pcworld.com - 12/2/2008
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Sales of Nintendo's new DSi handheld passed the half million mark during its first month on Japanese store shelves, according to data published on Tuesday. The handheld, which was launched on Nov. 1, is a slightly remodeled version of the best-selling DS Lite and has a slightly larger screen and ...
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Nintendo DSi: More than 500,000 sold in just one month
CrunchGear —
... Nintendo’s printing factory continues unabated! More than 500,000 DSi’s were sold last month in Japan, its first month of availability (the DSi won’t come out in North America or Europe till the first half of 2009), which suggests that gamers there are still enamored with the device. ...
Nintendo DSi's first month sales exceed 500,000 in Japan
Obsessable News Feed —
Influential Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu published first-month sales figures for the DSi, Nintendo's new handheld gaming device, and the numbers are impressive: 535,379 units have been sold since the November 1st launch date, bringing total DS family sales up to 24.2 million. The DSi is an update to the DS and subsequent DS Lite, adding a larger screen and two cameras (one of which is three megapixels), expanding its touchscreen functionality to both screens, and reducing the size, albeit at the cost of the previous models' Game Boy cartridge slot. Presently the DSi is only available in Japan, but it will ...
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