Nintendo of America noted in a press release that that more than one million units of its Nintendo DS have been sold leaving many retailer's shelves empty. Nintendo said shipments of its handheld have continued thoughout this week. Nintendo expects to have shipped a total of 1.4 million DS units before January 1.

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