March 15^th, 2005 (9:57am) - As we reported yesterday, the Nintendo DS has become the fastest selling videogame platform in the UK, selling 87,000 units during its launch week. That news is quite impressive, however, what may even be more impressive is the fact that Gran Turismo 4 (GT4) also made its debut on the UK charts in the No. 1 spot, selling over a quarter of a million units in its launch week, making it the fourth fastest selling game ever in the UK, behind games such as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Halo 2.

In similar news, during a GT4 launch event in the UK, Kazunori Yamauchi, head of developer Polyphony Digital, revealed that PD’s next project may not be related to the Gran Turismo series, but may instead be something entirely different.

In the year 2000, Yamauchi mentioned that after the release of the fourth Gran Turismo game that the developer would look towards developing a new kind of game, which at the time was mentioned and rumored to be an RPG. Yamauchi recently commented on this.

"That thought has not changed at all," said Yamauchi. "There is a plan which is proceeding. But I’m also thinking that it will take at least three years to show something, and then another additional period to allow it to be readied for release."

We’ll keep you updated on future developments