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Nintendo DS

The Nintendo DS is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in 2004 in Canada, the United States, and Japan. The console features a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP, with two LCD screens inside - with the bottom one being a touchscreen. "DS" is an acronym that stands for Dual Screen because of it's two screens. The Nintendo DS also features a built-in microphone and supports wireless IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) standards, allowing players to interact with each other within short range (10-30 feet, depending on conditions) or online with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, which launched later in the console's lifespan. This was the first Nintendo console to be released in North America prior to Japan.

The system's code name was Nitro, and this can be seen in the model number that appear on the unit (NTR-001). The console's name officially refers to "Developers' System", in reference to developers of new game designs the system was meant to inspire, and "Dual Screen", the system's most obvious and distinct feature.

On March 2, 2006, Nintendo released the Nintendo DS Lite, a redesign of the Nintendo DS, in Japan. It was later released in North America, Europe, and Australia in June 2006. The DS Lite is a slimmer and lighter version of the Nintendo DS and has brighter screens. Nintendo of America refers to the older model as the "original style" Nintendo DS. On October 2, 2008, Nintendo announced the Nintendo DSi, another redesign of the Nintendo DS, at the Nintendo Fall Media Summit.

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D S Features and Facts
You can get started with your DS right h...
DS Accessories are also available
Games for your New DS
DS Games
DS Games Accessories

Features Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection

The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is a free online game service run by Nintendo. Players with a compatible Nintendo DS game can connect to the service via a Wi-Fi network using a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector or a wireless router. The service was launched in North America on November 14, 2005 with the release of Mario Kart DS. Various online games, and a web browser are now available.

Download Play
With Download Play it is possible for users to play multiplayer games with other Nintendo DS systems using only one game card. Players must have their systems within wireless range (up to approximately 30 feet) of each other and the guest system to download the necessary data from the host system.

Some Nintendo DS retailers features DS Download Stations that allow users to download demos of upcoming and currently available DS games; however, due to memory limitations, the downloads are erased once the system is powered off.

The Download Station is made up of 1 to 8 standard retail DS units, with a standard DS card containing the demo data. On May 7, 2008, Nintendo released the Nintendo Channel for download on the Wii.

The Nintendo Channel uses Nintendo's WiiConnect24 to download Nintendo DS demos through the Nintendo Channel. From there, a person can select the game demo they wish to play and, similar to the Nintendo DS Download Stations at retail outlets, download the demo (temporarily) to their DS.

PictoChat

PictoChat allows users to communicate with other Nintendo DS users within local wireless range. Users can enter text (via a small on screen keyboard), handwrite messages or draw pictures (via the stylus and touchscreen). There are four chatrooms (A, B, C, D) in which people can go to chat.

Up to sixteen people can connect in any one room.

Compatibility
The Nintendo DS is backwards compatible with Game Boy Advance (GBA) cartridges. The smaller Nintendo DS game cards fit into Slot 1 on the top of the system, while Game Boy Advance games fit into Slot 2 on the bottom of the system.

The Nintendo DS is not compatible with games for the Game Boy Color and the original Game Boy, due to a slightly different form factor, voltage requirements, and the absence of the Sharp Z80 compatible processor used in these systems.

The handheld does not have a port for the Game Boy Advance Link Cable, so multiplayer or GameCube-Game Boy Advance link-up modes are not available in Game Boy Advance titles. Only single player mode is supported on the Nintendo DS.

The Nintendo DS only uses one screen when playing Game Boy Advance games. The user can configure the system to use either the top or bottom screen by default. The games are displayed within a black border on the screen, due to the slightly different screen resolution between the two systems (256 × 192px (approx. 0.05 megapixels) for the Nintendo DS, and 240 × 160px (approx. 0.04 megapixels) for the Game Boy Advance).

Nintendo DS games inserted into Slot 1 are able to detect the presence of specific Game Boy Advance games in Slot 2. In many such games, either stated in the game during gameplay or mostly explained in the games' instruction manuals, extra content can be unlocked or added by starting the Nintendo DS game with the appropriate Game Boy Advance game inserted. Some of the content can stay permanent, even when the GBA game has been removed after content has been added.

Additionally, Slot 2 can be used to house expansion paks, such as the Rumble Pak, the Nintendo DS Memory Expansion Pak, and the Guitar Grip for the Guitar Hero: On Tour series. The DSi will not retain the GBA slot.

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Nintendo DS Lite Starter Bundle
Nintendo DS Starter bundle Includes:

DS Lite in your choice of color
Game of your choice
Accessory of your choice

Nintendo DS Lite, Onyx

The revolutionary Nintendo DS Lite features built-in Wi-Fi, so you can compete against players in another room - or another country. Plus, the backlit touchscreen makes the DS Lite incredibly easy to use; you can navigate games with the touch of a finger (or with the included stylus). Enjoy a massive library of Nintendo games on this sleek, stylish, and ultraportable gaming system.

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Nintendo DS Lite Customer's Choice Bundle
Nintendo DS Lite Customer's Choice Bundle Includes:

Your choice of color in DS
Your choice of Two (2) Games
Your choice of accessory

DS Accessories are also available

Nintendo DS Accessory Tin Kit - Princess Peach
Nintendo DS Accessory Tin Kits (Princess Peach) Includes:

Collectible Accessory Tin
Hardware Carrying Case
Car Adapter
Earphones
Decal

Nintendo DS Accessory Tin Kit - Mario
Nintendo DS Accessory Tin Kits - Mario Includes:

Collectible Accessory Tin
Hardware Carrying Case
Car Adapter
Earphones
Decal

Nintendo DS Accessory Tin Kit - Zelda
Nintendo DS Accessory Tin Kits (Zelda) Includes:

Collectible Accessory Tin
Hardware Carrying Case
Car Adapter
Earphones
Decal

Nintendo DS Lite Limited Edition Guitar Hero On Tour Bundle

Nintendo DS Lite Limited Edition Guitar Hero On Tour Bundle Includes:
Special Edition Guitar Hero Metallic Silver/Black Nintendo DS
Guitar Hero: On Tour game
Guitar Grip
Pick Stylus

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