Naruto Shippuuden 001-002 reaches a record 400,000 downloads
2007/03/07
March 6, 2007
Just 18 days after being released, the first episode of the new Naruto Shippuuden series has set a new record in download counts. The number of bittorrent-based downloads for Naruto Shippuuden 001-002 reached 400,000 complete downloads.
Naruto Shippuuden has reinvigorated the Naruto community with manga story and improved animation, revitalizing the sad state the series had entered in the year and a half leading up to its release.
In addition to the 400,000 direct bittorrent downloads, there have been an estimated 54,000 direct http downloads from sites affiliated, but not run by Dattebayo, and a minimum of 350,000 YouTube views.
Dattebayo does not encourage the use of YouTube to watch our releases, as the quality suffers greatly, and it makes it difficult to track our releases. We ask people to please consider downloading the episode via our bittorrent download page rather than viewing on YouTube. On properly configured clients, it takes mere minutes to get the episode in full quality. Please do not send feedback asking how to properly configure your bittorrent client.
Dattebayo also wishes again to thank everyone who donated to fund our new server. These staggering and record-breaking numbers would not have been possible without your help. Look for a new press release summarizing the results very shortly.
Thank you to all our fans for your continued support and we look forward to 500k!
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