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tak13 said:
Pavolink said:

DS LTD

And holy shit, GBA even more impressive now that we factor that it had already its succesor (DS) launched. Thanks.



You said same time frame!:P

DS  had a slow start!:P Then ds lite came! :P

Oh, I was talking about the GBA. BTW, I always though GBA sold 80M... Did it sell 10M after 2005? Or did it never reach that heigh?


And yeah, DSLite was the one that made DS soar to the heaven around 2006.



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OneKartVita said:
I guess his PR team notified him about that line going out of date very soon!

PS4 will pass the 3DS out in WW sales in 2017 but the real deal breaker for me is software. despite being on the market way longer the ps4 total software looks set to pass out the 3DS early next year. I think the low software shows how small the dedicated handheld market has actually gotten.

I'm a little confused. According to their website, 244.86 million units of software have been sold for the 3DS says Nintendo. You're saying that the PS4 will surpass that in early 2016 or 2017? 

Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/hard_soft/index.html





demonfox13 said:
Yea, that is lifetime while the handheld has been out longer. Be ready to see the huge dropoff as Sony and M$ continue to take off. Love that PR spin.

It's not "spin." It's "selective mentioning."



Soundwave said:
tak13 said:

 

Do you want to here something more shocking? Your comment is invalid...

GBA sales were 70m as of september 30th 2005 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2005/051124e.pdf

3DS sales were 54.34m as of september 30th 2015

DS sale were 84m as of september 30th 2008 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/081030e.pdf

 

Yeah 3DS is waaaay behind the GBA, and that gap would be far larger if the DS didn't already launch cannibalizing GBA sales. 

 

Yeah, and if you are interested, the ovewhelming majority of the gap is in the NA (just like gamecube vs wii u) but it's being counterbalanced considerably by 3DS sales in Japan where 3ds is dominating it!

By the way, PSP was at 53.39m in the same time frame http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/2009_fiscal_year



How many 3DS games were in the top 10/20 NPD for November?

I think that more speaks about the state of the current market than "install base" ever can. I mean the PS1 has a bigger install base... doesn't make it relevant in 2015 beyond people wanting some key games on PSN or remade for PS4.



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Pavolink said:
tak13 said:

You said same time frame!:P

DS  had a slow start!:P Then ds lite came! :P

Oh, I was talking about the GBA. BTW, I always though GBA sold 80M... Did it sell 10M after 2005? Or did it never reach that heigh?


And yeah, DSLite was the one that made DS soar to the heaven around 2006.

 

11.5m!  Great legs, given the fact that ds was backwards compatible!



Launch of the n3DS was a nice boost but I don't think it can hold up for too long.. as well as selling more than PS4 + XOne combined



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AbbathTheGrim said:

- Nintendo's Scott Moffitt the executive vice president of sales and marketing talked to the Washington Post about the sales of the 3DS and the lack of signs of these sales slowing down:

"So far in 2015, sales of the family of Nintendo 3DS hardware in America are actually ahead of last year’s pace,"

- Hayley Tsukayama conducted an interview with Moffitt and she summarized some of his words:

- Nintendo 3DS is here to stay. Let me throw out a number that might surprise you. So far, on a global basis, Nintendo 3DS has sold more hardware than PS4 and Xbox One—combined. Most people find this shocking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/12/09/nintendo-and-the-surprising-success-of-the-3ds/

Abbath, may I ask you to change the title of your thread? Thread title reads:

Nintendo America: 3DS here to stay selling more than PS4/Xbone combined

which implies NoA says that the 3DS will continue outselling both PS4 and X1 combined which could not be further from the truth. Thankfully, NoA has not said such a thing according to your linked article. In the opening post, the quote you extract from said article says something else entirely, namely that "Nintendo 3DS is here to stay." period. "So far, on a global basis, Nintendo 3DS has sold more hardware than PS4 and Xbox One—combined".

It should be made clear that:

"3DS here to stay selling more than PS4/Xbone combined"

and

"Nintendo 3DS is here to stay. ... So far, on a global basis, Nintendo 3DS has sold more hardware than PS4 and Xbox One—combined."

have two different meanings.

Your thread title is misleading, to say the least.



KLAMarine said:
AbbathTheGrim said:

- Nintendo's Scott Moffitt the executive vice president of sales and marketing talked to the Washington Post about the sales of the 3DS and the lack of signs of these sales slowing down:

"So far in 2015, sales of the family of Nintendo 3DS hardware in America are actually ahead of last year’s pace,"

- Hayley Tsukayama conducted an interview with Moffitt and she summarized some of his words:

- Nintendo 3DS is here to stay. Let me throw out a number that might surprise you. So far, on a global basis, Nintendo 3DS has sold more hardware than PS4 and Xbox One—combined. Most people find this shocking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/12/09/nintendo-and-the-surprising-success-of-the-3ds/

Abbath, may I ask you to change the title of your thread? Thread title reads:

Nintendo America: 3DS here to stay selling more than PS4/Xbone combined

which implies NoA says that the 3DS will continue outselling both PS4 and X1 combined which could not be further from the truth. Thankfully, NoA has not said such a thing according to your linked article. In the opening post, the quote you extract from said article says something else entirely, namely that "Nintendo 3DS is here to stay." period. "So far, on a global basis, Nintendo 3DS has sold more hardware than PS4 and Xbox One—combined".

It should be made clear that:

"3DS here to stay selling more than PS4/Xbone combined"

and

"Nintendo 3DS is here to stay. ... So far, on a global basis, Nintendo 3DS has sold more hardware than PS4 and Xbox One—combined."

have two different meanings.

Your thread title is misleading, to say the least.

 

^this, I thought something was up, no way the 3ds is selling better than the Xbox one and ps4 combined



midrange said:

^this, I thought something was up, no way the 3ds is selling better than the Xbox one and ps4 combined

Sadly, it's not just that: there are people who will satisfy themselves with solely reading headlines and not actually reading the article itself.