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Nintendogs Sells Quarter of a Millions Units

Posted by Zonk on from the in-one-week dept.

Zangief writes "Nintendogs, the quirky DS title about dogs, has sold more than a quarter of a million units in its first week on the U.S. market. This puts to rest the argument that Nintendogs wouldn't appeal to the Western consumers, obsessed with 'mature' games." Expect our look at the title next week.

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  1. 250k isn't newsworthy, but the percentage is. by nobodyman · · Score: 0, Redundant


    I have a DS and think it's great, but 250,000 titles inside of one week isn't all that. Halo2 sold around 2 million inuts in one day, and even that wasn't a record (which I believe is one of the mario titles or final fantasy...)

    However, Its more notable due to the DS' user base in the US (2 million, right?), but not on the number alone. 1 user in 8 picked it up, which is impressive, and hopefully will be a wake up call to third parties: DS users like it when you exploit the unique abilities of a platform, and don't like it when you port your playstation title and tack "DS" on the end of the name. It's more of a statement of the DS third party selection.

    I wonder if we'll see a similar percentage with that music creation game ("Band Brothers" or something... I'm behind my employer's internet fun-blocker). You can create your own music tracks using the stylus and record your own samples/instuments using the built in microphone. I'm picking that up on day one.