Let's turn the clock-back shall we?

Imagine, it's november 2003. Nintendo announces that they will release a new console system for 2004. That it will also depart from the existing Nintendo consoles, the Gameboy Advance and Gamecube.It won't be a successor to either of these consoles. What does this mean? You know very little about nintendo's plan. But now you have the news that Nintendo isn't going to make a successor to the Gamecube or the Gameboy? Does this mean the Gameboy Brand is over?

Now, a few months later in Janurary. Yahoo reports that Nintendo announces a few details about this mystery project. Project "Nintendo DS". One of the few details announced is that the mystery device shall include 2 screens. Iwata tells us that Nintendo is designing the "Nintendo DS" for a complete different experience for gaming in the 21st century.

May Arrives, and with it. E3 2004. Nintendo is proud too announce the Nintendo DS with all the features announced for the console. Gamers were both shocked, amazed, and maybe a few were appauled with the notions that Nintendo DS brought forth. Now that is was widely known to the general public.

Let's fast forward a bit to Janurary 2005. A short bit after the Nintendo DS launch. Aimed for the Holidays of 2004. The Nintendo DS has shipped 2.4 million reportedly, hundreds of thousands more than what Nintendo projected. The future of this new handheld console looked promising.

Now, 4 years later. In March 2009, we approuch a new milestone in this consoles life. 99.36 million units sold, Nintendo DS stands less than 700, 000 units away from 100 million. When will it achieve this goal? My guess is in the week of March 15th to 21st.

Nintendo DS broke many records and helped touch-screen technology become mainstream. So I salute you Nintendo, You've successfully done it, the Nintendo DS has helped reshape how we think gaming. 1 person at a time, all 99, 360, 000 of us.

Excellent! Next milestone is 150 million

thekitchensink said: Excellent! Next milestone is 150 million

why do you think so small? wheres the people screaming 250 million :b

Well you have to consider that not all ~99.36 million DS were to new customers. Anyway, good thread. I can't wait to see how it develops.

Nice job Ninty! You've outdone yourself.

The DS is awesome, some great RPGs I still have to get on it. And I'm lovin' all the games I have so far.

Of course, but it's alot more epic to say that the Nintendo DS changed gaming, one by one up to 99.36 million instead of saying. Or 70, maybe 80 million of us. Giving a estimate of 10% repurchase rate for existing customers.

I remember people being more hyped over PSP and that the DS was going to be Virtual boy 2 by naysayers.

Now DS is one of the best systems ever with so many incredible games and on the brink of 100 mill sold and still going strong.

PSP has done well in it's own right as the best competitor to challenge Ninty in handhelds and still Ninty holds nearly 70% of the handheld market.
Amazing. Cheers to DS

vonboy said: thekitchensink said: Excellent! Next milestone is 150 million   why do you think so small? wheres the people screaming 250 million :b

I said 'next' milestone, not 'last' one

I wonder if it will beat the PS2 (more than 140M)... But well, thx to the DS for bringin good RPG's, that's what I need now!

truelly amazing.
i bought my ds the day it came out( as i do with most consoles)
now it is my favorite console..

cheers to the little console that could