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Last Updated: Tuesday May 12 2009 12:52 GMT

Nintendo Dual Screen (DS)

A Nintendo DSi

Not content with the huge number of GameBoys and GameBoy Advances they've already sold, Nintendo brought out another handheld in December 2004.

This one looks a bit different, as it has two screens sitting one above the other. The bottom of the pair uses touch-screen technology.

Examples of how the screens may work, could be a driving game, with the in car position on one screen and the map of the track on the other.

There have been two updated versions since that release, the DS Lite and the DSi.

Both are smaller and lighter than the original. The DSi has more technology than the Lite, with cameras and a slot to use SD and SDHC cards to store data on.

Key features:

  • Two screens, both backlit, with the lower using touch-screen technology
  • Wireless networking allowing 16 gamers to play together without cables
  • 3D graphics on both screens
  • Two processors