DS Sales Hit 151m Consoles and 890m Games
Posted by James Newton
Happy days
The venerable old grandfather of touch screen gaming, the Nintendo DS, isn't quite ready to roll over and go quietly just yet.
In the past financial quarter Nintendo sold just over 2m consoles in the DS family, with 1.3m of those sales in the Americas. Financial year to date DS sales stand at 4.64m units around the world, with Nintendo revising its hardware target from 6m to 5.5m.
Software-wise, 22.21m DS games were sold through October to December, with the Americas again contributing over 50% of that figure. Since April DS software sales stand at 51.2m, with Nintendo changing its target from 62m to 59m.
Since the very first DS came out all those years ago, Nintendo has sold 151.06m consoles and 890.69m games.
#1
thedanman64 said:
It'll be interesting to see what the final sales numbers are when the DS is discontinued. It's coming very close to outselling the PS2 (which currently stands at 153.19 million units), which would make it the best selling console ever. Keep on going, DS!
#2
BlueToad said:
I reckon DS can top it!
#3
Dev said:
I'd like to see the old DS break even more records. It was a big change in the world of handhelds and it deserves to do very well. It's also impressive that it can crunch numbers like that with the 3DS around.
#4
Birdman said:
Is that a representation of Xevious on that cake?
#5
James said:
@Birdman13 I've never been able to figure it out. Answers on a postcard...
#6
Neo-GeoFan said:
2 million more and the DS will become the best selling handheld and system of all time! Keep going DS!
#7
Emaan said:
I really hope the DS beats out the PS2 as the best selling game system of all time, it seems like everyone has a DS these days so it would be fitting. Come on DS!
#8
misswliu81 said:
yeah, i'm with emaan 1 and @Square-enixFan - let's keep it going!
#9
Whirlpool said:
We'll beat the PS2 in no time.
#10
bahooney said:
@James, @Birdman13, it's obviously Animal Crossing!
#11
ChaosTheChao said:
@6 It already is!
Have faith everyone. The ds WILL become the best selling console of all time.
#12
yuuds said:
what do they mean with "meter"
#13
komicturtle said:
Reminded me of 151 Pokemon..
#14
TheKingOfTown said:
I hope the DS outsells it too.
#15
SkywardLink98 said:
Wow, then most DS owners own about 6 games.
#16
grimbldoo said:
If they ever make a 3DS XL, they better make it with two slider pads as well.
#17
James said:
@bahooney Of course! That's supposed to be the inventory screen on the bottom, right? Though it looks way more like Xevious to me...
#18
undead_terror said:
comon ds you can beat that record,comon!