Nintendo DS (Titanium) Review

Posts about the Nintendo DS (Titanium)

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Reviews of the Nintendo DS (Titanium)

7.3

CNET Review

November 19, 2004

The Good: The Nintendo DS employs innovative dual-screen and microphone-enabled gameplay without load times on a higher-resolution display than Game Boy Advance SP while remaining backward compatible with older GBA games. The inclusion of Wi-Fi multiplayer capabilities and a touch screen allows for a growing list of original and fun games that you can't play on any other system.

The Bad: Third-party support for the system hasn't matched the originality and ingenuity of Nintendo's games, and multimedia potential remains exclusive to Japan. The system is quite bulky. The much more stylish and comfortable DS Lite is available for the same price.

The Bottom Line: While it lacks the multimedia and graphical finesse of the Sony PSP, the feature-packed Nintendo DS is a worthy successor to the Game Boy Advance--but the new and improved DS Lite is available for the same price.

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9.0

alaTest.com

By alaTest | December 2, 2008

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 80/100 and users 83/100. Comparing these reviews to 31791 other Game Consoles reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.

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6.7

pcauthority.com.au

By Staff writers | August 29, 2008

Review Summary: To make decent use of the touch screen for map/minigame duties, we'd recommend Super Mario 64 DS - undoubtedly the top title for DS - as an accomplished port of the exasperatingly addictive N64 classic

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8.0

t3.com

By T3 Online | October 31, 2007

Review Summary: This is probably the closest thing here to a dedicated games console, which could explain the low price and lengthy battery life. Shame it's competing with the PSP...

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8.0

goodgearguide.com.au

By Andrew Kliem | December 15, 2005

Review Summary: A brilliant, innovative device that has the full support of the Nintendo games machine behind it. If they manage more games like Mario Kart DS, they'll have a winner on their hands.

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Manufacturer: Nintendo

Part number: NTRSVKBA

General

Name Nintendo DS
Type Handheld game system
Form Factor Handheld
Width 5.8 in
Depth 1.1 in
Height 3.3 in
Weight 9.7 oz
Enclosure Color Gray

Game Console

Color Support Color
Media Type Cartridge
Features Built-in microphone, Voice control

Processor

Installed Qty 2

Memory / Storage

Cache Memory 8 KB
Storage None

Memory Card

Type None

Display

Type LCD display - 3 in TFT active matrix - Color - Integrated
Color Support 18-bit color / 260000 color(s)

Display (2nd)

Type LCD display
Diagonal Size 3 in
Color Support Color
Features Touch screen

Video

Video Output 2D/3D graphics acceleration
Graphic Effects Fog effects

Audio

Built-in Speakers Speaker(s)
Sound Output Mode Stereo

Communications

Modem None
Connectivity Features IEEE 802.11

Input Device

Type 4-way cross keypad - Integrated - 6 button(s)
Movement Detection Technology Mechanical
Pointing Device / Manipulator Game pad

Connections

Connector Type 1 x Microphone, 1 x Headphones, 1 x DC power input
Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 Nintendo DS cartridge slot, 1 Nintendo Game Boy Advance cartridge slot