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Revision as of 17:46, 31 December 2012

Nintendo DS
(ニンテンドーDS Nintendō DS)
File:Nintendo DS Logo.PNG
NDS.jpg
Release Dates
Japan North America
December 2, 2004 November 21, 2004
Europe Australia
February 24, 2005 March 11, 2005
Colors
Connectivity

List:

  • Wi-Fi
Media

List:

  • Nintendo DS Game Card
  • Game Boy Advance cartridge

The Nintendo DS (ニンテンドーDS Nintendō DS, full known as; Nintendo Dual Screen), sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS, is a seventh generation era dual-screen handheld game console devoloped and manfactured by Nintento. The Nintendo DS has been released on November 21, 2004. The console features a clamshell design, with two LCD screens inside - one of which is a touch-sensitive screen. The Nintendo DS is the first Nintendo video game console that has been released outside of Japan, which it went first on sale in North America.

History

It had been announced on November 13, 2003 by Nintendo that they would release a new game product that make it's release in 2004. Nintendo didn't gave any information about their new project and stated that it would not succeed the Game Boy or the GameCube. On January 20, 2004, Nintendo announced the console under the codename "Nintendo DS". Nintendo only gave few information about their project, saying that the console would have two separate, 3-inch TFT LCD display panels, separate processors, and up to 1 gigabit of semiconductor memory. The name got changed into "Nitro" in March 2004 which also the document containing most of the console's technical specifications was leaked. The project name went back to "Nintendo DS" in May 2004 and a prototype was shown at the Electronic Entertainment Expo better known as the E3. Nintendo revealed on July 28, 2004 that the Nintendo DS has gotten a new design and the name of the console is the same as that of the project name.

Cost

Country Cost
Japan ¥15000
North America $149.99
Europe £99.99/€149.99
Australia $199.95

Feature

Wi-Fi Connection

Download Play

Multi-Card Play

PictoChat

Compatibility

Redesigns

Nintendo DS Lite

Nintendo DSi

Nintendo DSi XL

Dragon Quest titles for Nintendo DS

Game Title Game Release
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
  • Japan: December 1, 2005
  • North America: September 19, 2006
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
  • Japan: December 28, 2006
  • North America: November 6, 2007
  • Europe: March 13, 2008
  • Australian: March 14, 2008
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
  • Japan: April 28, 2010, March 31, 2011 (Professional version)
  • North America: September 19, 2011
  • Europe: October 7, 2011
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
  • Japan: November 22, 2007
  • North America: September 16, 2008
  • Europe: September 12, 2008
  • Australian: September 11, 2008
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
  • Japan: July 17, 2008
  • North America: February 17, 2009
  • Europe: February 20, 2009
  • Australian: February 19, 2009
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation/Realms of Reverie
  • Japan: January 28, 2010
  • North America: February 14, 2011
  • Europe: May 20, 2011
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
  • Japan: July 11, 2009
  • North America: July 11, 2010
  • Europe: July 23, 2010
  • Australian: August 19, 2010
Itadaki Street DS - featuring characters from Dragon Quest and Super Mario. A Japan only title until the 2011 Wii port as Fortune Street
  • Japan: June 21, 2007

Dragon Quest titles for Nintendo 3DS

See Also

  • Game Boy - article on Nintendo's handhelds prior to the DS; includes a listing of Dragon Quest games.
  • Dragon Quest Wars - a Nintendo DSi title.

External Links

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