Nintendo DSi Sales Take Off in USA

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Nintendo has just released the first sales figures for its new portable console, the DSi, the successor the DS Lite. 

And it's good news for the Japanese company: according to NPD, the handheld has already sold 435, 000 unit, beating its predecessor, which only shifted 226, 300 in its first week on the market. 

The DSi has been available in the US since the start of the month and sells for around 180 dollars.