Nintendo DS Lite

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Nintendo DS Lite
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Released	March 2, 2006 June 2, 2006 June 11, 2006 June 23, 2006 2007
Generation	Seventh generation
Processor	ARM7(touch screen) ARM9 (upper screen)
Memory	4MB RAM
Resolution	256 x 192 pixel screen
Media	DS game cards
Online service	Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Units shipped	107.75 million (includes DS, DSi)
Best-selling game	Nintendogs
Backward compatibility	Game Boy Advance
Preceded by	Nintendo DS
Followed by	Nintendo DSi

The Nintendo DS Lite is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It is a slimmer, more lightweight redesign of the earlier Nintendo DS model, styled to make it more appealing to a variety of gaming audiences. It was announced on January 26, 2006, more than a month before its first territorial launch in Japan on March 2, 2006 due to overwhelming demand for the original model. It has been released in Japan, Australia, and North America, with the European launch set for June 23, 2006, where it will be available in "Jet Black" as well as the United State's and Japan's "Polar White". Just two days after Nintendo DS Lite went on sale in the United States on June 11, the new lighter, brighter portable system sold more than 136,500 units, with many retail outlets reporting sellouts. By comparison, DS Lite is out pacing 2003's launch sales of Nintendo's juggernaut Game Boy Advance SP by more than 12 percent.

The Nintendo DS Lite is an improvement over the original Nintendo DS in several ways. The screen now has four levels of brightness, the lowest of which is even better than the standard screen light of the original DS. The microphone is now located at the center between the screens, instead of the bottom-right corner. Start and Select buttons are also relocated. The DS lite weighs less and is sleeker looking that the original. Also the press feel of the buttons have been changed to a more traditional feel, rather than the clicky buttons of the original. Finally, the stylus is slightly longer and thicker.

[edit] Colors

• Crystal White/ Polar White (Available in all regions)
• Jet Black/ Onyx (Europe/Japan/USA/Australia)
• Ice Blue
• Noble Pink/ Coral Pink (Japan/USA/Australia)
• Enamel Navy (Currently available only in Japan)
• Crimson/ Black
• Cobalt/ Black
• Gold (Special Legend of Zelda Edition w/ Triforce Symbol on it)
• Pink (Special Nintendogs Edition)
• Mario Red (Special Mario Edition w/ Mario's 1st Initial on the front)

[edit] Resources

• Nintendo DS Games
• Nintendo DS Accessories
• Nintendo DS (Original)