DS does well

The Nintendo handheld sold 87,000 units in the UK over the launch weekend, surprising not only me, but probably Nintendo themselves. To put this figure in context the GBA SP, the last Nintendo handheld, debuted with 47,000 sales. The top selling title was, unsurprisingly, Super Mario 64 DS, although WarioWare wasn't far behind. Of course, the challenge for Nintendo is to maintain this success over the coming months. This task has been made a little easier by Sony confirming that the European PSP release is months away. But it's been a cracking start for the DS and proves that Nintendo are not giving up their dominance of handheld gaming without a fight.