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[[File:DS Logo.svg|left]] The '''[[nwiki:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]''' is a handheld game system released by [[Nintendo]] in 2004. It features two 3-inch screens. "DS" stands for "Dual Screen" (though, at its conception, it was intended to stand for "Developer's System.") 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. It is also the first Nintendo handheld to support 3D polygonal graphics as opposed to only sprites. As with previous major Nintendo handhelds, the DS provides backwards compatibility for [[Game Boy Advance]] games (though this does not | [[File:DS Logo.svg|left]] The '''[[nwiki:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]''' is a handheld game system released by [[Nintendo]] in 2004. It features two 3-inch screens. "DS" stands for "Dual Screen" (though, at its conception, it was intended to stand for "Developer's System.") 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. It is also the first Nintendo handheld to support 3D polygonal graphics as opposed to only sprites. As with previous major Nintendo handhelds, the DS provides backwards compatibility for [[Game Boy Advance]] games (though this does not work with the [[Nintendo DSi]] family.) | ||
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 (''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' being the first Nintendo-made online game), using the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. On the original DS and the DS Lite, WPA encrypted networks are not supported. | 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 (''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' being the first Nintendo-made online game), using the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. On the original DS and the DS Lite, WPA encrypted networks are not supported. | ||