Nintendo DS (DS)
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| Release Dates |  | 11/21/04 |  | 12/2/04 |  | 03/11/05 |  | 02/24/05 |
Nintendo DS is a portable game console released in 2004. The device features a clamshell design. Inside the clamshell are two LCD screens, one on the bottom and one on the top. The bottom display is touch screen enabled and interfaced using a stylus, much like a PDA. The DS also includes Wi-Fi for multiplayer gaming either with other local DS players or over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection on the Internet.
The button layout is much like that of the Super Nintendo, with a directional pad on the left and A, B, X, and Y buttons on the right. There are also L and R shoulder buttons on the upper corners of the DS. The DS speakers feature virtual surround sound and the DS's built-in microphone adds a variety of functionality.
The device is 5.85 x 3.33 x 1.13 inches and weighs 9.7 ounces. The LCDs are 3-inch
screens offering 256 x 192 resolution. The DS is powered by a 67 MHz ARM processor
and a 33 MHz ARM co-processor. The DS offers compatibility with Game Boy Advance
cartridges, but not original Game Boy or Game Boy Color.
This stock represents the lifetime worldwide sales of the original DS and its
derivatives including the DS Lite.
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DS Sales Have Now Reached 10 million In Americas As Well
Joystiq - January 25, 2007
Submitted by Animate (241) at 3:40PM PST on January 25, 2007
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DFC: DS may be best selling video game console ever
GameDaily Biz - March 21, 2007
Submitted by KultofCows (Admin) at 10:28AM PST on March 21, 2007
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European DS sales top 10m
Games Industry - January 22, 2007
Submitted by FordGTGuy (748) at 9:25AM PST on January 22, 2007
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Sales of Nintendo DS top 3 million in UK
Gamesindustry.b... - March 27, 2007
Submitted by UncleF (578) at 5:05AM PST on March 27, 2007
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3@Mushashi,
I think it's pretty clear that the DS will not sell like the PS2 after the 3DS is launched. The PS2 kept selling because the PS3 cost a ridiculous $600 at launch while the PS2 was $150 at the same time. Right now, the most expensive version of the DS is $180, while the 3DS is set to launch at $250. That, combined with the highly innovative features of the 3DS will almost certainly make people much more likely to buy a 3DS than a DS. From Gameboy to GBA, hardly anything really changed in terms of gameplay. The DS added a bit more with the touchscreen, but was nearly twice the price of the GBA SP. I think there's a real appeal to the fact that the 3DS is thought of as magical by many people, and is one of the first devices ever to have 3D without glasses. I would expect the effect to be much more analogous to the Wii's launch, which was in the similar position of having really interesting, innovative features, and offering full backward capability. The gamecube didn't sell for much after the Wii was released, even in proportion to GC sales which were admittedly lower than DS sales. Additionally, most Nintendo counsels get a price drop a year after launch, which should essentially end any residual DS sales. Even if the DS sold 1 million per month from now until this predicted price drop, that would only be 13 million more, putting it around 160m. This is an overestimate, since the DS probably won't start selling more than it is now once a successor is released. And, even if it sold the most that any handheld has sold after the release of a successor (14+ million as you cite) it wouldn't even get to 165m. And, even if you think 16500 is too low, it certainly shouldn't be at 18000. This is probably the easiest short decision that I've ever seen on this website.[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 343 ]bids
2@Demon_Gaara007,
Maybe you are correct but I think it depends on how much longer Nintendo decide to support the system.
If they continue like Sony have for PS2, then it could possibly sell many millions more units.The PS2 has sold 43.2 million consoles since the launch of PS3 up to end of 2010.
For Game Boy, Nintendo sold 5+ million consoles post launch of GBA.
GBA sold 14+ million consoles post launch of DS.
Maybe eventual sales will only be 16500 DKP but this is not certain at the moment so shorting is risky.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 5 ]bids
2@Demon_Gaara007,
I have no doubt initial sales will be strong as well so this may go higher yet unfortunately. I just don't see it logically ever truly selling 180million units as we currently predict.
Either way, I've been around long enough to play this stock as you suggest.[ Veteran ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 878 ]bids
2@zeromous,
It's probably also true that the 3DS is overpriced. I'm interested to see how it sells, since the 3D capability is really interesting and opens up a lot of new possibilities. I'm certainly more excited for the 3DS than I was for the DS, even though I have a lot less time to play games now than I did when the DS came out. However, the way stocks go on this site is to become overinflated and then drop once it becomes apparent that the stock won't sell as much as predicted, so it's not a surprise that the 3DS is overpriced.[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 343 ]
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