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Nintendo DS to Become Best-selling Console System of All Time

Demand for the Wii is declining, but as sales for the DS remain steady, the handheld gadget is poised to land on top.

Video game giant Nintendo is expecting a dent in profits for the first time in six years. Sales for the maker of the bestselling Wii and Nintendo DS took a plunge and dropped by 23 percent.

Profits fell nearly 10 percent, but it appears that despite the fall, the worst may soon be over for the formidable gaming company, based in Kyoto, Japan.

The Nintendo DS, which has been running a close second behind the PlayStation 2, is expected to pass by the popular console in sales by the end of the year. "The NDS is approaching the PS2 as the best-selling hardware system of all time", says The NPD Group's Anita Frazier.

While competitors Microsoft reported early this year that they sold over 40 million Xbox 360s and current figures had Sony PlayStation 3 with 33.5 million units sold, Wii sales are at about 71 million and the Nintendo DS are at nearly 129 million so far.

Nintendo has plans to launch a 3DS version that will offer 3D technology, sans 3D glasses, by year's end.
Top 5 Favorite Nintendo DS games

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Monster Lab For Nintendo DS $14.99 Step into the shoes of a Mad Scientist with Monster Lab for Nintendo DS. Start as an apprentice, perform experiments, create and challenge monsters and work your way up the ranks to become a mad scientist yourself.

Sonic Rush for Nintendo DS $19.99 Everyone's favorite blue dude with 'tude, Sonic the Hedgehog, blasts his way onto the Nintendo DS and takes high-speed action gaming to a whole new level. Sonic pairs up with royalty - Queen, Blaze the Cat, from another dimension to save the universe from utter destruction. Sonic Rush takes full advantage of the dual screens on the Nintendo DS system to deliver a frenetic adventure with dizzying dives, near vertical curves, extreme jumps, brain-twisting loops, and more.

SimCity DS for Nintendo DS $19.99 Based on Sim City 3000 for the PC, the game features full stylus-based controls, mini games and a new adviser character who helps you out when designing your city. The DS title also includes three main modes of play: Build a New City, Save the City and Sister City. In Build a New City, you start a city from scratch.

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Nintendo Mario Kart DS $44.99 Drive your favourite Nintendo character to victory in the wild and crazy Nintendo's Mario Kart DS. It features a number of different circuits to choose from. The tracks include everything from simplistic figure-eight circuits and beach courses to street races that task you with avoiding traffic and racing around a giant pinball table. Grand Prix competitions can be contested in 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc classes, and as you progress through them you'll notice an increase not only in speed, but also in the aggression of your opponents. You can also enjoy Mario Kart DS on your PC via the Internet using the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Once you get Mario Kart DS online, you'll be able to search for races against up to 36 friends, rivals who have similar driving abilities, worldwide or regional opponents. Fun for everyone, make sure you have Nintendo's Mario Kart DS in your game collection!

Foto Frenzy for Nintendo DS $14.99 Everyone knows it, and everyone loves it - it's Foto Frenzy! Using your Nintendo stylus, find the difference between the two pictures. Hundreds of puzzles, a variety of modes, and hours of fun make this a 'must-have' game for your DS collection. Compete against your friends in a fast paced battle to see who is the 'spot the difference' champ!

Touchmaster Connect for Nintendo DS $19.99 Connect to compete! Play addictive puzzles based on the Megatouch series of classic arcade-style games that are perfect for hours of on-the-go fun. Connect your Nintendo DS to Facebook or Twitter profiles to post scores and challenge your friends to see who's best! Includes 20 challenging games!

Moxie Girlz for Nintendo DS $19.99 A Moxie Girl always stays true to herself and never gives up on her dreams! The Nintendo DS game focuses on the social and self expression play that girls favor as they explore who they are and can become. Play games, create art, take personality quizzes and discover which of the Girlz you and your friends are most like!

Nintendo Mario Party DS $32.99 Up to 4 players Rating Discriptor: Comic Mischief With 70+ minigames and five themed game boards, Mario Party DS packs all the goods for portable play. And it's brought to life with fun surprises players can see only on Nintendo DS, such as touch control, microphone control and dual-screen challenges. Users can play as one of eight characters: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Daisy, Toad, Wario and Waluigi. They're all ready to foil Bowser's latest scheme. He seeks five powerful crystals and shrinks down the crew so they can't stop him. But each of the tiny heroes wants to be the one and only Superstar that brings down Bowser. Mario Party DS makes the series multiplayer action portable at last, from playing with friends on the game boards to challenging them in favorite minigames. And now players can throw a party anywhere and play wirelessly with friends, since much of the game can be shared to other Nintendo DS systems from just one game card. When Mario and his friends are shrunk down for Mario Party DS, harmless locations take on menacing proportions in five game boards, such as Wiggler's Garden and Toadette's Music Room. The party boards and minigames are crazier than ever in a new title that shrinks down the whole Mario crew for whimsical party play. Action/Adventure Game Cartridge E (Everyone) Game Mario Party DS NTRPA8TE Nintendo Nintendo Co., Ltd Nintendo DS Software www.nintendo.com

Gardening Mama for Nintendo DS $19.99 Go green in the very first gardening specific game for the Nintendo DS. In Gardening Mama, Cooking Mama from the award-winning, multi-million selling Cooking Mama franchise has stepped out of her kitchen and into nature for some gardening fun. Join Mama, either in single player, or with up to 3 friends in wireless DS single-card play as she grows, harvests, and enjoys the literal fruits of her labors.

Cooking Mama for Nintendo DS $19.99 Now you can learn to cook on your Nintendo DS. Prepare foods, combine raw ingredients, cook the meal and present your culinary masterpiece to Mama for your final score. Create 76 real dishes or combine recipes to create more advanced meals. Use the stylus as your master kitchen tool to chop, slice, pan fry, knead, grate, mash, and more! Share recipes with up to 4 people. Cool down hot food by blowing into the DS microphone. Let's get cookin', Mama!