Nintendo DS Still Outselling 3DS Two To One
Posted by jadyn | 13 Sep, 2011- I's probably much to expect that a more expensive new handheld would immediately unseat its predecessor, but I doubt Nintendo is happy that consumers are purchasing over times as lots of DSes as 3DSes r4i sdhc. Simultaneously, selling over half a million handhelds in a month is not exactly bad news either.
According to a Nintendo press release:
Nintendo sold over 800,000 combined hardware units in June. This includes 386,000 units of the Nintendo DS relatives of systems, 273,000 Wii systems and 143,000 Nintendo 3DS systems. Each product line saw double-digit growth over the earlier month, and the lifetime U.S. installed base for the Wii technique crossed 36 million units.
Lovely for them! The fact is that while the 3DS r4 revolution is a compelling technique, its cost and the shortage of killer games for it mean that uptake is bound to be on the slow side compared to the DS, which has a library of megahits stretching back years.
That said, Ocarina of Time 3D is actually a blockbuster despite the tiny user base:
After less than weeks on store shelves, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D for the Nintendo 3DS transportable entertainment technique done the month as the No. best-selling video game gamecardsale on an individual platform, with over 283,000 units sold, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States.
A slightly confusing way of saying that it is the second-best selling game that is only available on technique. InFamous for the PS3, think it or not.