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3DS and DS sales roughly equal after same time period
3DS sales are roughly equal to DS figures after the same time period, despite Nintendo reporting “weaker than expected” numbers for their new handheld.It is difficult to directly compare 3DS and DS sales over the same time frame due to the earlier machine’s staggered launch. 3DS now stands at 22.19 million sold, 19 months after the console launched in February 2011.19 months after the DS launched in Europe in March 2005 it had sold 26.82 million – although its European release was more than three months after it launched in the US and Japan in November/December 2004. Factor that in and the comparative figure is 21.27 million DS units, meaning a small advantage for the 3DS at present.Read more…
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