21 million DS sold
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Well deserved too, I might add. I was sceptic initially, but the console just continues to impress. This success in sales will assure great software support over the long haul as well, which is just even better. The DS lite is a true masterstroke - NV PR-heads, take note! 
I've hardly heard anyone who thinks the Lite sucks, and uncounted numbers who think it rocks. I'm very happy for Nintendo, I hope the Wii is as big a success - though that does seem somewhat doubtful.
I've hardly heard anyone who thinks the Lite sucks, and uncounted numbers who think it rocks. I'm very happy for Nintendo, I hope the Wii is as big a success - though that does seem somewhat doubtful. Why would you ever want a phat DS, man? It's so inferior to the Lite it's silly. If it's a matter of cost, just wait another month, save a little more cash. $cheap for a DS phat is $cheap thrown down the drain on an inferior piece of kit. Get a Lite, that's the way the DS was always meant to look!
Freak'n Big Panda
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seriously like wtf? How does the ds sell this well? What did Nintendo do to better market their product to the masses? I really just don't understand is there a particular formula to follow for such success or can it be attributed mainly to sheer luck?
is there a particular formula to follow for such success or can it be attributed mainly to sheer luck?Because it's a unique, smart piece of hardware with - most of all - a whole bunch of great games for it. Some of them being very unique and smart themselves.Freak'n Big Panda said:
It's not sheer luck, but rather courage to dare make and support a product like that, and some great brainstorming to come up with a number of ORIGINAL titles with gameplay that hasn't been seen before - or at least not in the shape you get it on the DS.
Freak'n Big Panda
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yeah fair enough, now that I think about it the video game market has been starved for orignality as of late, I guess the DS capatilizes on this. I expect the Wii will as well.
Guden Oden said:Why would you ever want a phat DS, man? It's so inferior to the Lite it's silly. If it's a matter of cost, just wait another month, save a little more cash. $cheap for a DS phat is $cheap thrown down the drain on an inferior piece of kit. Get a Lite, that's the way the DS was always meant to look!
pssst! i can't allow to be seen in public with a nintendo, so my plan is once people's memories of the fat ds get blurry enough then i can play in public and delude people into thinking it's that uber cool new ms' ipod killer ; )
either that or i just like the fat one - and the gba cartridges fit just nicely in it ; )
Guden Oden said:Why would you ever want a phat DS, man? It's so inferior to the Lite it's silly. If it's a matter of cost, just wait another month, save a little more cash. $cheap for a DS phat is $cheap thrown down the drain on an inferior piece of kit. Get a Lite, that's the way the DS was always meant to look!
What can I say? Girls are impressed by girth!
Does anyone have comparative sales figures for the GBs? I'd like to see if DS is selling faster or similarly.
2 years and DS outsells Gamecube. Congratulations, Nintendo.
Nothing says "Word up yo yo yo I'm an OG early adopter homeslice" like my DS Fat.
Nothing says "Word up yo yo yo I'm an OG early adopter homeslice" like my DS Fat.
DUALDISASTER
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It's a nice handheld and all but...all this success!? For games i could play on the internet with the exception of Mario 2.5D.Guden Oden said:
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Your point that you're trying to make doesn't work unfortunately when you exaggerate in this manner. There are lots of unique games on DS (or with unique DS-centric features) that are not available off the internet. Trauma Center, Phoenix Wright, Nintendogs, Another Code, MP Hunters etc.DUALDISASTER said:
DUALDISASTER
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Well i was talking about games that played in a similar fashion. Those games you've listed are good, not great and doesn't warrant such success.Guden Oden said:
DUALDISASTER said:
Except a laptop won't fit in your pocket, and who wants to play a crappy Flash-based knockoff of Advance Wars or Castlevania?
DUALDISASTER said:
These are the first ranked DS games, according to http://www.gamerankings.com/
Mario Kart DS
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
New Super Mario Bros
Meteos
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Super Mario 64 DS
Tetris DS
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Where on Internet could i play these games (except tetris and meteos) ? and nintendogs, wario ware, rub the rabbits, phoenix wright..
Apparently you don't know what you're talking about..
And playing with a notebook on an internet access would be far less practical than playing with a DS, isn't it ?
