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UK Hardware 2005 numbers (LTD too). Software tops and of course, NDS-PSP battle.
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We've known that for a long time though. I only posted that chart because sometimes people need a reminder. I still wish we knew what the breakdown was like for each console/handheld across Europe.januswon said:
Just so it's easier to read than what's in the first post.
Meier said:
Probably will be something from the official Sony damage control list:
1. Whine that the DS had a head start
2. Whine that the DS is cheaper
3. Point out that the DS is selling less 3rd party games which is important since 1st party games don't count because Nintendo wins at that
4. Explain that the UK & Japan don't matter anymore the US market is the only important one
5. Explain that nobody expected the PSP to topple the Nintendo handheld monopoly the first time around
6. Make up fake numbers that show the PSP ahead
seems like this info has been discussed before.
it's mildly interesting, but i think this year's is going to be more fun.
gta:lcs seems to be continuing to do well and there has been other decent selling software for psp. nintendogs makes regular appearances in the lower end of the top 40, as one sku, so is likely the equivalent of being somewhere 30-40 combined. a few other titles make appearances and of course there's the continued selling of the nintendogs and mk bundles, however, unfortunately these sales don't count in the charts, confirmed by chart-track and gaybrush.
animal crossing has been a huge handheld seller and there's nsmb and ds lite on the way, along with several other decent titles. psp also has a several games coming that should sell well.
it's mildly interesting, but i think this year's is going to be more fun.
gta:lcs seems to be continuing to do well and there has been other decent selling software for psp. nintendogs makes regular appearances in the lower end of the top 40, as one sku, so is likely the equivalent of being somewhere 30-40 combined. a few other titles make appearances and of course there's the continued selling of the nintendogs and mk bundles, however, unfortunately these sales don't count in the charts, confirmed by chart-track and gaybrush.
animal crossing has been a huge handheld seller and there's nsmb and ds lite on the way, along with several other decent titles. psp also has a several games coming that should sell well.
mckmas8808
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Interesting. I see people are now damage controlling for the DS. Never thought I would see this happening on GAF. :lol
mckmas8808
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ethelred said:
Damaging as in comparing these numbers to Japan. Some people here talk as if the PSP already lost and is old news. This news proves that obviously the game isn't yet over.
mckmas8808 said:
Well, I think the comparison to Japan is made just to put this market in the proper perspective. If the game was in danger of being over (the game will not be over for either handheld, fyi), the UK market alone would be incapable of changing that, because it's just too small. The fact that in just the month of May in Japan the DS sold more than the entire 2005 LTD in the UK should bring that perspective... but I guess not.
JoshuaJSlone
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In the conversation of DS and PSP in the UK compared to Japan, it's not so much that PSP has lost, as it is UK. It seems like DS Lite has sold as much in the last 3 months in Japan as DS and PSP's combined lifetime sales in the UK.mckmas8808 said:
marvelharvey
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ioi said:
Woah there, I knew the DC wasn't a huge success but I never realised it performed at that level... that's fricking atrocious. Thank god I didn't follow sales back in those days, I would have had a heart attack.
This really shows how amazing the DS' sales have been in Japan this year. In just under 6 months, it's managed to move 2.8 million units (probably will be around 3 million or so once we receive the new numbers on Wednesday) whereas in all of 2005, the UK sold 4.28 million units of HW.
Now of course there isnt a direct correlation due to price differences, but it shows just how incredible it is to move that much hardware in such a short period of time.
Now of course there isnt a direct correlation due to price differences, but it shows just how incredible it is to move that much hardware in such a short period of time.
gamergirly
Member
So Scandanavia(as a whole) was the 4th biggest software market for 2005 in Europe?
HomerSimpson-Man
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12:1 software to hardware ratio?
PS2 is just a beast.
PS2 is just a beast.
DemDereNads
Member
kia said:
It's already been done according to Chart Trak.
What are you talking about? Are you talking about those old figures which showed DS was only 5k ahead of PSP by the end of the 2005 and in the begining of 2006 PSP surpassed it? Those were clearly wrong as you can see in this thread, and also we are talking about when all said and done. DS Lite, NSMB, Pokemon, ... will cause a huge boost in DS sales.DemDereNads said:
DemDereNads
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kia said:
They're clearly wrong because another 3rd party gave their take on sales and it supports Nintendo?
I understand.
Seriously though, any actual reason why this source is suppose to be more reliable?
Andy787 said:
I'd just like to point out that Nintendo games have ALWAYS sold best on Nintendo systems. Even back in the NES and SNES days. This really shouldn't be anything new. Only difference is that Nintendo barely gets any exclusives for the past several years.
This is the same source (Chart Track) that gave the numbers before, they've just revised them to show a more accurate result.DemDereNads said:They're clearly wrong because another 3rd party gave their take on sales and it supports Nintendo?
I understand.
Seriously though, any actual reason why this source is suppose to be more reliable?
Why do you post in sales thread junior? This is based on that same source, Chart Track, can you understand this? Chart Track corrected the data itself.DemDereNads said:They're clearly wrong because another 3rd party gave their take on sales and it supports Nintendo?
I understand.
Seriously though, any actual reason why this source is suppose to be more reliable?
DemDereNads
Member
Fuzzy said:This is the same source (Chart Track) that gave the numbers before, they've just revised them to show a more accurate result.
Well, that clears things up.
DemDereNads
Member
kia said:
The non-snide response would have done just fine... then again, that's why posters like Fuzzy are actually respectable.
DemDereNads
Member
jGuru said:
DS 0.95 0.95 over 9 months = 105k a month average
PSP 0.81 0.81 over 4 months = 202k a month average.
How's that? May not take down anyone's fence, but I tried