Media Create Sales 3/21 ~ 3/27

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Immortal said:

Also, since everybody appears to have lost hope in the 3DS, I'd like to point out that these sales are far from terrible. It's tracking well below DS in its fourth week, which was at 340k(!), but that was during the holidays with a much stronger launch line-up. Within four weeks of then, it had declined to current 3DS levels and then continued to decline till it hit sub-30k, even though that was in a stronger month than March. If 3DS can hold at a decent 40k or so, which shouldn't be too hard, regardless of whether or not it's below PSP, it won't be hard to start tracking ahead of DS again. On top of that, the real hitters, as far as software goes, are soon to come.

I'd say it's more PSP's sales that's making people think 3DS is doing terrible than 3DS's own sales.

EDIT - Wow, I was just beaten by a post completely contradicting me, xD.

I don't see how the launches of GBA and PS2 matter, though - they were ridiculously frontloaded and even ahead of the DS, which they didn't near in LT sales.

DS also had it's first holiday season all to itself if I am not mistaken. If NGP releases this year the 3DS won't have that luxury, especially if they are at the same price point.

I also think that saying PS2 and GBA sales were front loaded means nothing because what makes you so sure that 3DS isn't front loaded?

 

I also do not think that people are saying it is terrible, it is just that we are giving reasons as to why we think the sales are dropping as quickly as they are and to be honest we could be spot on. $250 is a lot for a handheld.

It was for the PSP and it certainly is as well for the 3DS.