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DS Lite Sales Hit 10m in Japan

Ameer | May 11, 2007 | News | DS Playstation Portable 
There's no stopping the portable juggernaut that is the Nintendo DS and DS Lite. The DS Lite sold over 700,000 units in April alone, more than twofold the number of Wiis sold. The PSP sold just over 150,000 units in the same period.
The Nintendo DS has hit the 10 million sales milestone in Japan, according to research by respected market research and media giant Famitsu.

The firm's April figures reveal that the DS Lite - which is still in short supply in the region - reached the landmark at the end of April, some 61 weeks since its launch. The news is particularly significant, given the fact that the PS2 took 131 weeks to achieve the same feat.

Elsewhere, the latest title in the Phoenix Wright series, Gyakuten Saiban 4, took the topspot in the monthly charts, notching up 338,000 sales. Meanwhile, the much-anticipated Super Paper Mario took the fourth place in the chart, on 240,000 sales.

In terms of hardware sales, DS Lite notched up a stonking 702,844 units, with Wii sales at 287,722 and PSP at 158,291.
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    Rinkydink | May 12, 2007
    Japan sure do love the DS Lite, and they have every right to. Nice work Nintendo!
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    BANDITO ATTACK | May 12, 2007
    Them wacky Japanese guys, and their Nintendo.
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    BluePhoenix1990 | May 12, 2007
    10mil just shows nintendo are the masters of portable entertainment
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    Guugley | May 12, 2007
    I'm not at all suprised, the DS Lite is really good. 700,000 sales in April alone is pretty awesome.

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    KingX2 | May 12, 2007
    I got the DS Lite when it came out and it's a really good handheld. I'm not surprised at all.
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    LZ Schneider | May 12, 2007
    Wow. The DS made that? How many kids are over there in Japan?
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    gotenks992 | May 12, 2007
    Who says it's kids buying the DS Lite's?

    But yea 10m in Japan is a ton. But then again alot of people in Japan love Nintendo.
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    Kutless | May 12, 2007
    10 mil?!?! That is crazy.
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    Fluidity | May 13, 2007
    I knew it would do well there. Before it was released here I was doing some research on it, and it did excellent on just it's first week. Grats Nintendo! =)
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    Cheater X | May 13, 2007
    That's quite a lot, congrats to Nintendo for their extraordinary sales. We have plenty of DS Lites over here...

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