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The launch week of the Xbox 360 has failed to distract from Nintendo DS sales, which are now up by over 78% when compared to the 176,958 units sold last week.
Over 300,000 Nintendo DS consoles were shifted between the period of 5th - 11th December - the highest figure since launch, un-matched by any other console in Japan.
Whilst an exact figure and total hardware and software sales for the period are yet to be released, don't be surprised if Nintendo DS sits in #1 with Xbox 360 and PSP battling it out for second place.
And as for software? Well let's just say that you can probably expect to find at least 220,000 Japanese Mario Kart DS players already. |
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Alex Donaldson 15 December 2005 11:27 AM
I'd say calling that Japan "wanting" Nintendo real rubbish really, what they want is Sony, and they're the reason the 360 bombed. Their 80% home console market share dictates that in Japan Sony > Nintendo and Microsoft.
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15 December 2005 11:32 AM
Yeah but this is obviusly talking about Nintendo owning the handheld market Nintendo>Sony but the fact they managed to beat out a Next gen console launch by a giant margin is a feat in its own right.
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Eddz 15 December 2005 11:34 AM
Although, this article is reporting on the success of the Nintendo DS for the last week  Let Nintendo have a week of happiness for once 
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Eddz 15 December 2005 11:35 AM
Whoops. The guest basically covered what I said, so ignore my comment 
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15 December 2005 11:35 AM
Or the xbox 360 is too big to fit in their houses ;¬)
Cant wait for the Nintendo Revolution looks wicked, so does the ps3, microsoft are poo!!!
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Tony 15 December 2005 12:09 PM
well of course, this article is pretty much unnessicary, we all knew the 360 would bomb.
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15 December 2005 12:25 PM
Consoles, handheld or otherwise, are for children and bandwagon-jumping fanboys (sheep) that can't create their own identity.
My PC is already more powerful than the Rev-36S3.
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15 December 2005 2:35 PM
You're very wrong. Can you play fantastic games such as Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime, Zelda, Mario, etc on the PC? They are console games and rightly so, as none will play even remotely well on a PC.
And Tony - I think this article has a lot of point, as it isn't highlighting the 360 bombing, but rather the incredible success of the DS for the last week.
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Chris Jarrett 15 December 2005 4:34 PM
Well, I knew 360 would bomb in Japan, but not by that much!
I want a DS; whenever its 100$ i'll get it.
Although, I said that about gamecube...and do you see me with a gamecube?... no....
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| Platform: |
Nintendo DS |
| Publisher: |
Nintendo |
| Developer: |
Nintendo |
| Origin: |
Japan |
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| UK release: |
11 March 2005 |
| PEGI (UK): |
12+ |
| ESRB (US): |
Not Available |
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| Genre: |
Console |
| Players: |
Unlimited |
| Multiplayer: |
LAN + Online |
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Extra features:
Touch screen, two screens, built-in microphone, Wi-Fi, GBA game cart slot.
Summary:
Nintendo's most innovative handheld system since its original. The Nintendo DS features two screens, one being a touch screen, a built in microphone, Wi-Fi and a GBA game cart slot - as well as fantastic 3d graphics.
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