The Nintendo DS, sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS, and as iQue DS in China) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo first released in 2004. The console features a clamshell design, with two LCD screens inside – one of which is a touch sensitive screen. The Nintendo DS also features a built-in microphone and supports wireless IEEE 802.11 (WiFi) standards, allowing players to interact with each other within short range (10–30 m, depending on conditions) or online with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.
The system’s code-name was “Project Nitro,” from which the NTR in the serial numbers written on the backs of game cards and the system itself come from. The console’s name officially refers to Developers’ System, because the touch screen was purported to allow the developer to invent new controls to suit the game; however, this announcement was made at the E3 preceding the system’s launch, and as both the name of the system and that the system had two screens had by then been known for months, speculation was already in place that DS meant “Dual Screen.” This semi-myth continues to this day.
On March 2, 2006, Nintendo released the Nintendo DS Lite in Japan. It is a redesign of the Nintendo DS, being slimmer and lighter and having brighter screens than the original Nintendo DS. It was later released in North America, Europe and Australia in June 2006. Since the release of the DS Lite, Nintendo has decided to discontinue the original DS.
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