Nintendo · Console family

Nintendo DS

Two screens, touch input, wireless play, and a microphone opened a different path for handheld design.

Nintendo DS paired a touchscreen with a conventional upper display and backwards compatibility with Game Boy Advance. Its accessible software helped handheld gaming reach an exceptionally broad audience.

Released

2004 · Exact day not documented

Platform / family

Seventh-generation handheld

Format / type

Game card / GBA cartridge

Region

Worldwide