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Development for the console started at some point in 2002 when former Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi had the idea of a video game console that uses two different screens simultaneously.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040405140350/http://gameonline.jp/news/2004/02/13013.html Interview with Hiroshi Yamauchi about the origins of the Nintendo DS.]</ref> Nintendo announced in 2003 that a new console would launch in 2004. They made it clear that this new project would not be a replacement for the currently available Game Boy Advance or [[GameCube]], but rather an alternative that would act as a third pillar for sales. The DS became an instant success due to the novelty of its features, relatively low price at launch, and strong collection of launch titles. The DS would receive several hardware revisions: | Development for the console started at some point in 2002 when former Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi had the idea of a video game console that uses two different screens simultaneously.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040405140350/http://gameonline.jp/news/2004/02/13013.html Interview with Hiroshi Yamauchi about the origins of the Nintendo DS.]</ref> Nintendo announced in 2003 that a new console would launch in 2004. They made it clear that this new project would not be a replacement for the currently available Game Boy Advance or [[GameCube]], but rather an alternative that would act as a third pillar for sales. The DS became an instant success due to the novelty of its features, relatively low price at launch, and strong collection of launch titles. The DS would receive several hardware revisions: | ||
*Nintendo DS Lite: a drastically redesigned exterior and improved hardware across the board. | *Nintendo DS Lite: a drastically redesigned exterior and improved hardware across the board. | ||
*Nintendo DSi: introduces two cameras and access to the DSi shop | *Nintendo DSi: introduces two cameras and access to the DSi shop but removes the GBA slot; therefore GBA games are not playable. | ||
*Nintendo DSi XL: includes all the features of the DSi, now with larger screens. | *Nintendo DSi XL: includes all the features of the DSi, now with larger screens. | ||
All versions of the DS combined would eventually sell about 154 million units, making it the best selling Nintendo console, the best selling handheld game console, and the second best selling video game console ever, only being outsold by the PlayStation 2 at 155 million units. The DS received a proper successor in 2011 called the [[Nintendo 3DS]], which retained a majority of the features from the DSi and itself spawned a lineage of revisions. The DS also inspired elements of other consoles like the [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo Switch]]. | All versions of the DS combined would eventually sell about 154 million units, making it the best selling Nintendo console, the best selling handheld game console, and the second best selling video game console ever, only being outsold by the PlayStation 2 at 155 million units. The DS received a proper successor in 2011 called the [[Nintendo 3DS]], which retained a majority of the features from the DSi and itself spawned a lineage of revisions. The DS also inspired elements of other consoles like the [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo Switch]]. | ||
