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Famitsu: New Nintendo 3DS sold over 230k during launch week-end.
- Thread starter L~A
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I dunno. You guys in America haven't even got the White XL yet, have you? Even though we've had it in Europe for three years now.
NOA just doesn't seem to care.
Nintendo World Store exclusive. Only 80 units available. Battle Royale in front of the store to decide who gets them.
I would assume that the LL is more popular with a crowd that are more likely to be day one (Or week one, rather) adopters. The regular sized N3DS seems pretty heavily aimed at a more casual crowd as well as younger gamers. Seems like it'll be a more steady seller.
You guys didn't even get the White XL, let alone the past Monster Hunter 4 limited edition XLs. Wouldn't count on it.
Sorry.
Hmm, true... Oh well, I could settle with a Black One. But this got me thinking, what game can they use to launch the New 3DS on NA? Monster Hunter is not as big here as its over at Japan, and the only game I can think off is the Xenoblade port, but I'm sure that is not coming until mid/late 2015.
Smash is the only one I could think of, if NOA releases a unique Smash New 3DS with the launch that could really get the ball rolling.
But knowing them they would just go ahead and release just plain Red and Blue versions... again.
Cover plates don't interest me too much. I'll buy a New XL once they release a matte white version like my current XL. Until then I'll be fine with the regular sized New 3DS 
They'll probably just release the metallic Black and Blue New XLs there like they did in Japan and here in Australia.
They're not launching it with any particular game here in Australia next month either.
They'll probably just release the metallic Black and Blue New XLs there like they did in Japan and here in Australia.
Maybe I've missed something, but how does the bigger model have better picture quality? I was under the impression that like its predecessor it has a bigger screen but outputs at the same resolution, giving it worse IQ.
vinnygambini
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Splendid debut.
Stilton Disco
Member
I'm actually surprised it wasn't higher.
That's only about twice the sales the old models got last year, in a country which only really goes in for handhelds with the more traditional side of gaming.
Kind of makes me worried that we'll drop back down to a year on year decline in sales, and that inspite of it being a more substantial upgrade it'll not do much to slow the market contraction over there.
Really hope it has legs as time goes on.
That's only about twice the sales the old models got last year, in a country which only really goes in for handhelds with the more traditional side of gaming.
Kind of makes me worried that we'll drop back down to a year on year decline in sales, and that inspite of it being a more substantial upgrade it'll not do much to slow the market contraction over there.
Really hope it has legs as time goes on.
I think it being pretty much sold out shows that Nintendo only supplied this amount in the first place.
It had a much better debut than DSi
DSi first two days - 170,779 (Famitsu)
New 3DS first two days - 233,483 (Famitsu)
DSi debuted on November 1st while New 3DS on October 11th, so DSi's launch was much nearer the Holiday season, but New 3DS launched with MH4G, which Is suppose kind of compensate the theorical DSi's advantage in terms of time of release.
EDIT: ...Actually, now that I think about it
DSi XL first two days - 103,524 (Famitsu), released on November 21st, 2009
Total debut for both DSi SKUs - 274,303
Total debut for both New 3DS SKUs - 233,483
DSi first two days - 170,779 (Famitsu)
New 3DS first two days - 233,483 (Famitsu)
DSi debuted on November 1st while New 3DS on October 11th, so DSi's launch was much nearer the Holiday season, but New 3DS launched with MH4G, which Is suppose kind of compensate the theorical DSi's advantage in terms of time of release.
EDIT: ...Actually, now that I think about it
DSi XL first two days - 103,524 (Famitsu), released on November 21st, 2009
Total debut for both DSi SKUs - 274,303
Total debut for both New 3DS SKUs - 233,483
Magicpaint
Member
What figures were you expecting for 2 days worth of sales?
I was surprised at the numbers too but this is a pretty plausible explanation.
DSi LL sold 100K first week, which you should include if you are comparing N3DS + N3DS LL sales. 270K DSi+LL still beats 233K N3DS+LL.
JohnTinker
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bundled with monster hunter? not really.
Magicpaint
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Wat? DSiLL didn't launch the same day as DSi. It launched much later. This is not a comparison that should be made.
Not really as the fact they launched a year apart means realistically you'd have people upgrading from one to the other so not a fair comparison imo.
Well, then comparing the sales of one DSi SKU to the combined sales of two N3DS SKUs is not a comparison that should be made either.
It's not as if people went out and bought one of each like they would with multi sku games like pokemon...
Pennywise83
Banned
The debut is of course great.
The important thing now is to see how the revisions will be able to sustain hw sales. Monday was holiday as well, so next week numbers might still be high. Then holiday season begin, with Pokémon and all long-sellers doing their work.
If New 3DS and New 3DS LL can pull 100k+ on a weekly basis during October and half November, then they worked.
The important thing now is to see how the revisions will be able to sustain hw sales. Monday was holiday as well, so next week numbers might still be high. Then holiday season begin, with Pokémon and all long-sellers doing their work.
If New 3DS and New 3DS LL can pull 100k+ on a weekly basis during October and half November, then they worked.
Magicpaint
Member
Probably but is certainly a more realistic one than yours. Given that people are given a choice day 1 which model they want. Spacing DSi and DSiLL over a year apart doesn't. It instead works more as yet another revision for people to upgrade to.
News in the MC thread seems to suggest it's still sold out and the first new shipments are coming this weekend, so this weeks sales might be affected because of that.
Anyone else here a bit shocked by MH4G sales? I mean, it's the highest debut ever for a G version of the main game, and it still pretty much follows the past trend of expanded versions having debuts about (if not higher, as happened int the past) the levels of the main release. I sincerly thought this wouldn't have happened due to the massive debut for MH4 (on par, more or less, with MHP3rd).
This is probably completely wrong reasoning but if youkai watch 2 brought in new gamers to the 3ds then perhaps some of those guys are taking the mon hun plunge.
To be fair, for customers, it's one new model, not two.
Other than collectors or people buying for a friend/family member, they're not going to buy both models.
Whereas the DSi XL definitely had plenty of people double-dipping after buying a DSi.
Though to be fair, any comparison isn't really "sensible" since not only market conditions aren't the same, but also, both models were launched the same day for N3DS. Not to mention the MH4G bundle and MH4G releasing the same day.
Comparison between MH4 and MH4G?
Looks like Capcom announced 2m during first 4 days in both cases, so I dunno.
Fake edit: 1 875 000 for MH4.
Funny tidbit: exactly one year ago, Capcom was announcing MH4 had shipped over 3m units in Japan
Gambit 1138
Banned
Has Nintendo said if Xenoblade 3DS is coming to NA as well?
No, but it's confirmed for AUS and by extension Europe so it's very likely.
Yeap, at first I was like, New 3DS here I come but now I'm leaning towards the new XL.
SwiftDeath
Member
I wonder how long until someone mods the new 3DS LL with the multi-colored buttons?
I'm sure some has already done it... it's probably not that hard.
Cheesemeister
Member
Oh? I thought they were exactly the same... Well, I stand corrected then.
4DS launching at LL size with faceplates. Ninty is testing the market reception with this New 3DS variations IMO.
ArtHands
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Stock constrain most probably.