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http://www.wiiz.fr/article.php?a=15597
4 million DS in France!
By Luigi, Yesterday at 17H54
Nintendo France has announced that it sold 4 million Nintendo DS consoles in France since its release on March 11, 2005, a new record for this console, no other had never reached this milestone in such a short time. During the last three months, it is 1 million consoles that have found takers! Nintendo announced on September 3 this year having passed the milestone of 3 million.
"By proposing a gaming experience intuitive, and a collection of original titles, the Nintendo DS has become the console to all audiences. It attracts users of all ages, as many women as men, beginners and experienced players. The growing interest in the Nintendo DS from an audience of men and women over the age of 40 in particular, people who felt little or no recreational affected by this or that hitherto dared not unleash a little time to dedicate themselves, partly explains the tremendous dynamism in the sector of the video game. "
"The games in the range Touch! Generations such as the Program for Advanced Training Cérébral Dr. Kawashima, Practice English, or Cerebral Academy Gym Eye - Exercising and relax your eyes-can attract new users beyond the traditional audience of gamers, "said Stephan Bole , CEO of Nintendo France.
Since the beginning of the year in France, the market for video game consoles shows a sharp increase (64% in value accumulation to date to the end of October 2007), particularly under the leadership of Nintendo and the two Wii consoles and Nintendo DS.
Indeed, sales of Nintendo consoles, software and accessories for Nintendo consoles (all third-party publishers and manufacturers of accessories included) in France weighs almost half of the sector sales and displays a very strong increase of + 149% in aggregate at the end of October 2007 (source: GFK Panel Interactive Entertainment, in January-October 2007.)
