Sales figures. Who doesn’t love sales figures? The backbone of any slow news day and the very foundation of arguments about which console is the best in playgrounds, offices and Internet forums the world over.
Nintendo loves to release sales figures, usually because its latest project has sold really, really well, and the DS is no exception. Indeed, the DS has sold spectacularly well in both the US and Japan according to figures squeezed out by Nintendo over the last few days, highlighting mainstream acceptance of a console that, in fairness, is losing its edge with the hardcore.
Specifically, Nintendo claims to have shipped 1 million units of Nintendo DS in Japan by December 16. The firm expects 1 million units sold through to consumers by close of business on Christmas Eve, taking the worldwide shipment to 2.8 million by the end of the year.
However, the DS is still to face the half-magical, half made out of old sweet-wrappers PSP from Sony in any real way. Limited supplies have sold out consistently in Japan and the unit is still unavailable in the US.
Perhaps Europe will turn out to be the best proving ground, with both machines launching at around the same time, and with comparable price points.
Nintendo loves to release sales figures, usually because its latest project has sold really, really well, and the DS is no exception. Indeed, the DS has sold spectacularly well in both the US and Japan according to figures squeezed out by Nintendo over the last few days, highlighting mainstream acceptance of a console that, in fairness, is losing its edge with the hardcore.
Specifically, Nintendo claims to have shipped 1 million units of Nintendo DS in Japan by December 16. The firm expects 1 million units sold through to consumers by close of business on Christmas Eve, taking the worldwide shipment to 2.8 million by the end of the year.
However, the DS is still to face the half-magical, half made out of old sweet-wrappers PSP from Sony in any real way. Limited supplies have sold out consistently in Japan and the unit is still unavailable in the US.
Perhaps Europe will turn out to be the best proving ground, with both machines launching at around the same time, and with comparable price points.
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Ditto 22 Dec 2004 11:54
1/6
When Nintendo releases some recent DS which actually make use of the console's features it will sell well.
I'm betting on PSP for Europe. Unless it starts getting it's ideas together no way is Nintendo ever going to hold a majority of the handheld market there this time next year.
I'm betting on PSP for Europe. Unless it starts getting it's ideas together no way is Nintendo ever going to hold a majority of the handheld market there this time next year.
Kaxxx 22 Dec 2004 12:46
2/6
Pokemon is guaranteed to sell the DS alone.
Nice healthy sells although i really do expect to the PSP sell by the bucketload. The DS though is truely a wonderful handheld, it needs some killer apps like Zelda etc but its selling well for a reason.
Nice healthy sells although i really do expect to the PSP sell by the bucketload. The DS though is truely a wonderful handheld, it needs some killer apps like Zelda etc but its selling well for a reason.
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LordVader717 22 Dec 2004 13:14
3/6
Adam M wrote:
When Nintendo releases some recent DS which actually make use of the console's features it will sell well.
I'm betting on PSP for Europe. Unless it starts getting it's ideas together no way is Nintendo ever going to hold a majority of the handheld market there this time next year.
I'm betting on PSP for Europe. Unless it starts getting it's ideas together no way is Nintendo ever going to hold a majority of the handheld market there this time next year.
I can't recall any console that had success in the USA an Japan, but failed in Europe.
Europe gets the leftovers.
But even if the PSP win the largest market share in Europe, developers wouldn't support a console that failed elsewhere just because it sold good in Europe.
I estimate that the PSP will have a much higher price in the USA and even more in Europe than in Japan. It just isn't as easy to practice predatory pricing in the USA as it is in Japan.
metatron 23 Dec 2004 01:25
4/6
I agree,psp easily the future,ds is a refresh of the old nintendo handhelds (donkey kong with dual screen),the same nintendo again,f**king boring men.I prefer psp and not the stupid stylous.
Pandaman 23 Dec 2004 05:11
5/6
When Nintendo get on a roll, the games will sell the system. When Sony gets on a roll...well...we'll have updated versions of each of the launch titles!
acidviper 23 Dec 2004 05:21
6/6
I have no idea who is being these systems because they are ugly as hell to look at and all of the games are pretty mediocre.
I think the only game that uses the DS in an innovative way is the new Yoshi game. And Hopefully that black version of the DS can come to the US fast. Cheap metallic silver is so ugly.
I think the only game that uses the DS in an innovative way is the new Yoshi game. And Hopefully that black version of the DS can come to the US fast. Cheap metallic silver is so ugly.