10 million DSs sold in Americas

While industry watchers debated which next-gen console was going to win the sales war this holiday season, Nintendo's DS walked away with the crown for all gaming hardware. The DS sold 1.6 million units in the US in December, ending an already positive year for the system with a bang.

Nintendo has tallied up recent figures for the DS in the entire Western Hemisphere and today announced that 10 million DSs have been sold in the Americas since its launch in 2004. The company also claims that nine DSs have been sold every minute in North and South America since its debut.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was proud of his company's portable and boasted, "More than 5 million people joined the ranks as Nintendo DS owners in America last year alone. And right now, they're all saying the same thing: 'Give me more!'"

The gaming giant also unveiled the latest release schedule for DS games through March.

February
Diddy Kong Racing DS
Lunar Knights
F24 Stealth Fighter
Disney's Kim Possible: Global Gemini
Meteos: Disney Magic
Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007
Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja

March
Wario: Master of Disguise
Custom Robo Arena
Disney's Herbie: Rescue Rally
Disney's Meet the Robinsons
Spectrobes
Steel Horizon
Cake Mania
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)