1 week and DS will hit 50 million

[fkusumot]

 
RolStoppable said:

fkusumot said:
The DS has a chance to become the best selling game system ever if it can shake off the perception that it's just a game system. Right now in Japan about a quarter of the software coming out is purely educational. Some schools have their own programs/carts made and the students do schoolwork on their DS. The "My French/Spanish Coach" titles are coming out soon and if they sell in the Americas then maybe there will be more. That kind of edutainment software will break down the perception that the DS is just a game system and the public may start seeing value when they see a kid playing with their DS instead of something they need to write about to their congressman and have banned. Localizing the Yoga Trainer is also another hopeful start. And I can't wait to see the Naked Chef's cookbook on the DS, woohoo!

Good point. Edutainment software really could become essential as selling point for the DS. Japan is way ahead of the rest of the world in that regards, the real challenge for Nintendo is to establish this kind of software also in the western world.

 Thanks for reading! Yes, the edutainment angle, if it can be stealthily brought in (ala Brain Age) and then get a little mainstream moment to crystallize what's going on... something like Al Roker learning Spanish with his DS, or a family singing Auld Lange Syne with the father playing Jam Sessions that's hooked up the stereo. Or Van Cliburn giving kids tips on how to perfect their musical technique on the Rhythm and Notes software. It could happen, one of the ladies on "The View" could start talking about how she does her yoga everyday with her DS Yoga Coach. I know this is what Nintendo is trying to figure out, will it work? Can they bring the same type of edutaiment and Palm type programs (budget balancers, cookbooks, interview trainers, etc.) and sell them? If it works I think the DS has more of a chance to blow open the market than the Wii, but we will see.