Editing Nintendo DS

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{{Infobox System
|name         = Nintendo DS
|logo         = [[File:Nintendo DS Logo.svg|200px]]
|image        = [[File:Nintendo-ds-original.png|300px]]
|manufacturer = [[Nintendo]]
|released     = {{Flag|USA}} November 21, 2004<br>{{Flag|JPN}} December 2, 2004<br>{{Flag|AUS}} February 24, 2005<br>{{Flag|EUR}} March 11, 2005
|predecessor  = [[Game Boy Advance]]
|successor    = [[Nintendo 3DS]]
}}
The '''Nintendo DS''' is a handheld game console from [[Nintendo]]. It is the successor to the [[Game Boy Advance]] and the predecessor to the [[Nintendo 3DS]] family. The Nintendo DS featured a dual-screen with a touch sensitive lower screen on the bottom.

The DS was the first Nintendo console to include a built-in online service known as [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], allowing players to connect to others using the internet. The original DS and Nintendo DS Lite also featured backwards compatibility with the Game Boy Advance due to the inclusion of a Game Boy Advance slot on the bottom and with the DS supporting the Game Boy Advance's video modes in its video chipset. Certain Nintendo DS accessories were made called "Option Paks" that use the Game Boy Advance slot of the system such as the Rumble Pak, Memory Expansion Pak, Guitar Grip, etc. The Nintendo DSi and DSi XL removed the Game Boy Advance slot and are incompatible with Game Boy Advance software as well as Option Pak accessories and any Nintendo DS software that requires the Game Boy Advance slot.

{{WW}} was the main Animal Crossing game to be released on the DS; together with two apps that were released on the DSi Shop.

The Nintendo DS family has sold 154.02 million units during its lifespan<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html</ref>, making it both Nintendo's highest-selling video game platform and handheld console, the best-selling handheld of all time, and the second highest-selling video game platform of all time behind [[wikipedia:Sony|Sony]]'s [[wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]].
==Types of DS==
There are four different versions of the Nintendo DS, all with bottom touch screens.

{| class="styled color-system"
|-
! Name !! Image !! JP Release !! NA Release !! EU Release !! AUS Release !! Notes
|-
| Nintendo DS || [[File:Nintendo-ds-original.png|180x128px]] || December 2, 2004 || November 21, 2004 || March 11, 2005 || February 24, 2005 || Was sold as a third-tier console coexisting with the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and [[Game Boy Advance]]. Was more prone to breaking than other models.
|-
| Nintendo DS Lite || [[File:DS Lite.png|180x164px]] || March 2, 2006 || June 11, 2006 || June 23, 2006 || June 1, 2006 || More sold than any other DS model, it has a brighter screen and weighs less than the previous model.
|-
| Nintendo DSi || [[File:DSi.png|180x166px]] || November 1, 2008 || April 5, 2009 || April 3, 2009 || April 2, 2009 || Introduced front and rear cameras; Nintendo DSi Shop & DSiWare, also the first to bring in Sound Recordings and the ability to use SD cards.
|-
| Nintendo DSi XL || [[File:Nintendo DSi XL.png|180x127px]] || November 21, 2009 || March 28, 2010 || March 5, 2010 || April 15, 2010 || 93% bigger screens than the Nintendo DSi
|}

==Stylus==
The '''Stylus''' is a utensil that is used to operate the lower screen on the Nintendo DS (commonly called the ''touch screen''). The Nintendo DSi XL has two different sized styluses, one full sized, and the other slightly bigger than the Nintendo DSi's stylus. {{WW}} has two different control schemes: one that is entirely controlled by the buttons on the DS, and one that is controlled entirely by the stylus. Input from the method not currently in use will cause ''Wild World'' to switch control modes; however the initial input will not be recognized until used again.

==DSiWare==
'''DSiWare''' is the name given to downloadeable software created exclusively for the Nintendo DSi model line of Nintendo DS onwards, and through a shop called the ''DSi Shop''. It allowed users to buy and download already bought, or free, apps and smallish games that could be either created by Nintendo, or by other companies. All apps and games have animated icons except for some special cases with static ones.

In June 2011, DSiWare support was added to the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s eShop, making the full library of more than 550 downloadable DSiWare software accesible to buy by anyone, except for certain titles that stayed Japan-only or weren't included at all for other reasons. DSiWare bought and downloaded on a Nintendo DSi can be transfered to a Nintendo 3DS for free.

While Nintendo DSi's support for the ''DSi Shop'' ended on March 31, 2017, with the last DSiWare game being released in 2016, support for DSiWare on Nintendo 3DS's eShop continues to work, but the shop itself has been discontinued in some countries as of July 31, 2020. [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] in these games has also become useless, due to the online service being discontinued in 2014.

==''Animal Crossing''-related games==
{| class="styled color-system"
|-
! Game !! Image !! Release date(s)
|-
| {{WW}} || [[File:WW Box NA.jpg|100px]] || {{Flag|JPN}} November 23, 2005<br>{{Flag|USA}} December 5, 2005<br>{{Flag|AUS}} December 8, 2005<br>{{Flag|EUR}} March 31, 2006<br>{{Flag|KOR}} December 6, 2007
|-
|}

===DSiWare apps===
These apps were available on the DSi until the DSi Shop's closure on March 31, 2017.<ref>http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16880/~/service-discontinuation%3A-nintendo-dsi-shop-%28updated-3%2F31%2F17%29</ref> These apps remained purchasable on the [[Nintendo eShop]] for the Nintendo 3DS until March 27, 2023.

{| class="styled color-system" style="text-align: center"
|-
! App !! Japanese release date!! English release date
|-
| [[File:Calculator Home Menu Icon.png|30px|link=]]<br>''[[Animal Crossing Clock]]'' || 2009 || 2009
|-
| [[File:Clock Home Menu Icon.png|30px|link=]]<br>''[[Animal Crossing Calculator]]'' || 2009 || 2009
|-
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Nintendo DS Lite Logo.png|Logo for the Nintendo DS lite
</gallery>

===In the {{SER|nolink}}===
<gallery>
Nintendo DS Lite CF Model.png|Nintendo DS Lite<br>({{CF|short}})
Nintendo DSi B CF Model.png|Nintendo DSi B<br>({{CF|short|nolink}})
Nintendo DSi W CF Model.png|Nintendo DSi W<br>({{CF|short|nolink}})
NDS Lite Bench NL Model.png|NDS Lite Bench<br>({{NL|short}})
Nintendo DSi Bench (White) NL Model.png|Nintendo DSi Bench<br>({{NL|short|nolink}})
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]

==References==
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