3DS Surpasses Lifetime PlayStation 3 Sales / DS The New King of Video Games, Passes PlayStation 2

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Nintendo DS is the King of Video Games, Passes the PlayStation 2
by William D'Angelo, posted 15 hours ago / 5,247 Views

The Nintendo DS has become the king of video game platforms. As of the week ending December 8, it topped the PlayStation 2 for the best selling platform. The DS has sold 153.69 million units, while the PlayStation 2 has sold 153.68 million units.

The DS and PlayStation 2 are the only platforms to have sold 150 million or more units, while the Game Boy and original PlayStation have sold 100 million or more units. The Game Boy has sold 118.69 million units and the PlayStation 104.25 million units. Also the Wii is nearing 100 million units sold. It currently stands at 98.05 million and should cross 100 million during the first quarter 2013.

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/250616/nintendo-ds-is-the-king-of-video-games-passes-the-playstation-2/

3DS Surpasses PS3 Lifetime Sales in Japan
Not bad for a portable that's about to celebrate its second birthday.
by Audrey Drake DECEMBER 13, 2012

The Nintendo 3DS is kicking some serious butt in its home country of Japan. In fact, Nintendo's latest generation of portables has even surpassed the PlayStation 3 in lifetime sales, moving more units in less than two years than the PS3 sold in more than six years.

This development is all thanks to last week's numbers, as Nintendo sold another 211,499 3DS systems the week of December 3 alone. That brought 3DS lifetime sales in Japan up to a whopping 8,799,378, which is just a few notches above the PS3's lifetime sales of 8,716,260. Again, recall that the 3DS came out February 2011, while the PS3 came out November 2006.

For reference, here are the rest of the hardware sales numbers for the week of December 3 in Japan, with each system's lifetime sales in parenthesis.

Wii U: 308,142 (308,142)

3DS: 211,499 (8,799,378)

PS3: 36,994 (8,716,260)

PSP: 19,637 (19,488,236)

PS Vita: 11,039 (1,074,621)

Wii: 6,714 (12,608,700)

Xbox 360: 1,216 (1,608,399)

PS2: 904 (21,829,112)

DS: 424 (32,875,469)

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/12/14/3ds-surpasses-ps3-lifetime-sales-in-japan

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