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The following is a sales history for the Nintendo DS family.
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The following is a sales history for the Nintendo DS family.
| Date | Japan | Americas | Other | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-31 [1] | 1.45 | 1.36 | 0.03 | 2.84 |
| 2005-03-31 [2] | 2.12 | 2.19 | 0.95 | 5.27 |
| 2005-06-30 [3] | - | - | - | 6.65 |
| 2005-09-30 [4] | 3.63 | 2.87 | 2.34 | 8.83 |
| 2005-12-31 [5] | 5.70 | 4.63 | 4.10 | 14.43 |
| 2006-03-31 [6] | 6.91 | 5.11 | 4.71 | 16.73 |
| 2006-06-30 [7] | 9.24 | 5.90 | 6.13 | 21.27 |
| 2006-09-30 [8] | 11.52 | 7.51 | 7.79 | 26.82 |
| 2006-12-31 [9] | 14.43 | 10.18 | 11.00 | 35.61 |
| 2007-03-31 [10] | 16.02 | 11.74 | 12.52 | 40.29 |
| 2007-06-30 [11] | 18.11 | 14.14 | 15.03 | 47.27 |
| 2007-09-30 [12] | 19.71 | 16.06 | 17.88 | 53.64 |
| 2007-12-31 [13] | 21.66 | 20.18 | 22.94 | 64.79 |
| 2008-03-31 [14] | 22.38 | 22.39 | 25.82 | 70.60 |
| 2008-06-30 [15] | 22.97 | 25.11 | 29.47 | 77.54 |
| 2008-09-30 [16] | 23.71 | 27.63 | 32.99 | 84.33 |
| 2008-12-31 [17] | 25.67 | 31.93 | 38.62 | 96.22 |
| 2009-03-31 [18] | 26.39 | 34.46 | 40.93 | 101.78 |
| 2009-06-30 [19] | 27.00 | 36.97 | 43.78 | 107.75 |
| 2009-09-30 [20] | 28.12 | 39.35 | 46.01 | 113.48 |
| 2009-12-31 [21] | 29.92 | 44.99 | 50.23 | 125.13 |
| 2010-03-31 [22] | 30.40 | 46.74 | 51.74 | 128.89 |
| 2010-06-30 [23] | 30.86 | 48.00 | 53.18 | 132.04 |
| 2010-09-30 [24] | 31.55 | 49.28 | 54.75 | 135.58 |
| 2010-12-31 [25] | 32.60 | 54.28 | 57.71 | 144.59 |
| 2011-03-31 [26] | 32.76 | 55.13 | 58.53 | 146.42 |
| 2011-06-30 [27] | 32.87 | 55.69 | 59.3 | 147.86 |
| 2011-09-30 [28] | 32.92 | 56.19 | 59.90 | 149.00 |
| 2011-12-31 [29] | 32.96 | 57.48 | 60.61 | 151.06 |
| 2012-03-31 [30] | 32.98 | 57.76 | 60.78 | 151.52 |
| 2012-06-30 [31] | 32.99 | 58.15 | 60.91 | 152.05 |
| 2012-09-30 [32] | 32.99 | 58.54 | 60.97 | 152.50 |
| 2012-12-31 [33] | 32.99 | 59.68 | 61.00 | 153.67 |
| 2013-03-31 [34] | 32.99 | 59.87 | 61.01 | 153.87 |
| 2013-06-30 [35] | 32.99 | 59.91 | 61.03 | 153.93 |
| 2013-09-30 [36] | 32.99 | 59.93 | 61.04 | 153.96 |
| 2013-12-31 [37] | 32.99 | 59.93 | 61.05 | 153.98 |
| 2014-03-31 [38] | 32.99 | 59.93 | 61.07 | 153.99 |
| 2014-06-30 [39] | 32.99 | 59.93 | 61.07 | 153.99 |
| 2014-09-30 [40] | 32.99 | 59.93 | 61.09 | 154.01 |
| 2016-03-31 [41] | 32.99 | 59.93 | 61.10 | 154.02 |
| Date | Japan | Americas | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-31 [42] | 0.58 million | - | - | 0.58 million |
| 2006-06-30 [43] | 2.72 million | 0.68 million | 0.76 million | 4.15 million |
| 2006-09-30 [44] | 4.97 million | 2.23 million | 1.86 million | 9.06 million |
| 2006-12-31 [45] | 7.89 million | 4.84 million | 4.60 million | 17.33 million |
| 2007-03-31 [46] | 9.48 million | 6.41 million | 5.96 million | 21.85 million |
| 2007-06-30 [47] | 11.56 million | 8.81 million | 8.32 million | 28.69 million |
| 2007-09-30 [48] | 13.16 million | 10.73 million | 11.04 million | 34.93 million |
| 2007-12-31 [49] | 15.12 million | 14.85 million | 16.00 million | 45.97 million |
| 2008-03-31 [50] | 15.84 million | 17.06 million | 18.88 million | 51.78 million |
| 2008-06-30 [51] | 16.42 million | 19.78 million | 22.53 million | 58.72 million |
| 2008-09-30 [52] | 17.16 million | 22.30 million | 26.05 million | 65.51 million |
| 2008-12-31 [53] | 17.46 million | 26.60 million | 31.67 million | 75.74 million |
| 2009-03-31 [54] | 17.63 million | 28.80 million | 33.51 million | 79.94 million |
| 2009-06-30 [55] | 17.71 million | 29.76 million | 34.79 million | 82.26 million |
| 2009-09-30 [56] | 17.84 million | 30.75 million | 35.90 million | 84.49 million |
| 2009-12-31 | 18.01 million | 33.51 million | 37.67 million | 89.19 million |
| 2010-06-30 [57] | 18.10 million | 34.33 million | 38.35 million | 90.78 million |
| 2010-09-30 [58] | 18.16 million | 34.65 million | 38.60 million | 91.41 million |
| 2010-12-31 [59] | 18.20 million | 35.74 million | 38.89 million | 92.83 million |
| 2011-03-31 [60] | 18.20 million | 35.89 million | 38.97 million | 93.06 million |
| 2011-06-30 [61] | 18.20 million | 36.15 million | 39.07 million | 93.42 million |
| 2011-09-30 [62] | 18.20 million | 36.21 million | 39.12 million | 93.53 million |
| 2011-12-31 [63] | 18.20 million | 36.37 million | 39.16 million | 93.74 million |
| 2012-12-31 [64] | 18.20 million | 36.44 million | 39.21 million | 93.85 million |
| 2014-03-31 [65] | 18.21 million | 36.44 million | 39.21 million | 93.86 million |
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