Does someone have the year 1 / 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 year sales for the DS....I'd like to see if it is accelerating or not...seems a LONG way to get to 260 Million based on current sales number being 113 million. If it kept current pace for another 5 years it still would only be at 226 Million.
Nintendo DS May 2009 Sales said is was going to cash out on the 10th and it is currently the 11th 10:44 AM and it has not cashed out yet. Can the mods fix this?
@Powertrade, In the Nintendo report briefing, page 3, last paragraph,, it was mentioned that April 09 is double April 08. Since April 08 is 415K, it meant 830K April 09, if you assumed that data is reliable.
We have Nintendo DS at over 800,000 unit sales for April. I assume the thinking is the DSi attracted significantly higher than usual sales for the DS. However, we seem to be on the high end for console estimates for this month. Could this 800,000 estimate also be too high?
The Nintendo DS GLS stock chart has been adjusted for November 26 to filter out extreme price moves as a result of large portfolio rebalancings so that the chart is readable.
@lstormy10,I thought the DS already had MP3 and Browser through cartridge...these functions already existed and are being carried on...the 1seg wont be though.
But yes...it is just my musings...I am not in Japan and have no idea how much the 1seg penetrated the market (I do know it is quite popular on the PSP)
@kspraydad, If there sales based on the DS Lite being used as a media device via a receiver, then these would be offset by the use of the DSi as a media device via SD card music and photos - plus the internet browser.
Also, by what Nintendo is saying, they will not be immediately discontinuing the DS Lite in the least bit.
Either way, the sales you are referring too are probably not too significant.
Recent strength in the PSP sales for the last year has in some part been driven by use of the PSP as a 1seg reciever.
DS has such a receiver as well and this may be contributing to some portion of Japanese sales. With the dropping of the GBA slot are we not loosing this function on the DS and therefore potential sales as a media device?
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Someone care to explain this too me?