[Hobby]

Enterbrain just announced it via Famitsu. 10,068,192 sold as of 1/6/13.

Dotted bars: weekly sales number
Line: cumulative sales number
Point indicated on graph is Animal Crossing: New Leaf's release date
Units are in 10,000 increments


http://www.famitsu.com/news/201301/08026978.html

[Chris1964]

305.690 for last week

[BobbyRobby]

is it tracking above regular DS?

[pieatorium]

So just over 300k for this week, still powering on

[Glass Rebel]

Crazy. Which consoles did it pass?

[Aaron Strife]

Pokemon will send it to the heavens.

This is how Nintendo will persevere even if 3DS/Wii U numbers are middling in the west.

[Gunloc]

Dat Animal Crossing.

[Pancakes R Us]

Well done to Nintendo. Hopefully is starts picking up outside of Japan. I think that the closer Nintendo can get the system to the $/£100 mark, the better.

[catmincer]

Crazy. Which consoles did it pass?

PS3
Dreamcast
Vita (lol)
Gamecube
Xbox 360 (double lol)

[thestopsign]

Really solid hardware numbers this week. Really impressed the 3DS managed to keep up with the 2011 holiday period.

[Cheesemeister]

So if the population of Japan is 127,650,000 as of March, 2012, over 7.8% of everyone in the country has one.

[Inorigo]

And the stage is set for Pokemon Direct...

[GiantEnemyGoomba]

Imagine what Pokémon is going to do. @_@

[Jackano]

And it's not even on the third of its lifespan. Good games ahead for sure!

[CassSept]

is it tracking above regular DS?

It's very similar, someone would have to pull exact numbers to pinpoint the date, but DS crossed 10 million also in the last quarter before being 2 years on the market.

It will fall behind soon though as DS aligned enters 2006 holiday season, but it's still mighty impressive, especially considering doom and gloom.

[Glass Rebel]

PS3 Dreamcast Vita (lol) Gamecube Xbox 360 (double lol)

:bow:

Japan is Nintendoland.

[GCX]

Japanese home console sales are a joke compared to DS/3DS.

[Jackano]

is it tracking above regular DS?

Also, I barely remember the DS being the first console ever to reach 10M under 100 weeks. It seems the 3DS too, now.

[AniHawk]

3ds will outsell the wii this year, and may outsell the gba this year too.

[VariantX]

Well done to Nintendo. Hopefully is starts picking up outside of Japan. I think that the closer Nintendo can get the system to the $/£100 mark, the better.

I don't see it happening. The output in japan is nuts compared to other territories. The way releases trickle in markets other than japan will keep that kind of growth from happening anywhere else.

[thestopsign]

According to Media-Create, the 3DS did 240.819 in the same period last year.

[CriterionDog]

Pokemon is going to make this thing sell millions more.

[AdventureRacing]

It's very similar, someone would have to pull exact numbers to pinpoint the date, but DS crossed 10 million also in the last quarter before being 2 years on the market. It will fall behind soon though as DS aligned enters 2006 holiday season, but it's still mighty impressive, especially considering doom and gloom.

It will fall way behind but MH4 and pokemon coming up should ensure it sells some big numbers. Software wise it won't even be close.

[lordfroakie]

[gumby_trucker]

3ds will outsell the wii this year, and may outsell the gba this year too.

how much did each of Nintendo's systems do in Japan?

[Aostia]

Well, I think we can assume that 3DS is a success in Japan. Probably it will not match the insame DS LTD but it will be very strong. With good also if not outstanding neither great oversea sales, it will end to be a good product for Nintendo.
For consumers, considering how also the DS was almost based only on Japanese games, with the increase of the DD side of things, we'll probably continue getting a lot of Japanese love on the console in the next few years.

[Sleeplessnights]

That has eased all my concerns. Now for the Vita to take of so I can feel better about this gem of consoles.

[Prine]

Japanese home console sales are a joke compared to DS/3DS.

Japan in general is appalling for home consoles.

[electroplankton]

This year, 3DS will have in Japan:
-Dragon Quest VII
-Monster Hunter 4
-Friend Collection (sequel of a 3.5mln units DS game)
-maybe mainline Pokémon

[gumby_trucker]

Well, I think we can assume that 3DS is a success in Japan. Probably it will not match the insame DS LTD but it will be very strong. With good also if not outstanding neither great oversea sales, it will end to be a good product for Nintendo. For consumers, considering how also the DS was almost based only on Japanese games, with the increase of the DD side of things, we'll probably continue getting a lot of Japanese love on the console in the next few years.

If the damn thing wasn't region locked at least some of us in the west could enjoy this success

[Kazerei]

Basically the next data point in the 3DS series is above the 10 million gridline.

[Chris1964]

Japan in general is appalling for home consoles.

That's why Vita flies of the shelves there.

[Despera]

Hope this doesn't translate to more games sitting comfortably in Japan with no western releases in sight.

[Gunloc]

This year, 3DS will have in Japan: -Dragon Quest VII -Monster Hunter 4 -Friend Collection (sequel of a 3.5mln units DS game) -maybe mainline Pokémon

*Japan explodes*

[OryoN]

Wow, so 86 weeks prior, people were calling it doomed... seems like just yesterday.


tsk tsk tsk... always so hasty to judge.

[Desiato]

My girlfriend who hates videogames bought a 3DS as well. The power of Animal Crossing.

[AniHawk]

Wow, so 86 weeks prior, people were calling it doomed... seems like just yesterday. tsk tsk tsk... always so hasty to judge.

it's still not doing well at all in europe, and it's just doing okay in north america.

[Aostia]

If the damn thing wasn't region locked at least some of us in the west could enjoy this success

I think that the US market is receiving a good localization support, while the PAL one could see in the DD release of Japanes retail games a possible hope (considering Guild01 and the incoming Code of Princess eship release)

That's why Vita flies of the shelves there.

I really think that this post should be properly discussed to understand if Japan is really handheld-centric or not, and why Vita wasn't still embraced by that market (it's just a matter of time? or what?)

[Thoraxes]

This year, 3DS will have in Japan: -Dragon Quest VII -Monster Hunter 4 -Friend Collection (sequel of a 3.5mln units DS game) -maybe mainline Pokémon

This is frightening.

[lordfroakie]

This year, 3DS will have in Japan: -Dragon Quest VII -Monster Hunter 4 -Friend Collection (sequel of a 3.5mln units DS game) -maybe mainline Pokémon

SMT4 :p

[grumpy]

Imagine what Pokémon is going to do. @_@

Don't forget Dragon Quest 7. I think it's going to be as big as the next Pokemon release.

[electroplankton]

I really think that this post should be properly discussed to understand if Japan is really handheld-centric or not, and why Vita wasn't still embraced by that market (it's just a matter of time? or what?)

Well, it is. The fact that an handheld device is not successful doesn't mean Japan is not an handheld-focused market. DS and PSP sold more than 50 mln units last gen; 3DS is succeeding in being a valid DS successor, Vita is not.

[Beemo]

This year, 3DS will have in Japan: -Dragon Quest VII -Monster Hunter 4 -Friend Collection (sequel of a 3.5mln units DS game) -maybe mainline Pokémon

Japan:

[DXB-KNIGHT]

Something something smartphones something something dedicated gaming handhelds something something Japan

[IrrelevantNotch]

Maybe the Japanese are just afraid of Vita's dual analogue sticks

[Jonnyram]

I really think that this post should be properly discussed to understand if Japan is really handheld-centric or not, and why Vita wasn't still embraced by that market (it's just a matter of time? or what?)

Does this really need to be discussed in great detail? I mean, PSP was essentially a success because of Monster Hunter. Nintendo saw that, worked out a deal with Capcom, and shut Sony out. Without Monster Hunter, PSP was a pretty niche piece of hardware, and that's what Vita is too. Vita will carve out a market for itself, but it will be smaller than PSP and magnitudes smaller than 3DS, unless the next big thing comes along.

[Criminal Upper]

Nintendo going third party and should make mobile games confirmed.

[Despera]

SMT4 :p

The main reason behind my 3DS purchase right there.

But there's also Soul Hackers and a few other titles that seem promising this year, especially for JRPG fans.

[AdventureRacing]

Don't forget Dragon Quest 7. I think it's going to be as big as the next Pokemon release.

I'm going to guess it won't be.

[GG-Duo]

So if you are Nintendo, are these numbers going to satisfy you?

Will Nintendo become so region-reliant that they eventually ignore the rest of the world and only concentrate on Japan?