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[LanceStern]

I think NSMB can surpass Super Mario land. It just needs 1 million more to go.

If it's averaging 200,000 a month, and it still doesn't have holiday boosts yet and then keeps legs after Christmas, it could very well be the best selling Mario not bundled.

 

[Rock_Man]

BTW, www.game-science.com is back people. Can, uh, someone give hardware totals one last time? :lol We're in the process of restoring the Media Create archive.

YTD
DSL 4585377
PSP 1335597
PS2 1066887
DS 932383
GBASP 198521
GBM 123582
X360 73058
GCN 66060
GBA 3095

DS 5517760
GBA 325198

LTD
DSL 4585377
PSP 4018553
PS2 19771511
DS 6579332
GBASP 5890957
GBM 539271
X360 143624
GCN 4159650
GBA 8822745

DS 11164709
GBA 15252973

 

[cvxfreak]

YTD
DSL 4585377
PSP 1335597
PS2 1066887
DS 932383
GBASP 198521
GBM 123582
X360 73058
GCN 66060
GBA 3095

DS 5517760
GBA 325198

LTD
DSL 4585377
PSP 4018553
PS2 19771511
DS 6579332
GBASP 5890957
GBM 539271
X360 143624
GCN 4159650
GBA 8822745

DS 11164709
GBA 15252973

Thank you wonderful sir

 

[Scalemail Ted]

Wow, If I had a wooden nickel for every DS that Nintendo has sold, I'd have enough kindling to burn to keep my house warm for the rest of my life.

 

[Pureauthor]

You know what they say: Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

...

Or something like that.

 

[ninja-Ook]

I think NSMB can surpass Super Mario land. It just needs 1 million more to go.

If it's averaging 200,000 a month, and it still doesn't have holiday boosts yet and then keeps legs after Christmas, it could very well be the best selling Mario not bundled.

Super Mario Bros. was never bundled in Japan

 

[jepense]

Minion in october: "Iwata, Iwata! Were trying as hard as we can, but theres no more silicon left! We cant make more DS units!"

:lol
Luckily, silicon is one of the most abundant elements on Earth.

 

[jepense]

Time to go for seconds then!

A week has a little over 600000 s... so there has been a week where on average one DS has been sold every second. And normally it's something like one DS sold every 4 or 5 seconds. Of course in reality the sales are accumulated in a much shorter time before everything is sold out.

 

[Grampasso]

NSMB: Lost Levels FTMFW

 

[medrew]

:lol
Luckily, silicon is one of the most abundant elements on Earth.

that was before Pokemon came out and before they introduced Sirisucu as one of the new characters.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

PS2 229k left to 20M...at this new rate after minna + pricedrop it should happen in november, it would be beautiful to see it the same week PS3 launches, wouldn't it?

Btw...PS1 LTD? I know shipped numbers but I wonder the tracked number...

 

[elostyle]

PS2 229k left to 20M...at this new rate after minna + pricedrop it should happen in november, it would be beautiful to see it the same week PS3 launches, wouldn't it?

Btw...PS1 LTD? I know shipped numbers but I wonder the tracked number...

Could the DS reach 20 million before the PS2 at this rate?

 

[AniHawk]

Could the DS reach 20 million before the PS2 at this rate?

500k a day should get it there relatively fast, I would think.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Could the DS reach 20 million before the PS2 at this rate?

at the new rate after pokemon, most likely :lol

 

[ziran]

nintendo taiwan says there's a ds lite shortage until mid october:
http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20060929PB210.html

Nintendo Taiwan says NDS Lite shortage to persist for a while

Although already planning to import more Nintendo DS (NDS) Lite handheld game consoles, Nintendo Taiwan said that the current shortage of NDS in Taiwan will likely persist for a while. The second batch of the consoles is expected to be available in the middle of October, the company said.

looks like a result of having a decent amount available for pokémon.

 

[Galactic Fork]

Nintendo should use all that extra money to build a time machine. Then go back to inform their past selves to build more freaking DS factories... And maybe go further back to 96 and tell themselves to ditch the cartridges.

 

[Scalemail Ted]

Nintendo should use all that extra money to build a time machine. Then go back to inform their past selves to build more freaking DS factories... And maybe go further back to 96 and tell themselves to ditch the cartridges.

Why dont they just ship future produced units into the past? You know when theyre cheaper to make?

 

[enishi]

nintendo taiwan says there's a ds lite shortage until mid october:
http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20060929PB210.html

looks like a result of having a decent amount available for pokémon.

Nintendo Taiwan? afaik, there is only distributor in Taiwan... Just curious that Nintendo starts to take care of other Asian countries?

 

[Galactic Fork]

Why dont they just ship future produced units into the past? You know when theyre cheaper to make?

They're busy in the future with the increasing plastic shortage when the DS becomes REALLY popular.

 

[medrew]

Nintendo should use all that extra money to build a time machine. Then go back to inform their past selves to build more freaking DS factories... And maybe go further back to 96 and tell themselves to ditch the cartridges.

but then there would never have been any shortages, and if there were no shortages they would never built a time machine and gone back into the past. NINTENDO TIME PARADOX. :|

Maybe they'll develop a game internally. Management Accountant Training: Bottlenecks and Capacity Restraint Optimization in 3 mins a day!

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

Nintendo should use all that extra money to build a time machine. Then go back to inform their past selves to build more freaking DS factories... And maybe go further back to 96 and tell themselves to ditch the cartridges.

Nintendo must use the money to expand a little bit.

Du you notice that Nintendo is one enterpreise that doen't expand ? Always the same studios. The only big change is the creation of the new Studio on Tokyo in 2003/4, and nothing else. But they have a lot of money in cash. So, I don't understand what will Nintendo do with all this money if they don't invest it somewhere.

 

[Pureauthor]

Their saving their cash in case of a massive failure in terms of sales?

Maybe they remember what happened to Sega and they're just paranoid.

 

[donny2112]

So is it safe to say that the DS will end up having had hardware shortages for over a year? I mean, has there been a single week since December 05 where there have actually been more DS units available than there was demand?

There will probably be some on the shelves for Friday this week

Spoiler

as Nintendo has trained the population to look for the DS Lite only on Saturdays

, since there were supposed to be 1 million on the shelves for Thursday. That's still not a whole week, though.

LTD
DS 6579332

DS 11164709

I have a count 3 higher. Our YTDs match, though. Here's what I have before this year for the DS. Can you find the difference with your numbers?

29 Nov - 5 Dec 468,883
6 Dec - 12 Dec 198,892
13 Dec - 19 Dec 221,625
20 Dec - 26 Dec 396,674
27 Dec - 2 Jan 209,522
3 Jan - 9 Jan 108,561
10 Jan - 16 Jan 53,527
17 Jan - 23 Jan 44,608
24 Jan - 30 Jan 43,226
31 Jan - 6 Feb 29,552
7 Feb - 13 Feb 26,205
14 Feb - 20 Feb 22,363
21 Feb - 27 Feb 26,761
28 Feb - 6 Mar 25,759
7 Mar - 13 Mar 26,537
14 Mar - 20 Mar 22,446
21 Mar - 27 Mar 55,825
28 Mar - 3 Apr 43,023
4 Apr - 10 Apr 30,028
11 Apr - 17 Apr 21,698
18 Apr - 24 Apr 96,191
25 Apr - 1 May 64,247
2 May - 8 May 67,863
9 May - 15 May 26,583
16 May - 22 May 29,808
23 May - 29 May 39,687
30 May - 5 Jun 34,939
6 Jun - 12 Jun 32,765
13 Jun - 19 Jun 31,376
20 Jun - 26 Jun 32,789
27 Jun - 3 Jul 35,083
4 Jul - 10 Jul 41,503
11 Jul - 17 Jul 35,827
18 Jul - 24 Jul 41,982
25 Jul - 31 Jul 44,518
1 Aug - 7 Aug 43,665
8 Aug - 14 Aug 103,095
15 Aug - 21 Aug 80,945
22 Aug - 28 Aug 57,313
29 Aug - 4 Sep 58,579
5 Sep - 11 Sep 47,239
12 Sep - 18 Sep 72,167
19 Sep - 25 Sep 68,123
26 Sep - 2 Oct 43,362
3 Oct - 9 Oct 39,137
10 Oct - 16 Oct 44,262
17 Oct - 23 Oct 44,283
24 Oct - 30 Oct 46,826
31 Oct - 6 Nov 48,520
7 Nov - 13 Nov 48,342
14 Nov - 20 Nov 65,341
21 Nov - 27 Nov 132,012
28 Nov - 4 Dec 176,958
5 Dec - 11 Dec 299,328
12 Dec - 18 Dec 408,770
19 Dec - 25 Dec 597,628
26 Dec - 1 Jan 390,181


Thanks.

 

[charlequin]

I dont understand how the damn DS can stay up above 100,000 units all the time. It makes no sense. Even thier own PR bullshit about "grabbing new players" has its damn limit. This is ****ing stupid now. Is everyone in Japan buying a DS or what?

Well, just start by thinking about it this way: the DS is more popular than the PS2, in that it's both the hottest gaming machine for gamers per se and also a trendy accessory for non-gamers who want to brain train.

Then remember that for a Japanese family of four to play PS2 games, they only need one PS2.

...

So, yeah, there are actually probably tons of people who want a DS still who haven't managed to get one yet. I expect the total sales to top out well above PS2 levels.

 

[kisakiproject]

Anecdotally; My friend in japan mentioned he wanted a Ds and that you cant find them anywhere cause they are always sold out. He wants to get FF3. He also for the last year told me he was planning to get a PSP. But now he wants a DS.

 

[Calidor]

Anecdotally; My friend in japan mentioned he wanted a Ds and that you cant find them anywhere cause they are always sold out. He wants to get FF3. He also for the last year told me he was planning to get a PSP. But now he wants a DS.

yep, that seems to be the current situation in Japan.. longest shortage ever

 

[Rock_Man]

I have a count 3 higher. Our YTDs match, though. Here's what I have before this year for the DS. Can you find the difference with your numbers?

Yes, I have 11,164,712 too, but Media Create announced LTD numbers in April this year and since then we add the weekly numbers to those.

DS+DSL through April 16: 7,242,459

 

[charlequin]

At this point maybe there'll never stop being a shortage of DSes.

 

[BrodiemanTTR]

Looking at the sales graph, it's weird to think that DS wasn't always crushing everything in sight. That one week, Animal Crossing came out and the thing just blew up and never looked back. Those initial jumps from 50k a week to 400k must've made for entertaining MC threads.

 

[enishi]

From
http://blog.livedoor.jp/neoplay/

NDS
Pokemon Diamond - 520k (82%)
Pokemon Pearl - 420k (68%)
Kanji Quiz DS - 20k (12%)

PS2
.hack//GU Vol. 2 - 82k (80%)
Sangoku XI - 18k (42%)
Pop'n Music 13 - 10k (50%)

X360
Deadly Rising - 20k (82%)
Project Sylpheed - 5.5k (42%)

PSP
The Legend of Hero VI - 9k (56%)

 

[Pureauthor]

Only 1 mil?

Boo.

 

[Aurora]

From
http://blog.livedoor.jp/neoplay/

NDS
Pokemon Diamond - 520k (82%)
Pokemon Pearl - 420k (68%)

Don't ruin our fun.

 

[timbe]

Pokemon Diamond - 520k (82%)
Pokemon Pearl - 420k (68%)

So that 2 million on first day was rubbish. Anyway, still impressive.

 

[enishi]

Only 1 mil?

Boo.

From some sites and 2ch, Nintendo shipped 1.2m total on 28th Sept. And new shipment will be 900k for Sat and Sun.

 

[Deku]

If Nintendo contracted Sony to make the DSL, they would be better able to meet the demand and there wouldn't be so many unsold but sold 'shipped' PSPs

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Nice numbers for pokemon, hack and dead rising. Just see those 80%...good good. Looks like X360 could have one title in the top10 again.

That Kanji Quiz 20k (12%) means >150k shipped? Ugh...

 

[ziran]

Nintendo Taiwan? afaik, there is only distributor in Taiwan... Just curious that Nintendo starts to take care of other Asian countries?

i think hakuyu is still the agent for nintendo in taiwan, but they're referred to as nintendo taiwan.

From
http://blog.livedoor.jp/neoplay/

NDS
Pokemon Diamond - 520k (82%)
Pokemon Pearl - 420k (68%)
Kanji Quiz DS - 20k (12%)

PS2
.hack//GU Vol. 2 - 82k (80%)
Sangoku XI - 18k (42%)
Pop'n Music 13 - 10k (50%)

X360
Deadly Rising - 20k (82%)
Project Sylpheed - 5.5k (42%)

PSP
The Legend of Hero VI - 9k (56%)

thanks.

very good numbers for pokémon! given the shipments and the usual pattern for big ds games over the the first weekend, ~2 million in next weeks mc chart looks likely.

 

[BorkBork]

Pearl bomba!

 

[castle007]

Nintendo only shipped 1.26 million units???

 

[slaughterking]

And another 900k today.

 

[cvxfreak]

From some sites and 2ch, Nintendo shipped 1.2m total on 28th Sept. And new shipment will be 900k for Sat and Sun.

That makes much more sense than 2 Million, really. If Nintendo can sell out of their 900K shipment, than 2.1 Million first 4 days am total.

 

[Calidor]

Nintendo only shipped 1.26 million units???

today another shipment arrives

 

[Jiggy]

NDS
Pokemon Diamond - 520k (82%)
Pokemon Pearl - 420k (68%)

I didn't realize until I saw this, but apparently it's Nintendo rather than the marketplace who truly dictates which version of a Pokemon game sells more... No way buyers didn't snatch up every available copy of the games.

 

[mj1108]

Looking at the sales graph, it's weird to think that DS wasn't always crushing everything in sight. That one week, Animal Crossing came out and the thing just blew up and never looked back. Those initial jumps from 50k a week to 400k must've made for entertaining MC threads.

Very entertaining

 

[Frankfurter]

Holy... ~940k on the first day...

 

[LOCK]

One copy always sells better than the others. I don't know why though. :/

Awesome sales. Amazing really.

 

[Calidor]

Very entertaining

Pure gold :lol

some quotes pre-Nintendogs

Look at that Nintendo marketshare just slip, slip away...

I'll bet Nintendo makes some of the better games in the PS3 library next generation.

Once again the DS is going to get its butt saved before hitting <20k, with the new colors and number of releases that will show up in the next chart. Do people really expect it to top PSP's sales though?

that's what happend when you don't listen to GAMERS and think you know what gamers want. where are those NINTENDO POLICY LOVERs NOW (those who were saying that you don't need better hardware, and it's all about better games) :lol

So after seeing the performance of the best month, there's no hope for the DS ever catching up imo.

 

[Moor-Angol]

Anecdotally; My friend in japan mentioned he wanted a Ds and that you cant find them anywhere cause they are always sold out.

hint for your friend : wake-up early on Saturday morning and go in Yodobashi or Bic Camera

 

[Link]

Deadly Rising - 20k (82%)

Good to see that whole Cero Z, hiding it behind the counter bullshit didn't hurt Dead Rising's sales.

 

[Tadaima]

Pure gold :lol

some quotes pre-Nintendogs

More please XD