DS To Pass PS2 in Japan Within Two Weeks, Maybe This Week

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superchunk on 31 March 2008

This graph is perfect.

Wii will most definitely pass both.

http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=Wii&reg1=America&cons2=DS&reg2=Japan&cons3=PS2&reg3=Japan&weeks=156

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hufter on 31 March 2008

Xyrax said:

hufter said:
DS is a beast, I wonder if any game will really drive hardware sales anymore
redesign probably will boost again

Probably if it recieved its first Japanese price cut lol.

pricecut won't really effect the ds, because it never has been expensive

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Rath on 31 March 2008

Who wants to make an estimate for total lifetime sales?

Assuming a new model in the near future and a price cut after that I can see the DS surpassing the sales of the GB in Japan reaching around 35M by the time its discontinued.

That would take an average of ~50k a week for the next five years, with said redesign and price drop I think that is quite achievable.

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hufter on 31 March 2008

who says 37 million??
who says 40 million?? me

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Wonktonodi on 31 March 2008

how long will it take for software? and what is the best selling system for software in Japan? ps1?

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Oyvoyvoyv on 31 March 2008

Top software sellers: (links: http://vgchartz.com/japyearly.php and
PS: 138M
Ps2: 126M
SNES: 113M
DS: 94.9M
GB: 77M
GBA: 47M
Saturn: 32M
N64: 31M

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/userreviewdisp.php?id=261

That is VGChartz LONGEST review. And it's NOT Cute Kitten DS

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StarcraftManiac on 31 March 2008

WhWhoow... Gamecube @ 5k after 67 weeks, that's WAY worse than the PS3 is doing in Japan... Crap, Gamecube failed more badly then i thought!... I still love my cube though!

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Christopher_G2 on 31 March 2008

Once DQIX hits I expect a significant hardwars sales bump. There have been some significant RPGs on the system, but DQIX is the game that will make the system trully a must have for all hardcore RPG fans in Japan. And certainly the system will continue to thrive with the casual and non gaming audicances.

It depends on the lifespan. If it's successor comes in 2009 than probably the DS will top out at around 30-35 million in Japan, but if doesn't come until 2010 or 2011 than over 40 million isn't out of the question.