Nintendo DS Sales Hit 10 Million

Nintendo says sales of its portable Nintendo DS gaming system with built-in wireless Internet playing capability have reached 10 million units worldwide.

Nintendo says it has sold about 10 million units of its Nintendo DS handheld gaming system, including 5 million units in Japan and roughly 4 million units in North America since the platform. Roughly 3 million DS systems were sold in North America during 2005, with and additional 1.2 million units having been sold in North America in 2004. The Nintendo DS launched in North America in late 2004.

Nintendo also says it sold about 4.6 million units of its older Game Boy Advance systems during 2005; that figure is down from over 7.5 million units during 2004.

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