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50 Million DS Units Sold

Juan of Vivid Gamer writes:

"The Nintendo DS has sold 50 million units in the United States and people are still buying the Wii."

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theherp805342d ago

pretty sure the 3ds is going to have a hard time topping the DS's success.

user8586215342d ago

pretty sure no handheld will top the DS anytime soon

darthv725342d ago

the 3ds is part of the ds family I can see them topping it at some point.

The main drive in sales hasnt been from 3ds games as of yet. Its been of people buying the 3ds to also play their existing library of ds titles.

A marketing angle Nintendo isnt really exploiting at the moment. Every DS, DSL, DSi, DSiXL and 3DS can play the same DS games. Talk about backwards, sideways, forwards and upside down compatibility.

eagle215342d ago

That's what they said about DS vs. Game Boy Advance success. DS started off slow and really picked up steam. I supported DS, now 3DS. So it's really just 49,999,999 other purchases.....not too bad...lol.

Anon19745342d ago

Looking at the American numbers, I noticed that DS sales were down 64% from last year, but when you add DS and 3DS sales together in the US it's pretty damn close to what the DS sold last year in Sept.

So the 3DS is obviously picking up the DS's slack. Maybe it's not all doom and gloom for the 3ds as some (including myself) had suggested previously.

AdvanceWarsSgt5341d ago

Why would it be shocking to see DS sales down 64% from last year? Were you equally as shocked when PS1 sales were down after the PS2 was released?

And only a fanboy bought into the 3DS being a flop. Anyone with a rational brain and knowledge in economics knew it wasn't going to flop.

rrquinta5342d ago

Not surprising. The DS family was a great handheld. I still use mine regularly.

ncstatefan9535342d ago

If I had one, I'm pretty sure I would only play Pokemon.

Relientk775342d ago

The DS was the last handheld I bought actually. I play it occassionally

narutogameking5342d ago

Congratz Nintendo!
Hopefully the 3DS can match those sales in a few years!

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FuRyu's Exstetra RPG Gets HD Remaster on Steam in English This Summer

FuRyu revealed on Friday its Exstetra fantasy role-playing game is getting an HD remaster that will launch this summer on Steam.

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Why the Wii is Such a Nostalgic System in 2026

The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.

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ActualWhiteMan37d ago (Edited 37d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg37d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

Smellsforfree37d ago

Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

Loktai37d ago

Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.

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Chrono Trigger Form-ism Figures Revealed at Square Enix Pop-Up Store

New Chrono Trigger Form-ism figures of Crono and Marle have been showcased at a Square Enix pop-up store, with pre-orders expected soon.

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