Nintendo DS Whoops Sony PSP With Double the Sales

Oh boy, more fanboy fuel. A month after Sony boasted of 50 million worldwide sales for its Playstation Portable handheld, Nintendo laid out the smackdown statistic of 100 million global sales for the rival DS. The dual screen device launched in late 2004, but it’s been on a steady diet of 30 million sales per year since the trimmer DS Lite arrived in March 2006. The question is, how long until the DS reaches a plateau? At this rate, we’re looking at 200 million in 2012, maybe faster if the DSi is a huge hit when it drops next month. That’s a lot of people thinking they’re getting smarter with Brain Age. [Nintendo via Engadget]