Following the launch of Nintendo DS in Europe on 11th March 2005, the new hand-held console is proving to be a phenomenal success with European gamers having snapped up over 500,000 units by Easter Saturday � that's 77% of the consoles that were in stores across Europe for launch. Many stores have reported they are out of stock however more deliveries are being made to replenish stocks.

Games sales have also been outstanding with Super Mario 64 DS alone having sold over 250,000 units and sales of WarioWare Touched! are also extremely strong. There is a wide variety of titles now in stores and this initial success will be followed by the release of more great games including Yoshi Touch & Go from Nintendo on 6th May, Need for Speed Underground 2 from EA on 13th May and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith from Ubisoft also in May, along with many more to follow throughout 2005.

Nintendo are expected to announce 6 million units have been shipped worldwide anytime soon in just a period of 5 months. Which by any standards is a phenomenal success. Its a big and testing year for Nintendo in 2005. With the DS launch, the upcoming display of their next home console and the launch of their online network, fans have craved for years. You know where to stay for the latest on all Nintendo news.