Nintendo DS Sells over 5 Million in Europe

Nintendo have announced that the Nintendo DS handheld console has sold over 5 million units in Europe alone.

Also the Nintendo DS Lite has sold over 200,000 in the first 10 days.

"Nintendo DS has introduced thousands of new people to gaming and will continue to expand the gaming population due to its ability to appeal to both gamers and non-gamers," said Laurent Fischer, European marketing director at Nintendo of Europe.

"During Nintendo DS Lite launch weekend, retailers across Europe said that they had never seen such a vast array of different people buying the product, everyone from business men to young women to grandfathers!"