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Agente42 on 30 August 2020
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Shadow1980 said:
Agente42 said:

Wrong Again. You can trace the DS explode because of Super Marios Bros.  Ds. The videogame is only a box to play a videogame. With the use of historical background, ignoring context background, like you like to do you can trace great games in consoles with serious problems. A videogame about the software, not the hardware, if you statement is true, powerful consoles awalys wins. Nintendo lack of feature with Wii, and win the 7th generation because of software output and not hardware features.  DS lack of tons of features compared with PSP, but when New Super Marios Bros. launched the sales exploded. 

I did say I was leaving, but since this can be easily dispensed of, so it shouldn't take me more than a couple of minutes:

While it's not marked, NSMB was released on May 15, 2006 in North America. It had half a month to boost sales. It did squat, as you can plainly see. Meanwhile, the release of the DS Lite coincides with a huge bump in all regions.

Conclusion: New Super Mario Bros. was not the primary factor behind the DS sales growth in 2006. It was a minor factor in Japan, and a non-factor in the U.S.

Check and mate.

Actually look at the data from now on.w

Who is the best selling game in the DS? New Super Mario Bros. I guess. With touch generation and NEW Super Mario Bros. Nintendo steadly maintain the sales through time. 

Is the primary factor because sales grownt along time, you conclude base in short term sales don't explains annual sales like the NEW Super Mario Bros. is capable. T

Total sales. 

2005 - Before NEW SUPER MARIO Bros.

14 Million 

2006 - After New Super Mario Bros released

8 - million games

DS - 20 millions (89% up) the 8 million gap, maybe? 

The graphs is goods for short term analysis buts lacks for context analysis and long term analyst. Nintendo software have slow burn and long term legs. You graph doesn't capture that. 

The hardware is not capable maintain long term sales, software output is. 

Wrong again.