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 An electric blue Nintendo DS | |
| Also known as | iQue DS (China) |
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| Developer | Nintendo |
| Manufacturer | Foxconn |
| Product family | Nintendo DS family |
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Generation | Seventh generation |
| Release date | |
| Lifespan | 2004–2013 |
| Introductory price | US$149.99[1] |
| Discontinued | 2013[2] |
| Units sold | 154.02 million worldwide (as of June 30, 2016[update])[3] (details) |
| Media | Nintendo game card, ROM cartridge |
| CPU | 67MHz ARM946E-S 33MHz ARM7TDMI |
| Memory | 4 MB RAM |
| Storage | Cartridge save 256 KB flash memory |
| Display | Two TFT LCDs, 256 × 192 pixels |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11b, WEP) |
| Online services | Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection |
| Best-selling game | New Super Mario Bros., 30.80 million (as of September 30, 2016[update])[4] |
| Backward compatibility | Game Boy Advance (DS and DS Lite only) |
| Predecessor | Game Boy Advance |
| Successor | Nintendo 3DS |
The Nintendo DS (also known as the DS, or NDS) is a handheld game console from Nintendo. Development began in mid-2002 and it was first released in 2004. The DS is a small machine that can fold open to reveal two screens. One screen is a touchscreen, which lets people play video games made just for the Nintendo DS. The system comes with two styluses, which are used to touch the screen. The Nintendo DS was discontinued in 2013.
The games are stored on small cartridges, which are like memory card chips from digital cameras. Like most Nintendo game systems, the DS loads a game quickly. The DS has many new features. It has a new surround sound system. The DS (as well as the DS Lite) also plays games made for the Game Boy Advance (only single-player mode). However, the DS cannot play Game Boy or Game Boy Color games.
The Nintendo DS has a successor, the Nintendo 3DS, which has two screens like the Nintendo DS. It can also play games made for the Nintendo DS.
- ↑ "The Real Cost of Gaming: Inflation, Time, and Purchasing Power". October 15, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ↑ Langshaw, Mark (April 21, 2013). "Nintendo: '2013 is the year of the 3DS'". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
nintendosaleswas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "Sales Data — Top Selling Software Sales Units — Nintendo DS Software". Nintendo. March 31, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2014.