British people love the Nintendo DSi. When the handheld console, which is Nintendo's third iteration of the DS platform, went on sale last Friday, the portable racked up big numbers.
The DSi surpassed the opening weekend sales of the original DS as well as the Nintendo DS Lite. Regarding the opening weekend, The new portable is the fourth fastest selling console in UK history.
The DSi launch also brought a DS software sales spike. According to website Games Industry, there were 103,000 DSis sold; however, MCV put that number at 92,000.
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DSi enjoys rampant demand in debut weekend [MCVUK via EDGE] [Pic]