3DS hits 4.5m in the US

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kowenicki said:

pezus said:
Why don't I find the 4.5m in the press release? Is it only in the title?

i thought it was just me...  I was wondering where the number came from too.

The news in OP is incomplete... there is a table.

http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=32977

				Nintendo DS*				Nintendo 3DS**
Launch date				Nov. 21, 2004				March 27, 2011
Total HW units sold in first 12 months				2.3 million				4.5 million
Total number of SW titles released in first 12 months				58				100+
Total units of software sold in first 12 months				5 million				9 million+
Total $ sales (HW, SW and accessory) in first 12 months				$540 million				$1.2 billion+

*Source: NPD **Source: Nintendo of America ***All Figures are U.S. Only