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Nintendo DS Crosses 50 Million Units Sold

The best-selling video game system in U.S. history reached another milestone in September: Lifetime sales of the Nintendo DS™ family of systems have surpassed 50 million units, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States.

“The Nintendo DS forever changed the gaming landscape, and the fact that consumers continue to embrace the platform is a testament to its value and mass appeal,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Our hand-held story continues with the Nintendo 3DS system, which just had its second consecutive month of growth and enters its first holiday season with a monster lineup of games, including Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7.”

Other Nintendo milestones reached in September include:


360 – 345,000 (-18%)
PS3 – 265,000 (-15%)
3DS – 201,000 (n/a)
Wii – 215,000 (-15%)
DS – 195,000 (-52%)
PSP – 80,000 (-25%)
PS2 – n/a
Total – 1,301,000 (-20%)

Wedbush published their predictions earlier this week. You can find their data here. The actual NPD results will be available later tonight.


Nintendo Video™
Night of the Living Carrots Part 1 – DreamWorks Animation – B.O.B. and the gang from Monsters vs. Aliens come together on Halloween to save their town from a takeover by zombie carrots. Will B.O.B. be able to overcome his fears to save the day? (For Nintendo 3DS™)

Nintendo eShop
Catrap – Catboy and Catgirl have been trapped in an underground labyrinth that’s crawling with monsters. In order to reverse the curse and return to their human form, they must solve all 100 puzzles set out before them. (For Nintendo 3DS)


3DS – 53,540
PS3 – 29,435
PSP – 26,780
Wii – 10,080
DSi LL – 2,175
DSi – 1,718
Xbox 360 – 1,346
PS2 – 1,326
DS Lite – 51

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS – 58,504
PS3 – 30,362
PSP – 25,401
Wii – 10,301
Xbox 360 – 2,411
DSi LL – 2,382
DSi – 1,679
PS2 – 1,351
DS Lite – 52
PSP go – 14


1950s Lawn Mower Kids will be available on the eShop and DSi Shop on November 3.


Wedbush’s Michael Pachter predictions for September’s NPD results can be found below. The actual data will be made available on Thursday.

Xbox 360 – 360,000
PlayStation 3 – 260,000
3DS – 225,000
Wii – 190,000
DS – 185,000

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