Nintendo DS North America shipments rise to 1.4 Million, 700K sold
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Nice. But I still don't see how Nintendo intends to sell 5M by March. Let's say all 1.4 million are sold in America by Xmas, for the sake of argument. For the sake of this same argument let's say another 1.4 million are sold in Japan by Dec. 25th.
That still leaves Nintendo an additional 2.5 million DSs to sell, and no holiday season or big software to do it. I don't see how a perfect scenario could sell them 5 million units of hardware.
Actually... wait. Do they just intend on SHIPPING 5M by March? If so, disregard this post.
That still leaves Nintendo an additional 2.5 million DSs to sell, and no holiday season or big software to do it. I don't see how a perfect scenario could sell them 5 million units of hardware.
Actually... wait. Do they just intend on SHIPPING 5M by March? If so, disregard this post.
Myoclonic Jerk
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Myoclonic Jerk
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GDJustin's post = disregarded
Wario64 said:
I dunno. I still think the DS leaves Nintendo in an awkward position two to three years down the road when they unveil their next gen GBA which will probably be graphically superior to the DS. But it isn't like 150 dollars is that much money and no one should really complain about getting a couple years enjoyment out of a 150 dollar product. Will be interesting too to see if the next GBA is somehow backwards compatible with the DS.
Just speculating on a possibility which may or may not come to fruition.Mrbob said:
I think we can pretty much guarentee that if the DS is successful that it will be backwards compatible and have dual screens+touch screen. Think of it like this. Instead of having the two processors like the DS, they could have the gamecube(equivalent) processor as the main one and the DS's main processor as the secondary, like they've done with the DS hardware.
I would much rather hear about a shortage and snag a piece of hardware then hear about hardware and get nothing but shortage (PS2).snapty00 said:
But what do I care I already snagged the PS2 and won't be getting a DS untill next year
its funny how many people want to reserve a DS and PS2 now :lol
gamergirly
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And remember, DS is selling at $150 a pop. Not all cheap
Justin Bailey
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Hey snapty I got one for your Nintentroll rolodex, next DS sales thread just point out that they are only getting high sales because of the holiday season.
Ok so I stole that from IGN, but it's pretty good yeah?
Ok so I stole that from IGN, but it's pretty good yeah?
I believe that Nintendo *could* keep the DS and GameBoy lines without having one cannabilizing the other. The only reason i think this is because consumers love gadgets and handheld consoles are the ultimate gadget. People get new PDAs, cell phones, etc. every one to two years, so why not consoles? As long as one has a different "gimmick" and is more powerful than the other, i think they can co-exist.
If DS is really a runaway success and they want GameBoy Next to be backwards compatible with it, they could just make the next handheld have one tall touchscreen that can fit both DS displays. Or if they want to make the system's screen wide rather than long, they could make it display DS screens side-by-side, perhaps with a scaled vertical option.
For fun, here's some Yamauchi quotes circa E3 '04:
- If we can increase the scope of the industry, we can activate the global market and life Japan out of depression - that is Nintendo's mission
- If the DS succeeds, we will rise to heaven, but if it fails we will sink to hell
- The next two years will decide Nintendo's fate
It's still early, but so far, I would say they're on their way to heaven.
- If we can increase the scope of the industry, we can activate the global market and life Japan out of depression - that is Nintendo's mission
- If the DS succeeds, we will rise to heaven, but if it fails we will sink to hell
- The next two years will decide Nintendo's fate
It's still early, but so far, I would say they're on their way to heaven.
paul777 said:For fun, here's some Yamauchi quotes circa E3 '04:
- If we can increase the scope of the industry, we can activate the global market and life Japan out of depression - that is Nintendo's mission
- If the DS succeeds, we will rise to heaven, but if it fails we will sink to hell
- The next two years will decide Nintendo's fate
It's still early, but so far, I would say they're on their way to heaven.
PSP vs. DS will be the deciding factor.
well basically what he's saying is, if we manage to educate graphics whores about other ways of gaming then we will rise in heaven, but if graphics whores fails to regonize pretty CG isn't gaming then we will sink to hell.paul777 said:For fun, here's some Yamauchi quotes circa E3 '04:
- If we can increase the scope of the industry, we can activate the global market and life Japan out of depression - that is Nintendo's mission
- If the DS succeeds, we will rise to heaven, but if it fails we will sink to hell
- The next two years will decide Nintendo's fate
It's still early, but so far, I would say they're on their way to heaven.
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I think Nintendo has been successful in making the GBA and DS seperate product lines.
I mean people still see them as similar, but it's like a car manufacturer making different car models, one is more of a budget/convienance product, the other is a bit more a higher end device.
The profit margin on the DS is probably similar to the GBA SP, the extra price point just covers the cost of the added technology.
When Game Boy Next comes out, I think that will take the position the DS has right now, while the DS will then more to the "budget" half of Nintendo's portable one-two punch.
To make the GB Next backwards compatible with the DS they could always consider a swivel screen, so say you can swivel it to a horizontal position (widescreen) for GBN games, and then to a vertical position to play DS stuff, or if a developer prefers that aspect ratio instead (ie: for shooters).
I think PSP will also be very successful, but I don't think Nintendo is going to just hand over marketshare like they did with the N64.
I mean people still see them as similar, but it's like a car manufacturer making different car models, one is more of a budget/convienance product, the other is a bit more a higher end device.
The profit margin on the DS is probably similar to the GBA SP, the extra price point just covers the cost of the added technology.
When Game Boy Next comes out, I think that will take the position the DS has right now, while the DS will then more to the "budget" half of Nintendo's portable one-two punch.
To make the GB Next backwards compatible with the DS they could always consider a swivel screen, so say you can swivel it to a horizontal position (widescreen) for GBN games, and then to a vertical position to play DS stuff, or if a developer prefers that aspect ratio instead (ie: for shooters).
I think PSP will also be very successful, but I don't think Nintendo is going to just hand over marketshare like they did with the N64.
soundwave05 said:
I agree. Sustaining two pieces of hardware, especially when they're at such different price/tech points, shouldn't have been considered so stupid. I mean Sony did it with the PSOne/PS2. It's been clear to me that rather than coexisting side by side, the DS would take its place up top, with the GBA below it, still chugging away. In 2-3 years the GameBoy Next will sit up top, and the $79 (59? 49?) DS will still move a couple hundred thousand units of hardware a month.
In fact, I wrote a big story on GD Biz about this very subject on monday. It's a fine line to walk, but I was confident at the time that Nintendo's marketing and pricing structure WAS allowing for both handhelds to succeed without cannibalizing each others sales. One doesn't have to succeed at the expense of the other. These sales announcements are just sorta proving that point.