DS Reaches 13 Million With European Sales

Remember the 10 million mark we struck lately? Now we're up to 13 million with the European sales included.

Without a doubt 2005 was the year of the handheld console. With the highly successful launch of the Nintendo DS and the continued success of Game Boy Advance SP Nintendo has dominated the handheld market. Following Nintendo DS's launch in Europe in March, almost three and a half million Nintendo DS have been sold.

Worldwide sales have shown a similar pattern with millions turning to Nintendo for their portable gaming. Approximately 13 million Nintendo DS are now in the hands of people all around the world.

In Europe sales of Nintendo DS have been significantly bolstered by the launch of ground breaking games such as Nintendogs, which sold 1.6 million copies in Europe since launch in October and Mario Kart DS which stormed the Christmas charts with its global Wi-Fi capabilities, selling 800.000 copies in Europe since its late November launch.

The Game Boy Advance has once again continued to sell well throughout the year with Pokémon continuing to go from strength to strength, sales of the latest game Pokémon Emerald reaching a staggering 1.2 million since it launched in October 2005.

European gamers have a lot to look forward to in 2006, with the launch of Prof. Kawashima's Brain Training: How old is your brain? and Animal Crossing: Wild World, both of which have been a huge success in Japan, selling over one million each, and are launching soon in Europe.

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  That's a huge number. How does nintendo do it? These numbers make rival system PSP look terrible. Honestly, how many PSP games are YOU looking forward to?

  Plat Sajack, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  *applauds*

  NiNe9cEnTs, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  I think that for March, with the release of Metroid Prime Hunters, the DS could surpass the number of Gamecube sold worldwide.

  Olpus Bonzo, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  When Final Fantasy III is released the jig is going to be totally up. I know it's not for a while but the sales will be incredible. I'm really happy about the success of the DS. To be honest, I was a little worried at first but this is great. I know I can get one without being worried about lack of support or anything else.

  Part 2, 30-11--0001 at 00:00