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The dual-screen handheld made its worldwide debut on November 21st in the North American territory, garnering widespread critical acclaim for titles such as Super Mario 64 DS – the remake of bona-fide classic, the Nintendo 64’s Super Mario 64.
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In addition to announcing a projected 2.8 million sales by the end of 2004, the company reiterated that details of a UK release would be revealed in early 2005, with many retailers speculating a late March release date, some of these already taking preorders for the machine.
The North American launch saw half a million units sold in under a week, with Japanese sales hitting the same mark in just four days. Nintendo also announced that sales have exceeded one million in North America, and that they hope to sell the same number to the Japanese market by this Friday.
For more details on the new handheld, see our special report here, and keep those browsers pointed at Pro-G for UK launch details, as we get them!
