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Nintendo 3DS Dominates Handheld Market: Unit Sales Hit 4.5 Million

The Nintendo 3DS has surpassed its predecessor, selling 4.5 million units during its first year. The DS, by contrast, sold 2.3 million units in its launch year. Total US sales for the 3DS have topped $1.2 billion, states Nintendo of America.

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Mikhail4586d ago

Gaming Journalist and analyst should all lose their jobs for predicting doom and gloom so early.

Congrats Nintendo! I hope Sony (with the vita) will follow suit with its success. I just want iOS and Android fanboys to shut the **** up.

-Alpha4586d ago (Edited 4586d ago )

Nothing wrong with a bit of skepticism, mobile phones changed a lot of the scene, 3D was getting a bad rep, and 3DS was priced too high with few games. It was the overkill of constant, certain doom that was the problem

Yodagamer4586d ago

i didn't even know there was such a thing as ios and android fan boys, but yea it is great to see the 3ds and the ps vita doing good.

StraightPath4586d ago (Edited 4586d ago )

Nintendo deliver once again with the supreb nintendo 3ds with classic and fun games such as Super Mario Land 3ds and Mario kart.

The games on 3ds are unmatched as of yet with its competitor lacking in the games department but not in the power department.

3ds and nintendo just slap up those silly idiots at the 3ds launch time when n4g was full of morons stating nintedo are finished and 3ds is dead. How do you feel now being outsold and destroyed silly s*** fanboys.

We can assure more quality and amazing 3ds games will arrive, a new zelda specifically for 3ds has yet to be released ( not counting the zelda remake )and more quality games like luigies mansion to kingdom hearts. The games will once again will be outstanding in numbers and quality just like the ds.

3ds hasnt even started yet with its game, a dedicated pokemn game for 3ds anyone? ( not black & white 2 .

the 3ds showcases its innovate glasses less 3d experience and graphical power ( not the most powerful, it dont need to be games matter the most ) with resisdent evil revelations EXCLUSIVE.

its online compenents greatly improved ( eshop , streetpass etc ) that was imitated by its rival with near.

Nintendo is dedicated to gaming itself with gamers in mind and expressing the gaming medium to the casual and the non gamers alike.

without nintedo there is no gaming industry, the pioneers of gaming.

Mr-Zex4586d ago

You might as well just goto Nintendo and kiss their ass literally while your at it.

fluffydelusions4586d ago (Edited 4586d ago )

I would like to get a 3DS at some point but I think I will hold out for a revision because I just know they will release a version with dual analogs. Regardless, congrats to Nintendo. I've loved their games since the NES days.

dark-hollow4586d ago (Edited 4586d ago )

What most journalists doesn't understand is that IOS and android success doesn't mean a declining in the handheld market.

Just like how android is dominating in the market share but IOS is still massively profitable.

A smartphone is a must for anyone while handhelds are just for gamers so it's naturally that smartphones will exceed all the handhelds combined.
While everyone own/will get a smartphone, couple that with cheap, addicting games.
Of course a $0.99 game (and sometimes free on android like angry birds) with an instal base of what? 100,200,300 or million smartphones?

They are both different markets with different fan base to a certain degree.
Indie developers can massively profit from developing on smartphones because it's easy to develop and not restricted like handhelds.

While big gaming companies will rather go with dedicated gaming machines because working on high budget game and selling it for $30-$60 is acceptable on this market and gamers are willing to pay that much for polished games with unrivaled story, multiplayer, etc. while any game above $10 on smartphones will be not as successful as their 99 cent counterparts.

Heck, do you remember the fake pokemon yellow game on IOS and how massively it sold? If iOS gamers wet their pants for a what they thought is a port of an old gameboy game then then doesn't that indicate how much desirable that handhelds games compared to smartphone games?

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eagle214586d ago

I'm having so much fun with 3DS. Great handheld with an awesome line-up. E3 should reveal even more hot games for it. Maybe even announce the Nintendo Network for 3DS that will surely be part of Wii U features.

cbclerk4586d ago

I think over time the ps vita can make a strong push. They do however have to make things friendlier like those memory cards have to come down in price. The 3ds has a give head start but in the end I'm saving my pennies for the Vita.

AWBrawler4586d ago

One can only imagine when Kid Icarus, Pokémon, animal crossing, and a new Zelda Releases.

dark-hollow4586d ago

Don't forget super smash bros.

Mr-Zex4586d ago (Edited 4586d ago )

The PS Vita is a great console with some amazing hardware, I just don't think it's been recognized enough yet and has the games that people want, over time though as the base of games grow, it will generate better sales, but still I can say that software looks damn amazing. Uncharted Golden Abyss being a perfect example of it!

MmaFan-Qc4586d ago

a monster hunter on vita will make the ps vita sales explode

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2778d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905223d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5223d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905223d ago (Edited 5223d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5223d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5223d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5223d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495223d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5223d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5223d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2813d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One