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3DS Drops to One-Fourth of Last Week's Sales in Japan

Posted on Friday, August 12 @ 10:00:56 Eastern by


You would think that a 3DS price drop would stimulate sales, but according to The Media Create Sales, its sales in Japan have not only suffered, they've tanked.

Where the 3DS sold 16,415 units last week, it dropped nearly 75% to only 4,132 this week. Even the DSi XL sold more at 4,176 units, with the DSi not far behind with 3,900 units. To say that this is disappointing would be polite.

On top of that, not one 3DS title cracked last week's Top 20 (9 PSP titles, 6 Wii, 4 DS, and 1 PS3), which isn't too surprising given that it's still the equivalent of a newborn in the console world. Though the 3DS has sold 1.3 units so far this year, the DS has sold 32.6 million units and the PSP has sold 17.9 million units over the course of its lifetime in its homeland.

The optimist in me believes that the 3DS price drop will fare better in America, but not by much.
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  • xxmrcyanidexx
    xxmrcyanidexx
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Aug 12th, 2011 at 10:18 am
    Well a price drop helps 3DS, but without any games to play on it, why bother?
    0 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Aug 12th, 2011 at 12:18 pm
    As much as I hate to say it xxmrcyanidexx is right. Ouch! That hurt. Btw who cares about Japanese sales figures, what are they in the good old USA?
    1 1
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander
    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Aug 12th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
    The price of the hardware hardly matters when there is still next to no software worth buying.
    0 2
  • MrrClean
    MrrClean
    Joined: Aug 2010
    Posted: Aug 13th, 2011 at 1:05 pm
    Way to paraphrase, dude.
    1 2
  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Aug 13th, 2011 at 7:25 pm
    I logged in specifically to thumbs up this comment.
    1 1
  • drathbone
    drathbone
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Aug 13th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
    If there's no good software the price drop doesn't matter.
    0 1
  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Aug 14th, 2011 at 1:04 am
    I dunno, I just can't help but feel like they could set the price to whatever they want, but the fact that the library of games is rather lacking is going to hurt sales either way.
    0 1
  • Diabolus
    Diabolus
    Joined: Nov 2008
    Posted: Aug 14th, 2011 at 1:13 am
    Virtual Boy 2. If I want to play N64 games, I have a Nintendo 64. Is this really a surprise? People are tired of the same old damned garbage over and over again. It's like they don't even try anymore. "Here's our 12 year old, overrated game, but in 3D!"

    I mean, really? Is that all they've got?

    P.S. Twilight Princess is better. BRING THE FUCKING FLAMES
    0 0
  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Aug 14th, 2011 at 2:48 am
    I hope you realize you just ruined what could have been an amazing and hilarious series of comments.
    0 0
  • Diabolus
    Diabolus
    Joined: Nov 2008
    Posted: Aug 14th, 2011 at 2:54 am
    I hope you realize that I don't give a ****.
    0 0
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Aug 14th, 2011 at 11:02 am
    I hope you comprehend the fact that a sequence of comments, remarkable and hysterical, which could have been you just spoiled.
    0 1
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Aug 14th, 2011 at 11:37 am
    I hope you all realize the realization of hope in general.
    0 0
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Aug 14th, 2011 at 3:19 pm
    To me hope is just another four letter word.
    0 1
  • Barth_Vader
    Barth_Vader
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Aug 15th, 2011 at 7:22 am
    dsu threeyou deeyou tanku
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