Nintendo DS Lite | |
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Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Released | March 2, 2006 June 11, 2006 June 23, 2006 |
Generation | Seventh generation |
Processor | ARM7(touch screen) ARM9 (upper screen) |
Memory | 4MB RAM |
Resolution | 256 x 192 pixel screen |
Media | DS game cards |
Online service | Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection |
Units shipped | 107.75 million (includes DS, DSi) |
Best-selling game | Nintendogs |
Backward compatibility | Game Boy Advance |
Preceded by | Nintendo DS |
Followed by | Nintendo DSi |
The Nintendo DS Lite is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It is a slimmer, more lightweight redesign of the earlier Nintendo DS model, styled to make it more appealing to a variety of gaming audiences. It was announced on January 26, 2006, more than a month before its first territorial launch in Japan on March 2, 2006 due to overwhelming demand for the original model. It has been released in Japan, Australia, and North America, with the European launch set for June 23, 2006, where it will be available in "Jet Black" as well as the United State's and Japan's "Polar White". Just two days after Nintendo DS Lite went on sale in the United States on June 11, the new lighter, brighter portable system sold more than 136,500 units, with many retail outlets reporting sellouts. By comparison, DS Lite is out pacing 2003's launch sales of Nintendo's juggernaut Game Boy Advance SP by more than 12 percent.
Colors
- Crystal White/ Polar White (Available in all regions)
- Jet Black/ Onyx (Europe/Japan/USA/Australia)
- Ice Blue
- Noble Pink/ Coral Pink (Japan/USA/Australia)
- Enamel Navy (Currently available only in Japan)
- Crimson/ Black
- Cobalt/ Black
- Gold (Special Legend of Zelda Edition w/ Triforce Symbol on it)
- Pink (Special Nintendogs Edition)
- Mario Red (Special Mario Edition w/ Mario's 1st Initial on the front)
Trivia
- In Pokemon Adventures manga, when Team Magma is in one of the final fights of the comic, a DS-like device is used to plan out a battle attack.