Platform: Nintendo DS
Monster Rancher DS
MySims Racing
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter
Ed, Edd n Eddy: Scam of the Century
Giana Sisters DS
Metal Slug 7
Sonic Colors
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Pokémon SoulSilver Version
Radiant Historia
Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
Nanashi no Game
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
Super Scribblenauts
Chibi-Robo!: Park Patrol
Dragon Ball: Origins 2
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!
Nicktoons MLB
Mass Effect: Corsair
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Over the Hedge
Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition
Dementium: The Ward
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Lock's Quest
Galactic Taz Ball
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Game & Watch Collection
The Simpsons Game
Jelly Belly: Ballistic Beans
One Piece: Gigant Battle! 2 - New World
Diddy Kong Racing DS
Spanish for Everyone!
Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Cartoon Network Racing
Top Trumps: Doctor Who
Crash Boom Bang!
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Go! Go! Cosmo Cops!
Dragon Ball: Origins
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails
Personal Trainer: Cooking
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Super Pac-Man Pinball
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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.
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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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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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The 'DS' in Nintendo DS is short for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen".
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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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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 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."