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|image=[[File:Nintendo DS original.png|250px]]<br>The first commercial model of the Nintendo DS

|release='''Nintendo DS:'''<br>{{release|USA|November 21, 2004|Japan|December 2, 2004|ROC|December 2, 2004|South Korea|December 29, 2004|Australia|February 24, 2005|Europe|March 11, 2005|HK|April 21, 2005|China|June 15, 2005<ref>https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/96671/Nintendo_Launches_iQue_DS_In_China.php</ref>}} '''Nintendo DS Lite:'''<br>{{release|Japan|March 2, 2006|Australia|June 1, 2006|USA|June 11, 2006|Europe|June 23, 2006|China|June 26, 2006<ref>https://www.everyjoe.com/2006/06/23/technology/nintendo-ique-ds-lite-launch-in-china-on-26th-june-130/</ref>|South Korea|January 18, 2007}}

|discontinued='''Nintendo DS:''' 2009{{ref needed}}<br>'''Nintendo DS Lite:''' April 22, 2011<ref>Takahashi, Dean. (April 22, 2011). [https://venturebeat.com/2011/04/22/nintendo-discontinues-ds-lite-handheld-and-ends-support-for-gameboy-advance/ Nintendo discontinues DS Lite handheld and ends support for GameBoy Advance.] ''VentureBeat''. Retrieved September 21, 2020.</ref>

|predecessor=[[Game Boy Advance]]

|successor=[[Nintendo 3DS]]

{{quote|Touching is good.|United States advertisement slogan for the Nintendo DS}}

The DS is the first Nintendo system to include wireless functions, allowing it to link up with other DS's without any wires or add-ons. This was also the first system Nintendo made to go online, via [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], of which ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' was the first to utilize. Since May 20, 2014, online play for many Nintendo DS games has been discontinued due to the closing of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.<ref>http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/vyWpoM6CBIe6FjW8NIY7bvzOrgBURhzw</ref> The DSi Shop was later discontinued on March 31, 2017, with the gainable points discontinued on September 30, 2016.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/help/nintendo-dsi-shop-discontinuation-faq DSi Shop Closure Support]</ref> Conversely, the DS is Nintendo's last system to be distributed in South Korea through a third party licensor, specifically {{wp|Daewon Media}} (who also handled the South Korean releases of the [[Game Boy Advance]] and [[Nintendo GameCube]]).<ref>[http://scanlines16.com/en/blog-3/retro-gaming/game-cube/gamecube-korean-master-list/ Gamecube : Korean Master-List !]. ''Scanlines16.com''. Retrieved January 5, 2024.</ref> Starting with the [[Nintendo Wii]], Nintendo's products would be released in the region through the newly established Nintendo of Korea.

The Nintendo DS retains the {{button|ds|pad}}, {{button|ds|A}}, {{button|ds|B}}, {{button|ds|L}}, {{button|ds|R}}, {{button|gba|start}}, and {{button|gba|select}} buttons from the Game Boy Advance and also includes the {{button|ds|X}} and {{button|ds|Y}} buttons, so it has all of the same buttons as a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] controller.

===Nintendo DS Lite===

[[File:Nintendo DS Lite white.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A Polar White DS Lite with a stylus]]

A newer model named the '''Nintendo DS Lite''' was released in 2006 and contains all the features of the original Nintendo DS with some new features such as a significantly brighter screen (with four adjustment options), a lighter weight, and a smaller overall size (having the negative side effect of a regular [[Game Boy Advance]] cartridge protruding out from the bottom, similar to playing a Game Boy or Game Boy Color cartridge in the Game Boy Advance). The Nintendo DS Lite sold 89.19 million units as of 2010{{ref needed}}. It was also the final handheld system to have backwards compatibility with Game Boy Advance games.

===Nintendo DSi and DSi XL===

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[[File:Black Dsi.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The Nintendo DSi]]

A third model, called the '''Nintendo DSi''', was announced on October 2, 2008.<ref>N. Patel (October 2, 2008). [https://www.engadget.com/2008-10-02-nintendo-announces-the-dsi.html Nintendo announces DSi with dual cameras, "DSi Shop" content store]. ''Engadget''. Retrieved January 3, 2022.</ref> It is thinner, lighter, and brighter than the Nintendo DS Lite, having removed the Game Boy Advance slot. However, this means that the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak, which was used with titles such as ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', alongside other peripherals which used the slot, cannot be used. Two cameras, music playback functions, Wi-Fi, internet browser, larger screens, and a Wii-like channel interface were added. Additionally, the console supports WPA encrypted networks.

The DSi is also able to download games from the Nintendo DSi Shop, which are then stored on an SD Card or in internal memory. It was released in Japan on November 1, 2008, in Australia on April 2, 2009, in Europe on April 3, 2009, and in North America on April 5, 2009. The DSi's front has a camera lens, and another, smaller lens is located where the mic was positioned on the Lite, allowing for photos to be taken with the DSi. In 2009, Nintendo later released the [[Nintendo DSi#Nintendo DSi XL|Nintendo DSi XL]], with the "XL" standing for "Extra Large". It is also the heaviest of the four models.<ref>http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/Q5D4ti_bPqJO_I0Oup0AMFudaUOLz6C7</ref>

The {{button|ds|stylus}} '''stylus''' is a pencil-like accessory that comes included with the Nintendo DS system. The instrument is often used in conjunction with the Touch Screen. Usually, the stylus is used to make menu selections, which the player can do by bringing the stylus in contact with their selection on the Touch Screen. Additionally, the stylus is often useful for touching precise points on the Touch Screen during gameplay. For example, ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', and ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' use the stylus for [[minigame]]s such as [[Wanted!]] and [[Roach Smash]]. The stylus is also used to control [[Mini]]s in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' and ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''.

 

On the DS, the stylus slot is located on the back, and is inserted downwards, relatively to the DS itself. On the DS Lite and DSi, however, it was relocated to the right side of the system, and is inserted from right to left, relative to the DS Lite or DSi.

 

The stylus for the DS is noticeably thinner than the stylus for the DS Lite. A DS generally comes with two styluses when purchased, with extra styluses available for purchase separately. Special styluses were also released, some as promotions for certain games, such as touch pens based on ''New Super Mario Bros.'' depicting [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]].

===See also===

*[[Gallery:Accessories#Styluses|''Super Mario''-themed styluses]]

[[File:Microphone dslite.jpg|x100px|thumb|The microphone on the Nintendo DS Lite]]

The {{button|ds|mic}} '''microphone''' is a feature on the Nintendo DS. On the original DS, it is at the lower left-hand corner, right below the screen. On the DS Lite, it is at the middle in between the two screens. Its function is to accept audio input. Blowing into it will allow events to happen in the game that the player is playing, including:

*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'': In the minigame [[Toad Jump]], blowing into the microphone is needed to make [[Toad]] jump over obstacles.

*''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'': [[Mike]]'s [[Mic Rocking]] level revolve around the microphone.

*''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'': One microgame on the [[Jimmy T|Jimmy]] Coaster requires using the microphone, to blow off a man's scarf.

*''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'': [[Wicked Wario]] requires blowing into the microphone to make him fly.

In other games, the player must say words into the microphone. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', the player must clap into the mic to gain inspiration from the crowd in Long Jump and Triple Jump. Also, in the game ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', the player needs to use the microphone at certain points, such as breathing out fire as Giant Bowser.

==Rumble Pak==

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This accessory is shaped like a [[nwiki:Game Pak#Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance Game Pak]], which it inserts into the GBA slot of the Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite. It is incompatible with the [[Nintendo DSi]], Nintendo DSi XL, or any [[Nintendo 3DS]] because they lack the required GBA slot. ''Super Mario'' games that support the Rumble Pak are ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'', ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', and ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]''.

The plot of ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' revolves around [[Wario]] obtaining a gaming console resembling a Nintendo DS and using it to market new [[microgame]]s. Occasionally, a Nintendo DS can be seen in the [[Stylus Hunt|Pushing Buttons]] microgame.

====''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''====

In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', a Nintendo DS appears in the [[microgame]]s [[Brain Age]], and [[Wario Hunting]] as one of the possible baits.

====''WarioWare Gold''====

A Nintendo DS is one of the unlockable [[List of souvenirs in WarioWare Gold|souvenirs]] in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''.

 

====''WarioWare: Get It Together!''====

In ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'', a Nintendo DS appears in the second level difficulty of the [[WarioWare (microgame)|WarioWare]] microgame.

 

===''Mario Kart DS''===

One of the battle courses in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' is the [[Nintendo DS (battle course)|Nintendo DS]]. It is a nod to the [[Nintendo GameCube (battle course)|Nintendo GameCube]] battle course from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', as it is based on the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]]. A picture of the original DS can be seen on some of the billboards in [[DS Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]].

 

====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====

[[File:Shroob2.jpg|200px|thumb|A Shroob holding a silver, flip-top communicator]]

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', [[Shroob]]s call [[Shroob saucer|saucer]]s by using a silver, flip-top communicator. Because the Nintendo DS has the capability to send verbal messages to friends, this may be a reference to the Nintendo DS. Additionally, [[Professor Elvin Gadd]] is shown to own a [[DS time radar|Nintendo DS with an apparent time radar]] he used to locate [[Princess Peach]] at the beginning of the game; he later uses the DS to operate the [[Hydrogush 4000]].

 

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''====

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', the [[Emoglobin]]s that run [[The Gauntlet|the Gauntlet]] and [[Cholesteroad]] are shaped similarly to the DS systems. Additionally, [[Dark Fawful]] uses a device that resembles a Nintendo DS to track down the [[Dark Star]].

 

''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' includes a computer console called the [[Dining Specializer]], which is modeled after the Nintendo DS Lite (and can also be abbreviated "DS"). There is also a two-screened handheld that resembles a Nintendo DS known as a [[Training Machine]], which the fortune teller [[Merluvlee]] wanted to use to train her brain (which, in turn, is a reference to the popular DS title, ''[[Brain Age]]'', known in British English as "Brain Training").

In ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', Strikers' Times are shown on the Touch Screen of a Nintendo DS Lite.

In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', when the player defeats [[Bowser]] at the end of the story mode, the five [[Sky Crystal]]s join and form something like a crystal Nintendo DS, unlocking [[Triangle Twisters]].

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', one of the names that can appear upon pressing the random button when naming a custom stage is "DS". There is also a [[stage]] called [[PictoChat]], based on the Nintendo DS's pre-installed communication application of the same name; the emblem used for this stage is derived from the two squares that replace the letter "O" in the Nintendo DS logo. A music track used in the stage, also titled "PictoChat", uses the emblem as well and features sound effects from the Nintendo DS and [[Wii]] menus as well as the ''PictoChat'' application. Additionally, in the Trophy Hoard, a black Nintendo DS Lite can be seen in the background with the presents.

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====

''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' feature a successor to the original PictoChat stage, [[PictoChat 2]], which reuses the original stage's emblem. The "PictoChat" music track also returns.

===''Donkey Kong Country Returns''===

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', if left idle for long enough, [[Donkey Kong]] will pull out a Nintendo DS Lite to play a game.

In ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'', [[Luigi]] uses a device called the [[Dual Scream]] to communicate with [[Professor E. Gadd]]. The Dual Scream is based on the Nintendo DS, being the equivalent of the [[Game Boy Horror]] (based on the [[Game Boy Color]]) that Luigi uses in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''.

===System gallery===

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Nintendo DS Lite logo.svg|Nintendo DS Lite logo

Nintendo ds prototype.jpg|Prototype model shown at E3 2004

Mario Hat DS Case.jpg|200px|thumb|A soft, novelty DS case in the form of [[Mario Cap|Mario's Cap]]

</gallery>

 

===Game gallery===

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DKRDS NA box art.jpg|''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''

DKJungleClimber.jpg|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''

Game Watch Collection box art.jpg|''[[Game & Watch Collection]]''

Orig ita01.jpg|''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''

Bowsersinsidestorycover.jpg|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''

MarioLuigiPartnersTimeBox.jpg|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''

MnSDS boxart.jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''

M&SATOWG DS North American box art.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''

Mariohoops3on3 boxart.jpg|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''

MKDS NA Box Art.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''

MPDSNA.jpg|''[[Mario Party DS]]''

Mvsdk2motmcoverart.jpg|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''

MvsDKMLM.jpg|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''

New Super Mario Bros box.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''

Sm64ds.jpg|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''

Super Princess Peach box art.png|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''

Tetris DS NA Box Art.jpg|''[[Tetris DS]]''

Wario Master of Disguise NA box art.jpg|''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]''

USWarioDIY.png|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''

WWDS.jpg|''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''

YakumanDScover.jpg|''[[Yakuman DS]]''

YoshiTouchGo.jpg|''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''

YI2boxart.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''

</gallery>

 

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