the Japanese versions will be a highly prized collectors item since so few were ever sold.

I've never thought about that, but you know something, I bet you're right. Especially that limited edition Kasumi blue Xbox.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Nintendo DS Breaks Sales Record!!!!!

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Originally posted by: Gamespot.com
Nintendo announced today that Japanese sales of its DS handheld have passed the 10 million mark after just 20 months on the market--a new record for game console sales, the company claimed.

That settles it, the DS has officially conquered Japan and there is no stopping this "Machine of Dual Screens".

[vudu]

More details on DS software world figures

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(In millions)
Nintendogs 7.37
Animal Crossing: Wild World 4.66
Mario Kart DS 4.64
New Super Mario Bros 3.84
Super Mario 64 DS 3.76
Brain Training 3.69
Brain Training 2 3.11
Wario Ware Touched 1.97
Brain Flex 1.58
Tamogotchi Connection: Corner Shop 1.27
Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time 1.22
Tetris DS 1.19
English Training 1.14

[IceCold]

Metroid Prime: Hunters isn't on that list.. I guess it flopped in Japan and didn't do as well as expected in North America. I'm predicting that New Super Mario Bros will be on top of that list before long.

[Kairon]

Metroid Prime: Hunters was just a bone thrown to traditional hardcore gamers to keep them quiet for a bit. The real action for the DS has been in the less traditional genres, from non-games, to quirky titles like Phoenix Wright or Kaitou Rousseau, to Animal Crossing.

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

[Aussiedude]

Australian Software Sales Charts for July 30th

3 DS titles in the top 10, only one XBOX360 title (Genuine Wireless funpack is a bundle with Kameo, Project Gotham Racing 3 and an extra Wireless Controller). Full price X360 games ($110 - 120 AUD) cant be selling well, Toys are us have already lowered all 360 games to $90 AUD or below.

Another thing Ive noticed is the in-store X360 demo games Pods are nearly always broken. Last week was the first time since they were installed I was actually able to demo a game, Ridge racer,  which was very good and the load times although still too long were much shorter than Project Gotham.

The top spot is not surprisingly AFL premiership 2006, which is our football game and it is almost finals time. Yes Nintendo if you want to win with the Wii here release a AFL game and also a cricket game so you win in the UK as well. The Wii is just perfect for cricket. WTF cares about shiit american football Madden in Australia (well maybe 10 people) we want our AFL and cricket games







   

[Arbok]

"Animal Crossing Wild World - Strategy"

I got a kick out of that genre listing for some reason...

[BlackNMild2k1]

Media Create Charts: July 24th - 30th

Software:
1. (DS, Bandai) Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisetchi Gohiikini - 192,458
2. (PS2, Capcom) Sengoku Basara 2 - 135,850
3. (DS, Nintendo) New Super Mario Bros - 114,225 / 2,516,190
4. (DS, Nintendo) Mario Basket 3 on 3- 110,708
5. (PS2, Atlus) Kamaitachi no Yoru 3 - 97,315
6. (DS, Nintendo) Shaberu! Oryouri Nabi - 61,326 / 187,856
7. (DS, Nintendo) More Brain Age - 53,103 / 2,877,641
8. (PSP, Enterbrain) Derby Stallion P - 49,206
9. (DS, Nintendo) Brain Age - 32,419 / 2,616,839
10. (DS, Sega) Mushiking Greatest Champion e no Michi 2 - 31,763
~~ 11-30 numbers unconfirmed:
11. PS2 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 13 - 31,270 (196,148)
12. NDS Animal Crossing: Wild World - 29,847 (3,002,009)
13. PS2 Kinnikuman Max Grand Prix - 27,321
14. NDS English Training DS - 23,881 (1,313,514)
15. PS2 Battle Stadium DON - 22,929 (72,014)
16. PS2 True Crime NYC - 17,516
17. PS2 Persona 3 - 16,993 (155,980)
18. NDS Mario Kart DS
19. PS2 Hajimari no Yoru - 14,574
20. NDS Tetris DS
21. PSP LocoRoco - 13,001 (61,129)
22. NDS Digimon Story
23. PS2 Winning Eleven 10
24. GC Battle Stadium DON - 12,655 (48,054)
25. PS2 Ape Escape Million Monkeys
26. NDS Pokemon Ranger
27. NDS Jinsei Game DS - 9,570
28. PSP BLEACH Heat the Soul 3 - 9,441 (44,917)
29. X360 Barret Witch - 9,083
30. PSP Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable

Hardware:
DSL - 176,853
PSP - 42,604
PS2 - 26,451
X360 - 2,246
GBASP - 2,229
GBM - 1,766
DS - 1,530
GC - 1,039
Xbox - 11
GBA - 9  

AC:WW crosses the 3 million seller mark making it the 19th best selling game in Japan (according to another source)
NSMB is in its 10th week in a row selling above 100,000 and will possibly hit 11 or 12 too.