The all new Nintendo DS is proving a huge hit in both the US and Japan, with retail sales in N. America alone having reached 1 million to date. In Japan, demand for the console is also big and the handheld there has also hit the 1 million unit mark. In order to take advantage of the holiday season, Nintendo has increased total shipment figures to the US and Japan and now they will exceed 2.8 million by the end of 2004. By Thanksgiving weekend in North America, more than 500,000 units had sold t…