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soundwave05
Member
CVXFREAK said:
Heh, yeah I remember reading that it was so popular at first that all the different multicolored controllers were sold out, despite there not being a single 2 player game :lol
One last comparison for you to all argue about, PS vs PSP:
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[b]PS PSP [/b]
82 82 160 160
28 110 85 245
33 143 107 352
34 177 130 482
55 232 62 544
17 249 65 609
33 282 67 675
20 302 74 750
32 334 49 799
23 357 46 845
33 390 38 883
20 410 42 925
20 430 48 972
21 451 46 1019
19 470 44 1062
19 489 43 1105
27 516 34 1139
25 541 29 1168
21 562 29 1197
17 579 33 1230
17 596 39 1269
23 619 34 1303
37 656 25 1328
15 671 24 1352
15 686 22 1374
18 704 23 1398
19 723 21 1419
44 767 20 1440
42 809 21 1460
54 863 22 1482
53 916 20 1503
61 977 21 1524
52 1029 19 1543
46 1075 20 1563
37 1112 21 1583
27 1139 25 1608
26 1165 24 1632
22 1187 20 1653
19 1206 23 1675
17 1223 22 1697
15 1238 70 1768
13 1251 51 1818
10 1261 32 1850
10 1271 31 1881
9 1280 29 1910
7 1287 28 1938
10 1297 28 1966
21 1318 29 1996
18 1336 31 2027
15 1351 59 2085
12 1363 51 2137
17 1380 92 2229
21 1401 86 2315
26 1427 96 2411
38 1465
68 1533
57 1590
93 1683
32 1715
25 1740
24 1764
22 1786
26 1812
34 1846
35 1881
25 1906
23 1929
21 1950
12 1962
76 2038
88 2126
57 2183
44 2227
59 2286
66 2352
47 2399
36 2435
32 2467
47 2514
26 2540
38 2578
58 2636
87 2723
64 2787
75 2862
72 2934
70 3004
98 3102
96 3198
117 3315
88 3403
78 3481
75 3556
58 3614
77 3691
81 3772
62 3834
44 3878
62 3940
84 4024
48 4072
51 4123
37 4160
50 4210
71 4281
91 4372
130 4502
143 4645
156 4801
161 4962
83 5045
72 5117
77 5194
139 5333The_lascar
Member
02-Feb-97 8 139 11
The launch of FF7
And... after ?
The launch of FF7
And... after ?
jamesinclair
Banned
soundwave05 said:
Didnt wave race launch?
soundwave05
Member
jamesinclair said:
Nope. Just Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64. I think there might have been some Mah-Jog game also.
The_lascar said:02-Feb-97 8 139 11
The launch of FF7
And... after ?
Well thats where the figures end I'm afraid, other than to say that PS sales went into overdrive and it did about 5 million in the next 12 months so that is why I'm keen to see Xmas 97 numbers.
I guess the chart was meant to show N64 vs PS vs Saturn, but you can see that basically when FF VII was announced the PS vs Sat war was over and PS sales went into overdrive and by the time N64 came out it was all over!
jj984jj said:
Culex's chart just rocks so much. Rock Man should continue doing his too. It would be wrong to leave Culex's chart un-updated.
It would also be nice if Culex could tell us the amount of weeks he is going to serve so we could add a countdown on the bottom corner of his chart.
marvelharvey
Member
I miss damage control
Culex said:Just got home from work. I didn't realize the numbers were going to be early today
Chart updated again. I had to change the scale quite a bit to fit in the increased sales
MAMMOTH DS sales! This is the second largest selling week for the DS since it's launch!
Another week with two more milestones broken, too. The DS has crossed the 3 million barrier for YTD and has now sold over 1 million more units than the PSP this year.
The DS is surely going to break 5 million before New Years'.
Nice Job Nintendo!
Yay for Easter!
But seriously, the DS is fucking unstoppable. 400K.
Non gamers unite.
TurtleSnatcher
Member
Culex Chart is godly, the new one is utter burnage to the eyes.. the reds are all pinkish in some areas =[ and shit like yoshi touch and go is pointing to the PSP line, and the chart goes to only 450k
AHH MY EYES =[
(im mean sorry)
AHH MY EYES =[
(im mean sorry)
Heian-kyo said:
It's mostly about perceived brand loyalty, I guess. I mean, if people are buying a DS for the games, then you would have to assume that these same people would purchase another Nintendo console that offers these franchises.
I know that we should never assume anything, but you just never know what happens in this industry.
DS is just having it's moment. I mean really, how many animal crossings, mario carts, and nintendogs sequels can you have without it getting old? How dumb can you get to do that? I know nintendo fans are mad about what happened to n64 and gc and what people have been saying about the psp but grow up. PSP isn't doing that bad in japan. Software sells show that the games are crap and people don't want them. I wouldn't buy them either. Psp needs a really good game to bring it out of the rut it's in. It's not over in japan it can still catch up close enough. One thing people forget is that psp is still fairly new and sony systems stay for 10 years (psp is the most powerful well known handheld and don't need to upgrade as a console) while DS will be replaced in 3. With that staying power and power through hardware ANYthing could happen, PSP just needs a really good game soon to do it. And as for people who called DS a virtual boy is dead wrong...it was the revolution the whole time. No one wants to jump up and down like an idiot just to play a game. Nintediots enjoy the ds sells now, revolution will be the polar opposite. I just don't get how some can rejoice over mediocre kids games. That's the reason why it sells, people are buying it for their kids! sigh!
PhoenixDark
Banned
pixelbox said:
Oh god...
It's not about Mario Kart and Nintendogs sequels. It's about a healthy mixture of established franchised re-visioned and innovative "non games" on one great system. Sure the PSP is going to have good games one day, but don't sit there saying the DS is just going to disappear or something. The DS is going to have some more great games, and it's not going anywhere anytime soon. Japan has responded to these non games very positively, and I doubt their interest will fade. They've been playing the same kinds of games with great graphics for years, and the DS is something brand new.
The DS' dominance cannot be shoved under a rug or discredited. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl hasn't even come out, and the DS is already breaking records. It's not slowing down anytime soon. And once Pokemon does come out...wow.
pixelbox said:
The DS has been outselling the PSP consistently on a week-on-week basis. This is not the DS "having it's moment", this is the DS having its way with the competition.
When the PSP outsold the DS for a few weeks at the beginning of the year, that was the PSP "having its moment."
See the difference?
AFAIK there is only one non-game and that is the dictionary thing. As long I get stuff like I posted a picture of, I'm a very happy hardcore gamer. I would classify braintraining as much as a game as polarium. I actually do want to try it.Pimpbaa said:Just a question. If the "non games" on the DS are responsible for the DS success, do people really want that? I fear for future traditional games on the DS
Pimpbaa said:Just a question. If the "non games" on the DS are responsible for the DS success, do people really want that? I fear for future traditional games on the DS
I wouldn't worry too much about it. You still are getting stuff like Zelda, Mario, FF3, Castlevania, Pokemon, and the like. Games and "non-games" can coexist on the platform.
norinrad21
Banned
pixelbox said:
:lol :lol :lol
PhoenixDark
Banned
QFTSpike said:
This is pure pwnage. The PSP outsold the DS for ten weeks straight, and the Sony boys rejoiced. Now, the DS has been outselling the PSP going on 40 weeks straight, and we get denial. This is a rape of epic magnitudes, and I should know.
Wow these DS sales are incredible. I also dont think anyone quite realises just how amazing they really are. Its not just that they are record breaking sales. These are on a whole new level. To illustrate heres a comparison with the holidays first 3 week totals of the ps2 and GBA, and the psp added to the mix for the past two years.
Here are the 3 week totals in descending order highest to lowest.
2002 981,667
2001 933,805
ds05 885,056
2004 709,685
2003 645,000
2005 475,708
The DS on its own has beaten ps2 and GBA combined for each of the last 3 Decembers, even if you add the psp to the mix. It was beaten in the peak years of the GBA and ps2 combined. However this year the period covered starts from November the 28th which is quite early. The peak week is supposed to be next week and of course the expectations are that the DS sales will rise and could hit 600K. However if they beat 513,400 then that would mean that on the 4 week comparison DS beat the ps2 and GBA combined in any of these years even 2001 and 2002. And lets look at the software, the DS is on track for 7 million sellers(with Brain Training 2) released this year which single handedly beats the ps2 and BAs best year combined.
Million sellers released(even if they didnt hit platinum until the following year)
2004 ps2 4 GBA 2
2003 ps2 4 GBA 1
2002 ps2 2 GBA 1
2001 ps2 3
Seriously, this is the biggest news to hit the Japanese gaming industry since Final Fantasy 7 was confirmed for the psx. I know theres talk of 3rd party sales or of whether the Revolution will improve Nintendos console fortunes and compete with ps3 or how the psp can compete with the DS. But it is all irrelevent. The DS performance just overrides everything. Sony can only dream of hitting these kind of numbers, even with the ps3. Nintendo have snuck up on everyone and hit us with a cataclysmic shift in the gaming landscape in Japan. Fuck, next year sees a new scrolling Mario Bros. Theres a deluge of 3rd party software too, far better than what was served this year. Theres real Pokemon games hitting. This is beyond insane.
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[B]2001 2002 2003 2004 2005[/B]
GBA+ps2 GBA+ps2 GBA+ps2 GBA+ps2+psp GBA+ps2+psp
142,028 214,243 151,700 121,964 139,257
304,950 305,831 177,800 308,151 151,474
486,827 461,593 315,500 279,570 184,977
[B]933,805[/B] [B]981,667[/B] [B]645,000[/B] [B]709,685[/B] [B]475,708[/B]
DS
176,958
299,328
408,770
[B]885,056[/B] 3 Week Total2002 981,667
2001 933,805
ds05 885,056
2004 709,685
2003 645,000
2005 475,708
The DS on its own has beaten ps2 and GBA combined for each of the last 3 Decembers, even if you add the psp to the mix. It was beaten in the peak years of the GBA and ps2 combined. However this year the period covered starts from November the 28th which is quite early. The peak week is supposed to be next week and of course the expectations are that the DS sales will rise and could hit 600K. However if they beat 513,400 then that would mean that on the 4 week comparison DS beat the ps2 and GBA combined in any of these years even 2001 and 2002. And lets look at the software, the DS is on track for 7 million sellers(with Brain Training 2) released this year which single handedly beats the ps2 and BAs best year combined.
Million sellers released(even if they didnt hit platinum until the following year)
2004 ps2 4 GBA 2
2003 ps2 4 GBA 1
2002 ps2 2 GBA 1
2001 ps2 3
Seriously, this is the biggest news to hit the Japanese gaming industry since Final Fantasy 7 was confirmed for the psx. I know theres talk of 3rd party sales or of whether the Revolution will improve Nintendos console fortunes and compete with ps3 or how the psp can compete with the DS. But it is all irrelevent. The DS performance just overrides everything. Sony can only dream of hitting these kind of numbers, even with the ps3. Nintendo have snuck up on everyone and hit us with a cataclysmic shift in the gaming landscape in Japan. Fuck, next year sees a new scrolling Mario Bros. Theres a deluge of 3rd party software too, far better than what was served this year. Theres real Pokemon games hitting. This is beyond insane.
Okie dokie.elostyle said:
The games is part of it but it is derived from strategy. Nintendo turned what seems like a rout by Sony into an unbelievably strong 1st year for the DS in Japan. Everything from launching early World Wide to the timing of games like Mario Kart has been very good strategic moves benefiting the DS.
And this begs up a follow-up question to your point;heidern said:
Is Sony's position as the #1 console maker in Japan in a very dangerous place right now?
Can the success of something brand new, and never before done, propell another device from the same company to new hieghts?
Does anyone know the numbers for the NES, and SNES In Japan, and do the DS numbers kill those as well? If the DS is having the best after launch sales ever Nintendo is really on to something, and in the process is making all the nay-sayers look like complete tards'.
PhoenixDark
Banned
heidern said:
Listen to the apostle GAF. He speaks the Word, unabridged.
The DS is owning, period. Next year is going to be a whirlwind. When you look at the release list from this year, it's impressive, but not as impressive as next years. For instance, this year the DS had:
-Nintendogs
-Mario Kart
-Animal Crossing
-Jump Superstars
Those were the games most people expected to be huge hits. Notice, I did not include the non games, because most people didn't expect them to do that well; no one thought Brain Training would get close to 1million.
Now, lets look at next years list:
-Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
-Super Mario Bros.
-Zelda DS
-FF3
Of course there are many more huge titles coming out in 2006 such as Children of Mana and Tales of the Tempest, but I put special emphasis on those 4 because they'll most likely be the biggest titles. Pokemon is going to be the title that's going to force a large chunk of the GBA crowd to switch to the DS. When it comes to "DS vs PSP", it all comes down to who can convince the largest amount of the GBA gamers to join; the GBA's total sales are stunning, and it's not like these people just disappeared. I am confident that the DS, with Pokemon's help, will secure this crowd. But that's not all. With the help of the non games, the DS is actually bringing brand new people into the handheld market.
At this rate, it would be an understatement to declare things are going great for the DS. The handheld is putting up PS2-like numbers in its first year, and it shows no sign of stopping.
Companion Cube
Member
Hi. Just curious, haven't really been following along, but how is the DS doing in other regions?