DS is at 121m.....how long until it beats the ps2?

[KillerMan]

Hisiru said:

KillerMan said:

jesus kung fu magic said:

NYANKS said:

BanTiger said:
Ps2 is a console DS is portable so don`t compare them with each other.

Agreed, I know it's still substantial but it's a handheld.  IF the Wii does it, that'll be a bigger accomplishment, imo.

No other past handheld has beaten the ps2 in sales so why isnt that big....and also I do believe the wii will beat the ps2 also as it is tracking above it in aligned sales but it only will if nintendo doesnt pull the plug on the wii for another 5 years.

It is of course very big accomplishment but it is bigger if Wii outsells PS2 (it definitely could do it ). Handhelds have theoretically bigger market (individuals vs households). Handhelds are also cheaper to buy from the beginning. I am pretty sure though that neither of these two beats PS2 total software record. Handhelds don't sell as much software as home consoles and Wii has too weak third party support (not anywhere near PS2 level). Also software market is more divided between consoles than last gen.

Are you sure?

 

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=1582®ion=All

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=4022®ion=All

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=82®ion=All

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=1254®ion=All

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=4030®ion=All

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=4025®ion=All

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=1582®ion=All

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=4022®ion=All

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=82®ion=All

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=1254®ion=All

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=4030®ion=All

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=4025®ion=All

 

Of course some titles sell high numbers also on handhelds but just look vgchartz total software sales and then attach rate. You can see what I meant. Huge Japan software numbers help little DS compared to other handhelds before but when you for example compare american sofware sales you can see what I meant. X360 has sold almost the same amount of software with half the userbase. (DS was also launched before X360)