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kotaku.com - 4/17/2009

Adult Gaming on the DS: The Chinatown Conundrum [Well Played]

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With 100 million DS and DSi in the hands of gamers worldwide, Nintendo's portable is a mighty tempting platform for developers. So why are only seven of the nearly 1,100 games for the DS rated Mature? A popular argument is that Nintendo's portable is for kids and soccer moms only, something ...

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multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 4/18/2009

Nintendo: ‘Chinatown Wars’ Sales Will Prove M-Rated Content Belongs On DS

— multiplayerblog.mtv.com — Nintendo won't reveal what its sales expectations were for "Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars," but the company... claims the game has a bright future. *** Nintendo took the unusual step today of making representatives available to discuss the sales of a ... (more) Nintendo: ‘Chinatown Wars’ Sales Will Prove M-Rated ...

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gamasutra.com - 4/17/2009

News - GTA: Chinatown Wars Sells 89,000 In First Month

— gamasutra.com — Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS sold through just 89,000 copies in the... U.S. in March 2009, far below analyst estimates . According to NPD numbers revealed to Gamasutra, the DS debut of the GTA franchise significantly ... (more) News - GTA: Chinatown Wars Sells 89,000 In First Month

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mtv.com - 4/17/2009

Is 'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' A Flop? - Video Games News Story

— mtv.com — Sometimes it snows in July. Sometimes men bite dogs. And sometimes a new "Grand Theft Auto" appears... to flop. "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars," the best-reviewed game in the five-year history of the Nintendo DS, is now being labeled by some gamers ... (more) Is 'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' A Flop? - Video ...

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Even Nintendo has commented on GTA: Chinatown Wars sales, and Take-Two is going to continue supporting the DS
GoNintendo — ... the same long-tail/evergreen sales route that other top sellers have taken.” - Denise Kaigler, Nintendo of America’s vice president of corporate affairs“We have and we will continue to support the platform. We think the mature segment of the DS market is growing.” - Alan Lewis, vice president of corporate communications for Take-Two Well, I am quite blown away by the Call of Duty 4 information. I had no idea the game did that well on DS. I guess there is hope for GTA: Chinatown Wars. More commentary from Take-Two as well as game analysts here Posted April 17th, 2009 at 5:22 ...

Are Mature DS Titles Fighting for a Nonexistant Audience?
Kombo.com — ... still disagree: "He forgets so quickly that the DS and Wii stood no chance against the might of the PSPs and the Xbox 360s and PS3s of the world. That they were doomed to failure and made no sense until they made games for an audience that wasn't there." As for Nintendo, Gamasutra received no reply from the company for the story as they went to press. However, in a report by Kotaku last week, Denise Kaigler, Nintendo of America's Vice President of Corporate Affairs did offer the following: "Remember that many games for Nintendo DS have a nontraditional sales pattern. The ...