Nintendo DS Becomes American Obsession
By Ian Bell
January 29, 2007
With more than 10 million Nintendo DS systems sold in the Americas, the handheld game console is the fastest selling game system in the world.
Swallow this amazing fact if you can: there are close to nine Nintendo DS or DS Lite portable game systems sold every 60 seconds. Sure, this number may seem small when compared to other addictive products like cigarettes, alcohol, video poker, or Paris Hilton, but this is a gaming system we are talking about.
"More than 5 million people joined the ranks as Nintendo DS owners in America last year alone," says Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "And right now, they're all saying the same thing -- 'give me more!' Fortunately, no matter your taste or experience in gaming, that's exactly what we're supplying in the months to come."
Nintendo has kept manufacturing yields high in order to meet demand for the popular handheld, and on average has been launching 5-7 news games each month to help keep gamers interested. According to Nintendo, they will launch 20 new DS games within the first three months of 2007. Below is a list of those launch titles:
January
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 Nintendo
Arthur & the Invisibles Atari
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Justice for All Capcom
Fossil League DTC D3Publisher
February
Diddy Kong Racing DS Nintendo
Lunar Knights Konami
F24 Stealth Fighter Majesco
Disney's Kim Possible: Global Gemini Buena Vista
Meteos: Disney Magic Buena Vista
Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 Konami
Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja Atlus
March
Wario: Master of Disguise Nintendo
Custom Robo Arena Nintendo
Disney's Herbie: Rescue Rally Buena Vista
Disney's Meet the Robinsons Buena Vista
Spectrobes Buena Vista
Steel Horizon Konami
Cake Mania Majesco
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords D3 Publisher
TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Ubisoft