The Nintendo DSi, the third and latest version of Nintendo’s handhelds, sold over 170,779 units in Japan over just two days of being on sale, according to Japanese magazine publisher Enterbrain. The DSi went on sale Saturday November 1st during the start of a three-day holiday weekend in Japan. It carried a retail price of 16,800 yen (Approx. AU$250.00).
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told buyers that 200,000 units were shipped out for the launch. The extra approx. 30,000 copies are in rollovers of stock for the third day of sales after the main release or waiting to be picked up by people that pre-ordered them. It has been reported that the whole Tokyo area is almost completely sold out of units.
Nintendo plans on having another 100,000 units out about a week after the launch. It is expected to be released in Australia sometime in 2009.
