el33tonline.com - 3/18/2009
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Tucked away in a press release announcing global DS sales was an interesting nugget of information, the number of DS Lites sold in South Africa since launch. According to Matthew Grose, Managing Director of Core Gaming who handle Nintendo's distribution rights in South Africa, the DS Lite has ...
japanator.com - 3/12/2009
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japanator.com —
This is one of those articles that will
make you happy, and very angry at the same...
time. About ten elementary and middle schools in the Osaka area will begin plans to distribute Nintendo DS consoles, plus educational software, to their students; ...
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A Nintendo DS for every student! No fair!
tinycartridge.com - 3/17/2009
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tinycartridge.com —
> GTA: Chinatown Wars custom DS Lite. I
can’t say for sure whether that’s a decal, a...
shell, or an actual paintjob, but whatever it is, this one-of-a-kind system doesn’t look too great. Perhaps it’s the lighting? The Nintendo World store in NYC ...
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GTA: Chinatown Wars custom DS Lite.
I can’t say for sure...
gamespot.com - 3/12/2009
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gamespot.com —
Nintendo's continued dominance of the game-industry landscape was
further underlined today. This morning, the Kyoto-based company announced...
that sometime last week, the 100 millionth unit of its DS portable was shipped out to retailers. Last year, ...
(more)
Nintendo ships 100 millionth DS, Mario Kart DS tops 10 ...
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South Africa - DS Lite sells 20,000 units since launch
GoNintendo —
... African market, sales largely driven by games like Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training and Nintendogs, reflecting the appeal of the system to a new and untapped gaming demographic including women and even seniors. Traditional games like New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart DS keep people coming back for more.” - Nintendo PR 20,000 units may seem like a paltry sum when we see the numbers that the rest of the world puts up, but I believe this figure is actually pretty good for the area. Link Posted March 18th, 2009 at 2:57 am | ...
How's The DS Doing In South Africa? [Nintendo]
Kotaku —
... the South African market, sales largely driven by games like Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training and Nintendogs, reflecting the appeal of the system to a new and untapped gaming demographic including women and even seniors." New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart DS are also popular in South Africa. The region will be three new colors this month as well: turquoise, green and red. Currently, the DS Lite is available in black, white, pink and silver. 20 000 DS Lites sold since launch in SA [EL33T ONLINE via GoNintendo]
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