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#1 antiredcap
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Up until this point the DS has sold about 54million units worldwide. The original gameboy (combined with gameboy color) sold something like 118 million units.

Do you think the DS will eventually take over this record set by the gameboy? After all the original gameboy was around for a lot longer BUT the DS is the FASTEST selling handheld ever...

Share your thoughts...

PS... Surly this shouldn't go under the console wars thread as the consoles are both Nintendo, if this was meant to be posted somewhere else ... I do appologise! :oops:

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#2 Miyomatic
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I guess it all depends on how long Nintendo supports the DS brand, but at this rate, I'd say yes.
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#3 Tokyo512
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Exactly how long was the GB out? Don't quote me on this(seriously, i'm pretty sure I'm wrong) but wasn't it out in like 1989 or somewhere around there? And those stats. were from 2005. Thats about 16 years. I used a calculator, and that's like 74312.5 a year. A YEAR. The DS has like 50 mil. after about what 3 years after launch? 18.something million sold per year... At this rate, the DS will practically slaughter the original game boy.
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#5 jouvjouv
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Actually, according to the latest count, The ds sold over 60 million.... It was a long time ago, when it sold 54 million. Just letting you know. Also, Nintendo will probably leave the DS alone, and make some games for it to reach out to more gamers.
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#6 xXPrinceKRXx
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If they continue supporting it with a lot of good games thenyes.
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#7 elfboy69
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This site puts the DS well over 65 million and the PSP just about the make 30 million. Not bad for the DS having less than a one year lead.

http://www.vgchartz.com/

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#8 Blueresident87
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The DS is an awesome machine, and with continued support and massive popularity it will smash Game Boy sales
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This site puts the DS well over 65 million and the PSP just about the make 30 million. Not bad for the DS having less than a one year lead.

http://www.vgchartz.com/

elfboy69

Lets please keep to the topic! This is not a PSP bashing thread.;)

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#10 jackiesherrill
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The DS is unique and is fairly durable. For me there are not as many good games as there should be after all this time. I am on my second one where my white one had a cracked hinge. The black one seem to be made a little better though these are not as durable as previous gameboys. If they keep updating the ds and come out with better games it ought to outsell anything previous.
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#11 utakpulvoron
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This site puts the DS well over 65 million and the PSP just about the make 30 million. Not bad for the DS having less than a one year lead.

http://www.vgchartz.com/

elfboy69

Wow that's a big difference! Unfortunately here in the Philippines there are very few people with DS's. Its like 1 of 10 owns a DS. Some people never even heard of the DS! I was playing with my DS once and someone approached me and asked "What's that? Is that like a PSP?"

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#12 elfboy69
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Sorry wasen't trying the bash the PSP.

IF Nintendo can bring more games like Zelda Phantom hourglass, That are fun and look great to then It will sell. The 2008 line up looksgreat witch is a lot more than I can say for my Xbox360 and Wii.