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Nintendo DS Description

The Nintendo DS provides users with a unique game-play experience using features never before offered by any other home console or hand-held game system. This portable personal entertainment and communications unit provides owners with new perspectives on dual screens, new control using both touch and voice and new connections with two kinds of wireless game play. It's a newfound canvas on which developers can express their creativity. With its two screens, Nintendo DS instantly shows its innovative face. But capabilities like a touch-screen input, voice recognition and wireless communication set it apart from every other game device, and again demonstrate Nintendo's passion for groundbreaking originality.

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News: UPDATE: Chrono Trigger confirmed for Nintendo DS

Square Enix on Wednesday announced a "newly revamped" Chrono Trigger for Nintendo DS, coming this holiday.

News: Enterbrain retracts DS Lite redesign prediction (sorta)

Amid swelling speculation, the Japanese game mag publisher distanced itself from any possible E3 announcements to be made by Nintendo.

News: Guitar Hero: On Tour announced for Nintendo DS

Activision confirmed a portable version of Guitar Hero for Nintendo DS on Wednesday while simultaneously unveiling a new peripheral add-on.

News: iPhone closes in on DS, PSP with multitouch games

Apple on Thursday paved the way for portable gaming on iPhone announcing the impending arrival of EA's Spore, Sega's Super Monkey Ball, and more.

News: DS Lite gets a GameCube paint job

Nintendo on Friday unveiled the latest in a long line of DS colors: cobalt/black.

Cheats

Cheats: Nintendo DS - PictoChat Holiday Messages

PictoChat Holiday Messages!

News

News: UPDATE: Chrono Trigger confirmed for Nintendo DS

Square Enix on Wednesday announced a "newly revamped" Chrono Trigger for Nintendo DS, coming this holiday.

News: Enterbrain retracts DS Lite redesign prediction (sorta)

Amid swelling speculation, the Japanese game mag publisher distanced itself from any possible E3 announcements to be made by Nintendo.

News: Guitar Hero: On Tour announced for Nintendo DS

Activision confirmed a portable version of Guitar Hero for Nintendo DS on Wednesday while simultaneously unveiling a new peripheral add-on.

News: iPhone closes in on DS, PSP with multitouch games

Apple on Thursday paved the way for portable gaming on iPhone announcing the impending arrival of EA's Spore, Sega's Super Monkey Ball, and more.

News: DS Lite gets a GameCube paint job

Nintendo on Friday unveiled the latest in a long line of DS colors: cobalt/black.

News: Correction: Nintendo not doing full DS downloads

Despite a New York Times article reporting otherwise, "complete" DS downloads via Wii will not be coming, says Nintendo.

News: Nintendo to offer DS game downloads using Wii

Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime tells the New York Times that "complete" game downloads for DS will be made possible on Wii.

News: Nintendo DS to be top-selling system of 2007

Forget the console wars, Nintendo says its assiduous handheld will be the best selling game console this year.

News: Nintendo to ship new DS bundles on Nov. 23

Nintendo on Tuesday unveiled two new special edition DS Lite bundles complete with new colors and included games.

News: Source: Nintendo preparing to launch new DS

Despite continued demand, analyst Evan Wilson says Nintendo has finished work a third DS model, but it won't be released for a while.

News: Report: Game Boy downloads coming to DS

A new report by Edge Magazine states that Nintendo will soon launch a DS flash card capable of downloading older Game Boy games.

News: Nintendo DS sells 50 mln in less than three years

The popular DS handheld has surpassed 50 million in worldwide sales says Tech.co.uk; nearly as fast as Apple sells iPods.

News: Duel Love on DS rubs where few games dare

Namco Bandai's "Duel Love" for the Nintendo DS appears to promise plenty of risque man-rubbing action.

News: Square Enix to release new Kingdom Hearts games

Square Enix announced on Thursday that three separate Kingdom Hearts games would be coming to DS, PSP, and mobile phones.

News: Konami announces Contra 4

Old school Contra plans to make a return to form with Contra 4, scheduled for release on the DS later this year.

News: Transformer fans battle it out as DS gets two titles

Gamers will be treated to two Transformers games on the DS, allowing them to choose one side over the other in a free for all battle of good vs. evil.

News: DS flying ahead of PSP in Japan

Sales figures in Japan show Nintendo's handheld console to be flying ahead of its nearest competitor, thePSP.

News: Nintendo sales, profits surging on Wii, DS Lite

Sales and profits at Japanese games maker Nintendo are surging on strong sales of its new Wii console and DS handheld gaming device.

News: Nintendo DS is top-selling U.S. console of 2006

The Nintendo DS outsold the Wii and PlayStation 3 in the recent holiday period, and was also the top-selling gaming device during 2006, according to U.S. figures from NPD Group.

News: Nintendo Mum on DS Lite Cracks

With reports of cracked and defective DS Lites hitting the Internet, Nintendo is keeping a low profile. . . at least, for the moment.

News: Hack: Control a PC with a Nintendo DS

New hack allows control of a PC through a Nintendo DS

News: Nintendo DS Adds Wireless Web Browsing, TV Tuner Functions

Nintendo capitalizes on DS's success by adding web browsing, TV tuner features

News: Nintendo Announces DS Download Stations; Free Game Demos, Trailers Offered Nationwide

Nintendo DS owners will soon be able to download free game demos and trailers from thousands of kiosks located nationwide.

News: Nintendo Says No to DS Redesign

Nintendo denies looming rumors of a redesigned Nintendo DS

News: Nintendo DS Reaches 3 Million Wi-Fi Connections

DS online community reaches staggering numbers

News: DS Software Sales Still Going Strong

DS games continue strong sales despite hardware shortages

News: Console Sales Decline in '05; Portable Sales Nearly Double

Good news for Sony and Nintendo, but lousy news for console gaming.

News: PSP Tops DS in Japanese Hardware Sales

Nintendo DS shortages boost the PSP into the top slot

News: Redesigned Nintendo DS on the Horizon

Sources reveal plans for a revised Nintendo DS system

News: Nintendo DS Shortage Strikes Japan, Leads to $300 Prices

The DS continues to hammer away on the PSP.

News: The DS Dominates the PSP in 2005

Nintendo continues its strength in the handheld market.

News: DS Sells 5 Million in '05

Nintendo DS breaks Japanese console sales records

News: DS to Support Handwriting Recognition

Nintendo reveals plan to integrate text recognition in the DS handheld.

News: Nintendo to Bring DS Wi-Fi to McDonald's

Free DS wireless Internet coming to McDonalds.

News: DS Virus Circulates on the Internet

Nintendo DS Trojan virus damages system firmware.

News: Nintendo DS price to drop on August 21st

Nintendo offficially announces that the DS will get a price drop on August 21st, one day before the release of Nintendogs

News: Portable Gaming Boosts US Game Sales

Portable Gaming Boosts US Game Sales

News: DS Rocks the Japanese Sales Charts

Nintendo's handheld continues to rake in sales, bolstered by its popular software lineup.

News: DS Sales Top 500,000 Units

With 90 percent of all available units sold, some retailers reported shortages.

News: Nintendo says Touching is Good for You

Go ahead, touch it if you dare.

News: DS Launch Titles Unveiled--Nintendo Expects Shortage

Nintendo to launch its new handheld with twelve competitively priced titles.

News: Nintendo DS Retail Packaging Unveiled

Nintendo unveils the final look of the retail packaging for the DS, slated for a November release.

News: Pictures of the Nintendo DS [E3 2004]

Here they are! Pictures of the much-awaited Nintendo DS!

Features

Feature: Nintendo DS Status Update

An update on the DS straight from the horse's mouth. Nintendo's EVP of sales and marketing tells us like it is.

Feature: Nintendo Officially Unveils Nintendo DS Lineup

Over 70 games in the pipeline, including a new Super Mario Brothers game.