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[Captain AHat]

My japanese is a bit rusty, but im pretty sure that says 5 hour wait :O - them crazy nihonjin! Wouldn't catch me queueing for 5 hours! I'd find someone i knew nearer the front and demand cuts!

 

[slaughterking]

No, 500 000 DS lites, I had forgotten that part, when I wrote the translation, sorry

Oh, okay. No problem then.

So there are two (independent?) sources saying the same thing about the sales? And it's not like source B says "Source A reported bla and bla...". If not, it's very likely true and ****ing incredible.

 

[Masklinn]

Oh, okay. No problem then.

So there are two (independent?) sources saying the same thing about the sales? And it's not like source B says "Source A reported bla and bla...". If not, it's very likely true and ****ing incredibile.

We don't know if the sources are fully independant, both are french websites and they didn't reveal their own sources (besides the sellout and rankings on amazon.co.jp).

Could mean anything, really.

I think gaf should take these numbers with a grain of salt until they're confirmed, just so that the forum doesn't go in full craze.

Is there anyone checking famitsu on this? I think they spent they day touring various shops, they may have informations.

 

[Gee]

That Lite is FUGLY..

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

We don't know if the sources are fully independant, both are french websites and they didn't reveal their own sources (besides the sellout and rankings on amazon.co.jp).

Could mean anything, really.

I said that it is only a rumor for now. Eh ? Eh ? EHH ?

 

[TheKingsCrown]

So wait, did Pokemon DS just beat every game in history in terms of 10 hour sales? (assuming its true)

 

[Masklinn]

I said that it is only a rumor for now. Eh ? Eh ? EHH ?

I know you did, and I did too, I just wanted to repeat it, and people have a tendency to strip out words starting with RU and ending with OR from their readings...

 

[Joe Molotov]

That Lite is FUGLY..

I bet it'd look pretty sweet if you took a fingernail file to it and sanded it down.

 

[Aurora]

So wait, did Pokemon DS just beat every game in history in terms of 10 hour sales? (assuming its true)

I don't know about that, but if not it's definitely up there with the best.

 

[elostyle]

So the DSL sold 1/30 of the PSP worldwide install base in 10 hours? Half a million is a crapload when you consider how long it even took the DS to reach 10 million in Japan.

 

[Pureauthor]

Next week's MC charts are going to be very interesting.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

So is someone gonna explain the difference between the colors? I thought it was just an excuse to get people to buy 2 copies. I never played one.

 

[Saoh]

omg!! its true. found this:

 

[Error]

that's so fake

 

[kaizoku]

awesome. no doubt it will sell as many as nintendo can stock for the next few months!

the special edition pokemon DSL never even went on sale at play-asia, guess they couldnt get their hands on any.

 

[future_pinoy]

Pokemon ! ohhh yeah ! ohhh yeah !

especially after you've seen the Wi-Fi commercial, its very orgasmic ...

 

[Souldriver]

One can only imagine what the total DS sales were when Nintendo had an unlimited stock. DS would be reaching 20 million units by now I guess.

 

[jepense]

So is someone gonna explain the difference between the colors? I thought it was just an excuse to get people to buy 2 copies. I never played one.

The colors of one batch of games (say red, blue & yellow) are different versions of the same game with some pokemon appearing in only one of them. The different batches of games (say red vs. gold) are completely different games.

 

[cvxfreak]

If Nintendo were smart, every copy would include a little flyer that says "Pokemon Battle Revolution coming on Dec. 2"

 

[Smiles and Cries]

nintendo can't make them fast enough... only if they had stopped GBA SP productions and focused on DS but in America it seems the GBA SP does very well against the DS and PSP

 

[Pureauthor]

If Nintendo were smart, every copy would include a little flyer that says "Pokemon Battle Revolution coming on Dec. 2"

You forgot 'only for Wii'.

 

[Aurora]

So is someone gonna explain the difference between the colors? I thought it was just an excuse to get people to buy 2 copies. I never played one.

Well each version holds it's own group of exclusive Pokémon, so trading between the two is required to get all monsters. Also the adventure will differ slightly (e.g you have to fight a certain criminal gang in one version, and another in the other version).
In the end it's just an excuse to make more $$$.

 

[datruth29]

Right now is definitely a good time to own Nintendo stock.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

If Nintendo were smart, every copy would include a little flyer that says "Pokemon Battle Revolution coming on Dec. 2"

NOA does this so maybe someone in Japan can confirm if NLC does this as well, think of the Wii sales alone

 

[Christopher]

why do you people care about sales numbers so much ... jesus.

 

[datruth29]

Well each version holds it's own group of exclusive Pokémon so trading between the two is required to get all monsters. Also the adventure will slightly differ (e.g you have to fight a certain criminal gang in one version, and another in the other version).
In the end it's an excuse to make more $$$.

The sad thing is it will still sell like all hell if there was only one version.

 

[Saoh]

that's so fake

if sarcasm was a car it would totally run you over...

just so you know..

 

[Smiles and Cries]

why do you people care about sales numbers so much ... jesus.

its the same as asking why post on GAF?

 

[Pureauthor]

why do you people care about sales numbers so much ... jesus.

In this case, it's pretty much for the wide-eyed wonder at how the DS is breaking all the known rules of video game commerce, and how it's constantly setting new records in the industry.

 

[KimiNewt]

Okay here's a short explanation of the colors thingy: In each generation of pokemon games there was always two colors and each color had pokemons that the other didn't have, so you have to trade if you want to catch them all.
The generations are like this
GB - Red, Blue and Yellow (Special one is yellow)
GBC - Gold, Silver and Crystal (Special one is Crystal)
GBA - Ruby, Saphire, LeafGreen (Remake), FireRed (Remake) and Emerald (Special one is Emerald)
DS - Diamond and Pearl, the special one will probably be announced in a year or so.

All other games are spin-offs and are mostly pretty crappy.

 

[Masklinn]

So is someone gonna explain the difference between the colors? I thought it was just an excuse to get people to buy 2 copies. I never played one.

Pokemon games come in generations (for example, Fire Red and Leaf Green were part of the same "generation", Gold and Silver were the same batch but different from red and green, Diamond and Peal are yet-another generation). Two games from the same generation are basically the same, with a few pokemons unique to a given game.

Which means two things:
* If you're just playing, or are more or less casual @pokemon, you can get either of a generation's game and have fun
* If you want every single pokemon of a given generation, you need to either trade pokemons (which you'll be able to do online via wifi with Diamond/Pearl) or have two games.

"Hardcore" pokemon players buy all the games of a generation in order to be able to collect every single pokemon by themselves, others only need one.

Examples:
Red/Blue had a total of 151 pokemons, but a given cart only allowed you to cach 140 (11 were specific to red, 11 to blue).
Gold/Silver had a total of 251 pokemons, of which only 224 (I think) can be caught with a given cardridge: 10 pokemons were specific to Gold, 10 to Silver, and 17 could only be obtained by trading with Red, Blue or Yellow.

etcetera

 

[mariok]

500.000 ds lite sold.
The other 500.000 will be sold out in a few days

 

[RevenantKioku]

Pokemon ! ohhh yeah ! ohhh yeah !

especially after you've seen the Wi-Fi commercial, its very orgasmic ...

That's no pokeman!
Squenix/Nintendo Pokemon/Chocobo collaboration confirmed total?

Spoiler

No

 

[Error]

that chick is hot

 

[flipping_heck]

that chick is hot

and the girl too..

 

[datruth29]

that chick is hot

That Chocobo is hotter!

 

[imastalker co.]

at this point, im more interested in seeing what kind of numbers Nintendo does next week.

something tells me they just blew their load, and won't be able to keep up next week.

anyways, who thinks next weeks Top 10 will be all DS again?

 

[John Harker]

Was there a larger release of FFIII this week to jump in on the surge in demand?

 

[nelkon and parker]

and the girl too..

Badam chiiing

 

[Masklinn]

at this point, im more interested in seeing what kind of numbers Nintendo does next week.

something tells me they just blew their load, and won't be able to keep up next week.

anyways, who thinks next weeks Top 10 will be all DS again?

Dunno, will they break pokemon sales by batches of 100.000?

 

[RevenantKioku]

Any other Gaffers importing? (Or JGaffers getting?) I'm trying to decide which version to buy.

 

[Lee N]

You make me sick. They all look the same to you don't they?

No, and I'm offended by the mere suggestion.

The reason I asked was that the images were really tiny and it was hard to see, it could very well have been the same guy since obviously it was the same store and they did have the same clothes.

 

[kizmah]

Some DS games are gonna be sold in cardboard boxes in Europe for a reason. That's the plastic shortage working. But you will be able to get the plastic box for your game (i think it was in december) when the shortage is over.

 

[laceystorm]

When do we get it here in the US?

 

[Koren]

"Hardcore" pokemon players buy all the games of a generation in order to be able to collect every single pokemon by themselves, others only need one.

And two consoles, since some evolution can only be obtained when a pokemon is traded, IIRC ? :lol

 

[Juice]

Wow. I've got a feeling that between now and Christmas, the sales threads are going to be nothing short of marvelous.

 

[jamesinclair]

Can you imagine DS hardware at 700,000, maybe even 800,000 this week?

Id assume it would be the highest September hardware sales ever.


GC launched in September....but it did 350,000ish.

 

[Matt_C]

Off topic

I wonder she will go to his Mysterious Dungeon in the after hours.

Source and higher rez pic please.

Any other Gaffers importing? (Or JGaffers getting?) I'm trying to decide which version to buy.

Congrats on the sale and I hope I get my copy of Perl at the end of the week (it was already shipped). Now I need to find a cheap wifi stick.

 

[Pureauthor]

Id assume it would be the highest September hardware sales ever.

Actually, it would be the highest non-launch week ever.

 

[Saoh]

Can you imagine DS hardware at 700,000, maybe even 800,000 this week?

Id assume it would be the highest DS hardware sales ever.

fix´d. i think the top for the DS has been 600k