3DS Hardware Sales Reach the Two Million Landmark in the UK

Still doomed

Just waiting for all the Nintendo is dead in the UK comments.

But I thought the UK hated Nintendo

Oh wait, no they don't! Good games = sales!

2 million isn't that good for a system that has been out for 3 years

The UK is pretty tiny though, so 2 million is a pretty decent number. I think the DS was on about 5 million after the same amount of months. That mirrors pretty much how it's doing worldwide, on course to probably sell just under half what the DS did.

Doomed?

Don't forget guys, Nintendo is doomed with the best selling console right now on the market.

I was about to say that's all till I realized that's not all of Europe!

Huh!? This can't be right. The UK is known for its disinterest in Nintendo products, remember? Lol

Don't get the Nintendo is doomed remarks. Nintendo is far from doomed, but the Wii U is though.

You'd think the strength of 3DS would at least give Nintendo some shelf space and a bit more love in stores like GAME......

I wonder if Wii U gets 1,000,000 in UK in 3 years....

C'mon Nintendo, use that money well made and surprise us with some more unexpected titles to come.

@Peach64 The UK has a population of 60 Million plus. That's not tiny but it is still a good number

@audehtv And the US has over 300 million. 5 times the population and 5 times the 3DS sales. It matches up perfectly, but every week on the UK chart people continue with this 'The UK hates Nintendo' myth.

@MAB
But that means... OH GOD.. POOR VITA!!!!

Wait I thought we all hated Nintendo in the U.K, oh wait a minute...

@Nintenjoe64 Yeah, at my local GAME store both of the walls are dedicated to PS4/Xbox One, Nintendo only gets a tiny shelf in the middle for both 3DS and Wii U. PS Vita has double the space of Nintendo's. It's crazy!

@GamerOZO In my local Game 3DS has the third biggest shelve space after the PS4 and Xbox one guess it varies from store to store.

The 2DS probably did a good deal of that. It's been selling very well since its launch.

Not too shabby! In three years the 3DS has already surpassed lifetime sales of the toothbrush.

Nintendo knows what's best for us gamers. So expect them to do wonders so we can play wonders.

@Peach64 Yeah compared to the US that is a tiny number... But mostly its immigration that accounts for the 60 Million Population... I don't believe the UK hate Nintendo myth

It's definitely more noticeable on the street pass side of things I get regular street passes now. Still not as many as I'd liked but compared to 2 years ago it's a massive improvement. And on the uk hates nintendo, what I'll say is they definitely prefer playstation and xbox. Nintendo is far from hated over hear but they aren't as popular as the other big 2 these days sadly....
I'm still haven't met a person who owns a wii u where I'm from which is a sad state of affairs. Oh well I feel like I'm in a unique crowd lol

@Jazzer94 the wii u practically has no shelf space in my game. It usually gets dumped in with Wii U. I went in the other day and most of the games for some reason were on the floor under the shelf, was sad to see.

Cannot compare with the DS because.at that time you could buy just the console from Game and then a flashcart from Cex over the road and never buy a retail game.

@unrandomsam

Same with the Wii and PS2. Both were/are so easily hackable, I don't put much stock into either of their massive sales numbers.

Likely 30-50% of Wii's and PS2's bought outside of North America, Japan and some parts of Europe probably never had a legitimately purchased game in them.

@FutureAlphaMale Not sure about the Wii at least where I live there are plenty that only played Wii Sports but legitimately. The PS2 was strange in the deprived parts of the city I live in (Where my sister lived at the time). It was advertised as a while you wait thing. It wasn't that widespread though. Dunno when the Wii piracy became widespread but recently I got loads of Wii games for basically nothing. (Used Gamecube stuff costs a fortune by comparison.)

The DS was different because the flashcards were sold and advertised in the city centre.

@unrandomsam

I spent a lot of time in Asia between 2003 and 2012, and where I was I often encountered 'arcades' filled with TV's and PS2's where kids would pay money to sit and play pirated software. From about 2010-12 I began to notice more Wiis being used in a similar manner. Even when you went to the local electronics or department store to look at games, you couldn't even buy official software. The systems were modded already!

I know that in South America and the Middle East the same practices go on. Nobody polices the piracy and official software prices are sky high so everyone just buys copies for $3-5.

@Peach64 N64, Gamecube, and Wii U would like a word with you...

@MAB
No, but it IS good for the 3DS, which hasn't fully been out 3 years yet (only 2 years and 9 months I think?) especially considering that 2 million is only sales in ONE country. After all, there are hundreds of countries in the world. So 2 million sold on a tiny little island isn't shabby by any means. If every country which markets the console sold that many, 3DS would be well over 100 million sold

@PinkSpider Absolutley! I used to be happy with 1 or 2 streetpasses after several hours in town. More recently I actually make it to the 10 limit without trying. It's a wonderful thing to know Nintendovitus is spreading!

I live 50miles from london and when took my 3ds on the train and to one tube stop and home i had over 35 people i had street passed by and that was just the outskirts of london a quick trip. wheres not one of my friends owns a wii u or anybody i know .
Why does the isa think uk gamers hate nintendo ? i have been playing since Game and watch and 8bit days and lots of my friends.
It's just the new school kids that don't like nintendo much they are all xbox and mine craft.

That took almost 3 years to hit that number? That's kinda embarrassing really.

@Link41x

only in the UK bro. rest of the world its almost 40 Million sold

In my GAME store theres a Wii U demo station and 1 Wii u shelf for games, an xbox one station with 1 shelf of games and a ps4 and vita demo station which makes w shelfs. The rest are all preowned games and ps3 and 360s

Ive loved my wiiu with some great gams this year. Ive laughed and actually cried at The Last Of Us and Beyone: Two Souls on my ps3. Ive jumped up and down with giddy delight at the awesome power and potential of my ps4(after queing for an hour at midnight no less). But there is one piece of hardware that has offered me more enjoyment than all of the above combined. And thats the 3ds. No system this year (or any year in recent memory imo) has offered such consistent and long lastingly brilliant titles.

Roll on 2014!

Ps. Please do the same for the wiiu next year nintendo theres a good chap

@FutureAlphaMale Interesting the only way to stop that would be like is done for R5 and R6 DVD's.

I would like to know what has sold better out of the 3ds and vita in the UK.

I live in london, and the only people I know that have a 3ds are children 4-10 yrs old.

All my adult friends own ps vita including myself, I had a 3ds for a time but gave it to my 5 year old soon after and got a vita, it just wasn't for me

I like my wii u though, but the sad thing is 3rd party support is so slim that I plan on selling that and getting a PS4 in the new year.

@Yasume Who says so? By this age, 3ds was also still 'doomed'. More and more people I know are getting a U.