History of video games/Platforms/Nintendo DS

__NOTOC__ History thumb|Nintendo DS logotype. Development The Nintendo DS was preceded by the Game Boy Advance line of consoles. The decision to make a console with two screens came from a suggestion from former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi to then current Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, becoming project Nitro.The Man Who Worked On The Original Game Boy Explains Why Nintendo Created The DS https://kotaku.com/the-man-who-worked-on-the-original-game-boy-explains-wh-1790673619 27 October 2020 Kotaku en-us Launch November 21st, 2004 was the North American launch date for the DS, with a launch price of $149.99.Official Nintendo DS Launch Details - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/09/21/official-nintendo-ds-launch-details 13 November 2020 en The Nintendo DS Lite was launched in 2006.A History of the Nintendo DS Console https://www.nds-gear.com/history-nintendo-ds-console/ NDS-Gear 13 November 2020 The Nintendo DSi was released in 2008 in Japan. Legacy Many games on the DS made experimental use of it's touchscreen, paving the way for mobile experiences.Webster Andrew The DS was Nintendo at its best and weirdest https://www.theverge.com/21441254/nintendo-ds-3ds-discontinued-eulogy 19 October 2020 The Verge 17 September 2020 en The DS was noted for it's strong third party developer support. The DS sold 154.02 million units.IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/ Nintendo Co., Ltd. 14 November 2020 en The Nintendo DS was followed by the Nintendo 3DS and 2DS lines of consoles. Atypical Usage A single screen variant of the DS was made specifically to create Nintendo Zone access points at retail locations.Nintendo made a DS with one screen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lPw8BJlrQU YouTube The Retro Future 11 December 2020 In 2007 Nintendo released the Nintendo Fan Network, an app for the DS that allowed users to check stats and order food from their Safeco Field seats Mariners games.Mariners Nintendo Fan Network Gets Upgraded https://kotaku.com/mariners-nintendo-fan-network-gets-upgraded-5209952 Kotaku 4 December 2020 en-usDS Fanboy Review: Nintendo Fan Network https://www.engadget.com/2007-07-23-ds-fanboy-review-nintendo-fan-network-ready-monday.html Engadget 4 December 2020 en In 2010 McDonalds Japan spent 200 million yen (Roughly 2.2 million US dollars at the time) developing a training game for the Nintendo DS.Bad Recipe: Why McDonald's Shouldn't Use Nintendo To Train Staff https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bad-recipe-why-mcdonalds-shouldnt-use-nintendo-to-train-staff/ www.cbsnews.com 4 December 2020McDonald's Japan To Begin Training Employees with Nintendo DS, Software https://gizmodo.com/mcdonalds-japan-to-begin-training-employees-with-ninten-5498542 Gizmodo 4 December 2020 en-usNintendo Gets Serious About The Serious Game Market https://www.seriousgamemarket.com/2010/05/nintendo-gets-serious-about-serious.html 4 December 2020 Technology thumb|An example of 18bit RGB color, the system used by the Nintendo DS. The improved display, processing, and storage capabilities of the DS allowed for photographic images to be displayed with little reduction in quality, albeit at a low resolution. Compute The DS is powered by an primary 32-bit ARM946E-S CPU clocked at 67 megahertz working with an 32-bit ARM7TDMI CPU clocked at 34 megahertz for backwards compatibility and IO management.Nintendo DS Architecture A Practical Analysis https://www.copetti.org/projects/consoles/nintendo-ds/ Rodrigo's Stuff 8 November 2020 en 11 August 2020 The DS has 4 megabytes of PSRAM and 656 kilobytes of VRAM. The DS has a traditional 2D engine and a somewhat unorthodox 3D engine.I didn't realise that DS 2D graphics were so traditional and primitive. I suppos... Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8897309 news.ycombinator.com 8 November 2020 This means that while the Nintendo DS was capable of 3D graphics, they were somewhat unwieldly on the system. This was compounded by a very different user interface, lacking an analog stick on the DS. However the Nintendo DS excelled at 2D graphics and was capable of rendering impressive 2D artstyles which would have been more difficult on previous Nintendo handhelds. The Nintendo DS is capable of 600 megaflops of performance.Console Power Comparison Chart https://thegamingsetup.com/guides/console-power-comparison-chart TheGamingSetup 4 November 2020 7 April 2020 The Nintendo DS is often compared with the Nintendo 64 in terms of power, though to due to architectural differences and operational concerns, both tend to excel in different fields of computational tasks. Hardware The DS uses two 3.25" color TFT active matrix LCDs.Nintendo DSi Specs https://www.cnet.com/products/nintendo-dsi/specs/ CNET 8 November 2020 en An interesting quirk of the original DS involves its top screen, which is electromagnetically noisy enough to broadcast a usable signal to some older analog televisions, indicating an unusual signaling system for an LCD.Nintendo Ds Tv Interference https://hackaday.com/2004/12/19/nintendo-ds-tv-interference/ 23 February 2021 Hackaday 19 December 2004 The Nintendo DS Lite, but not the previous original DS, included intentional built in TV out features, but this was never exposed to the user via hardware, and these features were disabled in official software - making the hardware an appendix of sorts. The hardware was removed entirely in later DSi units.Nintendo DS-TV-OUT Restoration Project https://lostnintendohistory.github.io/DS-TV-OUT Lost Nintendo History 23 February 2021 The DS supports 2.4 gigahertz Wi-Fi b but only supported the weak WEP encryption standard. At launch this was relatively acceptable, as Wi-Fi was still a new technology, and many deployments were either unencrypted, or used weak WEP encryption, though this would rapidly change over the life of the system. The DSi added support for Wi-Fi b/g and more advanced encryption methods.Nintendo Support: Compatible Wireless Modes and Wireless Security Types https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/498/~/compatible-wireless-modes-and-wireless-security-types en-americas-support.nintendo.com 8 November 2020 The DS has a built in microphone,Nintendo DS Lite Specs https://www.cnet.com/products/nintendo-ds-lite/specs/ CNET 8 November 2020 en an innovative addition at the time, which was leveraged by some games for gameplay purposes. The DS uses a lithium ion battery as standard. This was a convenient feature at the time, as it allowed recharging the system instead of replacing AA batteries. Previous Nintendo handheld lines, such as the GameBoy Advance, only included a rechargeable battery on some models, and some budget devices still relied on AA batteries, which reduced their upfront cost by making the consumer buy the batteries for the system, which often increased their long term cost. The DSi has two 0.3 megapixel cameras: one facing the user, and one facing away from the user.Bakalar Jeff Nintendo DSi review: Nintendo DSi https://www.cnet.com/reviews/nintendo-dsi-review/ CNET 8 November 2020 en The original DS has an included wrist strap accessory that includes a thumb stylus at the end.Nintendo DS Feature a Day #2 - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/10/nintendo-ds-feature-a-day-2 28 November 2020 en Software A web browser cartridge based on the Opera browser was available for the DS Lite.Nintendo DS Lite Browser https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Nintendo-DS-Lite/Accessories/Nintendo-DS-Lite-Browser/Nintendo-DS-Lite-Browser-241641.html Nintendo of Europe GmbH 15 November 2020 The Nintendo DSi included support for DSiWare downloadable software.The Top 15 DSiWare Games - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/10/the-top-15-dsiware-games 15 November 2020 en Notable Games 2004 Super Mario 64 DS A launch title, and expanded remake of the Nintendo 64 game Super Mario 64. Read more about Super Mario 64 DS on Wikipedia. 2005 Clubhouse Games Read more about Clubhouse Games on Wikipedia. Electroplankton Read more about Electroplankton on Wikipedia. Nintendogs A pet simulation game. Read more about Nintendogs on Wikipedia, or read the Nintendogs strategy guide on Wikibooks. Advance Wars: Dual Strike A continuation of Advance Wars, with added characters and features, primarily the ability to use two commanding officers simultaneously instead of one. Read more about Advance Wars: Dual Strike on Wikipedia. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney A more popular enhanced port of the Game Boy Advance original. Read more about Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney on Wikipedia. 2006 Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Read more about Mario Hoops 3-on-3 on Wikipedia. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Read more about Pokémon Diamond and Pearl on Wikipedia. Elite Beat Agents Notable stylized rhythm game. Read more about Elite Beat Agents on Wikipedia. Xenosaga I & II Read more about Xenosaga I & II on Wikipedia. 2007 Chibi-Robo!: Park Patrol Etrian Odyssey The World Ends with You The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass thumb|Special edition DS for The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. A sequel to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and a rare fully 3D adventure game for the Nintendo DS. Read more about The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass on Wikipedia. Drawn to Life An action RPG with mechanics involving the player drawing objects to add to the game. Read more about Drawn to Life on Wikipedia. 2008 Etrian Odyssey II Fossil Fighters Advance Wars: Days of Ruin A dark and gritty reboot of the Advance Wars franchise, set in a post-apocalyptic world where remnants of nations scramble over limited resources. Subject matter included civilian welfare in war, biowarfare, private military contractors, and weapons of mass destruction. Read more about Advance Wars: Days of Ruin on Wikipedia. Pokémon Platinum An enhanced version of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Read more about Pokémon Platinum on Wikipedia. 2009 thumb|Masato Kuwahara, hardware project leader of the DSi, speaking at GDC in 2009. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Dragon Quest IX Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors Scribblenauts thumb|A Scribblenauts launch event in New York City in September 2009. Note the use of Scribblenauts themed headwear. Scribblenauts was a puzzle solving game where players input vocabulary to summon items to handle various scenarios. Read more about Scribblenauts on Wikipedia. 2010 Etrian Odyssey III Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem Pokémon Black and White Radiant Historia Super Scribblenauts Shantae: Risky's Revenge Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective An innovative adventure game, known for its quality animations, unique plot and characters, and interesting puzzles. Read more about Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective on Wikipedia. 2011 Kirby Mass Attack Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Wappy Dog A toy-game combo.Wappy Dog - IGN https://www.ign.com/games/wappy-dog 25 December 2021 en Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure is a typing training game notable for its use of a bluetooth keyboard with the Nintendo DS. To support this functionality on DS, a console without bluetooth support, the game cartridge itself includes a bluetooth chip.Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure - The logic behind the DS' bizzare keyboard https://arcadeberry.com/2019/05/25/learn-with-pokemon-typing-adventure-the-logic-behind-the-ds-bizzare-keyboard/ Arcadeberry 25 May 2019 Read more about Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure on Wikipedia. 2012 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Conquest A tactical strategy game and a crossover between Pokémon and the Nobunaga's Ambition series. Read more about Pokémon Conquest on Wikipedia. Special Edition and Variant Consoles As a popular handheld, a number of versions of the DS were made. Personal Trainer: Cooking - Lime green DS lite made in 2009 which came bundled with Personal Trainer: Cooking and carrying case.Nintendo DS Lite with "Personal Trainer: Cooking" Game, 2009 - The Henry Ford https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/366346/ www.thehenryford.org 22 December 2020 en Nonworking DS Lite - A dummy DS Lite made with faulty and unpopulated printed circuit boards, as well as fake screens.The Retro Future The Retro Future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rz7h0ftsws Youtube 20 January 2021 DS ML - Unofficial refurbished units that were mass produced.Unmasking The Identity Of An Unusual Nintendo DS https://hackaday.com/2021/04/16/unmasking-the-identity-of-an-unusual-nintendo-ds/ 17 April 2021 Hackaday 16 April 2021 Gallery Systems DSi Accessories Nintendo DS Digital TV Tuner Technology Unofficial use Motherboards External Resources Nintendo DS Nintendo DS References 2 100%