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| image=[[File:Nintendo_DS_CONSOLE.png|200px]]
{{Infobox System
| image= [[File:Nintendo DS logo.png|320px]]<br/>[[File:Nintendo DS CONSOLE.png|320px]]
| caption= The original Nintendo DS model
| type= Handheld console
| type= Handheld console
| released= {{release|na= November 21, 2004|jp= December 2, 2004|eu= March 11, 2005|aus= February 24, 2005}}
| released= {{Release|US= November 21, 2004|JP= December 2, 2004|UK= March 11, 2005|AU= February 24, 2005}}
| media= Nintendo DS cards,<br>[[Game Boy Advance]] cartridges
'''Nintendo DS Lite:'''
| successor= [[Nintendo DS Lite]]
{{Release|US= June 11, 2006|JP= March 2, 2006|UK= June 23, 2006|AU= June 1, 2006}}
'''Nintendo DSi:'''
{{Release|US= April 5, 2009|JP= November 1, 2008|UK= April 3, 2009|AU= April 2, 2009}}
| media= {{List|Nintendo DS cards, Game Boy Advance cartridges}}
| predecessor= [[Game Boy Advance]]
| successor= [[Nintendo 3DS]]
}}
}}
The '''Nintendo DS''' (ニンテンドーDS, ''Nintendō Dīesu'') is the first in [[Nintendo]]'s latest series of handheld systems. Its major features include its two screens, one of which is a touch screen, a built-in microphone, and wireless capabilities allowing for [[multiplayer]] games and applications. Since its release in 2004, the Nintendo DS has seen great consumer success amongst the several versions of itself.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080730e.pdf#page=11 Consolidated Financial Highlights] Retrieved on October 15, 2008</ref>
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 {{Term|Series|Multiplayer|link}} 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 {{PH}} and a ''Zelda''-themed console. The North American version included a golden console with the {{Term|Series|Triforce|link}}, and the European version a silver console with the game logo and artwork of {{Term|PH|Link|link}} and {{Term|PH|Ciela|link}}. 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.


''Phantom Hourglass'' makes use of the DS internal clock. Certain events will take place at midnight according to the internal clock of the system.
=={{TLoZ|-}} Games ==
===Main===
*{{PH}}
*{{ST}}


==''The Legend of Zelda'' games ==
===Remakes===
So far there have been five ''Zelda'' games released on the Nintendo DS. Two main series Zelda games; ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'' and three spin off series games; ''[[Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]'', ''[[Tingle's Balloon Fight DS]]'', and ''[[Color Changing Tingle's Love Balloon Trip]]''. ''Phantom Hourglass'' was the first DS Zelda game to be released in North America and Australia, while ''Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland'' was released first in Japan and Europe.
*{{FSAE}}


With the DS's compatibility with [[Game Boy Advance]] games, several other ''Zelda'' games can be playable on the DS including the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] versions of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''.
===Spin-Offs===
*{{FPTRR}}
*{{TBFDS}}
*{{TMTP}}
*{{RTBToL}}


Games released for the Nintendo DS:
===Backwards Compatibile===
*''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]''
====Main====
*''[[Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]''
*{{FS}}
*''[[Tingle's Balloon Fight DS]]''
*{{TMC}}
*''[[Color Changing Tingle's Love Balloon Trip]]''
*''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]''


==References==
====Remakes====
<div class="references-small">
*{{ALttP&FS}}
<references/>
 
</div>
====Classic NES Series====
*{{TLoZ}}
*{{TAoL}}
 
==Trivia==
*{{PH|-}} makes use of the DS internal clock, as certain events will take place at midnight according to the internal clock of the system.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Triforce ds.png|The North American Triforce DS Lite
File:DSLiteEuropeanPHEdition.png|The European ''Zelda''-themed DS Lite
File:DSi.png|The Nintendo DSi
File:DSi XL.png|The Nintendo DSi XL
</gallery>
 
===Box Art===
<gallery>
File:DSLitePHAmericanBundle.png|North American Triforce DS Lite bundle box art
File:DSLitePHBundleEuropean.png|European limited edition DS Lite bundle box art
</gallery>
 
===Logos===
<gallery>
File:Nintendo DSi Logo.png|Nintendo DSi
File:Nintendo DS Lite logo.png|Nintendo DSi lite
File:Nintendo DSi XL logo.png|Nintendo DSi XL
</gallery>
 
{{Categories
|Nintendo Systems, Systems
}}


[[Category:Systems|DS]]
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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

Remakes

Spin-Offs

Backwards Compatibile

Main

Remakes

Classic NES Series

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

  • The North American Triforce DS Lite

    The North American Triforce DS Lite

  • The European Zelda-themed DS Lite

    The European Zelda-themed DS Lite

  • The Nintendo DSi

    The Nintendo DSi

  • The Nintendo DSi XL

    The Nintendo DSi XL

Box Art

  • North American Triforce DS Lite bundle box art

    North American Triforce DS Lite bundle box art

  • European limited edition DS Lite bundle box art

    European limited edition DS Lite bundle box art

Logos

  • Nintendo DSi

    Nintendo DSi

  • Nintendo DSi lite

    Nintendo DSi lite

  • Nintendo DSi XL

    Nintendo DSi XL

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