Game Boy and Game Boy Color games are unplayable on the system, as the processor that runs them is not included in the system, and the GBA cartridge slot will not accept them. Multiplayer functions for GBA games are not supported, as the system's native wireless is different from the technology included in the wireless adapter that came included with Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. The GBA game will be windowboxed on the DS screen, as its resolution is slightly smaller than that of the DS. Game Boy Advance games can be played on the system, with players able to set in the DS's firmware menu whether the GBA game should be played on the top or bottom screen. Most enjoyed by gamers, however, are the DS's wireless DS-to-DS and Wi-Fi capabilities, which allow gamers in close proximity to play with each other without the need for the Game Link Cable that the Game Boy line required, and for the first time, allow players to compete around the world with each other through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

In addition to this, the more 'standard' upgrades, such as the addition of a second speaker for true stereo sound and a microphone, were included with the console.Ī DS card of Pokémon Diamond (right) compared to a GBA cartridge of Pokémon Ruby (left) This second screen, which doubled the real estate that developers had to work with for displaying menus and gameplay, was also touch-sensitive, and could be used to select items without pressing buttons.

Developers and gamers alike flocked to the console, which featured a significant difference from any previous gaming console: a second screen. Marketed as a 'third pillar' to Nintendo's console lineup, the DS was initially said by Nintendo not to be a replacement for the Game Boy Advance, but a partner to it.ĭespite this initial strategy, however, and perhaps because of the inclusion of the secondary Game Boy Advance slot on the console itself, the DS did in fact serve as the replacement of the Game Boy Advance, and the end of the Game Boy line. Unlike previous consoles, the Nintendo DS was not given the 'Game Boy' moniker, likely because Nintendo did not want to tarnish the brand name in case of bad sales, as had happened with the earlier Virtual Boy. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

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