Nintendo DS Release date and some specs

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Nintendo DS: Price Announced! Final Specs, Launch Date

Nintendo DS Specs
Battery life, screen resolution, and wireless range. It's not everything, but it's something.

September 20, 2004 - Along with tonight's announcement on the Nintendo DS, Nintendo of America released details on the system itself...which we've quickly formatted for you below:

Launch Date and MSRP: Nov. 21, 2004, in North America ($149.99), Dec. 2, 2004, in Japan (¥15,000). Q1 2005 in Europe and Australia
Size (when closed): 148.7 millimeters (5.85 inches) wide, 84.7 millimeters (3.33 inches) long, 28.9 millimeters (1.13 inches) tall

Top Screen: A backlit, 3-inch, semitransparent reflective TFT color LCD with 256 x 192 pixel resolution and .24 mm dot pitch, capable of displaying 260,000 colors

Touch Screen: Same specs as top screen, but with a transparent analog touch screen

Wireless Communication: IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo's proprietary format; wireless range is 30 to 100 feet, depending on circumstances; multiple users can play multiplayer games using just one DS Game Card

Controls: Touch screen, embedded microphone for voice recognition, A/B/X/Y face buttons, plus control pad, L/R shoulder buttons, Start and Select buttons

Input/Output: Ports for both Nintendo DS Game Cards and Game Boy Advance Game Paks, terminals for stereo headphones and microphone

Other features: Embedded PictoChat software that allows up to 16 users to chat at once; embedded real-time clock; date, time and alarm; touch-screen calibration

CPUs: One ARM9 and one ARM7

Sound: Stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound, depending on the software

Battery: Lithium ion battery delivering six to 10 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use; power-saving sleep mode; AC adapter

Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian

Color: Silver and black


http://ds.ign.com/articles/549/549922p1.html                    

[Crixx_Creww]

multiple sweaters on one sweat cartridge?


ownage
total ownage

must get ds                    

[cereal_killer]

time to start savin all the money i can
time to go look under couch cushions for any lose change
wonder wat game it goin an have on release date                    

[nytemare]

Its scheduled to be bundled with metroid hunters, quite a strategic choice by Nintendo I might add. Since they are planning to sell this system on the poer of multiplayer. I preordered one already, man, I can't wait                    

[Mugsy]

long how i gone get broke again                    

[TrinireturnofGamez]

NINTENDO rules ..!  the DS will allow them to dominate the mobile gaming market for years to come.. can't wait to see when Gamecube graphix hit mobile markets in 5 years or so... the DS is only on par with the N64 . Whilst the sony product is supposedly as powerful as a PS2 [according to specs]  but at a loss of battery life... and increase in price .                    

[nytemare]

Its scheduled to be bundled with metroid hunters, quite a strategic choice by Nintendo I might add. Since they are planning to sell this system on the poer of multiplayer. I preordered one already, man, I can't wait

actually nintendo is really pushing the metroid franchise right now, they are rumoured to be bundling metroid prime, metroid prime2 echoes and a gamecube for    ahem..... $99. usd

actually no, they are bundling Metroid and a DEMO of metroid prime2 with a platinum gamecube. I bought one last week to play the demo to beat the demo in 5 MINUTES. bummer :-x                    

[nytemare]

Its scheduled to be bundled with metroid hunters, quite a strategic choice by Nintendo I might add. Since they are planning to sell this system on the poer of multiplayer. I preordered one already, man, I can't wait

I would like to apologize for an oppsie i made in this. I just foundout it isnt an actual copy of the game but only a DEMO of metroid hunters. My bad

the pic of the box is huge, so if you get a red X its not my fault. i tried