Sure the DS numbers in US seem bad. I mean the DS was whole 50000 behind PSP. The DS however might have already acheived what Nintendo wanted to do with it. It has given gamers two choices:
GBA- for the budget conscous gamer.
DS- for those who want more for less(than PSP).
The result:
67% of major hanheld sales in December owned by Nintendo. Sure PSP may win the "handheld war" against DS, but the 1.12 million PSPs still fall short of the 1.22 million GBAs sold in the same month. This "handheld war" is nothing more than a battle for GBA's dust. It is similar to the console war were Nintendo fought Microsoft for second place only this time Nintendo owns the top piece of hardware (GBA) so a strong third place showing for DS might keep Nintendo holding on to 60% of the handheld market and that's if DS fails to beat PSP. Not bad Nintendo. Not bad at all.
GBA- for the budget conscous gamer.
DS- for those who want more for less(than PSP).
The result:
67% of major hanheld sales in December owned by Nintendo. Sure PSP may win the "handheld war" against DS, but the 1.12 million PSPs still fall short of the 1.22 million GBAs sold in the same month. This "handheld war" is nothing more than a battle for GBA's dust. It is similar to the console war were Nintendo fought Microsoft for second place only this time Nintendo owns the top piece of hardware (GBA) so a strong third place showing for DS might keep Nintendo holding on to 60% of the handheld market and that's if DS fails to beat PSP. Not bad Nintendo. Not bad at all.