DSi sold 600,000 times in the West in the first weekend

The Nintendo DSi has sold 600,000 times in the first weekend that the device was in stores in America and Europe. Nintendo has also announced that the price of the Wii will not fall, despite declining sales figures.

The Nintendo DSi launched Friday, April 3 in Europe and North America. In the first two days, 300,000 units of the handheld were sold in both regions, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said. familiar at a press conference. In Japan, where the handheld has been on sale since November 2008, the DSi has passed the milestone of two million units sold.

At the same press conference, the Japanese console manufacturer announced that the price of the Nintendo Wii will remain the same, despite the fact that the console is under pressure in Japan due to declining sales. “Wii is currently in the worst possible situation since we launched the console,” Iwata said at the press conference. However, the Nintendo CEO excludes a price reduction for the time being. “In a difficult economic environment, a price reduction will not lead to a huge increase in sales. I don’t think a price reduction is a good option for us at the moment.”