Nintendo: 1.2 million hardware units sold, 400,000 Wii U

[Veknoid_Outcast]

007BondAgent said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:

007BondAgent said:
Those 3ds numbers are borderline pathetic.

I have a feeling that the 3ds will be a disaster in the west.

I don't understand this feeling. It's sold almost 7 million units in N. America alone, nearly 13 million if you include Europe.

3DS lacks the appeal the ds originally had, plus after a hardware revision, massive price drop, constant mario games

 

It get's outsold by the ds?

Well, I'm not sure about now, but two months ago it was tracking ahead of DS over a similar launch window. That's pretty great overall. Sales might not be as high as the DS in the end, but it would be pretty tough to match what might be the best selling system of all time.

This was a single week during which it seems that consumers went for heavily discounted older systems. The sales for 3DS are certainly lower than I expected but I believe it's just a bump on the road.

3DS will be successful. Consider these games that haven't yet launched in N. America:

Luigi's Mansion
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow -- Mirror of Fate
Animal Crossing
Fire Emblem
Monster Hunter 3
Brain Age
Metroid
Zelda
Pokemon

I think it's really tough to be bearish on 3DS. It has a bright future ahead.