| The youth of today spend a lot of their free time | | | | 30m. Later, the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection was |
| playing games. They love playing on their | | | | launched and using this feature, it became possible |
| computers and game consoles rather than go out | | | | for players to interact with each other online. |
| and play games. So for such people, the Nintendo | | | | The Pictochat is one of the main features of the |
| DS should be a very familiar term. For others, | | | | Nintendo DS gaming console. Using this feature, |
| who do not know much about gaming, the | | | | players can chat with other Nintendo DS users |
| Nintendo DS is a gaming console that has been | | | | within a specified range. One can type out the |
| manufactured by Nintendo. It is a handheld, | | | | message using the small screen keyboard or one |
| portable console that has two screens. It was | | | | can also type or draw on the touch screen. |
| introduced in the year 2004 in Canada, Japan and | | | | Another very important feature of this gaming |
| the United States of America. One of the | | | | console is the Download play option. Using this, |
| screens, the screen at the bottom, is a touch | | | | multiple player games are possible with only one |
| screen. | | | | game card. It is necessary that players have their |
| The Nintendo DS has several features that have | | | | systems within a specified range of 60 feet and |
| helped make it a popular choice among gamers. It | | | | there should be a guest system onto which one |
| has a built in microphone and when it was | | | | can download the data from the host system. So |
| introduced, it supported the wireless IEEE802.11 | | | | if you are someone who is looking to buy a good |
| standard which used to allow players to interact | | | | gaming console, the Nintendo DS should definitely |
| with each other within a range of around 10m to | | | | be an option. |