Will 3DS Top PS2's North American First Day Sales Record?

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dany612 on 26 March 2011

archbrix said:

Well, 6 hours now EST from the US launch. We know more details now including Japan's launch numbers and the fact that NOA has officially stated that, like the UK, 3DS pre-orders for NA are twice that of the Wii.

What I find most interesting though pertaining to this thread is this:

http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/85147/3ds-preorder-numbers-doubled-the-wiis-preorders/

With 1.2m pre-orders between Europe and NA, and with 200,000 looking likely for yesterday's UK launch (weekend), one could derive that about 1m of those pre-orders are for NA. Considering that all Nintendo would have to sell to match Sony's first day sales record is 1m systems (at $250 each), it's quite likely that 3DS' full category launch in NA (games, accessories, etc) will exceed the $250m launch record held by the Playstation 2.

I'm sure that Nintendo will make an official announcement soon regarding the launch day numbers, but we could have a new record holder here in the US, folks! Until then, everyone enjoy their 3DS!

How many systems did the PS2 sell on first day?

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Killiana1a on 26 March 2011

No. A lot of it has to due with the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The perception is enough for potential consumers to not buy due to fear of it having traces of nuclear radiation.

Perception may not be reality, but to consumers who know more about American Idol than what is happening in the world...Perception = Reality.

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archbrix on 26 March 2011

dany612 said:

archbrix said:

Well, 6 hours now EST from the US launch. We know more details now including Japan's launch numbers and the fact that NOA has officially stated that, like the UK, 3DS pre-orders for NA are twice that of the Wii.

What I find most interesting though pertaining to this thread is this:

http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/85147/3ds-preorder-numbers-doubled-the-wiis-preorders/

With 1.2m pre-orders between Europe and NA, and with 200,000 looking likely for yesterday's UK launch (weekend), one could derive that about 1m of those pre-orders are for NA. Considering that all Nintendo would have to sell to match Sony's first day sales record is 1m systems (at $250 each), it's quite likely that 3DS' full category launch in NA (games, accessories, etc) will exceed the $250m launch record held by the Playstation 2.

I'm sure that Nintendo will make an official announcement soon regarding the launch day numbers, but we could have a new record holder here in the US, folks! Until then, everyone enjoy their 3DS!

How many systems did the PS2 sell on first day?

According to the IGN link in the OP:

"First-day sell-through of slightly more than 500,000 units, revenues generated by PlayStation 2 console sales were more than $149 million, meaning that software and peripheral sales on October 26 exceeded $100 million."