Nintendo reveals some great sales figures as Nintendogs reaches one million copies sold in Europe, and DS sales continue to rise above the two million mark.

This March saw the launch of the Nintendo DS in Europe, which has now been bought by over 2 million consumers across the continent. For the last three weeks, sales of Nintendo DS exceeded 100,000 units per week, and last week alone sales topped 120,000 across Europe.

Hit releases like Nintendogs have had a massive impact on Nintendo's hand-held popularity, reaching new gamers and creating an overnight phenomenon. Since its launch on October 7th in Europe, over 1 million copies of the game have been sold. Nintendo is claiming the puppy sim has become "like gold dust" across Europe with stocks flying off shelves as soon as they arrive in store.

And now Mario Kart DS has launched as well - not only a sure-fire hit, but also the first Nintendo game to offer Wi-Fi gaming through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. With the combination of Mario Kart fun and simple Wi-Fi play, sales of Nintendo DS are expected to accelerate into Christmas.