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By Jason Hidalgo, About.com Guide to Portable Electronics

Nintendo: Over 21 Million DS Units Served

Monday July 24, 2006
Nintendo DS mania seems to be the name of the game these days in the portable gaming world. Nintendo said today their DS gaming system, since launching November 21, 2004, had sold over 21 million systems worldwide. This staggering total equates to 23 systems per minute - or nearly one every two seconds - since the product first hit store shelves. The machine currently has over 130 specific games available for it while also being compatible with over 880 Game Boy Advance titles as well.

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