Week 5!
DS 06 -- 22,662
3DS 13 -- 80,080
Very good hold for 3DS, even a small increase over last week despite having no new releases. On the DS end of things, Eyeshield 21: Max Devil Power releases to decent first-week sales of about 40k, but fail to prevent the massive 79% hardware decline to sub-25k levels. This nosedive is most likely due to the announcement of the DS Lite; DS hardware sales will remain very low for the next three weeks, but come back that much stronger after the redesigned console's March release.
Week 6 preview: DS sales fall to their 2006 low, barely hovering above 10k. 3DS sales will be bolstered by the release of Dragon Quest VII 3D, sure to be one of the console's best-selling titles of 2013. Expect to see the greatest disparity in hardware sales of the year next week, with the 3DS outselling the DS by more than 10 to 1.
The tally thus far:
DS 06 -- 346,352
3DS 13 -- 640,470
Adv 3DS +294,118
