
Later, it was called Nitro when the new device created had two screens. The Nintendo DS retains the, ,, , and buttons from the Game Boy Advance and also includes the and, so it has all of the same buttons as a Super Nintendo Entertainment System controller.īefore the official name's release, Iris was the first codename for the handheld that would be the successor of the Game Boy Advance. On the original DS and the DS Lite, WPA encrypted networks are not supported. This was also the first system Nintendo made to go online ( Mario Kart DS being the first Nintendo-made online game), using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. 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. The graphical capability of the Nintendo 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 charger provided with the first generation DS is the same connection as the Game Boy Advance SP. Similiar to the Game Boy Micro, the DS and DS Lite cannot play games made for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. As with previous major Nintendo handhelds, the DS (and by extension the DS Lite) provides backwards compatibility for Game Boy Advance games (though this does not work with the DSi models), although only limited to single-player experiences as the link cable and wireless adapter support are missing.

It is also the first Nintendo handheld to support 3D polygonal graphics as opposed to only sprites. The system introduces many new features to the Nintendo handheld lineup, including a resistive touchscreen, visible operating system GUI (in the form of the main menu), stereo sound output/audio input via microphone, and wireless connection capabilities. "DS" stands for "Dual Screen" (though, at its conception, it was intended to stand for "Developer's System").

The Nintendo DS is Nintendo's fifth handheld system its predecessor is the Game Boy Advance. The Nintendo DS is a handheld game system released by Nintendo in 2004.
