[Theory/Rumor] Nintendo DS production set to stop

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Nintendo said today that it expects to sell ten million additional DS software units during the current business year ending March 31, 2014, but it offered no guidance for hardware sales, simply leaving the forecast column blank.

To date, the dual-screened portable has sold more than 153 million units, easily making it the firm's best selling console. Only the PlayStation 2 has sold more (155 million).

More than 933 million pieces of DS software have been sold since launch almost nine years ago.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/402817/nintendo-looks-set-to-stop-ds-production/
 

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Well, considering that the 3DS is fully backwards compatible and that there are hardly to no more good games coming to DS, it's about time they stopped production.
 
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I thought that they were still getting good sales on the DS, why would they want to stop production now?
You thought wrong, it sells about 22,000 weekly worldwide, doesn't really warrant continuing the manufacture, they probably stocked up on units anyways. That, and the outdated hardware components might not be manufactured at this point as well. [Citation Needed]
 
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About damn time--now it can stop starving the 3DS of all the oxygen it needs to fully flourish.
 

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I thought that they were still getting good sales on the DS, why would they want to stop production now?
Because all good things need to come to an end.
It's time Nintendo put all their focus on the 3DS and let the DS rest in peace.
 

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Nintendo why u no open factory in Brazil and sell the DS here? Although I think brazilians might be starting to buy the 3DS to play pirate DS games, the low price of the DS would still make it quite competitive this considering the PS2 was still the most sold console here a few years ago.
 

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