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How will 3DS do compared to the DS in its first year?

3DS will win 468 54.55%
 
DS will win 199 23.19%
 
Netrual 33 3.85%
 
It will be close 78 9.09%
 
See poll Results 76 8.86%
 
Total:854
Buzzi on 14 August 2011
killeryoshis said:
silicon said:
To be fair the analysis needs more work.

For example. what was number of handhelds sold at the time of launch, and total Nintendo handhelds sold at launch.


What? You confuse me here


He probably means that while 3DS is not having overwelming numbers, it has a bigger predecessor, while GBA decreased a lot with the launch of DS (even when it was not selling that well). He's righe about the statement, but this is a positive thing for Nintendo as a whole, not for 3DS, since we're speaking of a comparison between the two handhelds.



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Mr Khan on 14 August 2011

Christmas christmas christmas. 3DS will likely lose in launch-alignments until we have a first-holiday-season in there



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MARCUSDJACKSON on 14 August 2011

Nintendo expected more then wht they got from 3DS which means they expected to much.

the sales look fine when you line them up, and this holiday season will tell the tell.



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snakenobi on 14 August 2011

depends on couple of factors

1)was against psp so sold low,here 3ds doing bad

2)bad time of the year,here 3ds is doing good

3)ds went against the bigger brand name aka psp at that time and didn't have the buzz 3ds,here 3ds is bad



killeryoshis on 15 August 2011
Buzzi said:
killeryoshis said:
silicon said:
To be fair the analysis needs more work.

For example. what was number of handhelds sold at the time of launch, and total Nintendo handhelds sold at launch.


What? You confuse me here


He probably means that while 3DS is not having overwelming numbers, it has a bigger predecessor, while GBA decreased a lot with the launch of DS (even when it was not selling that well). He's righe about the statement, but this is a positive thing for Nintendo as a whole, not for 3DS, since we're speaking of a comparison between the two handhelds.

I'm guessing you mean is what the  predcessor of the system was at time. I'm confuesed by my own explaination I'll just show it

GBA at DS launch DS at 3DS launch
58,709,869 144,559,769


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killeryoshis on 19 August 2011

I like this picture!

DS on its 25th week 3DS on its 25th week
81,585 314,309

3DS beats DS by +232,724

*DS is at the Week Ending of May 14th 2005

DS by its 25th week 3DS by its 25th week
5,132,523 3,797,585

DS is beating 3DS by -1,334,938

If 3DS keeps its legs it could outsell the DS by alot on the holiday season



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XanderZane on 19 August 2011

I think the 3DS will pick up in sales during the holiday, but I'll be surprised if is sells as many units as the DS did.



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killeryoshis on 26 August 2011

DS goes down for the week 3DS keeps its huge numbers woot woot!

DS on its 26th week

 3DS on its 26th week
79,995 310,884

The 3DS outsells by +230,889

DS number is May 21st 2005

DS by its 26th week 3DS by its 26th week
5,212,518 4,108,379

The DS outsells 3DS by -1,104,139

The gap goes down a hefty amount again. Next week it could be below 1 million



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Vertigo-X on 26 August 2011
spurgeonryan said:
killeryoshis said:

DS goes down for the week 3DS keeps its huge numbers woot woot!

DS on its 26th week

 3DS on its 26th week
79,995 310,884

The 3DS outsells by +230,889

DS number is May 21st 2005

DS by its 26th week 3DS by its 26th week
5,212,518 4,108,379

The DS outsells 3DS by -1,104,139

The gap goes down a hefty amount again. Next week it could be below 1 million


I am not understanding the second part of your graph?

What's not to understand? He switched DS and 3DS positions but the numbers are correct.



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megaman79 on 26 August 2011
Hephaestos said:

A) they are japanese and accept punishment for failure, rather, they punish themselves for failure.

B) their failure is on revenues over the past 18 months... they have not managed to lift the curve and it becomes apparent that the curve will stay low untill next christmass -> big failure for a money printing house.

You have to realize that directors and high executives answer to the board and the board is elected by shareholders. Low revenues and dipping shares makes the shareholders and therefore the board (as they look bad) unhappy. The salary slash is a way for the executive to avoid having to resign under shareholder presure... and salaries at that level is a bit irrelelvent, your money is made on bonnuses and they made a ton in the past few years.... hopefully they'll make a ton in 12month's time too. (I may  be off on the workings of nintendo, i'm speaking more in general terms here).


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