Nintendo DS

The Nintendo DS provides users with a unique game-play experience using features never before offered by any other home console or hand-held game system. This portable personal entertainment and communications unit provides owners with new perspectives on dual screens, new control using both touch and voice and new connections with two kinds of wireless game play. It's a newfound canvas on which developers can express their creativity. With its two screens, Nintendo DS instantly shows its innovative face. But capabilities like a touch-screen input, voice recognition and wireless communication set it apart from every other game device, and again demonstrate Nintendo's passion for groundbreaking originality.

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Nintendo DS
MSRP $129.99
Release date November, 2004
Brand Nintendo
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Pros & Cons

ProSCORE
13 reviews
85
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12 positive
1 mixed
0 negative

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Pros:
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Innovative Touch Screen Control
+9agreedisagree

Cheaper than Competing Handheld (PSP)
+9agreedisagree

Backward compatibility with Nintendo Gameboy Advance games.
+8agreedisagree

Large selection of games
+5agreedisagree

Large selection of high quality educational software
+3agreedisagree

Superb battery life
+2agreedisagree

Numerous DS-exclusive games
+1agreedisagree

Cons:
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Original model can be too large/thick for most regular pockets.
+2agreedisagree

Game styles mainly limited to educational and teen
-3agreedisagree


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Opera Web Browser For the Nintendo DS

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This report was started November 29, 2005 at 11:17 am by Omar
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fractalhorizon

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January 8, 2009
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ProSCORE
71
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mixed
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5 pros
2 cons

Pros

  • Innovative Touch Screen Control
  • Cheaper than Competing Handheld (PSP)
  • Backward compatibility with Nintendo Gameboy Advance games.
  • Large selection of games
  • Large selection of high quality educational software

Cons

  • Original model can be too large/thick for most regular pockets.
  • Game styles mainly limited to educational and teen

Competitors

fractalhorizon prefers Sony Playstation Portable, Nintendo DS Lite over Nintendo DS
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Howlsthunder

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April 16, 2009
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ProSCORE
80
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mixed
positive
4 pros
1 con

Pros

  • Innovative Touch Screen Control
  • Cheaper than Competing Handheld (PSP)
  • Backward compatibility with Nintendo Gameboy Advance games.
  • Large selection of games

Cons

  • Original model can be too large/thick for most regular pockets.

Competitors

Howlsthunder prefers Nintendo DS Lite over Nintendo DS
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1stade

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April 8, 2009
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ProSCORE
100
negative
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5 pros
0 cons
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Pros

  • Innovative Touch Screen Control
  • Cheaper than Competing Handheld (PSP)
  • Backward compatibility with Nintendo Gameboy Advance games.
  • Large selection of games
  • Large selection of high quality educational software

Cons

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drl1989

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July 21, 2009
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ProSCORE
100
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4 pros
0 cons
have ithave it

Pros

  • Innovative Touch Screen Control
  • Backward compatibility with Nintendo Gameboy Advance games.
  • Superb battery life
  • Numerous DS-exclusive games

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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Slyboots

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May 6, 2009
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ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
positive
4 pros
0 cons
have ithave it
love itlove it

Pros

  • Innovative Touch Screen Control
  • Cheaper than Competing Handheld (PSP)
  • Large selection of games
  • Large selection of high quality educational software

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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mattthegreat

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February 23, 2008
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ProSCORE
75
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
1 con

Pros

  • Innovative Touch Screen Control
  • Cheaper than Competing Handheld (PSP)
  • Backward compatibility with Nintendo Gameboy Advance games.

Cons

  • Original model can be too large/thick for most regular pockets.

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Cbado

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March 27, 2007
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ProSCORE
75
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
1 con
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Pros

  • Innovative Touch Screen Control
  • Cheaper than Competing Handheld (PSP)
  • Backward compatibility with Nintendo Gameboy Advance games.

Cons

  • Original model can be too large/thick for most regular pockets.

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shopaholic

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May 24, 2009
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ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
0 cons

Pros

  • Cheaper than Competing Handheld (PSP)
  • Large selection of games
  • Superb battery life

Cons

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silence omo7

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August 14, 2007
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ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
0 cons
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love itlove it

Pros

  • Innovative Touch Screen Control
  • Cheaper than Competing Handheld (PSP)
  • Backward compatibility with Nintendo Gameboy Advance games.

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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Amanie

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March 28, 2007
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ProSCORE
67
negative
mixed
positive
2 pros
1 con

Pros

  • Innovative Touch Screen Control
  • Cheaper than Competing Handheld (PSP)

Cons

  • Original model can be too large/thick for most regular pockets.

Competitors

Amanie prefers Nintendo DS Lite over Nintendo DS
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