Nintendo DS the best-selling console ever in the US

**Valigarmander** · 01-04-2011, 02:19 PM

Wii Tops 34 Million Units Sold in U.S., DS Tops 47 Million

I'm not sure how grammatically correct the thread title is, but my head hurts and I can't think straight.

I am nobody · 01-04-2011, 04:09 PM

Technically it isn't a console, but that stat doesn't surprise me. It's cheap, well designed, and has a great library of games in almost every genre.

It's probably my favorite platform after PC.

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-04-2011, 08:48 PM

Love the DS and all, but there hasn't been much coming out for it. Everyone's saving it up for the 3DS. Say goodbye to the 2D appeal of the DS.

SephirothKirby · 01-04-2011, 09:26 PM

**** YOUR TWO DIMENSIONS

**Loot** · 01-04-2011, 10:49 PM

Two screens? How gimicky.

Give it a week, Sony will obviously win.

Ghost Princess · 02-22-2011, 04:19 PM

And Nintendo did it again! =O

But honestly? The PSP might go dead if you leave it sitting and have less battery life. Games might cost a fortune and it may have a smaller library. But, I enjoy more of the games on the PSP than on the DS. I mostly use my DS to play GBA games to be honest O.O

I'm not like ... Bashing or anything. Both are great handhelds. Its just sad that Sony doesn't have a bigger chunk of the market :'<

Also, PSP 2 with the two analog sticks? Looks epic. On topic of the 3DS... looking forward to the Ocarina of Time 3DS! I just hope Sony will make great competition this time around >.<

I <3 Playstation

I turn my dads PS1 on just to hear the awesome sound it makes. Duuun DUUUUUN!

Oddly it kinda sounds like my Macintosh only it goes BONG! xD

/post

Robotazy · 02-22-2011, 04:24 PM

This topic is about a month old, GP.

It's also old news in a sense. Please do watch what topics you bump, since their topics may have already been resolved. Maybe not in this case, but you never know.

**X-3** · 02-22-2011, 05:56 PM

It was probably on the first page pre-bump, so it's not that big of a deal, really.

**Loot** · 02-22-2011, 06:05 PM

Tazy, don't make me revoke your mini-modding privileges.

... wait

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-22-2011, 08:50 PM

The PSP doesn't have a larger market share because Sony failed to make games portable, and failed to release any compelling new titles for the majority of the important part of the system's life. Nintendo runs that risk with the 3DS, actually, because they may be mistaking portability to be an unimportant factor in a portable gaming system.

I haven't actually heard of many games I would consider interesting on the PSP, still. Same old Sony stuff, with spotty 3rd party support. The DS is lagging in every category, but I definitely got some good games out of it.

***Booyakasha*** · 02-22-2011, 10:02 PM

The DS was sorely lacking in the "has 'Lumines'" department.

***Ace Mercury*** · 02-23-2011, 07:18 AM

^^ I'm not sure what you mean by "lagging in every catagory". Do you mean hardware specs and battery life? Or things like 3rd party support?

Anyways, I think Nintendo's trying to emphasize the portable nature with the StreetPass feature. This feature might end up being a dud, but it shows promise. I think it's going to be like Dragon Quest IX and The World Ends With You though; they're somewhat infamous for being much easier to find other people in Japan playing a DS.

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-23-2011, 07:41 AM

^ I meant current tech and software right now, the DS is out of date and out of touch.

Jere · 02-23-2011, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghost Princess

I turn my dads PS1 on just to hear the awesome sound it makes. Duuun DUUUUUN!
/post

The sound of a booting PS1 is one of the greatest sounds in the world.

I want to have that measured against how many game boys they have sold and how many DS they have sold and measure 1992 against 2010 or something to se how well they have done in total.

But 47 with about six zeroes after it is worthy a nod in approval.

Ghost Princess · 02-23-2011, 12:38 PM

Holy crap my bad xD

But yeah it was like not too far down on the first page so I had no idea it was that old! =O I will try to be more careful next time.

My problem with most DS games is that they just rely on the whole Stylus thing. The Stylus is why I never got a Tablet computer for school until the iPad. I never liked the stylus and even though its good on a PC for hand regignition and stuff, for everything is... it like.. its hard to hold on the DS without blocking your view... and... I get cramps

Also, just a lot of the games seem not very challenging to me. The PSP needs more games and less PS2 ports but the ones I have played are challenging and of very good quality. And I think its about as powerful as a PS2 only ... In your hands! =D

Web browsing sux though and is totally a better experience on the DS. Nothing beats using your fingers though (ie, iPod Touch/ iPhone/ iPad)

CuccoLady · 02-24-2011, 06:29 PM

My preference of the PSP over the DS springs simply from the fact that my favorite game ever created got an even BETTER version of it released solely for the PSP. I'm easily convinced.

That said, the 3DS's eventual OoT, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attourney, Paper Mario, and Tales of the Abyss may overcome that with their powers combined.

I love the DS and all, but it doesn't really have any games for it that make me go OH MY GOD I AM GOING TO GET OUT MY DS TO PLAY THIS GAME. It's more of an "I'm traveling so I need a handheld, oh sweet a DS." Yknow? I never look at my DS and decide that I MUST PLAY IT RIGHT NOW, the way I do with a certain game on the PSP.

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-24-2011, 11:31 PM

Funny. Most of the games I own don't have anything to do with the stylus.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghost Princess

And I think its about as powerful as a PS2 only ... In your hands! =D

It's really not nearly as powerful as a PS2, that's just Sony hyping. It's more like Dreamcast powerful at most.

Ghost Princess · 02-24-2011, 11:45 PM

Well, the specs for the Dreamcast are this.

CPU 200 MHz Hitachi SH4 RISC
Graphics 100 MHz PowerVR2 CLX2

The specs for the PS2 is this.

64-bit "Emotion Engine" clocked at 294.912 MHz (launch), 299 MHz (newer models)

Graphics "Graphics Synthesizer" clocked at 147.456 MHz

The PSP has this.

MIPS R4000-based; clocked from 1 to 333 MHz

With 64MB of RAM on the slim (the one I have)

Maybe the processor is bottlenecked. But the MHz puts it closer (to a hair faster) in speed to the PS2. The dreamcast is moot compared to the PS2 even in Processor speeds. So yes, the PSP is "as powerful" if not MORE powerful than the PS2.

Robotazy · 02-25-2011, 12:05 AM

Same here I suppose.

The ones I do have I suck at (except Warioware and maybe Layton.)

Dizzy · 02-25-2011, 01:06 AM

The DS's library never really impressed me.

I kinda like the DSi, though, if just for the web browser and Flipnote.

01-04-2011, 02:19 PM	#1
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Nintendo DS the best-selling console ever in the US Wii Tops 34 Million Units Sold in U.S., DS Tops 47 Million I'm not sure how grammatically correct the thread title is, but my head hurts and I can't think straight.

02-24-2011, 11:45 PM	#18
Ghost Princess Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: In a house on a hill that is really EverQuest looking and weird. Gender: Posts: 41 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Well, the specs for the Dreamcast are this. CPU 200 MHz Hitachi SH4 RISC Graphics 100 MHz PowerVR2 CLX2 The specs for the PS2 is this. 64-bit "Emotion Engine" clocked at 294.912 MHz (launch), 299 MHz (newer models) Graphics "Graphics Synthesizer" clocked at 147.456 MHz The PSP has this. MIPS R4000-based; clocked from 1 to 333 MHz With 64MB of RAM on the slim (the one I have) Maybe the processor is bottlenecked. But the MHz puts it closer (to a hair faster) in speed to the PS2. The dreamcast is moot compared to the PS2 even in Processor speeds. So yes, the PSP is "as powerful" if not MORE powerful than the PS2. Last edited by Ghost Princess; 02-28-2011 at 11:48 AM.

01-04-2011, 04:09 PM	#2
I am nobody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Over there. Gender: Posts: 5,515 Thanks: 309 Thanked 365 Times in 242 Posts Blog Entries: 7	Technically it isn't a console, but that stat doesn't surprise me. It's cheap, well designed, and has a great library of games in almost every genre. It's probably my favorite platform after PC.

01-04-2011, 08:48 PM	#3
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Love the DS and all, but there hasn't been much coming out for it. Everyone's saving it up for the 3DS. Say goodbye to the 2D appeal of the DS.

01-04-2011, 09:26 PM	#4
SephirothKirby Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it. Gender: Posts: 7,213 Thanks: 373 Thanked 760 Times in 447 Posts	**** YOUR TWO DIMENSIONS

01-04-2011, 10:49 PM	#5
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	Two screens? How gimicky. Give it a week, Sony will obviously win.

02-22-2011, 04:19 PM	#6
Ghost Princess Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: In a house on a hill that is really EverQuest looking and weird. Gender: Posts: 41 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	And Nintendo did it again! =O But honestly? The PSP might go dead if you leave it sitting and have less battery life. Games might cost a fortune and it may have a smaller library. But, I enjoy more of the games on the PSP than on the DS. I mostly use my DS to play GBA games to be honest O.O I'm not like ... Bashing or anything. Both are great handhelds. Its just sad that Sony doesn't have a bigger chunk of the market :'< Also, PSP 2 with the two analog sticks? Looks epic. On topic of the 3DS... looking forward to the Ocarina of Time 3DS! I just hope Sony will make great competition this time around >.< I <3 Playstation I turn my dads PS1 on just to hear the awesome sound it makes. Duuun DUUUUUN! Oddly it kinda sounds like my Macintosh only it goes BONG! xD /post

02-22-2011, 04:24 PM	#7
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	This topic is about a month old, GP. It's also old news in a sense. Please do watch what topics you bump, since their topics may have already been resolved. Maybe not in this case, but you never know.

02-22-2011, 05:56 PM	#8
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,943 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	It was probably on the first page pre-bump, so it's not that big of a deal, really.

02-22-2011, 06:05 PM	#9
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	Tazy, don't make me revoke your mini-modding privileges. ... wait

02-22-2011, 08:50 PM	#10
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	The PSP doesn't have a larger market share because Sony failed to make games portable, and failed to release any compelling new titles for the majority of the important part of the system's life. Nintendo runs that risk with the 3DS, actually, because they may be mistaking portability to be an unimportant factor in a portable gaming system. I haven't actually heard of many games I would consider interesting on the PSP, still. Same old Sony stuff, with spotty 3rd party support. The DS is lagging in every category, but I definitely got some good games out of it.

02-22-2011, 10:02 PM	#11
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	The DS was sorely lacking in the "has 'Lumines'" department.

02-23-2011, 07:18 AM	#12
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	^^ I'm not sure what you mean by "lagging in every catagory". Do you mean hardware specs and battery life? Or things like 3rd party support? Anyways, I think Nintendo's trying to emphasize the portable nature with the StreetPass feature. This feature might end up being a dud, but it shows promise. I think it's going to be like Dragon Quest IX and The World Ends With You though; they're somewhat infamous for being much easier to find other people in Japan playing a DS.

02-23-2011, 07:41 AM	#13
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	^ I meant current tech and software right now, the DS is out of date and out of touch.

02-23-2011, 12:38 PM	#15
Ghost Princess Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: In a house on a hill that is really EverQuest looking and weird. Gender: Posts: 41 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Holy crap my bad xD But yeah it was like not too far down on the first page so I had no idea it was that old! =O I will try to be more careful next time. My problem with most DS games is that they just rely on the whole Stylus thing. The Stylus is why I never got a Tablet computer for school until the iPad. I never liked the stylus and even though its good on a PC for hand regignition and stuff, for everything is... it like.. its hard to hold on the DS without blocking your view... and... I get cramps Also, just a lot of the games seem not very challenging to me. The PSP needs more games and less PS2 ports but the ones I have played are challenging and of very good quality. And I think its about as powerful as a PS2 only ... In your hands! =D Web browsing sux though and is totally a better experience on the DS. Nothing beats using your fingers though (ie, iPod Touch/ iPhone/ iPad)

02-24-2011, 06:29 PM	#16
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	My preference of the PSP over the DS springs simply from the fact that my favorite game ever created got an even BETTER version of it released solely for the PSP. I'm easily convinced. That said, the 3DS's eventual OoT, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attourney, Paper Mario, and Tales of the Abyss may overcome that with their powers combined. I love the DS and all, but it doesn't really have any games for it that make me go OH MY GOD I AM GOING TO GET OUT MY DS TO PLAY THIS GAME. It's more of an "I'm traveling so I need a handheld, oh sweet a DS." Yknow? I never look at my DS and decide that I MUST PLAY IT RIGHT NOW, the way I do with a certain game on the PSP.

02-25-2011, 12:05 AM	#19
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Same here I suppose. The ones I do have I suck at (except Warioware and maybe Layton.)

02-25-2011, 01:06 AM	#20
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	The DS's library never really impressed me. I kinda like the DSi, though, if just for the web browser and Flipnote.