Nintendo D S

Released in 2004, the Nintendo DS is a handheld game console that was developed by the Nintendo Corporation. This handheld featured two LCD screens, the first screen is touch sensitive. The system also comes with a built-in microphone, as well as capabilities of supporting wireless technology. This would allow a player to interact with other players within 10 to 30 m or even connect directly to the Nintendo Wii.

DS stands for dual screen, which is obviously the biggest feature in the Nintendo DS. The system would later be released as the Nintendo DS Lite in 2006 as a thinner, more compact lighter version of the Nintendo DS.

It was also at this time, when the Nintendo DS was released, that Nintendo also announced the release of their soon-to-be Nintendo Game Cube gaming console. Nintendo released very few details about their systems for their processors, however, by the time that the Nintendo DS was ready to be released, the video game industry was more than satisfied with the results. This handheld console is designed on completely different concepts in any standard handheld that had ever been produced before, and this was the goal of the Nintendo Corporation.

The Nintendo DS solutions sold in North America, at $50, but it would be released in Japan, three months prior to the North American release. As compared to the North American launch, the Japanese version was very quietly released to the market. A year later, the Nintendo DS was also released in Australia as well as Europe.

The display, which is closest to the controllers, features a pressure sensitive screen that is designed to allow you to import information utilising a stylus or your fingers. This also allowed for in game usage to allow you to use the stylus to control where your character is going in the game.

Then you have your traditional controls, which can be found on either side of the pressure sensitive screen. These controls include the directional pad (D-Pad); however, the keypad is a lot narrower than the standard controller. It also includes A, B, X and the Y buttons and is considered very closely designed to that of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The system comes with built-in stereo speakers that provide a virtual surround sound, as the speakers themselves are located on either side of the touch sensitive screen. This console falls within the Nintendo gaming series of handheld consoles, and also allows for external speakers or headphones to be utilised with the system.

The Nintendo DS also comes with a built-in microphone, which can be found at the lower left side of the pressure sensitive screen, this system is also capable of recognising speech. Since the Nintendo DS is also designed to utilise a lot of the web-based technologies, you're also able to do online chatting between gameplay sessions. This function however is not able to be utilised during the actual gameplay sessions.