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According to Nintendo’s internal sales figures, the Nintendo DS family of handhelds has sold more than 47 million units in the US since the original model launched in November 2004.
The figure makes the Nintendo DS America’s best-selling video game system of all time.
The platform holder wasn’t happy with the one major milestone, so set two instead. In addition to its record-breaking DS, Nintendo also reports that for the third consecutive year the Wii sold more than seven million units – never before accomplished by a home console in the US. To date the Wii has sold more than 34 million units.
“When we look back at 2010, we see consumers time and again turning to the value and enjoyment of our products,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “When we look ahead to 2011, we see new portable technology and more great Wii games that need to be seen to be believed.”
Nintendo plans to launch the new Nintendo 3DS in March 2011.
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