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Nintendo 3DS sold (MC: 207k, Enterbrain: 215k) last week in Japan due to price drop
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Barrow Roll
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Hahaha, perfect.Bisnic said:
Just according to keikaku.
I've told myself over and over again that I don't need a 3DS but OoT3D has been calling to me ever since the price drop was announced. I suspect I'll cave next week.
And a new Mario from EAD Tokyo is always something to look forward to.
PixyJunket
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Um. Good to hear, I guess.
I just hope we start seeing cool games from Japan soon. I do like the 3D effect and Sakurai's Kid Icarus meant I needed this system if only for that game, but in general, I bought the 3DS thinking about the legacy of the DS. So let's see these sales translate into a sequel to The World Ends With You, let's see a 3D Etrian Odyssey and more importantly, let's see more crazy bold interesting original games that remind me of gaming in the SNES days as the DS gave to me.
I just hope we start seeing cool games from Japan soon. I do like the 3D effect and Sakurai's Kid Icarus meant I needed this system if only for that game, but in general, I bought the 3DS thinking about the legacy of the DS. So let's see these sales translate into a sequel to The World Ends With You, let's see a 3D Etrian Odyssey and more importantly, let's see more crazy bold interesting original games that remind me of gaming in the SNES days as the DS gave to me.
kitchenmotors
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User33 and dat reputation. Gotta love it, haha.
Father_Brain
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Wow, that's better than I had expected. Thought it'd be somewhere in the 120-150K range.
Let's see where it settles over the next few weeks. 40K, give or take a few K, would be pretty healthy, I'd think.
Let's see where it settles over the next few weeks. 40K, give or take a few K, would be pretty healthy, I'd think.
AdventureRacing
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So is there any decently big software between now and the release of mario kart and mario 3DS? That's a long time to go without any decent software releases.
MikeE21286
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In the US there is Starfox in SepAdventureRacing said:
TheNatural
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Where's BurntPork at? I'm interested in what he has to say LOL.
So new adopters you gotta remember now have an assortment of "new" software in the form of Everything That Is Out. So they can now buy Nintendogs, Star Fox, Layton, Zelda, Tales, One Piece. That stuff is probably enough for them for three months, which is how long until Mario Kart comes out.AdventureRacing said:
For the people that have already played those, they have the somewhat clever idea of giving away the twenty free games to those power gamers to keep them using the thing until the big ones come out this holiday. Then later they can sell to the new players what they gave the old ones for free.
AdventureRacing
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User33 said:
You're right. You made a stupid post trying to further your agenda and when shown why you were wrong instead of just admitting it and ending the argument you go on the defensive.
User33 said:
As i said before most of those posts were made within a minute of each other. They most likely didn't get a chance to see each others posts. They all just thought of the same response when they read your post because it was so obviously wrong.
No one thought they were being clever, just making an obvious correction.
TheNatural
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Saw a couple of gems in the Media Crate thread:
LOL
pramath said:
pramath said:
LOL
AceBandage
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TheNatural said:
Whoops.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Hopefully it establishes a high baseline and this isn't just a temporary bump (Admittedly a huge one)
Anasui Kishibe
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kpop100 said:
it was either his salary or his index finger
User33 said:
No, I fully understand what that expression means. You are accusing other people of being defensive and talking just to hear the sound of their own voice, which is in fact precisely what you are doing in this thread. Hence, my use of the indirect form of the famous idiom indicating blatant hypocrisy.
Not that surprising really, Nintendo obviously did some research into how much of a price drop the hardware needed before people would consider buying it and the price must have been one of the largest complaints non-owners levied against purchasing one.
Also something to consider, the price drop in japan was comparatively larger than europe or north america, enough that a new owner might have been able to purchase 3 games with the savings.
Now the real question is what kind of legs will it have, will it move 200K every week until the end of the year? or will it do 50K this week.
Also something to consider, the price drop in japan was comparatively larger than europe or north america, enough that a new owner might have been able to purchase 3 games with the savings.
Now the real question is what kind of legs will it have, will it move 200K every week until the end of the year? or will it do 50K this week.
AdventureRacing
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User33 said:
User33 said:
Yep i'm sure that's exactly what you meant. You were wrong and you just keep digging in deeper.
User33 said:
Yes and you aren't even trying to hide it. I won't be adding to this thread derail anymore.
User33 said:
Yeah cause you haven't been going into every recent Nintendo thread to derail it /sarcasm
On topic: Hopefully the 3DS is able to keep good numbers, but the software really needs to show up soon or else it will fall drastically. This just seems like a repeat of the DS, albeit a weaker start.
Stumpokapow
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Okay, let's get this topic back on track. No, this doesn't mean you get "one last reply" in order to set the record straight. I don't care who started it.
Seven Force
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How did Star Fox do, anyway? Are there any numbers out?Kandinsky said:
Unknown Soldier
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P90 said:Wow! Mass market price improves sales with no new "AAA" software. Who'd a guessed that?
I'm hoping Sony is taking a cue from this.
Sony is planning on having software.
DUFFMCWALIN
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I really, really wanna see NA's numbers from the same period.
nckillthegrimace
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Unknown Soldier said:
Like what? The vast majority of the software they've shown off seems targeted towards the West. Unless TGS holds a wealth of surprise announcements, I feel like they're handling the launch entirely backwards in terms of which region they're releasing the Vita in.
Lord_Byron28
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I don't have numbers on hand but the numbers weren't very good, if a price drop didn't occur it would've been lucky to have made it to 100K. However, some places have reported that Starfox sales as well as Zelda's and Pokemon will do very good this week because of the price drop.Lucky Number Seven Force said:
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