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Nintendo DS Becomes American Obsession

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Swallow this amazing fact if you can: there are close to nine Nintendo DS or DS Lite portable game systems sold every 60 seconds. Sure, this number may seem small when compared to other addictive products like cigarettes, alcohol, video poker, or Paris Hilton, but this is a gaming system we are talking about.

"More than 5 million people joined the ranks as Nintendo DS owners in America last year alone," says Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "And right now, they’re all saying the same thing — ‘give me more!’ Fortunately, no matter your taste or experience in gaming, that’s exactly what we’re supplying in the months to come."

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Nintendo has kept manufacturing yields high in order to meet demand for the popular handheld, and on average has been launching 5-7 news games each month to help keep gamers interested. According to Nintendo, they will launch 20 new DS games within the first three months of 2007. Below is a list of those launch titles:

January        Hotel Dusk: Room 215                                 Nintendo        Arthur & the Invisibles                                  Atari        Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Justice for All   Capcom        Fossil League DTC                                      D3Publisher February        Diddy Kong Racing DS                                 Nintendo        Lunar Knights                                              Konami        F24 Stealth Fighter                                      Majesco        Disney's Kim Possible: Global Gemini           Buena Vista        Meteos: Disney Magic                                 Buena Vista        Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007    Konami        Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja         Atlus March       Wario: Master of Disguise                             Nintendo        Custom Robo Arena                                    Nintendo        Disney's Herbie: Rescue Rally                      Buena Vista        Disney's Meet the Robinsons                       Buena Vista        Spectrobes                                                 Buena Vista        Steel Horizon                                             Konami        Cake Mania                                                Majesco        Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords      D3 Publisher        TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)           Ubisoft



								

						

							


				
					
				
				



	

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