Yea the DS had huge shortages. When I went to Gamestop a few weeks ago they offered to buy my DSL for $90 lol. I didn't bite. Apparently they're also calling people trying to buy back copies of Zelda
Wii 435,503
PlayStation 2 299,352
Xbox 360 293,774
PlayStation 3 243,554
Nintendo DS 238,869
PlayStation Portable 210,719
Game Boy Advance 179,482
GameCube 33,806
Xbox 833
I wouldn't be surprised if GAF is merely holding off on the numbers because of the weak PS3 showing. For all that "100,000 a week" bullshit they come up with less than 300,000 in 5 weeks. And to tell the truth, it's not like the 360 blew the PS3 out the water. But as of right now the PS3's Jan. was worse than the 360's first Jan., in which the system suffered massive shortages. From the looks of things the shortages for the PS3 are over in the US and Japan but people are unwilling to admit it.
As Willco said the PSP seems to have benefitted from the DS shortages. And the Wii...wow. This is signifigantly bigger than the Gamecube's first Jan. If Nintendo can find a way to keep the hype alive until the big game releases like Metroid Prime 3, they could really hurt Sony.
One more thing: the next gen war is over whenever MS drops the price. They can hold their hand all through the spring and summer though; a $600 system is definitely going to go through massive droughts in low sales periods for the industry. Between October and November 2007 the three biggest franchises in the US market - GTA, Halo, and Madden - will all be on the shelf for the Xbox 360. While it might not be the most traditional business thing to do, a pricedrop in early November would be a megaton. Halo, GTA, and Madden on a $300 system? Game over, period.
