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With Nintendo DS sales moving faster than anticipated, some locations have reported sellouts, and Nintendo predicts the initial North American supply will be depleted within days. As additional shipments are rushed to stores by this weekend to meet the demand, Nintendo expects to sell 1 million Nintendo DS units in North America alone by the end of 2004 — a mark that took Apple's iPod 19 months to achieve. “Consumers have… Read More

Nintendo sold nearly 6.5 million units, helped by hit titles such as racing game “Mario Kart Double Dash” and “Mario Party 5.” It maintained the top spot even without “Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green,” Japan's top selling game. That game and other popular Pokemon titles now come under the Pokemon company in which Nintendo holds a 30 percent stake. Read more at Reuters.

GameCube's market share for the month of October boosted by ten points and overtaking the Xbox'. Figures from market research body NPD show the Cube selling over a quarter of a million units during October, which is 50 per cent higher than any other month in 2003 – and also higher than any sales month the Xbox has registered this year. This allowed the platform to grab 35 per cent market share for the full month, while the… Read More

Since the company cut the price of the Cube hardware to $99.99 just over a month ago, the console has more than quadrupled its sales, and now holds 37 per cent market share, up from 19 per cent prior to the price cut. The figures, announced by NOA's George Harrison at an investor conference in New York, show the Cube holding a strong second place in the US home console market, behind Sony's PS2 but ahead of Microsoft's… Read More

Microsoft's decision to be patient on pricing appears to have paid off, after its value-add £139.99 bundle (featuring Halo, Midtown Madness 3 and a two month Xbox Live trial) sent sales of the Xbox soaring by 81 per cent week on week, and overtaking the Cube in the process, after just one week of being outsold. GameCube sales dropped by an alarming 20 per cent week on week, despite heavy TV advertising and a £50 advantage on the… Read More

Activision president Ron Doornink was speaking at a financial conference in New York, where he stated that he no longer expected price cuts on hardware from Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony before the end of the year. If Activision's prediction is correct, it's likely to upset many players in the industry in the USA, who often rely on regular price cuts to the consoles for their sales projections. Meanwhile in Europe, speculation… Read More