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The Nintendo DS or the original style Nintendo DS is one of the game consoles that has been developed and made by Nintendo. Led by Nintendo President Iwata Satoru, this handheld and dual screen game console was released by Nintendo on Canada, United States of America and Japan on the year 2004. Nintendo DS was also formerly given the codename Nitro to depict the system. The upper screen of the console serves as the main screen while the lower screen is the touch screen. This game console also has a microphone which is built in.

After a while, Nintendo made another version of the Nintendo DS which was named Nintendo DS Lite. This was a redesign of the console and was released in Japan and later in United States and Europe on the year 2006. Nintendo DS Lite was known because of its lightness and slimness. Also, its screens are brighter than the first one. This is one of the reasons why the Nintendo DS was called ‘original style Nintendo DS in some countries.’ Moreover, because of the popularity and convenience of Nintendo DS, it was privileged in the Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards in the year 2008. This was also because it is one of the pioneers in handheld game consoles. Furthermore, according to Nintendo, there are more challenging and fun games on the new game console.

Nintendo DS has many features. One of the features that make the Nintendo remarkable is the Wi-Fi Connecting. At a given range of connectivity, a gamer can compete to other gamers through Nintendo DS. Nintendo players could connect to an online service provided by Nintendo using a wireless router, as well as a Wi-Fi USB connector produced by Nintendo. At present, there are many sites that are available, as well as online games that a gamer can choose from. Another feature that is available to Nintendo players is the download play. As long as the gamers are in the Wi-Fi range, they could easily download game demos and DS games online using the console. Picto chat is another feature of the console. This feature, like the other said features make use of the wi-fi connectivity of the Nintendo. Picto chat allows every user to communicate each other. They usually enter chat rooms and talk there.

When it comes to compatibility, it is known that Nintendo DS is compatible with the Game Boy Advance. However, Nintendo supports only single players in GBA. Likewise, only one screen is used when a gamer plays GBA.

Nintendo DS has actually touched the gamer’s life, as well as the society. As a matter of fact, some schools in some countries require the purchase of Nintendo DS because it was believed to help children in studying and enhancing their minds and logic.

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