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edge-online.com - 5/15/2009
NPD: DS Breaks A Million In April
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DS sales topped one million units in the US during April, driven by the release of the DSi early in the month. Nintendo’s handheld hit 1.04 million sales, achieving greater unit sales than all of the other gaming platforms combined. Despite the success of the portable, which ...
One In Five Japanese People Now Own A Nintendo DS [Nintendo]
kotaku.com - 5/11/2009
One In Five Japanese People Now Own A Nintendo DS [Nintendo]
— kotaku.com — You may be aware, from hanging around the internet, that Japan loves the Nintendo DS. But it... takes a nice little mix of pictures and statistics to really ram the point home. This chart was released by Nintendo today, and shows the percentage of a ... (more) One In Five Japanese People Now Own A Nintendo DS [Nintendo]

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April NPD: DS breaks a million, PS2 beats PS3
joystiq.com - 5/15/2009
April NPD: DS breaks a million, PS2 beats PS3
— joystiq.com — Everything old is new again. The DS makes a resurgence thanks to camera-enhanced DSi , while the... PS2 makes substantial gains thanks to its price drop . Pfft? Current gen hardware? That's so passé . We can't wait until the N64 and Dreamcast ... (more) April NPD: DS breaks a million, PS2 beats PS3

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NPD: Video Game Industry Down 17% in April 09 Despite DS Surge
gamedaily.com - 5/14/2009
NPD: Video Game Industry Down 17% in April 09 Despite DS Surge
— gamedaily.com — The DSi brought total DS sales to more than a million for April, but the industry once... again suffered a 17% decline. NPD's Anita Frazier assures us it's nothing to worry about. (more) NPD: Video Game Industry Down 17% in April 09 Despite DS ...

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Destructoid:  April NPD: Games down 17 percent, DSi rocked

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April NPD: Games down 17 percent, DSi rocked
Destructoid — ... (Nintendo, DS) - 433,000 Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) - 210,000 Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) - 170,000 The Godfather II (Electronic Arts, 360) - 155,000 Resident Evil 5 (Capcom, 360) - 122,000 New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS) - 119,000 Mario Kart DS (Nintendo, DS) - 112,000 Guitar Hero Aerosmith (Acitvision Blizzard, 360) - 110,000 The Godfather II (Electronic Arts, PS3) - 91,000[Charts/data via Edge]

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