In five years 100 milliion DS system shipped

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Many of the critics scoffed with the unveiling of Nintendo DS at E3 2004. The prototype was not at all impressive. There were 2 tiny screens that seemed like a bad marketing gimmick and the touch controls had never been applied to the gaming. It was only limited to the Palm devices. Where are we now? Just have a look. Five years later, with hundred million DS systems shipped claims Nintendo.

That is nineteen million shy of the handheld record set by the Game Boy, and which includes shipments of the original DS, the DS Lite, and of course the DSi editions.

Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo told to the media that consumers have shown their love for Nintendo DS and that too 100 million times over. He also added that they are grateful that people of all ages continue to respond to their products, and they will continue to look for ways to please current gamers and create new ones.

The company also said that their 83 DS games have surpassed one million in sales. GameSpot also confirmed later that seven of the games have sold more than ten million in the global market. Those are Nintendogs, New Super Mario Bros, Brain Age, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, Mario Kart DS, Brain Age 2, and Animal Crossing: Wild World.

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