3DS vs DS – VGChartz Gap Charts – August 2014 Update - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 September 2014 / 6,152 Views
Welcome to the VGChartz Gap charts. The charts will be updated monthly and each article will focus on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation, as well as comparing the 8th generation consoles. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.
3DS Vs. DS Global:
Gap change in latest month: 967,080 - DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 15,869,285 - DS
Total Lead: 27,664,889 – DS
3DS Total Sales: 44,661,372
DS Total Sales: 72,326,261
In the latest month of sales for the 3DS, the gap grew 967,080 units in favor of its predecessor the DS. The DS currently leads by 27,664,889 in the first 43 months. Over the last 12 months the DS has gained 15.87 million units on the 3DS. The gap is expected to continue to grow in favor of the DS.
An important note is that the two handhelds launched at different times of the year. The DS first launched in November 2004, while the 3DS launched in February 2011. The 3DS has sold 44.66 million units in the first 43 months, and the DS 72.33 units.
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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The DS was a beast, and wasn't competing against tablets and smartphones. Considering that, the 3DS is doing great.
It's performing well but as I just said in another article about Sony wanting PS4 to do as well as PS2, thinking any system this gen will reach the 150+ million point is completely unrealistic. I highly doubt we'll see any of them break 100 million and I'm not even convinced we'll see any of them hit 80 million.
PS4 will sell 170,000,000...
I feel like the 3DS is the SNES to the DS (NES). It will sell less, but it will have far more memorable games.
Its just the whole R4/M4 cards made the DS sold well
the gap is as big as Wii vs Wii U. 3DS is doing decently though.
Still it doesn't mean it's performing badly, I think it was always going to be difficult to compete with their last-gen consoles after how fantastic they both did.
