g. a Japanese Nintendo DS game may not work with a North American copy, even though some titles, such as Mario Kart DS are mutually compatible). Users can close the Nintendo DS system to trigger its 'sleep' mode, which pauses the game being played and saves battery life by turning off the screens, speakers, and wireless communications; however, closing the system while playing a Game Boy Advance game will not put the Nintendo DS into sleep mode, and the game will continue to run normally. The other is to become the Pokémon League Champion by battling with wild Pokémon and other Trainers in the region.

Multi-Card Play, like Download Play, allows users to play multiplayer games with other Nintendo DS systems. With the Nintendo DS Headset, you can talk and chat over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection or voice command games.

In March 2004, a document containing most of the console's technical specifications was leaked, also revealing its internal development name, "Nitro". Refurbished in grade B condition, the console will be in a general good condition, with some small noticeable marks if checked closely.

To start the purchasing process, it is necessary to sign in with the Nintendo Account and the Nintendo Network ID.In May 2004, the console was shown in prototype form at E3 2004, still under the name "Nintendo DS", [18] which Reggie Fils-Aimé announced would change for launch. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Reshiram can only be caught in Pokémon Black Version whilst Zekrom can only be caught in Pokémon White Version.

As of May 20th, 2014, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service was discontinued and it is now no longer possible to use online features of Nintendo DS/DSi and Wii software such as online play, matchmaking, competitions and leaderboards. At launch there was one pack-in demo, in addition to the built-in PictoChat program: Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt (published by Nintendo and is a demo for Metroid Prime Hunters, a game released in March 2006). According to Nintendo in 2006, 44% of DS owners were female, with the majority of Nintendogs owners being female.

The options are "Regional" ("Continent" in Europe) and "Worldwide", as well as two non-location specific settings. On January 29, 2014, Nintendo announced that Nintendo DS games would be added to the Wii U's Virtual Console, with the first game, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Prior to its release, the Nintendo DS was marketed as an experimental "third pillar" in Nintendo's console lineup, meant to complement the Game Boy Advance family and GameCube. The Guitar grip controller comes packaged with the game Guitar Hero: On Tour and is plugged into the GBA game slot.

With Download Play, it is possible for users to play multiplayer games with other Nintendo DS systems, and later Nintendo 3DS systems, using only one game card. On February 15, 2006, Nintendo announced a version of the cross-platform web browser Opera for the DS system. On November 1, 2008, Nintendo released the Nintendo DSi, another redesign with several hardware improvements and new features, although it lost backward compatibility for Game Boy Advance titles and a few DS games that used the GBA slot. Input/Output: Ports for both Nintendo DS game cards and Game Boy Advance game paks, terminals for stereo headphones and microphone.