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Nintendo DS is the King of Video Games, Passes the PlayStation 2

"The Nintendo DS has become the king of video game platforms. As of the week ending December 8, it topped the PlayStation 2 for the best selling platform, according to VGChartz. The DS has sold 153.69 million units, while the PlayStation 2 has sold 153.68 million units."

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swirldude4151d ago

Great job by the DS. One iconic, game-changing platform overtakes another.

Godchild10204151d ago (Edited 4151d ago )

Vgchartz hasn't update the PS2 sales in along time. So, I don't think it really passed the PS2 yet. We will have to wait for Nintendo and Sony to come out with official numbers next year.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz...

EDIT: I think it would make the DS king of handhelds, leaving the PS2 to be king of home consoles.

smashcrashbash4151d ago

Exactly. The DS is not a console.

Zodiac4150d ago

@smashcrashbash. That's not what Godchild said.

MikeMyers4150d ago

The DS came out in 2004 while the PS2 came out in 2000. Not too shabby on Nintendo's part but we are talking about two different types of gaming platforms here. It also sold for about half of the price.

eferreira4150d ago

Vgchartz hasn't even updated ps3's sales numbers after the site themselves posted the article of the ps3 reaching 70mil.

MikeMyers4150d ago (Edited 4150d ago )

"On December 8, 2012, The PlayStation 2 lost it's title as the best selling game console of all time to the Nintendo DS, making it the second best selling game console of all time."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

"As of September 30, 2012, all Nintendo DS models combined have sold 152.50 million units,[1] making it the best selling handheld game console to date, and the second best selling video game console overall behind Sony's PlayStation 2. On December 8, 2012, however, it surpassed the PlayStation 2, and became the best selling game console of all time."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Do people not want the DS to overtake the PS2? Who cares when both systems did amazingly well.

VverdugovV4150d ago (Edited 4150d ago )

@MikeMyers

You're right about the DS and PS2 being different types of platforms. In my house, we only had 1 PS2 for the entire family yet my sister and I each of us had a DS. All of my cousins had a DS for each one of them and only one PS2 per home. Also the source from the article of wikipedia that you pointed out leads all the way to vgchartz again (who haven't updated their PS2 numbers since more than a year ago).

Hicken4150d ago

@MikeMyers:

The source for the wiki entry is Zeldainformer... and even if that weren't an indication of bias or anything, Zeldainformer doesn't cite the source for THEIR information.

So, for all we know, their source is VGChartz... and that seems exceedingly likely when you look at the two "articles" and see that they're nearly identical. http://www.zeldainformer.co...

And if you search VGChartz, you can't find anything relating to PS2 sales that isn't old. None of their charts track the PS2 anymore, which was at 153.19 in march, according to Sony. It's possible that the PS2 has sold just 490,000 since March, but we don't know.

In any case, I agree that it doesn't really matter on many levels. Both systems are awesome with awesome games to boot. I've contributed at least two sales to both systems.

MikeMyers4150d ago

VverdugovV & Hicken,

Thanks for letting me know about the link. Like I say, both systems did extremely.

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I_LOVE_MYSELF4150d ago

It is the greatest handheld ever made. Hats off to Nintendo for sure.

GraveLord4150d ago

Well it didn't really overtake it....this is VgChartz. Notorious for stealth adjusting its numbers once Media Create/NPD/etc...reveal the real numbers.

But it is the king of the handhelds, no doubt about it.

stonecold34151d ago

not reliable info undertracking as always ?

Snookies124151d ago (Edited 4151d ago )

That's pretty cool (if it's actually true), just picked up the 3DS the other day. It's a pretty great device.

VverdugovV4151d ago

Says who? vgcharts? lol

They haven't been tracking the PS2 since November of 2011.

trunkswd4151d ago

VGChartz still tracks PS2 sales.

Zodiac4151d ago

Nobody tracks discontinued consoles. Japan is the only region that still shows ps2 numbers, and they are 15k a year at most. No point in tracking it.

SuperSonic2664150d ago

still manages to outsell the 360 in japan

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers9h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

z2g5h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing5h ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H95h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola1h ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn6694h ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle4h ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg21h ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos20h ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola16h ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."