Nintendo DS was the UK’s biggest selling games device of 2010, MCV understands.
Although sales decreased year-on-year, combined sales of DSi, DSi XL and DS Lite just outstripped 360 by just over 50,000 units, according to our retail sources.
Since going on sale in 2004 DS has become the most successful console in Europe and America.
This week Nintendo announced DS has sold 47m units in the US, making it the best selling handheld in US history – a mere 3m units behind PS2.
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UK games charity Into Games has today opened applications for IG50 2026, its annual programme that recognises 50 of the most talented yet-to-be-hired people in UK games from working-class and low-income backgrounds. The announcement comes as Ubisoft joins as the headline sponsor and as Into Games confirms that 11 winners from the previous 2025 cohort have been placed in paid roles in the UK games industry through its Boost placement programme.
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