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UK DS sales hit 4 million

Latest Chart Track figures also show that Nintendo's handheld has sold 1 million units so far in 2007.

Nintendo today released figures showing that the combined sales of the original Nintendo DS and the revamped Nintendo DS Lite have sold more than 4 million units in the UK.

The figures come from official UK sales body Chart Track and also show that Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? has cracked the 1 million domestic sales mark.

Including More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima, the total for Nintendo's two brain training titles has reached 1.5 million units in the UK.

Nintendo UK's general manager, David Yarnton, commented on the figures at an event in London today by saying that the company was realizing its aims of expanding the gaming audience. He said, "Brain Training is now Nintendo's top-selling game in the whole history of the company. That means that more than one in four people who own a DS in the UK have played Brain Training."

He also added that in the UK, the game has remained in the top 10 UK all-formats chart since its release back in June 2006.

29 Comments

  • arc_salvo

    Posted Oct 31, 2007 4:20 am GMT

    Ah, the DS: the gaming system so fun and easy to use and understand that even your non-gaming relatives and that retired couple you met at the diner have one.

    I love my DS! Games are much cheaper than the $60 ones for the next-gen consoles like the 360, and for me at least, they're at least as much fun if not moreso, and if that weren't enough, the DS is backwards compatible with the GBA to boot!

    I enjoy being able to walk around with not one, but TWO handheld games ready to play at any time. Currently, I've got Touch Detective 2 1/2 and Legend of Zelda: the Minish Cap in mine.

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Oct 31, 2007 12:18 am GMT

    Yeah I can understand that. Me and my wife have a DS Lite each, I also bought the original. My brother and sister have one each and every kid at the school I work at seems to have one! Go DS. Playing Phantom Hourglass now. Awesome game!

  • dogeater24

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 10:20 pm GMT

    Wow..............I reckon PSP's not selling as well because it's being dwarfed by 360 and PS3 at the moment.

  • LaN3y

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 4:19 pm GMT

    nintendo showing there dominance once again. its good to see the gaming industry being ruled by the real gaming system. nintendo has always cared about games over dvd players, mp3s and so on. the wii has not even been out a year and already over the 13mil mark. it goes to show that its not about power. its about how you go about the market, nintendo paced it perfectly, and there sales will only be going up, good stuff for nintendo SSBB is gonna pwn! simple as

  • Raeldor

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 4:09 pm GMT

    Wow... What's that, like 1 in 15 people in the UK own a DS now? Amazing!

  • Fire_EmblemFan

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 3:27 pm GMT

    Yes GO NINTENDO!

  • vatterott

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 3:03 pm GMT

    Wooo! Go Nintendo!!!!

  • black_ice23

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 3:03 pm GMT

    i hang out with 4 of my closest friends making us 5 in total 2 girls and 3 boys and 3 out of 5 of us own DS lite's (Myself (guy), one of the girls, and another of the guys) and now the other 2 are getting 1 for themselves seeing how much fun we have playing espcially on the wireless play and single card play, so yea thats nintendo gaming at its finest reaching out to everyone and we play not just mini games but serious games too

  • gnbfd

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 1:51 pm GMT

    only one word can describe how nintendo is dominating the gaming industry...

    DAMN!

  • MatthewNintendo

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 1:26 pm GMT

    I'm still just amazed that Nintendo, a company only selling poducts in the area of computer games, is worth more than sony, who sells games, camera, tvs, mp3 players etc etc. Brilliant.

  • motang

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 11:20 am GMT

    Well thats a hefty amount! Good for Nintendo.

  • lamprey263

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 11:20 am GMT

    the DS is a great distraction while riding the bus to and from work

  • TheBrainSquid

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 11:02 am GMT

    If they hadn't released the Lite, I wouldn't have bought one. They did a good thing releasing a non-carpal tunnel inducing version of the hardware.

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 10:48 am GMT

    Argh! The plague is taking all over the UK!

  • link631

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 10:35 am GMT

    crazy !!

  • N8A

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 10:24 am GMT

    worlds most poopular gaming system is dominating everywhere.

  • metc123

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 10:05 am GMT

    The DS and the DS Lite have been like a RunAway Train.....Outta control.... Noting can stop it....... NDS paved the way for Wii........ Nice one

  • kori911

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 9:32 am GMT

    1 in 4 people. Man thats crazy.

  • Jigglesbig

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 9:14 am GMT

    When he means best selling game in the history of the company, hes referring not to the amount of copies sold, but the ratio of people who have a DS and a copy of the game. No other game not included with the console has 1 in 4 people playing it in their company.

    Hope that helps anyone who doesn't get it

  • Symphony_Six

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 8:51 am GMT

    doesnt matter what anyone thinks, opinions dont make money. the ds has sold 4 mil in the uk. nintendo is raking in more money right now than they ever have. way more money than sony or msofts games division

  • REVOLUTIONfreak

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 8:42 am GMT

    Cool, I'm very happy that Nintendo is seeing so much success with the DS, because it really is a platform worthy of all the attention and praise. I love my DS, this year was a little slow on the software side, but next year has a TON of games that I want for the DS.

  • razu_gamer

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 8:42 am GMT

    @zaxex: You really need to do some research befroe spewing crap. There are some insanely innovative games on the DS...

    Hotel dusk room 215
    trace memory
    Ace attorney
    Elite beat agents
    Super mario bros
    Brothers in arms DS
    Phantom hourglass

    If you want top secure your masculinty go buy a PSP b/c half the idiots who I see with it are always trying to act manly and "cool".

  • deadmeat59

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 8:33 am GMT

    good job ds!

  • jc_tkml

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 8:21 am GMT

    waytoomuch

    , "Brain Training is now Nintendo's top selling game in the whole history of the company.

    thought that was super mario bros 3( with 18 mil sold), or is he talking about ds games ?

    or maybe in UK

  • Zaxex

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 8:11 am GMT

    I own a standard DS and have considered time and time again whether to get the Lite. So far i haven't found enough reason to, simply because of the way Nintendo platforms developers have their focus. The majority of DS/Wii games are either made for children or are watered down versions of the same game that's on other platforms. I'm not being fanboyish or whatever but nintendo's systems really aren't for me right now.

  • Vorknykx

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 8:08 am GMT

    I think he meant in relationship to the UK alone wayttomuch.

  • Mercenary-73

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 8:07 am GMT

    I like that game

  • moocow21

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 8:03 am GMT

    waytoomuch, I think he's just talking about it being the top selling Nintendo game in the UK. And the original Super Mario Bros sold over 40 million copies worldwide.

  • waytoomuch

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 8:00 am GMT

    , "Brain Training is now Nintendo's top selling game in the whole history of the company.

    thought that was super mario bros 3( with 18 mil sold), or is he talking about ds games ?

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