Nintendo DS

...have no idea what the Nintendo DS is allow me to introduce you. The Nintendo DS is a totally different to Nintendo’s Game Boy console, something that can be quite hard to grasp as it is a portable console made by Nintendo! Nintendo says the DS is the third pillar (Game Cube, Game Boy Advance and DS) and will continue to support all three. The DS as you can see from the image above is a clamshell design with two screens that sit horizontally. I’ll ...
...is to look at the Nintendo DS on its own merits. A lot of reviews I’ve seen list the Nintendo DS’s features and then says something like “watch out for the Sony PSP in a few months”. Why do that, why? Surely a review of the Nintendo DS should review the console and not just dismiss it. I was always going to buy the Nintendo DS, I’ve had almost every portable console that Nintendo have ever made and have never been disappointed. I must say though ...

Dogbert 28.03.2005 (29.03.2005) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

...but I have always loved Nintendo consoles. I really wanted the new Nintendo DS console but everybody refused to buy it me for Christmas and told me that it would be a waste of money and that I would play on it once and then it would be hidden in the back of my wardrobe. Imagine my surprise when I opened up one of my presents from my boyfriend and it was a Nintendo DS and then I opened up another present and it was a load of accessories for it and ...
...Ok so what is the Nintendo DS? The Nintendo DS is one of the latest handheld games consoles to come onto the market. Nintendo is one of the popular games manufacturers and the DS stands for Dual Screen which I will tell you a little more about later. ----- Specifications: Tall - 2.89cm, Wide - 14.8cm, long - 8.5cm. Both screens - 3 inches. 260,000 colour screens. Wireless communication enabled for up to 100 feet. DS and Gameboy advance slots. ...

katygriff 28.01.2006 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

...may be slipping (last year Nintendo revenues were made of over 60% from the handheld side of things) their skills in the pocket side of gaming has been solid. Nintendo managed to keep hold of the marker despite its competitors rushing out fancy coloured screens at the expense of battery life. It’s surprising just how little the Game Boy brand has changed over the years. The trusty handheld took a long time in advancing into colour and then becoming ...
...has entered the handheld market Nintendo seem to have a fight on their hands. So how much do we owe to Sony for making Nintendo reveal the DS? It would be fair to assume the DS might not have been released if Sony hadn’t revealed their PSP and instead Nintendo waiting a year or more to reveal the next GBA. This seems to be the case as Nintendo are keen to stress that this isn’t the GBA2 (we get to know more about that this year) and is instead a ...

3rdRockSatan 20.03.2005 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

...Well what is the Nintendo DS? DS stands for Dual Screen, it is a Hand held Games Console, similar to the Game Boy Advance, but so much more powerful. It has two screens a top screen and the bottom screen, which is also a touch screen (that comes with a small stylus, that looks like a pen to use on the touch screen), this is what makes the DS unique. The machine currently comes is three different colours the original silver, baby Pink (which I have) ...
...I'll use it in public. Nintendo have come up with other uses of the microphone, which are very interesting. For example in one game that I have you use the microphone to bow dust off an object and in another to blow bubbles. What about the touch screen why is it so special? Well, It allows you to do so much more with the console and allows you to play more PC based games than most consoles do. In some games you can use the touch screen in the same ...

TomlinsonSE 04.01.2006 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

...Playstation Portable (PSP) and the Nintendo DS (NDS). Lets just say there’s a lot of touching going on... --- Enter the Nintendo DS --- NDS stands for Nintendo Dual Screen (apparently also standing for Developer's System - due to the relative ease of developing software for it). The Nintendo DS is Nintendo's next generation portable gaming system which is their third tier console. This means that Nintendo now produces the Gamecube, the Gameboy ...
...SP despite the fact that Nintendo has repeatedly said that this is not the case. Gameboy "Evolution" will be the successor to the GBA SP, released later down the track. FEATURES --- Dual Screen --- The DS has two screens. The top screen is the gaming screen, and the bottom screen is the touch sensitive one. Depending on the game the screens will have different functions. Example: Super Mario DS 64: Top screen is for game play Bottom screen is ...

MotoAthan 07.03.2005 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

...they are going to buy Nintendo DS' instead of Sony's new handheld PSP, them being devoted Nintendo fans and all. All they rambled on about were the dual screens with the innovative touch sensitive screen, the enhanced colour support, the built-in microphone, the 3D graphics, wireless networking battles and enhanced audio reproduction. But they failed to mention how brick like it was in size and proportion, but ah well I still got one for the hell ...
...Imagine my anticipation for my Nintendo DS to arrive, twirlingmy fingers into knots as I was extremely anxious to test it out ASAP. As soon as I received it I wasted no time ripping apart the wrapper and checking the contents of the box inside. The Nintendo DS is like two silver Gameboy Advance SPs stuck together side by side with 1 screen at the top, 1 at the bottom and 2 extra buttons on the right, above the B and A buttons (unsurprisingly named ...

china_wolf 10.01.2005 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

...games for them. The Nintendo 64 and Playstation won, the Playstation particually. Sony won the large majority of the gaming market, with only a few still using N64s, but then it released it's PS2, and a lot of competitors jumped in. Microsoft, previously only seen in the PC market, raleased the XBOX, and old rivals, Nintendo, launched the Gamecube. The Gamecube is still popular, and games still being released, but the XBOX and PS2 remained dominent, ...
...Z stuff! Will the Nintendo DS have the same fate? Who knows! We'll have to wait a few months in the U.S. for both the DS and PSP to settle in to see which will take the lead in our country, I'm hoping the DS, as I bought one, and it was released earlier, but YOU are the ones who decide. Another thing to remember is Nintendo have controlled hand-held gaming since '91! ~So what's this all about?~ The Nintendo DS, Nintendo Double Screen, is the latest ...

andersonfamily 29.03.2005 (06.01.2006) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

The Nintendo DS is part of a new genertaion of hand held consoles alongside the likes of the PSP. However, whilst the PSP is merely a portable version of an already existing console, the Nintendo DS is nothing like anything else that has graced our shelves before! Even though it is a portable handheld made by Nintendo, it is a huge step up from the Gameboy Advance SP, even though it can play its game in pristine quality. For a start, the DS has ...
...equivalent to that of the Nintendo 64. It is a 64 bit hand held after all compared to the 32 bit capability of the Gameboy Advance. This means proper 3D graphics are there in the palm of your hands, ones that actually look quite impressive. Without you having to connect yourself up to the big screen! Whilst the Gameboys were generally seen as a traveling companion, this one can almost take over your living room console. I see this as an excellent ...

lea20 23.03.2006 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

...do some research into the Nintendo DS and found it was simpler, cheaper and offered a good array of games. I paid £109.99 for a black DS Lite from Amazon in a deal which also saw the latest Super Mario Bros incarnation thrown in. The console itself is extremely lightweight but feels sturdy enough to withstand the occasional drop or thwack of frustration. You flip it open to reveal two screens and a familiar set of controls. I have to say I've never ...
...for those gamers who've followed Nintendo handhelds through the years. They don't have to throw away their previous game collections, as the DS will handle them. I haven't tried an Advance game yet but I'm sure they work fine. The battery life on the console is pretty decent, in the box you get a mains charger that plugs directly into the DS and charges the battery. The manual claims that you get 19 hours use of the DS on the lowest brightness setting. ...

utero 28.09.2006 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

Nintendo are the original hand-held gaming giant. From the popular Game and Watch series of the 1980's to the global phenomena of the Game Boy Nintendo have always dominated and even destroyed the opposition. More powerful hand held gaming devices with better graphics such as the Sega Game Gear and ill-fated Atari Lynx have fell by the wayside. They simply could not compete with Nintendo in terms of game catalogue or game play and with the backing ...
...for twenty years. The Nintendo DS is the first of Nintendo's hand-held gaming devices to have serious opposition in the form of Sony's PSP. While Sony promotes the PSP as a multimedia device able to play games, MP3's, movies and the like Nintendo have created a machine that is purely about gaming on the move. Contrary to popular belief the DS is not an entirely original idea although it could be said that it is Nintendo's. The dual screen, flip-open ...

Shortsharpshock 09.11.2005 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

The DS (Dual Screen) is Nintendo's latest handheld console. It features 2 screens, one of which is touch sensitive, allowing new innovative gameplay opportunities. There are 2 ways in which you can use this screen, there is a stylus or a thumb strap. The thumb strap is used for example to move around a game, it is like analogue for the touch screen. The main purpose of this is to give you more control without getting finger prints on the console. ...
...R buttons comfortably. The thumb strap is also for your wrist which can be attached to the console, the stylus fits in neatly at the back. The DS is silver (black will be released in the future), and has a hinge so the console closes looking very smart. When you close the console whilst playing a game, it will go into sleep mode, which will reserve battery power. The battery can last up to 10 hours at a time. The DS cartridges are very small, perfect ...

Katie2803 04.01.2005 (06.01.2005) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

The Nintendo DS has been released. We got one of these early from America. There has been a lot of discussion about whether the Nintendo DS or the Sony PSP is better. In my opinion I think the Nintendo DS is a much better console. The Nintendo DS is the next console after the Nintendo Game boy SP. Nintendo released this console around the 11th March here, and a few games have already been released for people to play on. Many more games are to come ...
...is pretty simple, and the Nintendo DS comes in a silver colour, which looks quite neat. However the PSP comes in black. The Nintendo DS folds up to protect the screen, and has 2 screens. One is a touch screen on the bottom, and the other is a normal screen on the top. The controls are in easy to reach positions, and you do not always use the buttons in games because of the touch screen. The touch screen is a great new dimension that I will tell you ...

daniel2005 27.11.2005 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

...waiting till the price dropped. Nintendo products really are quality arn't they? Having cornered the hand held gaming market for what seems like forever. Nintendo innovates again with the DS. And priced at a very reasonable £99 I just had to get one. So Nintendo really have gone back to thier roots with this one. The design is very similar to the original Dual Screen Game and watches that Ninty released in the early 80's. But beefed up with awesome ...
...needed. All in all the Nintendo DS is a stylish, compact and extremely fun system with oodles of possibilities. And its not a successor to the Gameboy Advance. Nintendo have another card to play on that score. So open your mind to new possibilities and a new way of playing games and go get yourself a Nintendo DS. Touching is fun!!!! ...

Grendalx 19.03.2005 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

...got my Gameboy Advance SP, Nintendo announced the DS, their new dual screen handheld console and latest addition to the Gameboy family. My very first thoughts at hearing this were "wouldn't two screens be confusing?" and "how will it work?". However those worries were laid to rest pretty soon after that, when I actually found out more about it and then bought my own console last year. The DS was released in Europe in March 2005, and in 2004 in Japan ...
...see that as a disadvantage. Nintendo are doing what they do best, producing great games and this time there's so much more on offer than with previous consoles. They're appealing to so many more people but by using their games rather than selling a media player. The games are region free this time, so a Japanese game cartridge will work on a UK console for example. You can also play against opponents all over the world on certain games like Mario ...

Lauren89 16.04.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS

...I read an article in Nintendo Power where it had loads of pictures from E3 of the DS itself and some of the release games. The made you think oh shoot this has the most amazing graphics ever to be created so far so it was going to cost one heck of alot of money. When it came out I was still saving up for it. The thing was i was forgeting about the xmas money I normally get from relatives. Just for you who dont know me I live in America and everything ...
...the overall cost of the DS was $150 which at the moment is the equivalent of 75 pounds. Ok i think you have heard enough about my story of getting the DS so now ill actually tell you about the system. Looks: The DS has a sort of Retro look to it. It is smooth, silver and slim. Its flips open to reveal two screens the top being able tp produce better graphics the the N64 and the bottom being touch and also being able to produce better then N64 graphics. ...

flint 31.12.2004 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Nintendo DS