NINTENDO BANGS
OUT RECORD DS UNITS
Copyright 2005 Nintendo Europe
[ March 17th 2005 ]
Nintendo
DS, launched in the UK on Friday 11th March 2005,
has achieved record breaking sales of nearly 87,000
units in its first two days alone. Nintendo DS
software also proved a hit with gamers across
the UK with Super Mario 64 DS, Wario Ware: Touched!
and Rayman DS (Ubisoft) the UK's top three selling
titles respectively. The success in the UK follows
in the wake of exceptional sales in the US and
Japan where over 3 million Nintendo DS units have
been sold worldwide since launch.
David
Yarnton, General Manager, Nintendo UK said: 'The
launch of Nintendo DS in the UK has been an unprecedented
success; breaking all expected sales figures and
even exceeding our expectations. Nintendo fans,
new and old, have embraced the Nintendo DS and
have left no doubt that it is the new must have
handheld console! Nintendo set out to create a
new way of hand-held gaming, offering an innovative
and enjoyable experience and with the new Nintendo
DS, and we have certainly accomplished this.'
The Nintendo
DS launched in the UK on Friday 11th March supported
by a huge range of first and third party launch
titles including Super Mario 64 DS, Wario Ware
Touched, Polarium, Pokémon Dash, The Urbz: Sims
in the City, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf, Project
Rub and Zoo Keeper among many others. In recognition
of its technological achievements, the Nintendo
DS has received the Edge magazine 'Hardware of
the Year Award', as well as rave reviews across
the UK, showing that the Nintendo DS has already
delivered on its ambitious promise to bring a
new gaming experience to gamers.
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