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Article: Nintendo DS Lite games unit outstrips demand.(MARKETS)
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- Screen Digest
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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Japanese sales of the Nintendo DS handheld games console since January have reached 1.12m, according to video game magazine Famitsu. The new model DS Lite contributed 157,000 units in the two weeks following its launch. Supplies of DS Lite have been sporadic with patchy availability but Nintendo promised a further 450,000 units before end March. Many customers were turned away as demand comprehensively outstripped supply. Despite Sony's rival PSP handheld device selling 540,000 units in 2006 to date, DS has outsold PSP by two to one in Japan in that period. Handhelds are the top-selling gaming platforms in Japan, ahead of Sony ...
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Article: A LIGHTER, BRIGHTER NINTENDO DS LITE CONSOLE
The Boston Globe;
June 19, 2006 ;
354 words
... ... couldn't wait to start playing Nintendo DS games such as Brain Age, so I ... dim screen. The newly released Nintendo DS Lite, which is currently selling for ... bit like a stealth bomber. The Nintendo DS Lite got off to a good start with consumers ...
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