Erik Aston on 05 January 2008
Sullla,
Check DS sales.
2004 (late year launch): 2.84 M
2005: 11.59M
2006: 21.18M (82% increase)
2007: around 30M (LTD after 2006 only 35.61)
Yes, giant leaps in sales DO occur even after things are "set" in the console war.
Actually, this leap would have been higher, but 2005 didn't have much in the way of supply constraints, while 2006 found DS sold out constantly in Japan.
"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
