Nintendo DS versus Nintendo DSi comparison chart
Edit this comparison chartNintendo DSNintendo DSi
  • current rating is 3.68/5
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  • current rating is 2.5/5
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Online services Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo DSi Shop, Nintendo Zone
Successor Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi (upgrade, concurrent), Nintendo 3DS (successor) Nintendo DSi XL (third redesign), Nintendo 3DS
CPU One 67.028 MHz ARM946E-S and one 33.514 MHz ARM7TDMI 2 ARM architecture processors
Media Game Boy Advance cartridge, Nintendo DS Game Card Physical and digital[show]
Introduction (from Wikipedia) The Nintendo DS, sometimes abbreviated to DS or NDS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in 2004 in North America and Japan. The Nintendo DSi is a dual-screen handheld game console released by Nintendo. The console launched in Japan on November 1, 2008, and worldwide beginning in April 2009.
Connectivity Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Release date NA November 21, 2004 JP December 2, 2004 TW December 13, 2004 , KOR December 29, 2004 , AUS February 24, 2005 EU March 11, 2005 CH July 23, 2005 (under the name: "iQue DS") JP November 1, 2008, AUS April 2, 2009, EU April 3, 2009, NA April 5, 2009
Product family Nintendo DS Nintendo DS
Type Handheld game console Handheld game console
Developer Nintendo Nintendo

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