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Reggie Fils-Aimé recalls Amazon asking for illegal financial support to undercut Walmart on price for the Wii/DS; he refused, Nintendo pulled those systems from Amazon, and that stance laid the groundwork for a more mutually beneficial relationship by the Switch era.
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé said at an NYU Game Centre lecture that Amazon pressed for an obscene level of financial support to secure the lowest price and beat Walmart, prompting Nintendo to stop selling Wii and DS consoles on Amazon in the Americas. He noted he refused to engage in anything illegal, a stance that helped set boundaries with retailers and, years later, paved the way for strong collaboration during the Switch launch.
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime explains that Nintendo stopped selling Wii and DS to Amazon after the retailer demanded an obscene level of financial support to secure the lowest price, a move that protected retailer relationships and set boundaries for future partnerships.
Nintendo’s original Switch has become the company’s best-selling console ever with 155.37 million units sold by December 31, 2025, surpassing the DS's 154.02 million. The Switch 2 fueled a holiday surge and is on track to meet a 19 million fiscal-2026 target, supported by strong software sales (e.g., Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza) and solid quarterly revenue and profit.
Nintendo reports that the Switch has outsold the Nintendo DS, reaching about 155.37 million units worldwide compared with DS’s 154.02 million, making it Nintendo’s best-selling system ever. The PlayStation 2 still holds the overall hardware lead at around 160.63 million. With Switch 2 on the horizon, it could keep the momentum, though the original Switch remains in production.
The Nintendo Switch has sold 153.10 million units, nearing the lifetime sales of the Nintendo DS, and is on track to become Nintendo's best-selling console, though it still has a way to go to surpass the PlayStation 2's 160+ million units.
Nintendo has filed a patent application for a new handheld device that resembles the DS and 3DS systems but includes a third screen and the ability to physically separate into two devices. The patent application indicates that the second part of the device can attach to the first in different ways, potentially covering or revealing the first part's screen. It's important to note that patent applications don't always result in actual products.
A talented Redditor named Tomvdcr has created a custom mod by merging a Game Boy and DS Lite, with a GBA SP screen added for flip action, resulting in a real-life version of the Pokédex. This mod can still play any regular DS game, making it a must-have for Pokémon fans.