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Iwata: DS market not saturated

 
Still plenty of potential for growth, says Nintendo boss. Not content with selling its handheld by the bucket-load, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reckons there are still millions of potential DS owners out there, and says he'd like to see "each family member" have their own unit. Click here to read the full article (link)

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