Nintendo DS

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Nintendo DS
Designer Nintendo IRD
Manufacturer Nintendo
CPU 67 MHz ARM9
Graphics 33 MHz ARM7
Memory Main RAM: 4 MB
Video RAM: 656 kB
Media Nintendo game card
Released Nintendo DS
NA: November 21, 2004
JP: December 2, 2004
AU: February 24, 2005
EU: March 11, 2005
China (iQue DS): July 23, 2005
Nintendo DS Lite
JP: March 2, 2006
AU: June 1, 2006
NA: June 11, 2006
EU: June 23, 2006
China (iQue DS Lite): June 2006
South Korea: January 18, 2007
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The Nintendo DS, the fifth handheld video game console released by Nintendo, was first released in 2004.

The Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite are backward compatible with most games from its predecessor, the Game Boy Advance. The systems in the Nintendo DSi line do not have backward compatibility.

It was succeeded by the Nintendo 3DS, which was released in 2011.

Variants

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Nintendo DS

The original Nintendo DS had backward compatibility with the Game Boy Advance. It was released in North America on November 21, 2004, in Japan on December 2, 2004, in Oceania on February 24, 2005, in Europe on March 11, 2005, and in China, through iQue, on July 25, 2005.

Nintendo DS Lite

The Nintendo DS Lite had a smaller form factor and retained backward compatibility with the Game Boy Advance. It was released in Japan on March 2, 2006, in Oceania on June 1, 2006, in North America on June 11, 2006, in Europe on June 23, 2006, in China through iQue, in June 2006, and in South Korea on January 18, 2007.

Retail Nintendo DS games owned by WEC Museum

Title Developer Released Added to the Museum Notes
Exclamation Warriors: Sakeburein
(Zekkyō Senshi: Sakeburein,
絶叫 戦士 さけぶれいん)
Suzak 2008 January 16, 2019 Club Nintendo Exclusive. Released only in Japan in 2008.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days h.a.n.d., Square Enix 2009 November 15, 2017
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Square Enix, h.a.n.d. 2010 November 16, 2017 Enhanced remake of the mobile game Kingdom Hearts coded.
Kirby Super Star Ultra Nintendo EAD 2008 April 16, 2014 Enhanced remake of the Super NES game Kirby Super Star.