Nintendo boasts 21 millions DS consoles sold since launch

That's one every 2 seconds


25 July 2006 18:44 GMT / By Stuart Miles

We love it and so do a lot of other people according to the latest figures from Nintendo.

According to the games maker, it has sold 21 million DS handheld games consoles since its launch in November 2004.

By comparison, Apple shipped just one million of its iPod MP3 players in its first 19 months. The rate of Nintendo DS units being sold equates to 23 systems per minute – that's nearly one every 2 seconds – non-stop since launch.

Nintendo recently launched the new version of its popular portable system, DS Lite, featuring a smaller profile and more brilliant display.
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