XtremeBG said:
Other thing that I didn't expect was that even 2004 and 2005 years of the DS made it to the top 10 of Japan charts, and not only made it but the 2005 is on 1st place for December, and 2004 is on 4th place. To see and think about 2004 and 2005 years of DS being some of the records there is wild. It's like they never existed since everyone talks about those 2007 - 2008 - 2009 years, that they forgot the DS launched in 2004. I always thought them as the strongest years of the DS, and I didn't expect 2004 and 2005 to be on there. 2006 also surprise me by participating in many of the charts. |
If I remember correctly, the DS hype started earlier in Japan. It was already a huge hit in 2005 holidays (I believe it's best or second best selling holidays ever, also top 2 all time Japan) and became a sensation in 06. The West caught on particularly after the DS Lite released with NSMB.
