Nicola Owen

Nintendo games devices

Nintendo colour

The original Game boy used to be the most popular until they invented the Game boy colour, and the Game boy advanced. The Nintendo DS is the latest games device that Nintendo has bought out and is set to take over the game boy. As the normal game boy has a simple LCD screen were as the new one has touch screen features.


“Game Boy Colour is part of the range of portable powerhouses that revolutionised the way the world plays games. Over thirteen years, Game Boy has become the planet's most loved console - over 100 million units sold makes it the world's best-selling system by miles. Game Boy Colour brings a ravishing rainbow of over 32,000 possible colours to the bright 44 x 39mm screen, along with twice the processing power of its monochrome sibling for unrivalled realism on the move.”


Nintendo DS

This is the future of gaming it’s the worlds first double-screened handheld with touch screen and voice recognition capabilities, including built in communication software and wireless multiplayer features.



With two LCD screens, the DS offers a groundbreaking new approach to gaming. Each 3-inch screen is capable of producing true 3D graphics; the DS has the power to produce even more advanced visuals than the Nintendo 64 could display.
The possibilities are limitless - one screen can be used to show the main action, while another might be used as a map, inventory, or secondary viewpoint - or both screens could theoretically be used simultaneously to depict huge boss characters!”
This is the future of mobile device, which are getting more, and more advanced every day.

Specification:
Size (closed): 5.85" wide / 3.33" long / 1.13" tall

Upper Screen: Backlit, 3-inch, semitransparent reflective TFT colour LCD with 256x192 pixel resolution and .24 mm dot pitch

Touch Screen: Same as upper screen, but with transparent analogue touch screen

Colour: Capable of displaying 260,000 colours

Wireless Communication: IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo's proprietary format; wireless range is 30 to 100 feet, depending on circumstances; multiple users can play multiplayer games using just one DS game card

Controls: Touch screen, embedded microphone for voice recognition, A/B/X/Y face buttons, plus control pad, L/R shoulder buttons, Start and Select buttons

Input/Output: Ports for both Nintendo DS game cards and Game Boy Advance Game Paks, terminals for stereo headphones and microphone

Other Features: Embedded PictoChat software that allows up to 16 users to chat at once; embedded real-time clock; date, time and alarm; touch-screen calibration

Sound: Stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound, depending on the software

Battery: Lithium ion battery delivering six to 10 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use; power-saving sleep mode; AC adapter


Websites
"http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/system/index.jsp"
"http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/system/nds_topic1.jsp"
"http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/system/nds_topic2.jsp"

posted by monkeynic @ 4:48 pm