650,000 DS's sold in the U.S in just one week.

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Homicidal Cherry53

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http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183452.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

For the week of Black Friday, the DS managed to sell 650,000 units IN JUST ONE WEEK!! It managed to set a new record for one week sales in the U.S. These numbers are absolutely unbelievable. Many consoles can't put up these kinds of numbers in a few months, and the DS managed to do it in just one week. It's astounding.

Adding to the good news for the DS, 200,000 DS's were sold in the UK, and, according to Famitsu, the DS has reached 20 million units in Japan, faster than any other console, ever. What a week for the DS.
 
Zidart said:
DS had beaten the ps2 in overall sales..... i think i'm shocked XD
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Not nearly. PS2 had about 120 million at the end of the last console gen, so it should be around 130 now. Meanwhile, DS has somewhere around 50 million.
 
fhqwhgads said:
Not nearly. PS2 had about 120 million at the end of the last console gen, so it should be around 130 now. Meanwhile, DS has somewhere around 50 million.
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The DS is selling at a faster rate than the PS2, so people are expecting it to overtake the PS2 for the highest selling console. (oh, and the PS2 hit 120 million about a month ago FYI)
 
fhqwhgads said:
Not nearly. PS2 had about 120 million at the end of the last console gen, so it should be around 130 now. Meanwhile, DS has somewhere around 50 million.
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oops you're right the DS still is wayyy down....but i hope it beats the ps2 it would be something that would get the attention of more developers (though the DS has a very exclusive and awesome library right now)
 
Jack said:
Yeah, Nintendo rules. Wouldn't expect any less from them.
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Maybe some other games, but still. The DS is a great handheld, and the price is what's making it sell more than the PS2 (remember the PS2 wasn't always $130). :)
 
The Black Friday bundles probably contributed to its success a lot. I mean, the Zelda bundle? Totally awesome.

The Nintendogs bundle didn't do too badly, either.
 
Strubes said:
Maybe some other games, but still. The DS is a great handheld, and the price is what's making it sell more than the PS2 (remember the PS2 wasn't always $130). :)
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Well, that and it's selling on appeal to casuals, a lot like the Wii.
 
Hinesmdc said:
*looks at Wii, shakes head*
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*sigh* If I must. Let's ignore the constant sold out status, developer praise, and all that. How about games here/coming? Animal Crossing, Art of Fighting Anthology, Battalion Wars 2, Brothers in Arms, Chocobo's Dungeon, de Blob, Destroy All Humans!, Disaster, Dragon Quest Swords, Endless Ocean, Fatal Frame IV, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, Fire Emblem, Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, Geometry Wars, Guilty Gear, Harvest Moon, Harvey Birdman, King of Fighters Collection, Kirby, Mario Kart, Mario Strikers, Medal of Honor, Metal Slug Anthology, Metroid Prime 3, No More Heroes, Obscure, Okami, Opoona, Rabbids 2, Red Steel 2, Umbrella Chronicles, Rygar, Samba de Amigo, Samurai Showdown Anthology, Civilization, Sonic and the Secret Rings, Sonic Riders, Soulcalibur, Space Station Tycoon, Spore, SSX, Star Wars: Force Unleashed, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Stadium Baseball, Super Monkey Ball, Super Paper Mario, Smash Bros Brawl, Sword of Legendia, Tales of Symphonia, Trauma Center, We Love Golf, Wii Chess/Fit/Fitness/Music/Sports(count those as one), and Zach and Wiki.


At least try to do some looking.
 
Animal Crossing hasnt even been announced yet. Chocobo's Dungeon?Destroy All Humans!? Sonic and the Secret Rings? Sonic Riders? Soulcalibur? Space Station Tycoon? Mario Stadium Baseball? We Love Golf!?


those, are not good

but this isnt a wii thread
 
And you've played all of them, I bet. But you're right, it's not a Wii thread. It's a DS thread, which is a Nintendo thread.



And yes, Animal Crossing has been announced. How do we know it's an MMO if it hasn't been?
 
Animal Crossing Wii is the working title of a Wii game that is in development by Nintendo EAD. It is part of the Animal Crossing series. The title was announced as a Wii game that markets the WiiConnect24 feature of the console. Little information about the game is known. On February 21, 2007, the title was confirmed to be still in the works, though no target was given for its release.
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My bad.
 
650,000 sold in one week. And what is the retail for the DS again? It's been a while. And since I have had mine, I never look at them on the shelves...
 
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