Nintendo DS

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Nintendo DS
The Nintendo DS
Manufacturer Nintendo
Type Handheld video game console
First available Template:NA November 2004
Media DS data card
GBA ROM cartridge (Original and Lite models only)
System storage Memory Pak (Original and Lite models only)
SD card (DSi only)
Connectivity Wi-Fi
Backward compatibility Game Boy Advance
(Original and Lite models only)
Predecessor Game Boy Advance

The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in November 2004. It is notable for having two screens, one of them being a touch screen (for which a stylus is provided), which many games for the DS make use of. Since its release, the DS has been remade twice in the forms of the DS Lite and the DSi.

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Nintendo DS Lite

Nintendo DS Lite

The Nintendo DS Lite is the second iteration of the Nintendo DS, released in Japan on March 2, 2006, in Austrailia on June 1, in North America on June 11, and in Europe on June 23. The DS Lite is smaller and slimmer than the original DS, and has brighter LCD screens, a longer battery life (5-8 hours at max brightness, 14-19 at lowest brightness), a quicker recharge time, and a wider range of colors.

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Nintendo DSi

Nintendo DSi

The Nintendo DSi is a new version of the original Nintendo DS Lite. The DSi was released on November 1, 2008 in Japan, April 2, 2009 in Austrailia, April 3 in Europe, and April 5 in North America. It features two cameras: one at the front screen, and one at the back. Unlike the DS and the DS Lite, it does not feature a slot for GBA cartridges, though it does have an SD card slot so that one can share pictures with others using the Wi-Fi connection.


In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The Nintendo DS itself is represented in Super Smash Bros. Brawl through the PictoChat stage. PictoChat is a feature on the Nintendo DS in which players can communicate with each other by writing messages (or drawing doodles) on the touch screen. In addition, many fans wish to see a Super Smash Bros. game for the Nintendo DS. Although both Masahiro Sakurai and Shigeru Miyamoto seemed interested in the idea, they claimed that, for the moment, they were only focusing on Brawl. No statements about a DS Super Smash Bros. game have been made since Brawl's completion. Also, in the one of the backrounds in the trophy hoard features a black Nintendo DS Lite, much like you could see previous Nintendo consoles in it's prequel.

 

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