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MANUELF on 05 February 2009

GFK-ChartTrack reveals handheld has shifted 8.8m units in territory since launch

GfK-ChartTrack has revealed to MCV that the Nintendo DS is teetering on the edge of a nine-million installed base in the UK.

And director Dorian Bloch said that he believed the imminent launch of successor the DSi will give those numbers yet more of a boost.

He told MCV: “We’re approaching nine million total DS units sold in the UK.

It was at 8.8 million at the end of ‘08, so should pass that number by the end of ’09.

“That’s a hell of a lot of DS handhelds already in the market, and there are quite a few publishers successfully exploiting those numbers, especially Ubisoft. We predict that the DSi launch will stimulate more growth.”

Link: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/33165/DS-closes-in-on-9m-UK-sales

Congratulations DS and Nintendo!!!



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SamuelRSmith on 05 February 2009

Congratulations UK ;)



Roma on 05 February 2009

great, anybody know how much the GBA and PS2 did?



    R.I.P Mr Iwata :'(

koffieboon on 05 February 2009
MANUELF said:

GFK-ChartTrack reveals handheld has shifted 8.8m units in territory since launch

GfK-ChartTrack has revealed to MCV that the Nintendo DS is teetering on the edge of a nine-million installed base in the UK.

And director Dorian Bloch said that he believed the imminent launch of successor the DSi will give those numbers yet more of a boost.

He told MCV: “We’re approaching nine million total DS units sold in the UK.

It was at 8.8 million at the end of ‘08, so should pass that number by the end of ’09.

“That’s a hell of a lot of DS handhelds already in the market, and there are quite a few publishers successfully exploiting those numbers, especially Ubisoft. We predict that the DSi launch will stimulate more growth.”

Link: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/33165/DS-closes-in-on-9m-UK-sales

Congratulations DS and Nintendo!!!

 

 Weird way to say it. DS will pass 9 million early 2009, if it hasn't done so already.



Cheebee on 05 February 2009

So wait, that guy said the DS was at 8.8 million at the end of '08, and think's it'll 'pass' the 9 million mark by the end of '09...? :s What with DS being the best selling gaming machine and the DSi coming out this year as well? Huh? More like 10 million. :p At least. :p



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KillerMan on 05 February 2009
Roma said:
great, anybody know how much the GBA and PS2 did?

 

PS2 stands at 10,093,957 units sold to date. It is not too hard look last week others data. ;)



Roma on 05 February 2009
KillerMan said:
Roma said:
great, anybody know how much the GBA and PS2 did?

 

PS2 stands at 10,093,957 units sold to date. It is not too hard look last week others data. ;)

Oh yeah cool :)

 

Hmm still no GBA numbers though…

 

 



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MANUELF on 05 February 2009
Roma said:
KillerMan said:
Roma said:
great, anybody know how much the GBA and PS2 did?

 

PS2 stands at 10,093,957 units sold to date. It is not too hard look last week others data. ;)

Oh yeah cool :)

 

Hmm still no GBA numbers though…

 

 

http://vgchartz.com/ehweekly.php?date=39439

The last time the GBA get tracked.

 



Demotruk on 05 February 2009

A little less than 1 in 6 people. That's verging on Japanese DS per capita levels.



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Roma on 05 February 2009
MANUELF said:
Roma said:
KillerMan said:
Roma said:
great, anybody know how much the GBA and PS2 did?

 

PS2 stands at 10,093,957 units sold to date. It is not too hard look last week others data. ;)

Oh yeah cool :)

 

Hmm still no GBA numbers though…

 

 

http://vgchartz.com/ehweekly.php?date=39439

The last time the GBA get tracked.

 


Oh it did not do as good as I thought. Thanks man (is ashamed that I didn’t think about going back in time :S) The DS is doing a lot better in such a short time and with the DSi soon to come it will do even better!

    R.I.P Mr Iwata :'(