Nintendo DS surpasses 10 million sales in UK

Posted by Daniel Bennett on Fri 11 Dec 2009

Nintendo has sold 10 million DS consoles in the UK, making it the best-selling console in UK history, according to research by Gfk Chart-Track.

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The successor to the Game Boy, first went on sale back in March 2005, and was the first gaming device to truly put consoles in the hands of non-gamers.

These figures suggest that nearly one in six in the UK now own a DS. There is also a new model on the way; the Nintendo DSi XL was recently released in Japan, and will be on its way to Europe before long.

Earlier this month Nintendo was also able to name the Wii as the fastest-selling console in UK history, in the midst of speculation surrounding declining sales.

Sales of both are likely to pick up again during the Christmas and sales periods, however 2010 could see both reach a plateau in terms of sales, unless Nintendo has something up its sleeve.

Link: Nintendo (via The Independent)