<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
released	O
globally	O
across	O
2004	O
and	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
an	O
initialism	O
for	O
"	O
Developers	O
 '	O
System	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Dual	O
Screen	O
"	O
,	O
introduced	O
distinctive	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
handheld	B-Application
games	I-Application
:	O
two	O
LCD	B-Device
screens	I-Device
working	O
in	O
tandem	O
(	O
the	O
bottom	O
one	O
being	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
)	O
,	O
a	O
built-in	O
microphone	B-Application
and	O
support	O
for	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
connectivity	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
screens	O
are	O
encompassed	O
within	O
a	O
clamshell	O
design	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
also	O
features	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
multiple	O
DS	B-Device
consoles	O
to	O
directly	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
within	O
a	O
short	O
range	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
an	O
existing	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
interact	O
online	O
using	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
main	O
competitor	O
was	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
during	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
an	O
experimental	O
"	O
third	O
pillar	O
"	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
console	O
lineup	O
,	O
meant	O
to	O
complement	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
family	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
titles	O
and	O
strong	O
sales	O
ultimately	O
established	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
launched	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
,	O
a	O
slimmer	O
and	O
lighter	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
with	O
brighter	O
screens	O
and	O
a	O
longer	O
lasting	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
,	O
another	O
redesign	O
with	O
several	O
hardware	O
improvements	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
titles	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
XL	O
,	O
a	O
larger	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
models	O
combined	O
have	O
sold	O
154.02million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
best-selling	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	B-Application
best-selling	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
overall	O
,	O
behind	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
began	O
around	O
mid-2002	O
,	O
following	O
an	O
original	O
idea	O
from	O
former	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
Hiroshi	O
Yamauchi	O
about	O
a	O
dual-screened	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
many	O
details	B-Device
,	O
but	O
stated	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
succeed	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
details	B-Device
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
would	O
have	O
two	O
separate	O
,	O
3-inch	O
TFT	B-Device
LCD	I-Device
display	O
panels	O
,	O
separate	O
processors	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
1	O
gigabit	O
(	O
128MB	O
)	O
of	O
semiconductor	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
,	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
have	O
developed	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
based	O
upon	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
concept	O
from	O
existing	O
game	O
devices	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
entertainment	O
experience	O
for	O
the	O
21st	O
century.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
expressed	O
optimism	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
would	O
help	O
put	O
Nintendo	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
forefront	O
of	O
innovation	O
and	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
conservative	O
image	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
years	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
shown	O
in	O
prototype	O
form	O
at	O
E3	O
2004	O
,	O
still	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
a	O
new	O
design	O
that	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
sleeker	O
and	O
more	O
elegant	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
and	O
announced	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
as	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
official	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
lukewarm	O
GameCube	B-Application
sales	O
,	O
Hiroshi	O
Yamauchi	O
stressed	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
its	O
success	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
future	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
statement	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
translated	O
from	O
Japanese	O
as	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
succeeds	O
,	O
we	O
will	O
rise	O
to	O
heaven	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
it	O
fails	O
we	O
will	O
sink	O
to	O
hell.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
President	O
Iwata	O
referred	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
as	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
hardware	O
launch	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
basic	O
strategy	O
'	O
Gaming	O
Population	O
Expansion	O
because	O
the	O
touch-based	O
device	O
"	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
intuitively	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
for	O
US	O
$149.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
launched	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
US	O
$149.99	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
;	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
JP¥	O
15,000	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
in	O
the	O
color	O
"	O
Titanium	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
suggested	O
retail	O
price	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
dropped	O
to	O
US	O
$129.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
launches	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
successful	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
chose	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
prior	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
a	O
hardware	O
launch	O
from	O
the	O
Kyoto-based	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
choice	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
out	O
for	O
the	O
largest	O
shopping	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
(	O
the	O
day	O
after	O
Thanksgiving	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Black	O
Friday	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
met	O
unexpectedly	O
high	O
demand	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
selling	O
1million	O
units	O
by	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
is	O
normal	O
for	O
electronics	O
,	O
some	O
were	O
reported	O
as	O
having	O
problems	O
with	O
stuck	B-General_Concept
pixels	I-General_Concept
in	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
return	O
policies	O
for	O
LCD	B-Device
displays	I-Device
vary	O
between	O
manufacturers	O
and	O
regions	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
chose	O
to	O
replace	O
a	O
system	O
with	O
faulty	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
only	O
if	O
the	O
owner	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
interfered	O
with	O
their	O
gaming	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
defective	O
DS	B-Device
in	O
question	O
would	O
provide	O
a	O
valid	O
credit	O
card	O
number	O
and	O
,	O
afterward	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
would	O
ship	O
a	O
new	O
DS	B-Device
system	O
to	O
the	O
owner	O
with	O
shipping	O
supplies	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
defective	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
defective	O
DS	B-Device
in	O
question	O
would	O
have	O
shipped	O
their	O
system	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
inspection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
option	O
allowed	O
the	O
owner	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
new	O
DS	B-Device
in	O
3	O
–	O
5	O
business	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
during	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
there	O
was	O
one	O
pack-in	O
demo	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
built-in	O
PictoChat	O
program	O
:	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
:	O
First	O
Hunt	O
(	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Electric	O
Blue	O
"	O
DS	B-Device
launch	O
in	O
June	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
bundled	O
the	O
system	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
launch	O
period	O
,	O
The	O
Prince	O
of	O
Tennis	O
2005	O
-Crystal	O
Drive	O
-	O
(	O
Konami	O
)	O
and	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
Fever	I-Application
(	O
Puyo	B-Application
Pop	I-Application
Fever	I-Application
)	O
(	O
Sega	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
for	O
€149	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
supply	O
of	O
units	O
was	O
available	O
prior	O
to	O
this	O
in	O
a	O
package	O
with	O
a	O
promotional	O
"	O
VIP	O
"	O
T-shirt	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
-	I-Application
First	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
a	O
WarioWare	B-Device
:	I-Device
Touched	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
demo	O
and	O
a	O
pre-release	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Stars	O
Catalogue	O
;	O
the	O
bundle	O
was	O
priced	O
at	O
£129.99	O
for	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
€189.99	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
plus	O
1,000	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
"	O
star	O
"	O
loyalty	O
points	O
(	O
to	O
cover	O
postage	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
1million	O
DS	B-Device
units	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
setting	O
a	O
sales	O
record	O
for	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
like	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
:	O
First	O
Hunt	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
the	O
case	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
room	O
for	O
one	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
pak	O
and	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
card	O
with	O
the	O
instructions	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
launched	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
-	I-Application
First	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
iQue	O
DS	B-Device
"	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
China	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
iQue	O
DS	B-Device
was	O
980	O
RMB	O
(	O
roughly	O
US$130	O
)	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
includes	O
updated	O
firmware	B-Application
to	O
block	O
out	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PassMe	O
device	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Red	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinese	O
launch	O
games	O
were	O
Zhi	O
Gan	O
Yi	O
Bi	O
(	O
Polarium	B-Application
)	O
(	O
Nintendo/iQue	O
)	O
and	O
Momo	O
Waliou	O
Zhizao	O
(	O
WarioWare	B-Device
:	I-Device
Touched	I-Device
!	I-Device
)	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Publisher	O
NA	O
JP	O
EU	O
AU	O
&	O
NZ	O
Asphalt	B-Application
Urban	I-Application
GT	I-Application
Gameloft	O
Daigasso	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Band	B-Device
Brothers	I-Device
Nintendo	O
Feel	B-Device
the	I-Device
Magic	I-Device
:	I-Device
XY/XX	I-Device
(	O
aka	O
Project	B-Device
Rub	I-Device
)	O
Sega	O
Kensyūi	O
Dokuta	O
Tendo	O
(	O
literally	O
"	O
Resident	O
Doctor	O
Tendo	O
"	O
)	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2005	I-Application
Electronic	O
Arts	O
Mahjong	O
Taikai	O
Koei	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
:	O
First	O
Hunt	O
Nintendo	O
Mr.	B-Device
Driller	I-Device
Drill	I-Device
Spirits	I-Device
Namco	O
Ping	B-Device
Pals	I-Device
THQ	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
Nintendo	O
Polarium	B-Application
Nintendo	O
Rayman	O
DS	B-Device
Ubisoft	O
Retro	B-Device
Atari	I-Device
Classics	I-Device
Atari	O
Robots	B-Application
VU	O
Games	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
Activision	O
Sprung	B-Device
Ubisoft	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
DS	I-Application
Nintendo	O
Tiger	O
Woods	O
PGA	O
Tour	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
The	B-Device
Urbz	I-Device
:	I-Device
Sims	I-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
City	I-Device
Electronic	O
Arts	O
WarioWare	B-Device
:	I-Device
Touched	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
seen	O
by	O
many	O
analysts	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
market	O
as	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
although	O
representatives	O
from	O
both	O
companies	O
stated	O
that	O
each	O
system	O
targeted	O
a	O
different	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
magazine	O
awarded	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
a	O
Gadget	O
of	O
the	O
Week	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
retailed	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
dropped	O
to	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
one	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
releases	O
of	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
and	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dual	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
official	O
colors	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
were	O
available	O
through	O
standard	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
red	O
version	O
which	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
's	O
Candy	O
Pink	O
and	O
Australia	O
's	O
Cosmic	O
Blue	O
were	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
through	O
a	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
bundle	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
colors	O
are	O
just	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
pink	O
and	O
blue	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
these	O
colors	O
were	O
available	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
style	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
;	O
a	O
different	O
and	O
more-limited	O
set	O
of	O
colors	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
all	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
models	O
combined	O
have	O
sold	O
154.02million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	B-Application
best-selling	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
introduced	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
and	O
wireless	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
to	O
a	O
wide	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
DS	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
encounter	O
many	O
people	O
had	O
with	O
touch-based	O
tech	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
left	O
an	O
indelible	O
impression.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
established	O
a	O
large	O
casual	O
gaming	O
market	O
,	O
attracting	O
large	O
non-gamer	O
audiences	O
and	O
establishing	O
touchscreens	B-Device
as	O
the	O
standard	O
controls	O
for	O
future	O
portable	O
gaming	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Polygon	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
laid	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
touchscreen	B-Device
mobile	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
on	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
"	O
had	O
basically	O
primed	O
the	O
entire	O
world	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
gaming	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
"	O
effectively	O
caused	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
market	O
to	O
implode	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
early	O
2010s	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Parish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
also	O
enlarged	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
female	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
44%	O
of	O
DS	B-Device
owners	O
were	O
female	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
owners	O
being	O
female	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
console	I-Application
with	O
a	O
similar	O
dual-screen	O
setup	O
that	O
can	O
display	O
images	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
in	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
would	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Brain	O
Age	O
:	O
Train	O
Your	O
Brain	O
in	O
Minutes	O
a	O
Day	O
!,	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
design	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
multi-screen	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
line	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
and	O
Zelda	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lower	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
is	I-Device
overlaid	O
with	O
a	O
resistive	B-Device
touchscreen	I-Device
designed	O
to	O
accept	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
included	O
stylus	B-Device
,	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
fingers	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
curved	O
plastic	O
tab	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
optional	O
wrist	O
strap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchscreen	B-Device
lets	O
users	O
interact	O
with	O
in-game	O
elements	O
more	O
directly	O
than	O
by	O
pressing	O
buttons	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
included	O
chatting	O
software	O
,	O
PictoChat	O
,	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
is	O
used	O
to	O
write	O
messages	O
or	O
draw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handheld	B-Application
features	O
four	O
lettered	O
buttons	O
(	O
X	O
,	O
Y	O
,	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Start	O
,	O
Select	O
,	O
and	O
Power	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
are	O
two	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
,	O
a	O
game	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
,	O
a	O
stylus	B-Device
holder	O
and	O
a	O
power	O
cable	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bottom	O
features	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
button	O
layout	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
mode	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
buttons	O
X	O
and	O
Y	O
and	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
are	O
not	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
line	O
of	O
systems	O
do	O
not	O
feature	O
these	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
line	I-Device
of	O
systems	O
had	O
only	O
supported	O
stereo	O
sound	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
headphones	O
or	O
external	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
built-in	O
microphone	B-Application
is	O
located	O
below	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
purposes	O
,	O
including	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
,	O
chatting	O
online	O
between	O
and	O
during	O
gameplay	O
sessions	O
,	O
and	O
minigames	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
blow	O
or	O
shout	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	O
Dimensions	O
When	O
closed	O
:	O
x	O
x	O
(	O
width	O
x	O
height	O
x	O
depth	O
)	O
Display	O
Two	O
TFT	B-Device
LCD	I-Device
screens	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
diagonal	O
,	O
0.24	O
mm	O
dot	O
pitch	O
,	O
18-bit	O
depth	O
(	O
262,144	O
colors	O
)	O
,	O
21	O
mm	O
gap	O
between	O
screens	O
( ≈92	O
lines	O
)	O
Resolution	B-General_Concept
256	O
×	O
192	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
(	O
4:3	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
)	O
for	O
each	O
screen	O
Audio	O
Stereo	O
with	O
16	O
PCM/ADPCM	O
channels	O
,	O
facilitated	O
by	O
the	O
Mitsumi	O
MM3205B	O
CPU	O
Two	O
ARM	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
3D	O
hardware	O
consists	O
of	O
rendering	O
engine	O
and	O
geometry	O
engine	O
which	O
perform	O
transform	B-Algorithm
and	I-Algorithm
lighting	I-Algorithm
,	O
Transparency	O
Auto	O
Sorting	O
,	O
Transparency	O
Effects	O
,	O
Texture	O
Matrix	O
Effects	O
,	O
2D	O
Billboards	O
,	O
Texture	O
Streaming	O
,	O
texture-coordinate	O
transformation	O
,	O
perspective-correct	O
texture	O
mapping	O
,	O
per-pixel	O
Alpha	O
Test	O
,	O
per-primitive	O
alpha	B-Algorithm
blending	I-Algorithm
,	O
texture	O
blending	O
,	O
Gouraud	O
Shading	O
,	O
cel	O
shading	O
,	O
z-buffering	O
,	O
W-Buffering	O
,	O
1bit	O
Stencil	O
Buffer	O
,	O
per-vertex	O
directional	O
lighting	O
and	O
simulated	O
point	O
lighting	O
,	O
Depth	O
Test	O
,	O
Stencil	O
Test	O
,	O
Render	O
to	O
Texture	O
,	O
Lightmapping	O
,	O
Environment	O
Mapping	O
,	O
Shadow	O
Volumes	O
,	O
Shadow	O
Mapping	O
,	O
Distance	O
Fog	O
,	O
Edge	O
Marking	O
,	O
Fade-In/Fade	O
-Out	O
,	O
Edge-AA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
is	O
generally	O
more	O
limited	O
by	O
its	O
polygon	O
budget	O
than	O
its	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
fill	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
512	O
kilobytes	O
of	O
texture	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
maximum	O
texture	O
size	O
is	O
1024	O
×	O
1024	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
(	O
but	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
)	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
single	O
2D	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
has	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wi-Fi	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
accessing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
compete	O
with	O
other	O
users	O
playing	O
the	O
same	O
Wi-Fi	O
compatible	O
game	O
,	O
PictoChat	O
or	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
cartridge	O
and	O
RAM	B-Architecture
extension	O
,	O
browse	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battery	O
life	O
is	O
affected	O
by	O
multiple	O
factors	O
including	O
speaker	O
volume	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
one	O
or	O
both	O
screens	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
connectivity	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
backlight	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
turned	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
in	O
selected	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
close	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
system	O
to	O
trigger	O
its	O
'	O
sleep	O
 '	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
pauses	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
played	O
and	O
saves	O
battery	O
life	O
by	O
turning	O
off	O
the	O
screens	O
,	O
speakers	O
,	O
and	O
wireless	O
communications	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
closing	O
the	O
system	O
while	O
playing	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
will	O
not	O
put	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
into	O
sleep	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
run	O
normally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Wild	I-Device
World	I-Device
)	O
will	O
also	O
not	O
pause	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
backlight	O
,	O
screens	O
,	O
and	O
speakers	O
will	O
turn	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
when	O
saving	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
certain	O
games	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
will	O
not	O
go	O
into	O
sleep	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
,	O
used	O
the	O
closing	O
motion	O
needed	O
to	O
enter	O
sleep	O
mode	O
as	O
an	O
unorthodox	O
way	O
of	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looney	B-Device
Tunes	I-Device
:	I-Device
Duck	I-Device
Amuck	I-Device
is	O
another	O
game	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
closing	O
motion	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
game	O
mode	O
that	O
required	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
helping	O
Daffy	O
Duck	O
hunt	O
a	O
monster	O
with	O
the	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
secondary	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
does	O
accept	O
and	O
support	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
cartridges	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
cartridges	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
emphasized	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
intention	O
for	O
its	O
inclusion	O
was	O
to	O
allow	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
accessories	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
any	O
accessory	O
that	O
uses	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
cartridge	O
,	O
the	O
Rumble	O
Pak	O
vibrates	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
action	O
in	O
compatible	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
bumps	O
into	O
an	O
obstacle	O
or	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	O
bundled	O
with	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
Actionloop	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Headset	O
is	O
the	O
official	O
headset	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
plugs	O
into	O
the	O
headset	O
port	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
3.5mm	O
(	O
1/8	O
in	O
)	O
headphone	O
connector	O
and	O
a	O
proprietary	O
microphone	B-Application
connector	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
one	O
earphone	O
and	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
games	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
internal	O
microphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
web	O
browser	O
Opera	B-Application
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Browser	O
operation	O
requires	O
that	O
an	O
included	O
memory	O
expansion	O
pak	O
is	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DSi	B-Device
has	O
an	O
internet	O
browser	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
shop	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
USB-flash-disk-sized	O
accessory	O
plugs	O
into	O
a	O
PC	O
's	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
and	O
creates	O
a	O
miniature	O
hotspot/wireless	O
access	O
point	O
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
Wii	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
units	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
service	O
through	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
's	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
tried	O
under	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
it	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
regular	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
,	O
connecting	O
to	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
,	O
an	O
LED	O
blinks	O
when	O
there	O
is	O
data	O
being	O
transferred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wi-Fi	O
USB	B-Protocol
Connector	O
was	O
discontinued	O
from	O
retail	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
add-on	O
uses	O
removable	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
to	O
store	O
MP3	O
audio	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
any	O
device	O
that	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
cartridges	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
limited	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
user-interface	O
and	O
functionality	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
using	O
both	O
screens	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
simultaneously	O
,	O
nor	O
does	O
it	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
its	O
touch-screen	B-Device
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
slot	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
includes	O
a	O
music	O
player	O
via	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
stated	O
on	O
the	O
box	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guitar	O
grip	O
controller	O
comes	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
and	O
is	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
game	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
four	O
colored	O
buttons	O
like	O
the	O
ones	O
found	O
on	O
regular	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
guitar	O
controllers	O
for	O
the	O
stationary	O
consoles	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
fifth	O
orange	O
button	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
guitar	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
controller	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
"	O
pick-stylus	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
guitar	O
pick	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
suggests	O
)	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
put	O
away	O
into	O
a	O
small	O
slot	O
on	O
the	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
works	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
and	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
as	O
it	O
comes	O
with	O
an	O
adapter	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guitar	O
Grip	O
also	O
works	O
with	O
its	O
sequels	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
:	I-Device
Decades	I-Device
,	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
:	I-Device
Modern	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Band	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
retaining	O
the	O
original	O
model	O
's	O
basic	O
characteristics	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
sleeker	O
appearance	O
,	O
larger	O
stylus	B-Device
,	O
longer	O
lasting	O
battery	O
,	O
and	O
brighter	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
considered	O
a	O
larger	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
for	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
decided	O
against	O
it	O
as	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
redesign	O
were	O
still	O
strong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
DS	B-Device
to	O
have	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
shipments	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
had	O
reached	O
93.86million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
unreleased	O
larger	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
DS	B-Device
redesign	O
,	O
new	O
features	O
include	O
two	O
inner	O
and	O
outer	O
0.3	O
megapixel	O
digital	O
cameras	O
,	O
a	O
larger	O
3.25	O
inch	O
display	O
,	O
internal	O
and	O
external	O
content	O
storage	O
,	O
compatibility	O
with	O
WPA	O
wireless	O
encryption	O
,	O
and	O
connectivity	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
XL	O
(	O
DSi	B-Device
LL	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
features	O
larger	O
screens	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
greater	O
overall	O
size	O
,	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
DSi	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
DS	B-Device
model	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
pure	O
size	O
variation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
larger	O
screens	O
with	O
wider	O
view	O
angles	O
,	O
improved	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
greater	O
overall	O
size	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
DSi	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
DSi	B-Device
was	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
individual	O
use	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
suggested	O
that	O
DSi	B-Device
XL	O
buyers	O
give	O
the	O
console	O
a	O
"	O
steady	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
table	O
in	O
the	O
living	O
room	O
"	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
shared	O
by	O
multiple	O
household	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
was	O
a	O
free	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
service	O
run	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
with	O
a	O
compatible	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
could	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
via	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
network	O
using	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
USB	I-Application
Connector	I-Application
or	O
a	O
wireless	B-Device
router	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	O
compatible	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
for	O
each	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Wi-Fi	I-Device
Connection	I-Device
games	I-Device
and	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Nintendo	B-Application
DS	I-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
were	O
released	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
online	O
platform	O
's	O
success	O
directly	O
propelled	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
served	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
Wii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
functions	O
(	O
for	O
games	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
Wii	O
consoles	O
)	O
were	O
discontinued	O
worldwide	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Download	O
Play	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
with	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
systems	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
,	O
using	O
only	O
one	O
game	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Download	O
Play	O
is	O
also	O
utilized	O
to	O
migrate	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
fourth	O
generation	O
games	O
into	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
,	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
task	O
requiring	O
two	O
different	O
game	B-Device
cards	I-Device
and	O
two	O
handheld	B-Application
units	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
one	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
retailers	O
featured	O
DS	B-Device
Download	I-Device
Stations	I-Device
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
demos	O
of	O
current	O
and	O
upcoming	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
memory	O
limitations	O
,	O
the	O
downloads	O
were	O
erased	O
once	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
powered	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Download	O
Station	O
was	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
1	O
to	O
8	O
standard	O
retail	O
DS	B-Device
units	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
DS	B-Device
card	O
containing	O
the	O
demo	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
used	O
WiiConnect24	O
to	O
download	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
demos	O
through	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
can	O
select	O
the	O
demo	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Download	I-Device
Stations	I-Device
at	O
retail	O
outlets	O
,	O
download	O
it	O
to	O
their	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
play	O
it	O
until	O
it	O
is	O
powered	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-Card	O
Play	O
,	O
like	O
Download	O
Play	O
,	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
with	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
each	O
system	O
requires	O
a	O
game	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
is	O
accessed	O
from	O
an	O
in-game	O
menu	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
normal	O
DS	B-Device
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PictoChat	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
users	O
within	O
local	O
wireless	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
enter	O
text	O
(	O
via	O
an	O
on	O
screen	O
keyboard	O
)	O
,	O
handwrite	O
messages	O
or	O
draw	O
pictures	O
(	O
via	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
and	O
touchscreen	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
systems	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
only	O
write	O
messages	O
in	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
and	O
DSi	B-Device
XL	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
function	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
write	O
in	O
any	O
colour	O
from	O
the	O
rainbow	O
that	O
cycles	O
through	O
the	O
spectrum	O
,	O
meaning	O
the	O
user	O
cannot	O
choose	O
a	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PictoChat	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
subsequent	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
series	O
of	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
own	O
firmware	B-Application
boots	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
menu	O
presents	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
four	O
main	O
options	O
to	O
select	O
:	O
play	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
,	O
use	O
PictoChat	O
,	O
initiate	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Play	O
,	O
or	O
play	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
firmware	B-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
clock	O
,	O
several	O
options	O
for	O
customization	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
boot	O
priority	O
for	O
when	O
games	O
are	O
inserted	O
and	O
GBA	B-Device
screen	O
preferences	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
input	O
user	O
information	O
and	O
preferences	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
name	O
,	O
birthday	O
,	O
favorite	O
color	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
is	I-Device
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smaller	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	I-Device
cards	I-Device
fit	O
into	O
a	O
slot	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
while	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
fit	O
into	O
a	O
slot	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
like	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
is	O
not	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
games	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
because	O
the	O
required	O
hardware	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
has	O
physical	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handheld	B-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Link	O
Cable	O
,	O
so	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
–	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link-up	O
modes	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
single-player	O
mode	O
is	O
supported	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
played	O
via	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
(	O
Ambassadors	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
only	O
uses	O
one	O
screen	O
when	O
playing	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
displayed	O
within	O
a	O
black	O
border	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
slightly	O
different	O
screen	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
between	O
the	O
two	O
systems	O
(	O
256	O
×	O
192	O
px	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
240	O
×	O
160px	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
top	O
slot	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
detect	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
specific	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
in	O
the	O
bottom	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
such	O
games	O
,	O
either	O
stated	O
in-game	O
during	O
gameplay	O
or	O
explained	O
in	O
its	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
extra	O
content	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
or	O
added	O
by	O
starting	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
with	O
the	O
appropriate	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
inserted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
those	O
games	O
were	O
the	O
popular	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
or	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
find	O
more/exclusive	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
the	O
wild	O
if	O
a	O
suitable	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
cartridge	O
was	O
inserted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
can	O
stay	O
permanently	O
,	O
even	O
after	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
game	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
slot	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
house	O
expansion	O
paks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Rumble	O
Pak	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Memory	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
,	O
and	O
Guitar	O
Grips	O
for	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
XL	O
have	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
cartridge	O
slot	O
and	O
cannot	O
play	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
or	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
certain	O
Wii	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Band	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
for	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
is	I-Device
region	O
free	O
in	O
the	O
sense	O
that	O
any	O
console	O
will	O
run	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
purchased	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Chinese	O
iQue	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
cannot	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
whose	O
firmware	B-Application
chip	O
does	O
not	O
contain	O
the	O
required	O
Chinese	O
character	O
glyph	O
images	O
;	O
this	O
restriction	O
is	O
removed	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
of	O
other	O
regions	O
cannot	O
play	O
the	O
Chinese	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
iQue	O
DS	B-Device
can	O
play	O
games	O
of	O
other	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
that	O
require	O
both	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	B-Device
card	I-Device
for	O
multiplayer	O
play	O
will	O
not	O
necessarily	O
work	O
together	O
if	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
from	O
different	O
regions	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
a	O
Japanese	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
may	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
copy	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
some	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
versions	I-Application
are	O
mutually	O
compatible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
certain	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
with	O
users	O
of	O
a	O
different	O
region	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
)	O
allow	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
opponents	O
by	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
,	O
however	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
region	O
lock	O
for	O
DSiWare	O
downloadable	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
DSi-specific	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
still	O
runs	O
normal	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
of	O
any	O
region	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
use	O
a	O
proprietary	O
solid	O
state	O
mask	B-Device
ROM	I-Device
in	O
their	O
game	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mask	B-Device
ROM	I-Device
chips	O
are	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Macronix	O
and	O
have	O
an	O
access	O
time	O
of	O
150ns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cards	O
usually	O
have	O
a	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
or	O
an	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
to	O
save	O
user	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
game	O
progress	O
or	O
high	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Device
cards	I-Device
are	O
(	O
about	O
half	O
the	O
width	O
and	O
depth	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
cartridges	O
)	O
and	O
weigh	O
around	O
3.5g	O
(	O
oz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
many	O
video	O
game	O
consumers	O
exploit	O
illegal	O
copies	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
of	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
were	O
sold	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
hardware	O
units	O
was	O
800,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
modification	O
device	O
called	O
Action	B-Device
Replay	I-Device
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
Datel	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
device	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
input	O
cheat	O
codes	O
that	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
hack	O
games	O
,	O
granting	O
the	O
player	O
infinite	O
health	O
,	O
power-ups	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
any	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
infinite	O
in	O
game	O
currency	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
walk	O
through	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
abilities	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
code	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
