wraggster
August 26th, 2011, 22:43
The 3DS sold 105,639 units in the week following its price cut, Andriasang reports.
In the week running from August 15 to August 21, Nintendo's handheld outsold (http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/08/25/media_create_charts) every other hardware format combined.
However, this still marks a significant drop in performance from the previous week's total of 196,077 units.
The PlayStation 3's ¥5,000 price cut (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-16-amazon-cuts-playstation-3-price) also took effect last week, but the system experienced a relatively small increase in sales, from 20,239 units to 29,666 units.
Earlier this week, Nintendo confirmed (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-23-nintendo-shares-spike-amid-speculation) that it would hold a conference for media, investors and analysts on September 13, just before the start of the consumer-focused Tokyo Game Show.
Rumours surrounding the announcement indicated that the focus of the conference will be a redesign of the 3DS hardware.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-25-japanese-3ds-sales-halve-following-price-cut
In the week running from August 15 to August 21, Nintendo's handheld outsold (http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/08/25/media_create_charts) every other hardware format combined.
However, this still marks a significant drop in performance from the previous week's total of 196,077 units.
The PlayStation 3's ¥5,000 price cut (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-16-amazon-cuts-playstation-3-price) also took effect last week, but the system experienced a relatively small increase in sales, from 20,239 units to 29,666 units.
Earlier this week, Nintendo confirmed (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-23-nintendo-shares-spike-amid-speculation) that it would hold a conference for media, investors and analysts on September 13, just before the start of the consumer-focused Tokyo Game Show.
Rumours surrounding the announcement indicated that the focus of the conference will be a redesign of the 3DS hardware.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-25-japanese-3ds-sales-halve-following-price-cut