Nintendo DS: Difference between revisions

* The Nintendo DS, like its predecessors (the [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], and [[Game Boy Advance]]), is not region-locked. This means that a player could theoretically play a DS game from any region on their own locally purchased console. However, games released in the {{pmin|Greater China|People's Republic of China}}, which contain {{wp|Chinese character}}s, will only run on DS systems with the {{wp|iQue}} brand, as other versions do not have the larger microchip that supports these characters.

* In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, [[Team Aqua]] used a DS as a way for communication.

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* In the [[Phantom Thief Pokémon 7]] manga, [[Rocco]] whipped out a DS and began to play it when he began to get bored during {{p|Drifblim}}'s ride.

* The Nintendo DS is the only Nintendo handheld to have Pokémon games from two separate generations developed during its lifespan. While both [[Generation I]] and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} were playable on the [[Game Boy]], the latter were designed for the [[Game Boy Color]]. The only other console that features multiple-generation Pokémon games developed during its lifespan is the [[Nintendo 64]], featuring Generation I's {{Jap|Pokémon Stadium|Japanese Pokémon Stadium}} and {{Eng|Pokémon Stadium|English Pokémon Stadium}}, along with [[Generation II]]'s [[Pokémon Stadium 2]].

** Because of this, the Nintendo DS has the most main series Pokémon games, currently holding nine: {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, {{game|Platinum}}, {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, {{game|Black and White|s}}, and {{game|Black and White|s|4=2}}.