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Ok, lets look at this constructively. The PS2 will sell ~125 million from start of production to end of production. It is near the end of decline so sales will only decrease for the PS2 now.

We can tell that the DS has reached Maturity judging by sales in Japan and several other areas. So this means the DS can enjoy a period of good sales that will begin to decrease as Nintendo release information about the DS's successor (assuming this information will be released during 2008 and throughout 2009).

I will estimate sales until for 3 years, which by then the DS should have been succeeded...]

end of 2007: ~64,000,000

2008: This year

~425,000 sales per week

425,000 X 52 = 22,100,000

End of 2008 total (est) = 86,100,000




2009: Next year

Decline (est) 15%

425,000 X 0.85 = 382,500

382,500 X 52 = 19,890,000

End of 2009 total: 105,990,000




2010: People start to talk about DS successor

Decline (est) 25%

385,500 X 0.75 = 288,750

288,750 X 52 = 15,015,000

End of 2010: 121,005,000

Edit: title is supposed to read "Estimation the DS will beat world wide sales of PS2 by 2012"

2011: DS successor released

Decline 50%

288,750 X 0.50 = 144,375

144,375 X 52 = 7,507,500

121,005,500 + 7,507,500 = 128,513,000

End of 2011: 128,513,000

as you can see by my maths the Ds will beat the Ps2 sales at the end of 2011.