DS | DSi hits 435,000 in US as Nintendo stock slides

Camera-equipped handheld nearly doubles DS Lite's debut, but shares down nearly 7 percent after March NPD sales shortfall. The third time's the charm for Nintendo, as the company has announced that its newly released DSi handheld--the follow-up to the original DS and the DS Lite--has nearly doubled its predecessor's debut sales. Citing internal tracking numbers, Nintendo said the DSi sold 435,000 units in the US in its first week of release, compared to the DS Lite's first-week tally of just 226,300 systems sold. Smile for the camera(s)! The news is not terribly surprising, given that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata already announced the company sold 300,000 DSi systems in the US during its first two days on sale . When the DS Lite debuted in 2006, Nintendo said it sold 136,500 units in the system's first two days on sale in the US, putting it roughly on pace to match the launch of the original DS in 2004. While those ... (link)