And the good times just keep on rolling for Nintendo. Stocks are up, confidence is high, and Mario hasn't starred in a sports game for close to a year. (A streak that will soon end with Mario Hoops: 3 on 3, alas.) Here's another reason to toss a few down, Shiggy: Japanese newspaper Kyoto Simbun reports that sales for the Nintendo DS in Japan have hit ten million, making it the fastest-selling system (console or otherwise) in the country's history.Worldwide estimates of Nintendo DS and DS Lite sales are currently hovering around 22 million, which means that almost half of systems sold worldwide were done so in the Land of the Rising Sun. Another impressive statistic: around 8% of all Japanese citizens own the system. What does that mean? A cute girl on the street has a one in twelve chance of owning a DS.
We like those odds.
[Thanks, Romath!]
[via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-02-2006 @ 10:02PM
Josh said...
"A cute girl on the street has a one in twelve chance of owning a DS."
Actually, for that to be true, you'd need all the data for the number of cute girls that own DS Lites compared with all cute girls in the country. With the data we have now, we can only say that any random person on the street has a one in twelve chance of owning a DS.
I hope you appreciate your daily dose of my douchacity. ;)
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8-02-2006 @ 10:59PM
LongshotX said...
I think fastest selling portable would be more accurate.
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8-03-2006 @ 1:22AM
Jason Wishnov said...
Look, Josh, you're killing my fantasy. Shhhh.
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8-03-2006 @ 1:57AM
A Different Josh said...
"...and Mario hasn't starred in a sports game for close to a year."
Hey, at least that game was Strikers and was great.
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8-03-2006 @ 2:07PM
Marc said...
I love that picture...
(why can't MY DS print money?)
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