Changes: Nintendo DS

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Template:System 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

DSiWare

Due to the backwards compatibility, the console is also able to play the Classic NES Series versions of The Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link, as well as A Link to the Past & Four Swords and The Minish Cap.

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 European Zelda-themed DS Lite
The Nintendo DSi
The Nintendo DSi XL

Box Art

North American Triforce DS Lite bundle box art
European limited edition DS Lite bundle box art

Logos

Nintendo DSi
Nintendo DSi lite
Nintendo DSi XL

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 {{system
-| image=[[File:Nintendo DS CONSOLE.png|200px]]
+| image= [[File:Nintendo DS logo.png|320px]]<br>[[File:Nintendo DS CONSOLE.png|320px]]
+| caption= The original Nintendo DS model
 | type= Handheld console
-| released= {{release|na= November 21, 2004|jp= December 2, 2004|eu= March 11, 2005|aus= February 24, 2005}}
+| released= {{release|na= November 21, 2004|jp= December 2, 2004|eu= March 11, 2005|aus= February 24, 2005}}<br>'''Nintendo DS Lite:'''<br>{{release|na= June 11, 2006|jp= March 2, 2006|eu= June 23, 2006|aus= June 1, 2006}}<br>'''Nintendo DSi:'''<br>{{release|na= April 5, 2009|jp= November 1, 2008|eu= April 3, 2009|aus= April 2, 2009}}
-| media= Nintendo DS cards,<br>[[Game Boy Advance]] cartridges
+| media= Nintendo DS cards<br>Game Boy Advance cartridges
 | predecessor= [[Game Boy Advance]]
-| successor= [[Nintendo DSi]]
+| successor= [[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]].
-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 [[stylus]]-operated 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> A redesign, the '''Nintendo DS Lite''', improved on the original Nintendo DS in almost every way, and replaced the original upon its release. Nintendo originally announced it on January 26, 2006 before releasing it in Japan over a month later.
+==Models==
-''Phantom Hourglass'' makes use of the DS internal clock. Certain events will take place at midnight according to the internal clock of the system.
+===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 Legend of Zelda'' games ==
+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 [[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 ==
 *{{PH}}
+*{{FPTRR}}
-*''[[Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]''
+*{{TBFDS}}
-*''[[Tingle's Balloon Fight DS]]''
+*{{RTBToL}}
-*''[[Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love]]''
 *{{ST}}
+===DSiWare===
-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 {{TLoZ}}, {{TAoL}}, and {{ALttP}}.
+*{{TMTP}}
+*{{FSAE}}
+Due to the backwards compatibility, the console is also able to play the Classic NES Series versions of {{TLoZ}} and {{TAoL}}, as well as {{ALttP&FS}} and {{TMC}}.
-==''Phantom Hourglass'' Limited Edition Bundle==
-[[File:Triforce ds.png|left|150px]]
+==Trivia==
-A special limited edition {{PH}} bundle was released both in North America and Europe, each one including a copy of the game and a ''Zelda''-themed Nintendo DS Lite. 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.
+*{{PH|-}} makes use of the DS internal clock, as certain events will take place at midnight according to the internal clock of the system.
-{{clear}}
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:DSLitePHAmericanBundle.png|Limited Edition DS Lite American box set
+File:Triforce ds.png|The North American Triforce DS Lite
-File:DSLitePHBundleEuropean.png|Limited Edition DS Lite European box Set
+File:DSLiteEuropeanPHEdition.png|The European ''Zelda''-themed DS Lite
+File:DSi.png|The Nintendo DSi
-File:DSLiteEuropeanPHEdition.png|Limited Edition European DS Lite
+File:DSi XL.png|The Nintendo DSi XL
 </gallery>
+===Box Art===
-{{Ref}}
+<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>
 [[Category:Systems]]
 [[Category:Nintendo systems]]
+[[de:Nintendo DS]]

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