The Official DS sells 100 million units thread

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puffy on 08 March 2009

Wow who would have thought that the DS would be the fastest selling system ever to reach 100 Million before it was released?

I must say well done to Nintendo and to get back to making games! Use all that money for fantastic software!

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11ht11 on 10 March 2009

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rendo on 10 March 2009

LOL

http://kotaku.com/5167757/japanese-newspaper-ds-will-soon-break-100-million-lifetime-global-sales

Looks like they're going to be the first to break it. Pwned.

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BoleroOfFire on 11 March 2009

11ht11 said:
i thought more people would be exited about this =/

I'm excited!!!

Funny, no pichu in this thread.

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11ht11 on 11 March 2009

Lol i know, im gonna force him to post in this thread

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11ht11 on 11 March 2009

Nintendo Ships 100 Millionth Portable Nintendo DS System

March 11th, 2009

REDMOND, Wash., March 11, 2009 - Somewhere - perhaps in Chicago, maybe in Paris, possibly in Tokyo - the 100 millionth system in the Nintendo DS™ franchise has been shipped to a distributor or a retailer as of March 6, 2009. The combined total sales of 100 million Nintendo DS systems, Nintendo DS Lite systems and Nintendo DSi™ systems represent a significant milestone in the life of this franchise, which is still going strong.

“Consumers have shown their love for Nintendo DS - 100 million times over,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “We are grateful that people of all ages continue to respond to our products, and we will continue to look for ways to please current gamers and create new ones.”

Since the original Nintendo DS launched in late 2004, its dual screens, touch screen and voice-recognition capabilities ushered in an era of new experiences not previously possible on portable systems. The successor, Nintendo DS Lite, launched with a slimmer, trimmer look.

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