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Nintendo DS Fact Sheet
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FACT SHEET |
| Launch Date and MSRP: |
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Nov. 21, 2004, in North America ($149.99)
Dec. 2, 2004, in Japan (15,000 yen)
Q1 2005 in Europe and Australia |
| Size (when closed): |
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148.7 millimeters (5.85 inches) wide, 84.7 millimeters (3.33
inches) long, 28.9 millimeters (1.13 inches) tall |
| Top Screen: |
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A backlit, 3-inch, semitransparent reflective TFT color LCD with
256 x 192 pixel resolution and .24 mm dot pitch, capable of
displaying 260,000 colors |
| Touch Screen: |
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Same specs as top screen, but with a transparent analog touch
screen |
| Wireless Communication: |
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IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo’s proprietary format; wireless range is
30 to 100 feet, depending on circumstances; multiple users can play
multiplayer games using just one DS Game Card |
| Controls: |
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Touch screen, embedded microphone for voice recognition, A/B/X/Y
face buttons, plus control pad, L/R shoulder buttons, Start and
Select buttons |
| Input/Output: |
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Ports for both Nintendo DS Game Cards and Game Boy® Advance Game
Paks, terminals for stereo headphones and microphone |
| Other features: |
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Embedded PictoChat software that allows up to 16 users to chat
at once, embedded real-time clock, date, time and alarm,
touch-screen calibration |
| CPUs: |
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One ARM9 and one ARM7 |
| Sound: |
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Stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound, depending on
the software |
| Battery: |
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Lithium ion battery delivering six to 10 hours of play on a
four-hour charge, depending on use; power-saving sleep mode; AC
adapter |
| Languages: |
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English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian |
| Color: |
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Silver and black |
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Source:
Nintendo Media Page
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