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400,000 Additional DSs Available by Year's End

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-800,000-screens! dept.

SetupWeasel writes "The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is reporting that 400,000 additional DSs will be shipped to the US by year's end. This will bring the US total to 1.4 million by the end of 2004." There's also a story running on Gamesindustry.biz regarding DS sales being in line with the sales of the Gameboy Advance.

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  1. What is it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    How about a little better editing? What is a "DS"?

    1. Re:What is it? by Shippy · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      I dunno.... maybe you should try clicking on the article link and finding out? That's assuming you haven't seen the numerous other stories about the system over the last few months. You can even put 'ds' into Google and find out really quickly. Dolt.

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      -Shippy
  2. What the heck is a DS? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Hey, Editors. The first time an acronym is used, you DEFINE IT. After that, you are allowed to use the acronym.

  3. Re:Call me ignorant, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You're ignorant. Does that make you feel better?

  4. RTFA Genius by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The answer lies in effort

  5. Re:Call me ignorant, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Yo! Ignorant. You missed something.

  6. What is a DS? by Porchroof · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    What is a DS???!!
    I hate blurbs that us acronums and then just assume that everybody knows what it means. Come one, people, use some common sense.

    (All upper case intended.)

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    Fata viam invenient.
  7. Re:Nintendo DS - Whew! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    No, they can stay with you. Where they are now.

    Loser.

  8. Ergonomics are poor, 3d OK. Mixed bag by jubei · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I tried one out in the store. I have fairly large hands, and I found the controls very uncomfortable. I started to get a hand cramp after a few minutes because the d-pad and the buttons were too close to the edge of the unit.

    They should have wireless controllers that you can use with this thing. That way if you need the pocket-sized portability you can leave the comfortable controller home.

    The touchscreen is okay, but I dislike touching any screen with my fingers (mostly because I don't like cleaning screens).

    The screen resolution and graphics quality are okay, but could be much better. There are lots of jaggies. I don't think portables are really ready for 3d yet.

  9. And the world holds it's breath.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    .... for somebody to ask the obvious: WHY is this a /. post? Use some frikkin' sense and put it on games.slashdot or something.

    This isn't front-page news.

  10. Also, 3,000 more 7w2^9's! by Onan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Jesus fuck, people, would it kill you to stick "Nintendo" somewhere in the summary text? The hell makes you think that "DS" is to special and unique a term that even an average slashdot reader would immediately know what it is? I'm sure there's a subset of nintendo geeks who will find this instantly obvious, but could you please make things clear to the rest of it? It'd really streamline my process of not caring. Thanks.