Nintendo DS
VideoGamesThe Nintendo DS commonly abbreviated as NDS or simply DS is a handheld gaming device created and released by Nintendo in late 2004 The system departs from the traditional formula of gaming devices and has two screens the lower of which is touch sensitive The DS stands for Dual Screen or Developers System and is intended to urge developers to create more innovative games with the systems creative features The Nintendo DS system has sold over 6 million units as of September 2005
Nintendo has long dominated the handheld video game market with its line of Game Boy systems most recently the Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP The announcement of a new system came in early 2004 as a shock to the gaming community More shocking was Nintendos promise that the system was not a replacement or successor to the Game Boy series Rather it would be a thirdtier system independent of other handhelds
To set the system apart from the rest of the market Nintendo included a number of unique features on the DS that game developers utilize in many ways
Two Screens The clamshell design of the Nintendo DS features a lid that pivots upward to reveal a second screen vertically parallel to the lower The screens have separate processors and can display different independent scenes or work together to create the illusion of one large playing field
Touch Screen The lower screen on the DS is touchsensitive much like modern PDA systems Using a stylus the included thumb nub other accessories or even fingers gamers have a whole new way to control the games they play The touch screen breaks the traditional button input of gaming machines and allows direct manipulation of onscreen objects
Button Layout The Game Boy Advance features a 4way Dpad Start and Select buttons two shoulder buttons L and R and two face buttons A and B The Nintendo DS copies this layout but adds X and Y buttons that mirror the cross layout of the Dpad
Microphone On the bottom of the system is a small opening that is a microphone Players can interact with their games with their voice A few examples utilized thusfar are recording small clips of speech sounds etc shouting commands or blowing bubbles by breathing into the microphone
Wireless Features In order to play Multiplayer games with several systems Game Boy users had to connect with physical cords to their system The Nintendo DS features wireless Multiplayer with a range of 100 feet Players sitting within this radius can play the same game often with only one copy of the cart
VideoGamesThe Nintendo DS commonly abbreviated as NDS or simply DS is a handheld gaming device created and released by Nintendo in late 2004 The system departs from the traditional formula of gaming devices and has two screens the lower of which is touch sensitive The DS stands for Dual Screen or Developers System and is intended to urge developers to create more innovative games with the systems creative features The Nintendo DS system has sold over 6 million units as of September 2005
Nintendo has long dominated the handheld video game market with its line of Game Boy systems most recently the Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP The announcement of a new system came in early 2004 as a shock to the gaming community More shocking was Nintendos promise that the system was not a replacement or successor to the Game Boy series Rather it would be a thirdtier system independent of other handhelds
To set the system apart from the rest of the market Nintendo included a number of unique features on the DS that game developers utilize in many ways
Two Screens The clamshell design of the Nintendo DS features a lid that pivots upward to reveal a second screen vertically parallel to the lower The screens have separate processors and can display different independent scenes or work together to create the illusion of one large playing field
Touch Screen The lower screen on the DS is touchsensitive much like modern PDA systems Using a stylus the included thumb nub other accessories or even fingers gamers have a whole new way to control the games they play The touch screen breaks the traditional button input of gaming machines and allows direct manipulation of onscreen objects
Button Layout The Game Boy Advance features a 4way Dpad Start and Select buttons two shoulder buttons L and R and two face buttons A and B The Nintendo DS copies this layout but adds X and Y buttons that mirror the cross layout of the Dpad
Microphone On the bottom of the system is a small opening that is a microphone Players can interact with their games with their voice A few examples utilized thusfar are recording small clips of speech sounds etc shouting commands or blowing bubbles by breathing into the microphone
Wireless Features In order to play Multiplayer games with several systems Game Boy users had to connect with physical cords to their system The Nintendo DS features wireless Multiplayer with a range of 100 feet Players sitting within this radius can play the same game often with only one copy of the cart
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