Like a man obsessed with selling you propane, Nintendo wants, nay, needs you to own a DS. According to the July NPD figures that have released, you've been more than happy to oblige.Yet again, the DS is king of the hill and enjoying the crisp air that comes from being atop the mountain of success. In fact, Nintendo just purchased a luxurious home right on the peak of Mount Success, paid entirely by its revenue from DS sales. Oh, and its software didn't do so bad, either. Without further ado, the figures are:
- DS = 377,000 (94,250)
- PS2 = 241,000 (60,250)
- 360 = 206,000 (51,500)
- GBA = 163,000 (40,750)
- PSP = 161,000 (40,250)
- GCN = 44,000 (11,000)
- Xbox = 12,000 (3,000)
1. PS2 - NCAA Football 07 - Electronic Arts
2. 360 - NCAA Football 07 - Electronic Arts
3. DS - New Super Mario Bros. - Nintendo
4. XBX - NCAA Football 07 - Electronic Arts
5. 360 - Chromehounds - Sega
6. 360 - The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2 - Electronic Arts
7. 360 - Prey - Take 2 Interactive
8. PS2 - Guitar Hero bundle - Activision
9. PS2 - Cars - THQ
10. PS2 - Naruto: Ultimate Ninja - Namco
11. PS2 - Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories - Take 2 Interactive
12. GBA - Cars - THQ
13. PS2 - 2006 FIFA World Cup - Electronic Arts
14. 360 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Take 2 Interactive
15. 360 - 2006 FIFA World Cup - Electronic Arts
16. 360 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter - Ubisoft
17. GCN - Cars - THQ
18. DS - Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day - Nintendo
19. PS2 - NFL Head Coach - Electronic Arts
20. 360 - Fight Night Round 3 - Electronic Arts
21. DS - Big Brain Academy - Nintendo
22. PS2 - Kingdom Hearts 2 - Square Enix
23. 360 - Over G Fighters - UbiSoft
24. 360 - Call of Duty 2 - Activision
25. PS2 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow - Bethesda
[Note: The numbers in parenthesis are an average per week estimate.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-11-2006 @ 10:27AM
Wealthy Industrialite said...
Considering XBOX 360 games are $59 and Brain Age is $19, the fact that DS games are on that list is quite impressive.
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8-11-2006 @ 10:30AM
randomguy132 said...
I was about to comment the same thing Wealthy Industrialite.
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8-11-2006 @ 1:49PM
Ryan said...
The fact that there isn't a single PSP title in the top 25 for revenue must be making 3rd parties take a hard look at the PSP... I read this morning that even EA is shifting development dollars to the DS now. Pretty amazing.
What is also amazing is that the Gameboy is still selling at an alarming rate. Always suprises me that people don't just splash out the extra $50 and get a DS, but still, Nintendo must be loving this.
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8-12-2006 @ 4:27AM
Thomas said...
DS and DS accesories.
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8-13-2006 @ 2:49AM
Mark said...
With the DS, the Gameboy is heavily marketed towards children in the 7-11 category, and also has a healthy selection of titles for little girls (Barbie, Disney Princeses, etc.). It's smaller size and less complicated games make it very popular with pre-teens. It is a decent stragedy by Nintendo that keeps sales of the GBA healthy (and above the PSP!).
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