Nintendo DS
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| Nintendo DS | |
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Handheld Video game console |
| Generation | Seventh generation era) |
| First available | |
| CPU | One 67 MHz (ARM) and one 33 MHz ARM7TDMI |
| Media | GBA cartridges Nintendo DS game cards |
| System storage | Cartridge save, 4 MB tRAM |
| Online service | Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection |
| Units sold | Worldwide: 77.54 million, including DS Lite units[1] |
| Top-selling game | Nintendogs, 18.67 million, all versions combined |
| Predecessor | Game Boy Advance |
| Successor | Nintendo DS Lite |
The Nintendo DS (ニンテンドーDS Nintendō DS, abbreviated to DS or NDS) is a two-screened portable game system created by Nintendo. It has a clam-shell design, which allows it to close and protect both screens at once when not in use. The bottom screen is touch-sensitive, which has made it and its games stand out from other hand-held systems. Its games include two Metroid titles, Metroid Prime Hunters and Metroid Prime Pinball, as well as the demo of Metroid Prime Hunters, Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt, with rumors of a third. It is compatible with the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak.
There is a slightly smaller version with brighter screens known as the Nintendo DS Lite and the latest model with larger screens (among various other new features) called the Nintendo 3DS.
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Hardware
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Added by ChozoBoyTraditional controls are located on either side of the touchscreen. To the left is a D-pad, with a narrow Power button above it, and to the right are the A, B, X, and Y buttons, with narrow Select and Start buttons above them. Shoulder buttons L and R are located on the upper corners of the lower half of the system. The overall button layout is similar to the controller of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom in Japan).
The Nintendo DS features stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound (depending on the software) located on either side of the upper display screen. This is a first for a Nintendo handheld, as the Game Boy line of systems has only supported stereo sound through the use of headphones or external speakers.
A built-in microphone is located below the left side of the bottom screen. It has been used for a variety of purposes, including speech recognition (Nintendogs, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!), chatting online between and during gameplay sessions (Pokémon Diamond and Pearl), and minigames that require the player to blow or shout into the microphone.
Metroid games playable on the Nintendo DS
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Added by ChozoBoy- Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt (Bundled with early consoles.)
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- Metroid Prime Pinball
Metroid games playable through GBA backwards compatibility
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(DS and DS Lite models only)
- Metroid Fusion
- Metroid Zero Mission
- Metroid (Classic NES Series) (Also playable as Metroid: Zero Mission unlockable extra.)
Metroid cameos on the Nintendo DS
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Added by RoyboyX- WarioWare: Touched!
- Animal Crossing: Wild World
- Tetris DS
- Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Phantasy Star Ø
- WarioWare D.I.Y.
- Picross DS
- Jam With The Band
Imported this game and its fun but tough. I should dl some more dlc...
Metroid cameos through GBA backwards compatibility
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- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- WarioWare: Twisted!
References
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- ^ 05 Nintendo Annual Report - Nintendo Co., Ltd. pp. 9. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (2005-05-26). Retrieved on 2006-08-14.
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| Home Consoles | Super Nintendo Entertainment System • Nintendo 64 Nintendo GameCube • Wii • Wii U |
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