Media Create Sales 4/4 ~ 4/10

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Buzzi said:

haxxiy said:

The DS was the beginning of a new brand and cycle of consoles only three years and some into the life of the GBA, while the 3DS launched after 6 years and is the very much hyped successor of the best selling handheld of all time.  It would be better compare it to the GBA or the PS2 (though the PS2 suffered from grave shortages?).

True, but the point I'm making is that 3DS sales in Japan are just in line with the console it's always compared to. When 3DS will get games it'll start selling significantly, regardless his price or the sales of the iPhone. Right now there aren't good estimates on preorders (even COMG doesn't look to be a good indicator), maybe even Pilotwings will give a little push. Anyway it's obvious it's being outsold by the PSP, just like DS was outsold by PS2, its line up is just too big right now.

For those interested in comparing the device to the GBA or PS2, here's a compilation of the first few weeks worth of data for each device from their respective Spring launches:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=3983746