Nintendo DS

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Nintendo DS
Type(s)	Handheld console
Media	Nintendo DS cards Game Boy Advance cartridges
Release Date(s)	November 21, 2004 December 2, 2004 February 24, 2005 March 11, 2005 Nintendo DS Lite: June 11, 2006 March 2, 2006 June 1, 2006 June 23, 2006 Nintendo DSi: April 5, 2009 November 1, 2008 April 2, 2009 April 3, 2009
Predecessor(s)	Game Boy Advance
Successor(s)	Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo DS (ニンテンドーDS, Nintendō Dīesu) is a Nintendo handheld console and the successor to the Game Boy Advance.

Models

Nintendo DS

The Nintendo DS features two screens, one of which is a touch screen, a built-in microphone, and wireless capabilities allowing for multiplayer games and applications. The console is also backwards compatible with the Game Boy Advance.

Nintendo DS Lite

The Nintendo DS Lite features a slimmer and more lightweight design, and a brighter screen. A special limited edition DS Lite bundle was released both in North America and Europe, each one including a copy of Phantom Hourglass and a Zelda-themed console. The North American version included a golden console with the Triforce, and the European version a silver console with the game logo and artwork of Link and Ciela. The European edition was limited to 1,000 copies.

Nintendo DSi

The Nintendo DSi features a larger but thinner design. It also features two digital cameras, a SD card slot, and an online shop. The console is also no longer backwards compatible with the Game Boy Advance. On November 21, 2009, a larger version of the console, named Nintendo DSi XL, was also released.

The Legend of Zelda Games

Main

• Phantom Hourglass
• Spirit Tracks

Remakes

• Four Swords Anniversary Edition

Spin-Offs

• Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
• Tingle's Balloon Fight DS
• Too Much Tingle Pack
• Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love

Backwards Compatibile

Main

• Four Swords
• The Minish Cap

Remakes

• A Link to the Past & Four Swords

Classic NES Series

• The Legend of Zelda
• The Adventure of Link

Trivia

• Phantom Hourglass makes use of the DS internal clock, as certain events will take place at midnight according to the internal clock of the system.

Gallery

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  The North American Triforce DS Lite

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  The European Zelda-themed DS Lite

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  The Nintendo DSi

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  The Nintendo DSi XL

Box Art

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  North American Triforce DS Lite bundle box art

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  European limited edition DS Lite bundle box art

Logos

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  Nintendo DSi

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  Nintendo DSi lite

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  Nintendo DSi XL