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|caption=Official render of the Platinum Silver Nintendo DS | |caption=Official render of the Platinum Silver Nintendo DS | ||
|jprelease=December 2, 2004 | |jprelease=December 2, 2004<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041130021953/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/index.html nintendo.co.jp]</ref> | ||
|narelease=November 21, 2004 | |narelease=November 21, 2004<ref>[https://ign.com/articles/2004/09/21/official-nintendo-ds-launch-details Official Nintendo DS Launch Details | IGN]</ref> | ||
|eurelease=March 11, 2005 | |eurelease=March 11, 2005 | ||
|aurelease=February 24, 2005<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060625213053/http://www.nintendo.com.au/ds/system/index.php Nintendo of Australia] (archive)</ref> | |aurelease=February 24, 2005<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060625213053/http://www.nintendo.com.au/ds/system/index.php Nintendo of Australia] (archive)</ref> | ||
|korelease=December 29, 2004 | |||
|cnrelease=July 23, 2005 | |||
|hkrelease=April 21, 2005 | |||
|twrelease=December 2, 2004 | |||
|specs= | |specs= | ||
*Two 256×192 LCD screens, the bottom touch-sensitive, capable of displaying 262,144 colors. | *Two 256×192 LCD screens, the bottom touch-sensitive, capable of displaying 262,144 colors. | ||
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The '''Nintendo DS''' (Japanese: '''ニンテンドーＤＳ''' ''Nintendo DS'') is [[Nintendo]]'s fifth series, {{wp|history of video game consoles (seventh generation)|seventh generation}} handheld game console. | The '''Nintendo DS''' (Japanese: '''ニンテンドーＤＳ''' ''Nintendo DS'') is [[Nintendo]]'s fifth series, {{wp|history of video game consoles (seventh generation)|seventh generation}} handheld game console. It was released on November 21, 2004 in North America, on December 2 in Japan, and on March 11, 2005 in Europe. The Nintendo DS represented an experimental new era for Nintendo's game consoles. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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| Action RPG | | Action RPG | ||
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| {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} | | {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} | ||
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| {{game|Platinum}} | | {{game|Platinum}} | ||
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| {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} | | {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} | ||
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| {{game|Black and White|s}} | | {{game|Black and White|s}} | ||
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| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]] | | style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]] | ||
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===By backwards compatibility=== | ===By backwards compatibility=== | ||
Due to the second slot, all [[Game Boy Advance]] games can be played on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite; however, they are | Due to the second slot, all [[Game Boy Advance]] games can be played on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite; however, they are incompatible with [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]] games. Game Boy Advance games cannot be played on the Nintendo DSi or later versions due to the lack of second slot. | ||
{{consolegames}} | {{consolegames}} | ||
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| {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} | | {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} | ||
| | | Core series RPG | ||
| 2002 | | 2002 | ||
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| {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} | | {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} | ||
| | | Core series RPG | ||
| 2004 | | 2004 | ||
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| {{game|Emerald}} | | {{game|Emerald}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Nintendo DS Adventures.png|thumb|250px|Nintendo DS in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]] | |||
* 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 Nintendo 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. | * 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 Nintendo 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 Nintendo DS as a way for communication. | * In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, [[Team Aqua]] used a Nintendo DS as a way for communication. | ||
* In the [[Phantom Thief Pokémon 7]] manga, [[Rocco]] whipped out a Nintendo DS and began to play it when he began to get bored during {{p|Drifblim}}'s ride. | * In the [[Phantom Thief Pokémon 7]] manga, [[Rocco]] whipped out a Nintendo DS and began to play it when he began to get bored during {{p|Drifblim}}'s ride. | ||
* The Nintendo DS is the best selling handheld console of all time. | * The Nintendo DS is the best selling handheld console of all time. | ||
* Currently, the Nintendo DS is tied with the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch for having games from the most number of generations released for it: the [[Generation IV]] and [[Generation V]] games, as well as four side games from [[Generation III]]. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Electronic devices]] | [[Category:Electronic devices]] | ||
[[Category:Nintendo consoles]] | [[Category:Nintendo consoles]] | ||
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[[ja:ニンテンドーDS]] | [[ja:ニンテンドーDS]] | ||
[[zh:任天堂DS]] | [[zh:任天堂DS]] | ||