A few days ago, many sites were reporting on a possible reduction in price for Nintendo's DS. This rumour has just been confirmed as true by Nintendo themselves. The Nintendo DS will now be sold for a digestible $130 down from $150. The price drop is due to come into effect this Sunday which will coincide with the release of the highly anticipated "Nintendogs" game.To date, the DS has sold more than 2.5 million units in North America alone, 5 million worldwide since its launch last November.
But Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable, which retails for $250, stole the limelight in March with its all-in-one entertainment system that lets players watch movies, listen to music, play games and view photos. Sony has sold almost 2 million units in North America and shipped more than 5 million worldwide.
According to market research firm DFC Intelligence, the worldwide portable game market is expected to grow from $4 billion in 2004 to $11.1 billion by 2007. Nintendo is credited for creating the market in 1989 with its Game Boy series.
Nintendo cuts price of handheld system | Via Joystiq
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