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3DS sells 113,000 units in UK launch weekend (303,000 in Europe total)
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Interfectum
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Ouch.
StealthGoblin
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The ads are darn right awful.
gregor7777
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Give it a couple years. It looks too much like a DS and doesn't have a Mario game out yet.
None of the kiddos I know are upgrading. But when they do, look out, because it's going to be like the DS again. It's simply a matter of time.
None of the kiddos I know are upgrading. But when they do, look out, because it's going to be like the DS again. It's simply a matter of time.
Cosmonaut X
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Well, I suppose that's what launching at a relatively high price, outside of the holiday season and without a killer app will do for you. Will be interesting to see how things progress once more people start to get their hands on the system, show it off to friends etc. and once the big games start to arrive, but it's going to be little more of a difficult birth than many were expecting.
zomgbbqftw
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gregor7777 said:
Depends on how well NGP is received and how good the games are. That's the problem for Nintendo, they have squandered their early release with a combination of poor software, poor marketing and a bad name.
Panajev2001a
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Nintendo should look for Ad agencies that do lots of work on radio ads, they know how to market a product with features you cannot show in the ad.
Cosmonaut X
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Wazzim said:
In its first weekend? In Europe alone? ;-)
Any launch total is going to look pathetic in comparison to the current DS userbase, but it's a daft number to drag in here - comparisons to other console launches are more appropriate, hence the DSi, Wii, PSP and PS3 sales.
zomgbbqftw
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[Nintex] said:
Well 303k sold in Europe (what definition of Europe, I'm not sure), we know Japan is 792k sold. What was the latest US estimate?
gregor7777
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zomgbbqftw said:
I'm sure I'm going to get roasted for this comment but whatever.
The PSP/NGP is too high-tech looking for parents of kids 4-8 or so. Our DSs take a royal beating. So do my neices/nephews' systems. They get shit beat.
It will never see the types of numbers the kid-friendly Nintendo handhelds get. Also, see: Mario. It's got a Mario game? It's kid friendly.
Sony knows this and the PSP/NGP gets aimed at a different demographic. But the DS not only gets that demo, but it gets the little kids too.
It's an unfair battle for the #1 spot, but I think Sony is well aware of this. There's certainly still profit to be made.
Cosmonaut X
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snap0212 said:
Could be correct depending on what the PSP did over two days as opposed to four.
1.5 million shipped to Japan. 2.5 million for the US/EU combined but details are sketchy.JABEE said:
Still they shipped 4 million worldwide so there's a lot of unsold 3DS's sitting in warehouses right now. I'm not sure if Nintendo expected to sell all of those within 4-5 days but the sales are low compared to the shipment.
StealthGoblin
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Its doing okay.
Once the big games start hitting and the price comes down, it'll fare a lot better.
Once the big games start hitting and the price comes down, it'll fare a lot better.
Dr Frasier Crane
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VOOK said:
Where is Dragona's vitriol when you need it.
Monty Mole
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You have to be shitting me. This has to be the most advertised console ever, at least here in the UK. Endless TV ads, loads of in-store Nintendo rep promotions, bus-stop adverts, the fucking works.BowieZ said:
If the battery life isn't good on this, do you think little kids taking this on the go will have issues. In order for the system toget beat up, you probably need to take it out of the house. With 3 hours battery life, this seems to present a problem. I think these sales have more to do with a combination of iPad 2 launching, weird marketing, and a name that doesn't differentiate itself from the previous renovations of the DS than battery life.gregor7777 said:
ryūkotsusei
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[Nintex] said:
It's clear there won't be a year long shortage like we saw with the Wii. If you want a 3DS, just walk into any shop and you'll find a whole stack of them. In contrast, if you want an iPad 2, you're out of luck. Completely sold out all over Europe.
Effect said:
Well, you'd expect at least a bit more enthusiasm for the successor of the world's most popular handheld console. My guess was that the 3DS would be very hard to get when it arrived in stores, but that's absolutely not the case.
Paracelsus
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Galvanise_ said:
Sorry, gaf told me I have to wait until 2014 at least for a pricecut.
This is something I've always thought. PSP gets slammed for it's 'failure' but in reality while it is #2 compared to the DS, it has still sold in the region of 60-70 million. PSP was always aimed at a different audience and the fact that Sony have essentially repeated the general PSP design for the NGP is evidence that Sony don't intend on battling on the DS's home territory. There's of course a middle ground, teens are the clashing point.gregor7777 said:
The market is big enough for two.
Cosmonaut X
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richiek said:
Pretty much. IIRC, it sold reasonably well for while, then dropped off into fairly low figures in most (all?) territories (and even had at least one early price cut, I think). Then Nintendo came out swinging with games like Nintendogs, Brain Training etc. etc. and the system rocketed off.
Now, there's no guarantee that the same will happen with the 3DS - for one thing, it will remain relatively pricey for a while, I'd expect - but it is worth waiting until May (eShop etc.) and E3 to see what the roadmap is like for the rest of the year, and to keep in mind how good Nintendo are at bringing novel experiences that resonate.
Rough start? Yes, probably given their expectations. DOA? Not by a long shot.