Nintendo has announced that the launch of the Nintendo DS has smashed hardware sales records, shifting an impressive 87,000 units in the first two days of its launch in the UK. Only the Game Boy Advance could come closer to that figure, with over 67,000 units sold in 2001 at launch.

Twelve of the sixteen launch titles have also made it into the UK Top 40 Chart.

“The launch of Nintendo DS in the UK has been an unprecedented success; breaking all expected sales figures and even exceeding our expectations. Nintendo fans, new and old, have embraced the Nintendo DS and have left no doubt that it is the new must have handheld console! Nintendo set out to create a new way of hand-held gaming, offering an innovative and enjoyable experience and with the new Nintendo DS, and we have certainly accomplished this,” said David Yarnton, General Manager, Nintendo UK.

Ramzy Philip