jarrod on 27 January 2011
Khuutra said:
The DS's launch was a fair bit weaker, in point of fact. |
Yeah... DS launch was awful, so bad in fact that it actually had a less than 1:1 attach ratio in the US until March 2005 iirc...
For those that don't remember (or blocked it out, lol) we had in the comparable "launch window" (Nov 2004 to Feb 2005)...
- Asphalt Urban GT (Ubisoft)
- Feel the Magic: XY-XX (Sega)
- Madden NFL 2005 (EA Sports)
- Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits (Namco)
- Ping Pals (THQ)
- Ridge Racer DS (Namco)
- Robots (Vivendi Games)
- Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
- Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo)
- The Urbz: Sims in the City (EA Games)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 2005 (EA Sports)
- Wario Ware Touched! (Nintendo)
- Zoo Keeper (Ignition Entertainment)
...yes, that's it. For comparison, here's the "launch window" lineup for 3DS in the US we already have confirmed...
- Asphalt 3D: Nitro Racing (Ubisoft)
- Bust-A-Move Universe (Square Enix)
- Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (Ubisoft)
- Crush 3D (Sega)
- Dead or Alive Dimensions (Tecmo Koei)
- Dual Pen Sports (Namco Bandai)
- LEGO Star Wars III: the Clone Wars (LucasArts)
- Madden NFL Football (EA Sports)
- Nintendogs plus Cats (Nintendo)
- Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D (Konami)
- Raving Rabbids Travel in Time (Ubisoft)
- Rayman 3D (Ubisoft)
- Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
- Ridge Racer 3D (Namco Bandai)
- Samurai Warriors Chronicles (Tecmo Koei)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked (Atlus)
- Steel Driver (Nintendo)
- Super Mario Land (Nintendo) Virtual Console
- Super Monkey Ball 3D (Sega)
- Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (Capcom)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (Nintendo) Virtual Console
- The Sims 3 (EA Games)
- Thor: God of Thunder (Sega)
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (Ubisoft)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D (Ubisoft)
