Struth mate!
The Nintendo train just keeps on rollin'!
In only the 14 weeks the DSi has been available in Australia, the total amount sold has already hit 100,000. Now for a population of 21 million, that's already 1 in every 210 people (which for a country like ours is a pretty high impact rate in such a short time!).
Here's more from Nintendo of Australia.
Independent market research group GfK Retail and Technology Australia confirms that the latest hand held console from Nintendo, Nintendo DSi(TM) has sold through more than 100,000 units in only 14 weeks.
Nintendo DSi - an upgrade to the Nintendo DS Lite hand held console launched in Australia and New Zealand 2 April 2009. Nintendo DSi's predecessor, Nintendo DS has been Australia's number one selling console since 2006.
Nintendo DSi's new features include: Nintendo DSi Camera - two cameras, 11 unique lenses, Nintendo DSi Sound - store, play and manipulate your music, SD memory card slot - for additional storage space - ideal for your photos and music, as well as a slimmer unit, increased sound quality, bigger LCD screens and the Nintendo DSi Shop.
Free to download, the Nintendo DSi Browser puts your Nintendo DSi online. Once online, you can visit the Nintendo DSi Shop and shop online for Nintendo DSiWare. The first time you visit the Nintendo DSi Shop, you will automatically receive 1,000 free Nintendo Points (available for a limited time only) which will allow you to download your choice of Nintendo DSiWare.
By purchasing Nintendo Points Cards, you can use your points to download Nintendo DSiWare from the Nintendo DSi Shop. Nintendo DSiWare is available in four different price categories: free, 200 points, 500 points, and 800 or more points.
Just so you know, GfK Retail and Technology is one of the top 5 market research companies worldwide. Now if only Nintendo of Australia would do more to please all the people buying these things!
1. Tony
29 Jul 2009, 23:03 BST
Did Paul Hogan buy a DSi? If so what type of games would Crocodile Dundee download for it?
2. beastman93
29 Jul 2009, 23:19 BST
If only every Australian was like Crocodile Dundee. XD
3. TourianTourist
30 Jul 2009, 00:04 BST
I'm still waiting for Nintendo giving me a good reason to upgrade to a DSi. But if they do, I'll sure be happy to increment their sales here in Europe.
4. Kawaiipikachu
30 Jul 2009, 00:59 BST
Oh great!
Nintendo's stopgap sold too much which means when Nintendo finish with the devoloment of there actual DS successor they likly to delay its launch for a year or 2 .
I still gbe going on my plans on replacing my worn out lite with another lite .
5. Hardy83
30 Jul 2009, 01:00 BST
Yeah, I got the DSi day one and MANNNNNNNN do I regret it, DSiWare is just garbage. I mean the worst of any gaming systems online shops... It's just bad.
Not to say there aren't good games, there are, but the layout itself, the limitations, everything..WiiWare blows it out of the water and even WiiWare has a lot of issues.
6. apocalypse217
30 Jul 2009, 04:26 BST
Sweet !
7. chunky_droid
30 Jul 2009, 06:51 BST
@Tony: I'd wager Crocodile Dundee would be a Mario vs Donkey Kong man
For our country to sell as much as they do with such little support from Nintendo Australia is a testament to the hardware. I love DSiWare, but I do agree the shop itself needs serious tweaking.
8. Aviator
30 Jul 2009, 06:54 BST
its more like 26 million. but the dsi is hugely popular here
9. chunky_droid
30 Jul 2009, 06:56 BST
@Aviator: I got the figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, I thought they were pretty reliable
10. Kim Jong-Il
30 Jul 2009, 08:33 BST
@ Kawaii
Want to buy mine? Wouldn't mind getting a DSi, even if it means no more GBA and GBC games.
11. Big A2
30 Jul 2009, 08:41 BST
The picture of Corodile Dundee made me smile, but I would've laughed my ass of it it was a picture of Kevin Rudd with a DS.
12. cheese
30 Jul 2009, 08:52 BST
I don't see the point of upgrading to a DSi really.
13. y2josh
30 Jul 2009, 09:09 BST
@10
You can play GB/C games on your regular DS?
14. Kim Jong-Il
30 Jul 2009, 12:31 BST
@ Jericholic Josh
Hmmm, it would appear so.
http://yfrog.com/2bdsgbcj
15. Ricardo91
30 Jul 2009, 22:14 BST
Crikey!
16. Big A2
31 Jul 2009, 07:03 BST
@Kim Jing-Il: I think he means legally.
17. Kim Jong-Il
31 Jul 2009, 10:53 BST
I would like to use this post to say that I do not pirate DS games, and have a hatred of it. That being said, I recently bought a flash card and some of the stuff you can do with it is cool. And yes, I do download GB/GBC games, but almost all of them I bought on cartridge too.
@ 16
There is probably some adaptor somewhere, but there is no mass-produced way of doing it.
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