There was just a rapping, rapping at my chamber door. Nothing to be worried about, though. It was only Nintendo! They were popping by to let us know that worldwide, since the DS's launch, there have now been 5,000,000 "unique" DS owners that have played something over Nintendo's wi-fi service.

"Great news!", I bid them as I ushered them out. It's late, I'm tired. But they weren't done. No, they also wanted to let us know that those 5 million users have played 200,000,000 games between them. "That's a lot!" I said. "Is there anything else?"

"Uh...no, not really".

Great. They left a press release nailed to the chamber door, I've posted it after the jump. Good night. Luke Plunkett

May 30, 2007

Nintendo News

Nintendo DS Gaming Service Tops 5 Million Users, 200 Million Game Sessions

Nintendo(R) Wi-Fi Connection has crossed two huge milestones within just days
of one another. Worldwide, since its launch in November 2005, Nintendo's
wireless gaming service has now connected more than 5 million unique Nintendo
DS(TM) owners, and those gamers have racked up more than 200 million game-play
sessions. Worldwide, nearly 65 games can be played via Nintendo Wi-Fi
Connection. The five most popular globally are Animal Crossing(R): Wild World,
Mario Kart(R) DS, Metroid(R) Prime Hunters, Pokémon(R) Diamond and Pokémon
Pearl.

"Nintendo DS gamers globally use Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection as an easy, fun
place to find fellow players, all without paying anything extra for the
service," explains Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "The
milestones represent millions of hours of fun and camaraderie despite miles
between players."

Nintendo DS continues to enjoy record-breaking success. According to new
figures from the independent NPD Group, DS was again the top-selling video
game system in April, with more than 470,000 units sold in the United States
alone. That's nearly 16,000 per day.

Nintendo DS also finds success beyond the stereotypical young male gamer.
According to internal Nintendo demographic tracking studies, in less than 18
months, DS purchases have increased by 42 percent among women, 127 percent
among people 30 and older and 212 percent among people 35 and older.

For more information about Nintendo DS, please visit www.NintendoDS.com