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NINTENDO DS ORDERS HIT 2 MLN IN JAPAN, DOUBLE PROJECTION.
AsiaPulse News, November, 2004
OSAKA, Nov 12 Asia Pulse - Domestic orders for the Nintendo DS, a portable video game system to be released by Nintendo Co. (TSE:7974) on Dec. 2, have reached 2 million, double the firm's initial plan, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun learned Thursday.
The major manufacturer of home-use game machines and software began accepting orders for the DS at volume electronics retailers and convenience stores on Nov. 3.
To deal with the larger-than-expected demand, Nintendo plans to boost output quickly by outsourcing production to three sites in China, up from the current two. Although shipments by the end of the year will likely total slightly more than 1 million, the firm expects to fill the remaining orders at the start of next year.
Nintendo has revised up its...
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