On December 2, Nintendo will launch the DS in Japan. On December 2, Nintendo will launch the DS in Japan with only 300,000 units! While Nintendo does plan to ship out 1 million units by the end of the year (in weekly installments), this initial number is really low. For example, the GBA launched with 1 million units in Japan, and it still didn't meet demand. Yes, we're talking riots, people. No estimate yet on the US release numbers, although it's been confirmed that, as in Japan, 1 million units will hit the market by year's end—4 million worldwide.
