The Clash of Kings - Which has the better game library?

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Software sales:

1

PlayStation 2 (PS2)

658.26

553.77

219.60

207.32

1,638.95

4

Nintendo DS (DS)

354.82

174.05

176.84

69.24

774.95

PS2 is probably the winner in this debate. However, the DS had enough mass appeal with certain titles to overcome this setback (hardware-wise). DS easily has sold more software than any other handheld console, for sure.

For a different perspective...

DS games that have sold over 5 million copies

1.	New Super Mario Bros.	2006	Platform	Nintendo	10.69	8.81	6.46	2.86	28.83
2.	Nintendogs	2005	Simulation	Nintendo	9.02	10.80	1.93	2.73	24.48
3.	Mario Kart DS	2005	Racing	Nintendo	9.21	7.09	4.10	1.89	22.28
4.	Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day	2005	Misc	Nintendo	4.72	9.09	4.16	2.03	20.00
5.	Pokémon Diamond / Pearl Version	2006	Role-Playing	Nintendo	6.32	4.33	6.04	1.35	18.04
6.	Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day	2005	Misc	Nintendo	3.41	5.32	5.32	1.18	15.23
7.	Pokémon Black / White Version	2010	Role-Playing	Nintendo	5.23	2.79	5.62	0.89	14.53
8.	Animal Crossing: Wild World	2005	Simulation	Nintendo	2.43	3.23	5.33	0.83	11.83
9.	Pokémon Heart Gold / Soul Silver Version	2009	Role-Playing	Nintendo	4.16	2.57	3.96	0.76	11.46
10.	Super Mario 64 DS	2004	Platform	Nintendo	4.74	2.91	1.25	0.95	9.85
11.	Mario Party DS	2007	Misc	Nintendo	4.23	1.73	1.98	0.69	8.63
12.	Pokémon Platinum Version	2008	Role-Playing	Nintendo	2.68	1.62	2.69	0.53	7.51
13.	Big Brain Academy	2005	Misc	Nintendo	1.65	2.69	1.60	0.61	6.55
14.	Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies	2009	Role-Playing	Nintendo	0.53	0.62	4.35	0.15	5.65
15.	Pokemon Black / White Version 2	2012	Role-Playing	Nintendo	1.51	0.90	2.85	0.27	5.53
16.	Cooking Mama	2006	Simulation	505 Games	2.90	1.88	0.07	0.57	5.42
17.	Professor Layton and the Curious Village	2007	Adventure	Nintendo	1.18	2.33	1.03	0.51	5.05
18.	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	2008	Sports	Nintendo	1.61	2.38	0.44	0.57	5.01

PS2:

1.	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	2004	Action	Take-Two Interactive	9.43	8.48	0.41	2.49	20.81
2.	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	2002	Action	Take-Two Interactive	8.41	5.49	0.47	1.78	16.15
3.	Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec	2001	Racing	Sony Computer Entertainment	6.85	4.99	1.87	1.16	14.88
4.	Grand Theft Auto III	2001	Action	Take-Two Interactive	6.99	4.51	0.30	1.30	13.10
5.	Gran Turismo 4	2004	Racing	Sony Computer Entertainment	3.01	5.63	1.10	1.62	11.36
6.	Final Fantasy X	2001	Role-Playing	Sony Computer Entertainment	2.91	2.07	2.73	0.33	8.05
7.	Need for Speed Underground	2003	Racing	Electronic Arts	3.27	2.83	0.08	1.02	7.20
8.	Need for Speed Underground 2	2004	Racing	Electronic Arts	2.71	3.02	0.08	1.09	6.90
9.	Medal of Honor: Frontline	2002	Shooter	Electronic Arts	2.93	2.75	0.17	0.99	6.83
10.	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	2001	Action	Konami Digital Entertainment	2.45	2.01	0.87	0.72	6.05
11.	Final Fantasy XII	2006	Role-Playing	Square Enix	1.88	1.19	2.33	0.54	5.95
12.	Kingdom Hearts	2002	Role-Playing	Sony Computer Entertainment	3.64	1.20	0.94	0.07	5.85
13.	Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex	2001	Platform	Universal Interactive	2.07	2.29	0.24	0.82	5.42
14.	Final Fantasy X-2	2003	Role-Playing	Electronic Arts	1.92	1.08	2.11	0.17	5.29
15.	Madden NFL 2004	N/A	Sports	Electronic Arts	4.26	0.26	0.01	0.71	5.23
16.	Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King	2004	Role-Playing	Square Enix	0.65	0.75	3.61	0.20	5.21
17.	Medal of Honor: Rising Sun	2003	Shooter	Electronic Arts	1.98	2.23	0.13	0.80	5.13
18.	Guitar Hero II	2006	Misc	RedOctane	3.81	0.63	0.00	0.68	5.12

The DS library is significantly more front-oriented than the PS2 library, which is why the number of 5 million sellers is the same despite the PS2 having more than double the DS total software sales.

For further evidence, the DS had 129 games sell more than one million copies, but the PS2 has 325. It's completely safe to say that the PS2 wins the software war by the sheer depth of its library, while the DS hardware is the David to PS2's Goliath. And indisputably, both of these systems have a place in my gamer heart. Sly Cooper, Ratchect & Clank, Advance Wars, and Ace Attorney are easily my favorite franchises on those excellent systems.