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UK Sales DS & GBA this week
- Thread starter Gaybrush Threepio
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Probably doesn't mean much but ..
.. at Amazon France , the Pink DS + Nintendogs is outselling the PSP and is number 1 in the charts (which is quite surprising since the DS has 5 or so SKU's vs the PSP's 1) and the Blue DS + Nintendogs is sold out.
..at Amazon Germany, the Pink DS + Nintendogs, the blue DS + Nintendogs and the Silver DS are currently ALL outselling the PSP.
while Amazon UK is the other way around and has the PSP at number 1 in the charts with multiple DS SKU's placing lower down the chart.
.. at Amazon France , the Pink DS + Nintendogs is outselling the PSP and is number 1 in the charts (which is quite surprising since the DS has 5 or so SKU's vs the PSP's 1) and the Blue DS + Nintendogs is sold out.
..at Amazon Germany, the Pink DS + Nintendogs, the blue DS + Nintendogs and the Silver DS are currently ALL outselling the PSP.
while Amazon UK is the other way around and has the PSP at number 1 in the charts with multiple DS SKU's placing lower down the chart.
Wow these DS sales are pretty insane. Sales of more than 100K are pretty much a lock. In October the DS sold 112K in the UK and 103K in France. If that pattern holds then you'd get 36K in France for the week. Looking at Spanish sales(200K at the end of September compared to 247K in France) you're looking at another 30K there. That would net 106K DSs between those 3 territories alone in just this one week. Chances are overall sales were between 120-150K. Obviously these are extrapolations but I think they give a decent illustration of what kind of numbers to expect.
Those numbers are only going to get stronger too. Not only is Sonic Rush, a killer app out this week, the week after sees Mario Kart another killer app. Then there's lots of other quality games such as Tony Hawk and Kirby too. That's on top of the fact that sales will improve anyway as we get closer to Christmas.
Those numbers are only going to get stronger too. Not only is Sonic Rush, a killer app out this week, the week after sees Mario Kart another killer app. Then there's lots of other quality games such as Tony Hawk and Kirby too. That's on top of the fact that sales will improve anyway as we get closer to Christmas.
broadwayrock
Member
Its a shame that the Mario Kart bundle in the uk will include the ye olde silver DS and not the new red DS thats included in the US bundle.
The impact of the Nintendogs bundle has a lot to do with the new colours as well as the game.
The impact of the Nintendogs bundle has a lot to do with the new colours as well as the game.
Gaybrush Threepio
Member
DS - 40,000
GBA (SP & Micro) - 32,000
PSP - 12,000
PS2 - 35,000
Xbox - 5,000
GameCube - 1,500
It's gonna be a Nintendo Xmas!!
GBA (SP & Micro) - 32,000
PSP - 12,000
PS2 - 35,000
Xbox - 5,000
GameCube - 1,500
It's gonna be a Nintendo Xmas!!
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Given that it's November now I'd bet the US weekly sales are now higher than the average US weekly sales of previous months, too. Regardless, yeah, considering that the UK is a much smaller market that's big.Asylum said:Crazy, thats higher than the average US weekly sales for the past couple of months (for DS). Go UK
So.. the DS will handily control the Japanese, European... and, who knows?, possibly even the American markets?
There's something amazingly hilarious about this... especially for me. The announcement of the PSP worried me. When the DS appeared, I had this sinking feeling Nintendo was going to go under. I just could't see the DS surviving against the Sony juggernaut.
My faith has been restored, many times over.
There's something amazingly hilarious about this... especially for me. The announcement of the PSP worried me. When the DS appeared, I had this sinking feeling Nintendo was going to go under. I just could't see the DS surviving against the Sony juggernaut.
My faith has been restored, many times over.
TurtleSnatcher
Member
So uh? wtf nintendo is dominating in 3 regions with handhelds?
uh.. wf?
Actually take that back.. there not dominating US really ;p
uh.. wf?
Actually take that back.. there not dominating US really ;p
Frankfurter
Member
GTA really gave PSP a huge boost... (12,900 the week before GTA, 16,000 the week GTA launches and 12,000 the week after) :lol
That's really insane! And we are talking about EUROPE - to be more precise the UK which hates Nintendo - and the DS just outsold PSP by more than 3:1. Christmas will be hilarious
That's really insane! And we are talking about EUROPE - to be more precise the UK which hates Nintendo - and the DS just outsold PSP by more than 3:1. Christmas will be hilarious
gamergirly
Member
Unison said:
:lol :lol
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Deleted member 1235
Unconfirmed Member
that nintendogs marketing really is pretty clever. eh whatever sells more systems in europe is fine by me. Anything that will actually get games like castlevania on shelves in the future is a good good thing.
Yes yes, that's it, Nintendo is doing well... it must be teh kiddies!!Merlin said:The kiddies who keep buying up the Nintendogs bundle are too young to know about how Nintendo has treated us in the past or have brand loyalties.
What little girl could resist this? It's the new Tamagotchi!
that box looks so much nicer than the packaging we got in the US.... though the teal US packaging has the beagle (both of my dogs) so all is evened out I supposeMerlin said:The kiddies who keep buying up the Nintendogs bundle are too young to know about how Nintendo has treated us in the past or have brand loyalties.
What little girl could resist this? It's the new Tamagotchi!
/jealous
:Motorbass
Member
sorry already :> but I like it so much
capslock said:
Aww, how cute. Concern for a company doing well MUST mean the person is an investor. I mean, it couldn't be something like:
1. Enjoying a company's games, thus wanting them to keep doing well so as to continue producing those games.
2. Preference for software companies over giant media megacorporations.
3. Rooting for the little guy.
I really had no desire to see Nintendo lose their handheld market.
capslock said:
Actually, I wouldn't mind buying some -- but buying foreign stock seems a bit more difficult than domestic stock. My understanding is that there is some byzantine process by which you pay a company to hold the Japanese stock FOR you, but I haven't bothered to figure the process out.
Besides, I'm a teacher. What would I buy the stock with?
Katana_Strikes
Member
You know, at the moment I really do hope Sony gets it's ass beaten in the UK by the DS. Serves the idiots right for not getting any units to retail.
What the fuck is the hold up Sony??
What the fuck is the hold up Sony??
clearacell
Member
Gaybrush Threepio said:
Gaybrush, you're a gift to Nintendo fans everywhere :lol
Smiles and Cries
Member
:lol :lol :lol :lolUnison said:
soundwave05
Member
PSP shortage or not, those DS numbers on their own are amazing.
40,000 in a week probably means that per capita, the UK is currently the DS' strongest country for sales. Forget the PSP, its outselling the PS2.
Those GBA/GBM numbers are very, very strong too.
It'll be interesting if the DS outsells PSP in Japan, US, and Europe this holiday.
40,000 in a week probably means that per capita, the UK is currently the DS' strongest country for sales. Forget the PSP, its outselling the PS2.
Those GBA/GBM numbers are very, very strong too.
It'll be interesting if the DS outsells PSP in Japan, US, and Europe this holiday.
jamesinclair
Banned
40,000 x 4 = 160,000 a month
And sales will only increase.
PSP on the other hand, 14,000 x 4 = 56,000 a month. Which isnt bad actually. What youd expect from the UK market.
And sales will only increase.
PSP on the other hand, 14,000 x 4 = 56,000 a month. Which isnt bad actually. What youd expect from the UK market.
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Deleted member 284
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Forgive me, but I thought the PSP didn't have any shortage problems in UK.
Insane. I also predicted DS would soon be dead in the water after PSP launched- that it would lose momentum, while the PSP would gain it.
That was way off. We can also assume, with some HUGE online enabled titles coming out soon (Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, METROID(!!) ) these numbers are only going to increase. And once online explodes, so will word of mouth. I predict DS is going to sell very well for a very long time.
That was way off. We can also assume, with some HUGE online enabled titles coming out soon (Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, METROID(!!) ) these numbers are only going to increase. And once online explodes, so will word of mouth. I predict DS is going to sell very well for a very long time.
TheDrowningMan
Member
There are still major PSP shortages in the UK at least. However, that's all going to be academic in the long run if Sony don't sort things out soon - I imagine the plan is to unleash stock when the Xbox 360 is about to arrive, but far too many people are going to be content with their DS to bother with PSP.
Sony need to drop the PSP to a reasonable price (say....£150 + a game) and forget about manufactured shortages. They don't really work as well when the main opposition has an ace up their sleeve - In this case the excellent DS & the massive Nintendogs.
Sony need to drop the PSP to a reasonable price (say....£150 + a game) and forget about manufactured shortages. They don't really work as well when the main opposition has an ace up their sleeve - In this case the excellent DS & the massive Nintendogs.