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Nintendo DS | 
| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1462 reviews
Sales Rank: 8429
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Color: Titanium
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Modem: None
Display Size: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 4.9 x 2.1
MPN: ntr s vkba
Model: 45496716141
UPC: 045496716141
EAN: 0045496716141
ASIN: B00064MUIA
Release Date: June 15, 2006
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| Features:
| • | Dual Screens open up new possibilities - use the touch screen as an inventory reference for role-playing games, to view maps for your favorite strategy game, or see racing action from two perspectives at once | | • | Navigate menus or access inventory items simply by touching the screen with stylus or fingertip; tough film over touchscreen protects it | | • | Advanced 3D graphics engine and 16-channel audio, for graphics and sound that are superior to other portable game systems | | • | All-new PictoChat feature allows DS users to write messages with an on-screen keyboard or the stylus and send them wirelessly | | • | Built-in microphone port for voice control of games, or for voice chat with other DS players |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
In a surprising number of ways, the Nintendo DS is quite unlike any video game system that's come before. First, there's the two screens, one above and one below. The idea might seem like a gimmick -- the screens are far enough apart that you won't be able to see them as one long screen -- but the format works in a complementary way. Depending on the game, the DS serves action in one screen and details, maps, stats, or alternate views in the other. Switching your eyes between screens takes a little getting used to, but quickly becomes automatic, like checking a rear-view mirror while driving. Both screens are back-lit and a little larger than that of the Game Boy Advance SP, so they'll be easy to see in most conditions.  | | Players can control games using the touch-sensitive bottom screen of the DS. | The bottom screen also functions as a PDA-style touchpad. It comes with a small stylus, as well as a stylus that attaches to your thumb. This touch screen might be both the best and worst feature of the DS. One one hand, it brings the freedom of PC-style mouse control into gaming, but using it also tends to block what's going on in that screen. For example, while playing the Metroid Prime: Hunters, you could use the left thumb pad to move, the left shoulder button to fire, and the touch screen to look and jump. As you track foes on the bottom-screen map, however, your view will be partially obscured by your own right thumb. The good news is that Nintendo has stressed a lot of comfort options, both in the operating system and in their games. Want to play Metroid without the touch-pad? Select a different control scheme in the game's option menu, which also includes configurations for lefties. You can even customize your DS to automatically play the inserted title or to start with the main menu, choose which screen to display your GBA games, to add a nickname for wireless play, and more.  | | Up to 16 players can connect wirelessly within a 100-foot radius. | That's right, the DS is wireless-enabled. Say good-bye to that daisy-chain of network cables that was previously necessary for portable multiplayer gaming. Nintendo's proprietary wireless format has a radius rated at 30 to 100 feet depending on environmental interference with its signal. Surely, it's more than enough for friends to game from one end of the bus to the other. We experimented in a small, nearly empty parking lot and got great reception at the upper end of that rating. The DS network can handle up to 16 users, though you can expect the maximum number of players to vary from game to game. Also, unlike all but the earliest video game systems, the DS comes with a built-in application. It's called PictoChat, and it allows people to write and draw pictures in a chat-room format. Since it's built in to the DS operating system, you'll always be able to interact with other DS users.  | | The built-in program PictoChat lets you write and draw with others. | But not all is new; Nintendo has re-invested some favorite features of older platforms into the DS. It's backward compatible to the Game Boy Advance, which means that older Game Boy and Game Boy Color games won't work in this machine but GBA games will run fine (sadly, the wireless feature doesn't extend to GBA games). Like the GBA SP, the DS is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that provides approximately 10 hours of play on a four-hour charge. Old timers might recognize the A/B/X/Y face buttons from the Super Nintendo controller, though they're not in the same positions. The standard headphone jack and wide-body comfort of the first GBA model is back, coupled this time with the SP's screen-saving clamshell design. In terms of its ability to display graphics and sound, the DS is a little better -- and a whole lot smaller -- than the Nintendo 64. Overall, the Nintendo DS represents a rather large leap in portable gaming. With some mystery shrouding the future abilities of its internal microphone (voice recognition) and its IEEE 802.11 wireless network, the DS may have left some surprises up its sleeve. --Porter B. Hall Pros: - Great design marries innovative new features with great features of old systems and lots of customizable options
- Wireless up to 100 feet
- Built-in PictoChat lets you write and draw pictures with up to 15 other DS users
Cons: - Sometimes hard to see and use the touch screen at the same time
- Wireless multiplayer feature won't work with GBA games
- Can't connect to other wireless devices...yet
Product Description
The Nintendo DS is going to transform the portable gaming world. It's a complete portable entertainment and communications unit that lets you see the game action from a new perspective. The two screens offer touchscreen control for a groundbreaking control style that sets it apart from other systems. Access items, move characters or navigate menus by touching a stylus to a screen. The built-in voice recognition lets you command your game by voice, while the wireless options let you send text messages, drawings and IMs. This combination of new gaming features and portable communications will shock and impress you. Comes with Rechargeable Battery Pack, AC Adapter, Stylus, Screen Cover, Wrist Strap and playable demo of Metroid Prime: Hunters - First Hunt. Create a local wireless network with up 16 players, with a 30-foot range 1GB of built-in memory for faster gaming and shorter load times Dual slots support both GBA and DS games
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 NINTENDO DS September 11, 2008
I LOVE THIS VIDEO GAME SYSTEM. IT WORKS GREAT AND COMES WITH A CHARGER SO YOU CAN CHARGE IT WHEN THE BATTERY IS LOW.
I CAN PLAY MY NINTENDO DS EVERYDAY BECAUSE IT IS SO FUN.
NINTENDO DS September 11, 2008
I LOVE THIS GAME SYSTEM. BLUE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE COLORS. WORKS GREAT AND COMES WITH A CHARGER.
GRrrreat Buy July 20, 2008
Bought this for my 9 year old son! It was as discribed, In great condition.Better made then the Ninetendo DS Lite.
Nice, and More Reliable Than The DS Lite!! July 14, 2008
I have owned this little hand-held for awhile now. I have never owned a DS Lite but my friend let me play his for awhile. I bought this version because that DS Lite was too bright and could cause eye strain or seizures. This one is more reliable. Some people have noted that the DS Lite's Hinge can break easliy, but the DS has a re-enforced Hinge. But now my DS is becoming a little slower at reading games, i'm wondering if I should get a DS Lite or a Original DS?
ds sucks March 7, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
i only gav it 5 stars so people would read this
lol
the ds sucks compared to the psp
i have a psp and ive played a ds at my frends house
the ds would prob be good for younger people although alot of the games are boring and have no replay value(my frend has mostly every ds game out because hes rich) but the psp can play music, movies,games, u can go on the internet
and u can now listen to the radio and take pictures wen u upgrade the firmware
and the psp is lik 170 dollars now and the ds is 130
its only 30 dollars more so its not a huge jump
in other words save ur money and buy a psp trust me your going to hate the ds compared the psp
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