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How will 3DS do compared to the DS in its first year?

3DS will win 468 54.55%
 
DS will win 199 23.19%
 
Netrual 33 3.85%
 
It will be close 78 9.09%
 
See poll Results 76 8.86%
 
Total:854
killeryoshis on 08 January 2012

Updated the first post forgot to update with a regular post and for some reason I can't erase the charts so I can't change its crappy format.

DS on its 45th week 3DS on its 45th week
103,624 665,412

3DS outsells DS by +561,788

*DS numbers are from October 1st 2005

DS by 45 weeks 3DS by 45 weeks
7,442,270 14,724,728

3DS outsells DS by +7,282,458

This gets better and better!



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fedfed on 09 January 2012

wow this is getting better than my expectation.. At no point I had imagined to see 3Ds double up Ds numbers.



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killeryoshis on 15 January 2012

The gap of outselling has been decresed but 3DS is still winning by a lot

DS on its 46th week 3DS by its 46th week
136,755 569,156


3DS outsells DS by +432,401

*DS numbers are from October 8th 2005

DS by 46 weeks 3DS by 46 weeks
7,419,213 15,096,265

3DS beats DS by +7,677,052

Wow that gap is massive. Now that the holidays are over we can see how 3DS will perform on a normal basis



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Buzzi on 15 January 2012

3DS should stabilize at over 200k. In 2010 DS sold about 260k in US/EU combined at the beginning of the year, dropping to about 200k by the end of March; now 3DS has sold 230k this past week in the two territories, even with a 40% drop (150k) with Japan it should stay at high levels.



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radishhead on 19 January 2012

This thread is going to be a bit depressing when the DS holidays kick in - eventually that gap is going to keep closing until the 3DS is passed :( But nonetheless, the 3DS is a sales beast :p



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Roma on 19 January 2012

i think that the more people doom a Nintendo system the more it sells

Note i said Nintendo systems so don't try that on other systems



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greenmedic88 on 19 January 2012

The other problem with this comparison along with the peak holiday season launch vs. the traditionally low hardware sales season launch is that sales for the DS didn't really take off anyway until the DSl.

This may have something to do with all the positive/hopeful speculation about sales of a redesigned "3DSl" blowing up the platform.

While there's definitely room for improvement in the 3DS design, with the most blaring omission being the right analog stick, I'd be surprised if there's a major hardware update in under 2 years from initial launch. I'd be even more surprised if it came in the form of another "lite" design seeing as how the dimensions of the existing 3DS are already virtually the same as the DSl.



Buzzi on 19 January 2012
greenmedic88 said:
The other problem with this comparison along with the peak holiday season launch vs. the traditionally low hardware sales season launch is that sales for the DS didn't really take off anyway until the DSl.

This may have something to do with all the positive/hopeful speculation about sales of a redesigned "3DSl" blowing up the platform.

While there's definitely room for improvement in the 3DS design, with the most blaring omission being the right analog stick, I'd be surprised if there's a major hardware update in under 2 years from initial launch. I'd be even more surprised if it came in the form of another "lite" design seeing as how the dimensions of the existing 3DS are already virtually the same as the DSl.


A 3DS XL would work just fine to improve the sales: longer battery, bigger screens, better 3D's angle of vision.



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NintendoPie on 19 January 2012

The gap is becoming massive! I love it



NintendoPie on 19 January 2012
manuel said:
smbu2000 said:
manuel said:
Wow, those numbers are insane!
I thought I'd get more Streetpass hits with so many people having one. :P
(I think I need to visit a convention or something.)

How many do you have?

I have over 500 people on mine and over 550 times. I'm sure I'd have more if I hadn't stopped doing it for awhile after I unlocked everything awhile ago. At least until they updated it again with new puzzles and surechigai densetsu 2!

I get 10 people everytime I go to Sofmap or Bic Camera on a weekend or holiday.

I've got about half of that.

I live in a small town. Not so many 3DS owners around...


You should try a trip to Tokyo ^_^ If you live near there of course.