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RCTjunkie on 10 January 2011
NSS7 said:

Platform/1st week/1st month

DS - 458,825 / 752,430

DSL - 124,286 / 563,683 *

DSi - 189,451 / 503,386 *

PSP - 163,812 / 305,076

PSP 2000 - 97,700 / 572,671 *

PSP 3000 - 156,939 / 315,237 *

GBA - 660,354 / 1,374,087

GBA SP - 160,992 / 433,848 *

* (including other ver)

Source : VGChartz

 

I guess Nintendo got it right. 3DS will launch in 26 feb 2011 in Japan. So they have at least one month before next shipment (according to their statement). I expect 400k-500k 1st week and 0.9-1.0 million 1st month. I dont think it will have serious supply constraint with higher price tag, weak launch titles, no big games like Mario,DQ, Pokemon, MH or FF and more expensive games.

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Thanks for the confort.

*hugs longer*



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thismeintiel on 10 January 2011
NSS7 said:

Platform/1st week/1st month

DS - 458,825 / 752,430

DSL - 124,286 / 563,683 *

DSi - 189,451 / 503,386 *

PSP - 163,812 / 305,076

PSP 2000 - 97,700 / 572,671 *

PSP 3000 - 156,939 / 315,237 *

GBA - 660,354 / 1,374,087

GBA SP - 160,992 / 433,848 *

* (including other ver)

Source : VGChartz

 

I guess Nintendo got it right. 3DS will launch in 26 feb 2011 in Japan. So they have at least one month before next shipment (according to their statement). I expect 400k-500k 1st week and 0.9-1.0 million 1st month. I dont think it will have serious supply constraint with higher price tag, weak launch titles, no big games like Mario,DQ, Pokemon, MH or FF and more expensive games.

Well, that puts things in perspective.  They should be fine, then.



 

thismeintiel on 10 January 2011
axt113 said:
morenoingrato said:

Shame on you Nintendo. You're dooming the 3DS


I think the only way they could doom the 3DS, is if they coated each one in ebola, and even then, tens of millions would die before its doom was complete

Or if they painted the device with lead paint.  That happens sometimes over there. 



 

Beuli2 on 10 January 2011
haxxiy said:

It's exactly like Pachter said.

The 3D screens are difficult to produce, at least while there still isn't many factories and a demand driving them. I doubt Nintendo can produce more than 1m or so 3DS per month.

So yes, it will be sold out for quite some time. Probably two years or so. Be prepared to pre-order or to pay $1000 on e-bay...

Exactly the time I need to get a job and buy one myself. Yay?



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baton on 10 January 2011

Nice job ;)

The state of the market in japan has changed a lot since the GBA.

The weight of the portable segment has grown much more than the home part  so i think that we can see the Ds3D in short supply at the end of the first month.



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jarrod on 10 January 2011
Kenology said:

Nintendo should just delay it 'til April altogether.


Fuck that.  I'll happily wait outside in line around Nintendo World for hours to get my 3DS and whatever games in March.



haxxiy on 10 January 2011
Beuli2 said:
haxxiy said:

It's exactly like Pachter said.

The 3D screens are difficult to produce, at least while there still isn't many factories and a demand driving them. I doubt Nintendo can produce more than 1m or so 3DS per month.

So yes, it will be sold out for quite some time. Probably two years or so. Be prepared to pre-order or to pay $1000 on e-bay...

Exactly the time I need to get a job and buy one myself. Yay?

I heard Nintendo expect people to get two jobs in order to pay for the 3DS and it's games.



 

 

 

 

 

greenmedic88 on 10 January 2011
RolStoppable said:

This looks like they are going to send out only the bare minimum and then kick off the new fiscal year with some big numbers, kinda like that Wii stockpiling in 2008 when March was moderate and then April (GTA IV month) sent shockwaves through the industry and internet. Those were some epic meltdowns.

This is most likely exactly what Nintendo is planning on doing. The only question I have is why they didn't simply launch the product at the start of the new fiscal year unless they're planning on letting media coverage of the "extreme shortages" and subsequent sell outs help market and build the 3DS name as regular supplies are released to retail.



Galaki on 10 January 2011

No worries guys, it's expected the 3DS to sell 5 millions w/o any games.



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Beuli2 on 10 January 2011
haxxiy said:
Beuli2 said:
haxxiy said:

It's exactly like Pachter said.

The 3D screens are difficult to produce, at least while there still isn't many factories and a demand driving them. I doubt Nintendo can produce more than 1m or so 3DS per month.

So yes, it will be sold out for quite some time. Probably two years or so. Be prepared to pre-order or to pay $1000 on e-bay...

Exactly the time I need to get a job and buy one myself. Yay?

I heard Nintendo expect people to get two jobs in order to pay for the 3DS and it's games.

I'll have to work harded, thinking about how getting such delightfull machine as the 3DS will fullfill my life. Too bad I still have two years of high school.



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