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Forums - Nintendo - Even though the 3DS and DS are about Neck and neck with hardware sales, the 3DS is behind by 25 million in software!

SamuelRSmith on 01 November 2012

To be expected. Declining incomes and greater competition.



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VicViper on 01 November 2012

Three things:

1 - DS had two christmas.
2 - There's some really heavy hitters coming
3 - 3DS won't ever be the DS - the Cooking Mama age is past.

 

And most importantly... that number is false:

Nintendo shipped 64.45 million 3DS software till september.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=496881



hollabackenny on 01 November 2012

Lack of a Pokemon game will do the trick.



VicViper on 01 November 2012
spurgeonryan said:
VicViper said:
Three things:

1 - DS had two christmas.
2 - There's some really heavy hitters coming
3 - 3DS won't ever be the DS - the Cooking Mama age is past.


They are going to have to find some new stuff to lure people in then. The casuals will always be there. Right now they are picking up every tablet in the world as if they were about to be endangered. I think a new Pokemon game would be the only thing to make a lasting effect on sales. Mario is great and all, but Pokemon is what gets people talking.

 

3. But the hardware sales are pretty close. I think at this point the DS may be just a little bit ahead.

The whole data you're using for this thread is wrong, check my post again.



manuel on 01 November 2012

3DS has eshop and many games to download (almost 200 in Japan), so if you factor 3DSWare and Virtual Console in the numbers ought to be closer.



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VicViper on 01 November 2012
spurgeonryan said:
VicViper said:
spurgeonryan said:
VicViper said:
Three things:

1 - DS had two christmas.
2 - There's some really heavy hitters coming
3 - 3DS won't ever be the DS - the Cooking Mama age is past.


They are going to have to find some new stuff to lure people in then. The casuals will always be there. Right now they are picking up every tablet in the world as if they were about to be endangered. I think a new Pokemon game would be the only thing to make a lasting effect on sales. Mario is great and all, but Pokemon is what gets people talking.

 

3. But the hardware sales are pretty close. I think at this point the DS may be just a little bit ahead.

The whole data you're using for this thread is wrong, check my post again.

Did you just use gaf anything with me? I go by what Vgchartz says. Still off by 10 million.

It's not gaf, it's nintendo's official numbers.

Well, like I said, one christmas less, and probably a huge collection of big games coming soon, plus digital sales, as manuel said, will put 3DS in a better view.

BTW... at the same time frame (6 quarters) DS had 60.44 million software shipped (check the the link again), less than 3DS. The whole thread is wrong, Ryan.



DieAppleDie on 01 November 2012

The 3ds is more expensive in every way
it is actually rather impressive that is pulling the same numbers



NiKKoM on 01 November 2012

Clearly the lack of Ubisofts Imagine titles on the 3ds is hurting it... 3 titles are released for the 3DS while the 40+ Imagine titles for the DS are good for around 20 million..



 

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miz1q2w3e on 01 November 2012
manuel said:
3DS has eshop and many games to download (almost 200 in Japan), so if you factor 3DSWare and Virtual Console in the numbers ought to be closer.

Seems logical.



VicViper on 01 November 2012
pezus said:
VicViper said:
spurgeonryan said:
VicViper said:
spurgeonryan said:
VicViper said:
Three things:

1 - DS had two christmas.
2 - There's some really heavy hitters coming
3 - 3DS won't ever be the DS - the Cooking Mama age is past.


They are going to have to find some new stuff to lure people in then. The casuals will always be there. Right now they are picking up every tablet in the world as if they were about to be endangered. I think a new Pokemon game would be the only thing to make a lasting effect on sales. Mario is great and all, but Pokemon is what gets people talking.

 

3. But the hardware sales are pretty close. I think at this point the DS may be just a little bit ahead.

The whole data you're using for this thread is wrong, check my post again.

Did you just use gaf anything with me? I go by what Vgchartz says. Still off by 10 million.

It's not gaf, it's nintendo's official numbers.

Well, like I said, one christmas less, and probably a huge collection of big games coming soon, plus digital sales, as manuel said, will put 3DS in a better view.

BTW... at the same time frame (6 quarters) DS had 60.44 million software shipped (check the the link again), less than 3DS. The whole thread is wrong, Ryan.

When did the DS come out. Keep in mind that the numbers for that are only until March 31st 2006 and for 3DS till now.

What?

DS came out in november 2004. 6 fiscal quartes later, just like the 3DS completed now puts its software at this number with two christmas in the bag.

It's easily explained: DS third party support was practically inexistant in the first years.