By reaching more than 47 million units sold the Nintendo DS "family" of products is now the best selling video game system of all times in the United States. Nintendo also celebrated the fact that Nintendo Wii became the first ever home console to sell in excess of 7 million units three years running. In total more than 34 million Wii units have been sold in the US alone.
"When we look back at 2010, we see consumers time and again turning to the value and enjoyment of our products," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "When we look ahead to 2011, we see new portable technology and more great Wii games that need to be seen to be believed."
It's a tall order for Nintendo 3DS to follow...