The lower portion of the Nintendo DS features a touch screen that can be used via the stylus. The design of the Nintendo DS was greatly influenced by the dual screen Game & Watch games like Donkey Kong. The Nintendo DS is a bulky clamshell handheld.
The successors to the Nintendo DS line, Nintendo 3DS, are handhelds similar in appearance that can produce 3D graphics without the need for glasses and are also backwards compatible with DS games, except some that require the GBA slot. The graphical capability of the DS is said to be on par with the Nintendo 64, albeit with enhanced 3D modeling, but more pixelated textures due to lack of texture filtering. The DSi Shop was later announced on Mato be discontinued on March 31, 2017, with the gainable points discontinued on September 30, 2016. Since May 20, 2014, online play for many Nintendo DS and Wii games has been discontinued due to the closing of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service. It has also sold over 943 million units of software. This includes all of the redesigns, but not its successor, the 3DS. With over 150 million units sold worldwide, the Nintendo DS is the best-selling Nintendo console, the best-selling handheld, and, overall, the second best-selling video game system only behind the PlayStation 2. Several games made use of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, including the fourth and fifth generation Pokémon games, Mario Kart DS and Animal Crossing: Wild World. With Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, people can play with gamers all around the world, and can register them as a friend via the Friend Code system. The Nintendo DS was the first system by Nintendo to use Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. All the models were discontinued worldwide in 2014, following the release of the Nintendo 3DS in early 2011. However, multiplayer is not supported and like the Game Boy Micro, original Game Boy and Game Boy Color games cannot be played. The original DS and DS Lite are backwards compatible with GBA games. Being the first model in the DS series, four iterations of the Nintendo DS have been released including the original piece of hardware, the Nintendo DS Lite, the Nintendo DSi, and the Nintendo DSi XL ( Nintendo DSi LL). A stylus comes packaged with every Nintendo DS system that can be placed into a slot when not in use. In addition to the touch screen functionality, the DS also includes a built in microphone and, a first for a Nintendo handheld, Wi-Fi capabilities. The handheld is noted for having two screens, the lower one being a touch screen. It competed with the PlayStation Portable and Gizmondo throughout its lifetime. Development of the DS began in mid- 2002 The Nintendo DS features a clamshell design, similar to the dual screen Game & Watch games and the Game Boy Advance SP. The Nintendo DS ( ニンテンドーDS Nintendō DS) often shortened to NDS and DS (short for "Developers' System " or "Dual Screen "), is a Nintendo handheld video game system.
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