Platform: Nintendo DS
Wreck-It Ralph
Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu
Driving Theory Training
WarioWare D.I.Y.
WarioWare: Touched!
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Ōkamiden
Super Scribblenauts
Final Fantasy IV
Super Princess Peach
Nintendogs: Shiba & Friends
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Personal Trainer: Cooking
Nintendogs: Best Friends
Sonic Colors
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll
LovePlus
Fossil Fighters
Cartoon Network Racing
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble!
Time Hollow
Bangai-O Spirits
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Crash Boom Bang!
Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
James Pond 2: Codename - RoboCod
Cory in the House
Science Papa
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Deal or No Deal
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
Pokémon Black Version 2
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
The Bee Game
Nanashi no Game
Jelly Belly: Ballistic Beans
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys
Lock's Quest
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Scribblenauts
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Flushed Away
DK: Jungle Climber
The Simpsons Game
Halo DS
Crazy Frog Collectables: Art School
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The Nintendo DS having two screens was suggested by former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi to then-current president Satoru Iwata, and was inspired by the Game & Watch LCD game series' clamshell two-screen design. In a 2016 Retro Gamer interview with former Nintendo designer Satoru Okada, he delves into its origins:
"The project was moving forward at a good pace but during the development, something at unexpected happened. President Iwata then came to see me. He was obviously bothered and he said: 'l talked to Yamauchi-san over the phone and he thinks your console should have two screens... A bit like the multi-screen Game & Watch, you see?' [...] at the time, everybody hated this idea, even Iwata himself. We thought it did not make any sense. Back in the Game & Watch days, it was different because a second screen allowed us to double the playing area and the number of graphic elements on display. But with the modern screens, there was no point. We were free to choose the size of our screen, so why bother splitting it into two? Especially considering that it was impossible to look at both screens at the same time. This is why we did not understand his idea."
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A Nintendo DS system has been to the top of Mt. Everest, and even faired better than many other electronic devices on the journey.
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The Nintendo DS is based on a prototype system called Iris, which was intended to succeed the Game Boy Advance. The name Iris comes from the Japanese Iris plant, or Iris Ensata. This is evident by the name of Intelligent Systems's official DS emulator provided with DS development kits: Ensata.
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The 'DS' in Nintendo DS is short for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen".
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A trademark filed by Nintendo in 2004 suggests the Nintendo DS was originally going to be named "City Boy," expanding on the Game Boy brand and putting an emphasis on taking the device with you in your everyday life.
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In the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Instruction Booklet, the fake WEP Key used is '8675309', a reference to Tommy Tutone's "8675309/Jenny".
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There is an unused button called a "DEBUG" which is only present on development units. It is however possible to get this to work under emulation.