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| Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console (White) | 
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| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
List Price: £99.99
Buy New: £85.49
You Save: £14.50 (15%)
Buy New/Used from £81.35
Avg. Customer Rating:  (71 reviews)
Sales Rank: 53
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Rating: Universal, particularly children
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 3 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4
MPN: 1802066
UPC: 045496442248
EAN: 0045496442248
ASIN: B000EZSFQM
Release Date: June 23, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | New smaller sleeker design | | • | Touch screen technology, brghter back-lit dual screens | | • | Backwards compatibility with all GBA software | | • | Wireless Gameplay and Messaging |
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Product Description
Nintendo DS Lite offers all of the unique features of the Nintendo DS but also includes a variety of distinctive changes which truly sets it apart from other handheld consoles. Nintendo DS Lite retains the advanced touch screen technology, allowing players to control software with a stylus or even their finger, as well as dual screens, voice recognitionand Wi-Fi capabilities of the Nintendo DS but is now both smaller and lighter.The Nintendo DS Lite will become the new edition to Nintendo's video game family when it launches on 23rd June 2006. Nintendo DS Lite is a lighter and brighter version of the highly successful Nintendo DS.Dual Screens open up new possibilities - use the touch screen as an inventory reference for role-playing games, to view maps for your favourite strategy game, or see racing action from two perspectives at once Navigate menus or access inventory items simply by touching the screen with stylus or fingertipTough film over touchscreen protects itAdvanced 3D graphics engine and 16-channel audio, for graphics and Sound that are superior to other portable game systems All-new PictoChat feature allows DS users to write messages with an on-screen Keyboard or the stylus and send them wirelessly Built-in Microphone port for voice control of games, or for voice chat with other DS players Less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS More than 20 percent lighter than original DS 4 adjustable brightness levels to extend battery life Repositioned microphone and LED lights Stylus has been redesigned--now 1cm longer and 1mm thicker Repositioned start and select buttons Available in 3 cool colours
Amazon.co.uk Review
In a nutshell:
It may have taken the world by storm with its huge range of genuinely innovative new games but there's no denying that the Nintendo DS is not exactly the most portable of portable consoles. That's all changed now with this sleek and sexy update. The lowdown:
When the Nintendo DS was first announced it was dismissed by many as a white elephant - with a gimmicky interface and underpowered graphics. Over 15 million sales later and the story is a little different. The DS Lite is fully compatible with all existing Nintendo DS (and Game Boy Advance) games but it's smaller, sleeker and lighter - with a new design that perfectly matches the Nintendo Wii console. The most impressive feature is the new backlit screens which offer the sharpest image ever seen on a portable console. The DS Lite is available in three separate colours: White, Black and Pink. Most exciting feature:
The DS Lite now has four brightness settings - the highest is brighter than even the PSP and is clearly visible in any lighting condition. That sound? That'll be Sony executives running to the hills - wearing sunglasses. Since you ask:
The Nintendo DS is the fast selling console ever in Japan. When the DS Lite was released, it sold out instantly, with queues of over 1,000 people a common sight. The bottom line:
The DS gets a face lift to become Nintendo's best looking portable ever. - Harrison Dent
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| Customer Reviews: Read 66 more reviews...
 Fragile July 2, 2008
This is a fun handheld games console but is very fragile the games are quite expensive but the console it's self is a brilliant price.
 Disappointing. June 8, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got this handheld a while ago and eventually I couldn't use it. I went through 3 DS to fix the problem with it I had, and the problem was I had to press down really hard on the diagonals to make them respond. This wouldn't have been so bad, but it made my hand cramp up really badly. I persisted for a while with it thinking it may stop, but if anything it got worse.
When it comes to 2D games, then you won't have this problem, but for Mario 64 DS, and Metroid Hunters, it will just make your hand ache in agony.
I eventually sold my system with 3 games for 95. What was the point in keeping it when I couldn't use it?
Also the games are ridiculously over priced. They're like 30 quid a pop, and you can buy new console games for only a little more, or used console games for cheaper!
 Another let down customer December 30, 2007
18 out of 31 found this review helpful
Like one of the other reviewers I saw on Dec 19th that this was in stock and available for next day delivery. I placed the order literally within seconds. Needless to say I now know the item was not really in stock - I got emails telling me it would be delivered before Dec 24th and then just before Xmas a message saying the supplier had let Amazon down and it would be arriving sometime in February. Lesson learnt Amazon - with no route to complain about an order placed when there was stock (I checked after placing the order and it was still showing as available) customers are forced to leave product feedback.
I will continue to use Amazon for non-essential purchases. I trusted them to deliver and stopped my DS search believing I had bought an "in stock" item. Big mistake - made all the more annoying by Amazon's refusal to accept messages FROM customers - it only sends them out or lets you read FAQs.
BEWARE NINTENDO DS USERS! December 29, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
You cannot fault the Nintendo DS for its design and gaming experience, except for one flaw. It's durability.
I have had my Nintendo DS Lite for just over 12 months and hardly used it in that time, except to train my brain with Dr Kawashima. However, I am disappointed and annoyed that a crack has appeared in the hinge and a green dot on the touch screen, which is noticeable and distracting when playing games with dark images. It is literally just out of warranty and I will have to pay around half the price of a new DS to repair it. Ironically, the DS has not been man-handled but stored carefully in a carry case out of harm's way. So as a word of caution, keep your proof of purchase so you can claim under the 12 month warranty should you need to. Otherwise, happy gaming!
 Amazing December 27, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Lite makes the original DS look like a beta model. It's smaller; sturdier; endlessly stylish; has much softer, better buttons; has far better placement of features, especially the microphone and headphone sockets; has a thicker stylus. It's no longer wrist-breakingly heavy, and is basically superior in every conceivable way. Performance is of course the same, though the battery is possibly a little longer lasting and charges faster. If you have the money for it, I would definitely recommend upgrading your old DS.
As for games, there is so much quality covering most genres, from New Super Mario Bros to Elite Beat Agents to Pheonix Wright and more. Online functionality is dire compared to the PSP, but quite workable if you don't mind the inconvenience of twelve-digit friend codes and a lower standard of wireless encryption. If these terms mean nothing to you, then it's safe to ignore these gripes. :)
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