Sorry i have to say something to that treat! I DO NOT wanna hurt anybodys feelings! I have a PS2 AND a DS by myself! At all my respects but where are you living? The Playstation 2 has officially being discontinued! Here is a german Source:
http://www.gamezone.de/PlayStation-2-Konsolen-18123/News/PlayStation-2-Die-Produktion-wird-eingestellt-1034274/
if you do not belive me: here is another one:
http://www.playm.de/2012/11/playstation-2-produktion-wird-endgultig-eingestellt-61023/
If you need translation i can do it! I was phoning with Sony a couple of weeks ago! They confirmed it to me! 154,4 million Units have been build and sold (shipped)!!
http://www.playm.de/2012/11/playstation-2-produktion-wird-endgultig-eingestellt-61023/
I marked the sentence for you! I´ve been told that the reason why they combined PS2 and PS3 Shippments was due the Fact they inofficially discontinued PS2 in early January 2012! They just reshipped Units they got back from retailers! This also explains why some PS2 Packages are a bit in a bad shape! This is what i´ve been told! At all my respect but i do not know where you are living! Yes the PS2 is undertracked at vg.chartz. But only some 100ks. The Nintendo DS WILL surpass PS2 without a question! If the PS2 has more than 154,4 Million SHIPPED please show me any sources to confirm! If it really had 158 millions or what Fanatics are predicting, the PS2 would have to be nearly flat from 2011 (4.1 Million) You can look it up! You really think the PS2 in 2012 is down JUST 500 k with just FIFA and PES?? No Way!! They have ABSOLUTLEY NO Reason to hide PS2 numbers because it was a very succesfull console and the PS3 is the best selling console so far in 2012!! (expect 3DS)! This is NO RUMOR!!
The Nintendo DS is at 152,5 Million shipped units till september 30!
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/hard_soft/index.html
If the DS is selling really badly they will ship just a lousy Million in Q4 2012 wich will put it at 153,5 Million LT as of december 31 2012. The overall Gap would be 900K!!! And i am going pessimistic now! Every console and handheld shipps more in Q4 than in Q3. (Even PSP!) (They will ship 1 million alone in 2013- again i am pessimistic!!) This will put it at 154,5 Million! To be pessimistic the DS will outshipp PS2 as of the end of 2013 by 100k! To really think Nintendo will NOT SHIP 1 more million till all is said and done is just foolish with no basis and has to be wishfull thinking on part of some Sony Fanboys who can´t get over the Fact that the DS will be the most sold gaming system! I am NO FANBOY! I have over 100 games on each system!!
About discontinuing the Nintendo DS! You saw Black Friday numbers? In Austria the DSIXL is AT LEAST 179€! They did not cut the price TILL TODAY!! There are 2 models currently still in production! If they really wanted to discontinue it, they would first discontinue DSi! They will NOT do it before March 13. This alone will cause a price cut! And DS should be at 154 Million BY THEN! They will NOT discontinue DSIXL before cristmas in 2014! They never discontinued 2 Models simultaneously! In other words: If these PS2 numbers are true- and they are, the DS CAN JUST SURPASS PS2!! They would have to drop a nuke on the production halls to prevent this! Again i am NO FANBOY just realistic! I also belive that the PSP has a got shoot of surpassing GBA when all is said and done!!
PS: Sorry for the long Post, i just wanted to give a realistic clear view on the facts!
