DS hits 1m in Australia

MCV Staff 30th January 2008 Business News

Nintendo DS has sold one million units in Australia after just 153 weeks on the market.

According to Gfk figures released by Nintendo Australia, Wii also passed a milestone of 300,000 units after 58 weeks on sale.

Vooks reports that the last reported figure for the Xbox 360 was also 300,000.

Sales figures for 2007 and December were also released by Nintendo Australia.

The DS was the biggest selling console of the year, shifting 509,869 units, with 133,691 sold in December. Wii sold 73,318 units in December.

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