Man you guys post alot of incorrect NPD numbers in here...
Here is something though:
DS sold 4.1m in January to June 2009, a record for the first half of a year. PS2 lifetime is at only 10x that figure in 8 years 9 months...or 105 months.
I think we could see DS overtake PS2 in the United States by the end of 2010. PS2 is down 19% year over year even in the wake of its April price drop, so once the price drop 'lift' (preventing PS2 from declining further) wears off in the next couple of months it should dip into the ~90-115k range and then fall further after one more last modest holiday. This is probably the last year PS2 does anything near relevant numbers in the USA: ~1.75m or so.
At the end of 2009:
DS ~ 37.5m
PS2 ~ 45m
March 2010:
DS ~ 39.5m
PS2 ~ 45.2m
June 2010:
DS ~ 41.5m
PS2 ~ 45.35m
Sept 2010:
DS ~ 43m
PS2 ~ 45.45m
Oct 2010:
DS ~ 43.6m
PS2 ~ 45.52m
Nov 2010:
DS ~ 45m
PS2 ~ 45.65m
Dec 2010:
DS ~ 47.5m
PS2 ~ 45.9m
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