Nintendo DS Handheld Console

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
The Nintendo DS is no ordinary console. What on the face of it appears to be merely an upgraded Game Boy Advance is packed with a suite of never-before-seen features which make it unique within the gaming world.

The most obvious new feature is the two screens (DS stands for dual screen), the bottom of which is a touch screen. This makes an enormous difference to the way you play and interact with the game, as you use a stylus or the handy thumb strap to control the action.

The way this works in a game varies enormously, with first person shooter Metroid Prime: Hunters using the touch screen and D-pad to create a control system that’s just as responsive as a PC keyboard and mouse. Other games, like Yoshi’s Touch & Go, have you actually drawing on the touch pad to create platforms, while other games use the extra screen to display inventory or map info.

But there’s more to the DS than even that. It also has a built-in microphone (one new medical game has you operating on patients with the touch screen and reassuring them everything’s going to be okay via the microphone) and it can be connected wirelessly to sixteen or more other consoles. Not only that but some games and utilities even allow it to connect online via Wi-Fi.

Although the DS is far more powerful than the GBA – it can display 3D graphics somewhere between a Nintendo 64 and the GameCube--it is still backwards compatible, so you can play all your old GBA games in single player mode on the same console.

With a battery life of between 6 and 10 hours the Nintendo DS gets pretty much everything right. With a range of games that seem to offer far more originality and imagination than any other home or portable console this is could well be the most exciting new console of 2005. --David Jenkins

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-03-24 rating:
WOW
The Nintendo DS is no ordinary console. What on the face of it appears to be merely an upgraded Game Boy Advance is packed with a suite of never-before-seen features which make it unique within the gaming world.
The most obvious new feature is the two screens (DS stands for dual screen), the bottom of which is a touch screen. This makes an enormous difference to the way you play and interact with the game, as you use a stylus or the handy thumb strap to control the action.

The way this works in a game varies enormously, with first person shooter Metroid Prime: Hunters using the touch screen and D-pad to create a control system that's just as responsive as a PC keyboard and mouse. Other games, like Yoshi's Touch & Go, have you actually drawing on the touch pad to create platforms, while other games use the extra screen to display inventory or map info.

But there's more to the DS than even that. It also has a built-in microphone (one new medical game has you operating on patients with the touch screen and reassuring them everything's going to be okay via the microphone) and it can be connected wirelessly to sixteen or more other consoles. Not only that but some games and utilities even allow it to connect online via Wi-Fi.

Although the DS is far more powerful than the GBA - it can display 3D graphics somewhere between a Nintendo 64 and the GameCube--it is still backwards compatible, so you can play all your old GBA games in single player mode on the same console.

With a battery life of between 6 and 10 hours the Nintendo DS gets pretty much everything right. With a range of games that seem to offer far more originality and imagination than any other home or portable console this is could well be the most exciting new console of 2005.

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review by: date: 2007-07-03 rating:
Very sexy..
I bought this sometime in 2005, I think near Christmas time.
I actually went out to buy a PSP, but they wern't in stock anywhere.
I'm SOOOOO glad I didn't waste my money on a PSP.
This Ds is lovely, although it may look a little old compared to the new Lite version.

Buy a DS before they become too old, the gameplay is fantastic and the games out there are very nice in price and quality.
A must buy for anyone aged between 5 and 500.

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review by: Tom the Gamer date: 2007-02-17 rating:
DS is the BEST!
This is a superb console for anyone of any age. Yes the DS lite is smaller but its also a whole 30% more expensive than a DS and it a whole 3% uglier than a troll. This is why the NORMAL DS is so much better. (I think it has a longer battery life too).

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review by: date: 2006-12-28 rating:
DS lite? Who needs it.
I love my grey brick. It has always been a great friend. When I feel bored I pick it up and play a game. It could be any game because most of the ones I own are great. I can't be bothered with the DS lite. It just doesn't feel nintendo-ish. This is great bit of kit. The touch screen isn't a gimmick it is a revolution, and it is nice to see that developers aren't making gimmicky games based around the touch screen. Traditional games are being revamped for the DS, along with new franchises like Nintendogs. This console proves that games aren't always about graphics but they are about gameplay and new ways of doing things. I think nintendo are going down the right path with this and the wii. I just hope their next console isn't too gimmicky.


review by: date: 2006-12-16 rating:
Get it!
I first got my Nintendo DS a couple of months ago, it looks great, feels great, and IS great.

-It has 2 screens which makes gameplay so much more fun
-The touchscreen rules
-There is a mic which is used for some games
-Lots and lots of other features

Alot would argue that the psp is better because of its graphics, but in my opinion the DS is funner, and at the end of the day I'd prefer better gameplay than graphics, also the DS can connect to the internet and you can play other people from around the world which is very fun :)

So what are you waiting for I promise you this is the best hand-hold console on sale at the moment.

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