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[[File:Nintendo DS Lite.png|200px|right|A '''Nintendo DS Lite''']]
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|image=[[File:Nintendo DS Lite.png|250px]]
|caption=A black Nintendo DS Lite
|release=NA: November 21, 2004<br>JP: December 2, 2004<br>AU: February 24, 2005<br>EU: March 11, 2005
|sold=154.02 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1603.pdf|title=Consolidated Sales Transition by Region|site=nintendo.co.jp|type=PDF}}</ref>
|metroid=''[[Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt]]'' (2004)<br>''[[Metroid Prime Pinball]]'' (2005)<br>''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]'' (2006)
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The '''Nintendo DS''' is a handheld video game console made by [[Nintendo]] and released in 2004. It features a dual-screen layout, with the lower one being a touch screen. Two [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' games]] were released for the Nintendo DS: ''[[Metroid Prime Pinball]]'' in 2005 and ''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]'' in 2006. Additionally, a demo version of ''Metroid Prime Hunters'' titled ''[[Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt]]'' was bundled with Nintendo DS consoles at the system's launch in 2004. The Nintendo DS is also backward compatible with [[Game Boy Advance]] games.


The '''Nintendo DS''' is the successor to the Nintendo [[Game Boy Advance]] and the latest portable console developed by [[Nintendo]]. There are various versions of the DS, including the original Nintendo DS, the {{wp|Nintendo DS#Nintendo DS Lite|Nintendo DS Lite}}, the {{wp|Nintendo DSi}}, and {{wp|Nintendo DSi XL}}.
Three revisions of the Nintendo DS were released: the Nintendo DS Lite, which features a smaller design and a brighter display, in 2006; the Nintendo DSi, which added various features to the console's operating system and removed Game Boy Advance backward compatibility, in 2008; and the Nintendo DSi XL, a larger version of the Nintendo DSi, in 2009. The Nintendo DS was succeeded by the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2011.
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==List of Metroid games on the DS==
Several Nintendo DS games, including ''Metroid Prime Hunters'', were re-released on the [[Virtual Console]] for the [[Wii U]].
*''[[Metroid Prime Pinball]]''
*''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]'' (''[[Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt|First Hunt]]'')


==Controls==
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===The Touch Screen and Stylus===
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The Nintendo DS is famous for being the only video game console that uses Touchscreen technology to play its games (though this is usually optional). Although it is possible to use a finger to manipulate the touchscreen, it comes with a DS stylus, a pen-like object used to tap on small buttons that large fingers might miss. 
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===Buttons===
*A
*B
*Y
*X
*Start
*Select
*Left
*Right
*POWER (some models)
*D-pad (Up, down, right, and left)
 
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Latest revision as of 05:09, 25 January 2023

Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS Lite.png

A black Nintendo DS Lite

Release date(s)

NA: November 21, 2004
JP: December 2, 2004
AU: February 24, 2005
EU: March 11, 2005

Units sold

154.02 million[1]

Metroid and related game(s)

Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt (2004)
Metroid Prime Pinball (2005)
Metroid Prime Hunters (2006)

The Nintendo DS is a handheld video game console made by Nintendo and released in 2004. It features a dual-screen layout, with the lower one being a touch screen. Two Metroid games were released for the Nintendo DS: Metroid Prime Pinball in 2005 and Metroid Prime Hunters in 2006. Additionally, a demo version of Metroid Prime Hunters titled Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt was bundled with Nintendo DS consoles at the system's launch in 2004. The Nintendo DS is also backward compatible with Game Boy Advance games.

Three revisions of the Nintendo DS were released: the Nintendo DS Lite, which features a smaller design and a brighter display, in 2006; the Nintendo DSi, which added various features to the console's operating system and removed Game Boy Advance backward compatibility, in 2008; and the Nintendo DSi XL, a larger version of the Nintendo DSi, in 2009. The Nintendo DS was succeeded by the Nintendo 3DS in 2011.

Several Nintendo DS games, including Metroid Prime Hunters, were re-released on the Virtual Console for the Wii U.

References[edit source]

  1. ↑ Consolidated Sales Transition by Region, nintendo.co.jp (PDF)


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