Editing Nintendo DS

{{sections needed|a description of the Nintendo DS's unique features, such as DS Download Play, and how it relates to the ''Final Fantasy'' games}}
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[[File:FF3 DS Lite.jpg|thumb|A Japan-exclusive Nintendo DS Lite model, themed after ''Final Fantasy III''. It was packaged with ''Final Fantasy III Crystal Edition''.]]
The '''Nintendo DS''' (an abbreviation of '''Dual Screen''') is a handheld game console created and designed by [[Nintendo]]. It was originally released in late 2004 as the successor to the [[Game Boy Advance]]. At the time, the selling point of the Nintendo DS was its two screens, especially the lower one, the Touch Screen, which features touch control and input. It is backward compatible with Game Boy Advance cartridges, which can be inserted in Slot-2. The first ''[[Final Fantasy (franchise)|Final Fantasy]]'' game that released for the Nintendo DS was a [[Final Fantasy III (3D remake)|3D remake]] of ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'', in late 2006.

In 2006, a second model was released, '''Nintendo DS Lite''', which has a brighter screen. In 2008, another model was released, the '''Nintendo DSi''', which has enhanced features such as a built-in camera, an SD card slot, a built-in Internet Browser, and unique downloadable. apps. However, the Nintendo DSi did not retain backward compatibility with Game Boy Advance games. In 2011, the Nintendo DS was succeeded by the [[Nintendo 3DS]], but the system's lifespan would continue until 2014. 

==Games==
{{main|List_of_games#Nintendo_DS}}
Several ''Final Fantasy'' games, including a few ''[[Chocobo (series)|Chocobo]]'' titles, were released for the Nintendo DS.

The first ''Chocobo'' game for the Nintendo DS is ''[[Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales]]'', first released in Japan in December 2006. In 2008, a sequel to the game was released exclusively in Japan, ''[[Chocobo to Mahō no Ehon: Majo to Shōjo to Gonin no Yūsha]]''. In 2009, another ''Chocobo'' game was released for the Nintendo DS, also exclusive to Japan, ''[[Cid to Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon Toki Wasure no Meikyū DS+]]'', a re-release of the [[Wii]] title, ''[[Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon]]''.

The third ''Final Fantasy'' title that released for the Nintendo DS was ''[[Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]]'', released in 2007 as a direct sequel to ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''. The same year, another game sequel was released, ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]]'', a sequel to ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]''.

Besides ''Final Fantasy III'', two other early ''Final Fantasy'' games were re-released for the Nintendo DS, a [[Final Fantasy IV (3D remake)|3D remake]] of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' and ''[[Blood Bahamut]]''; the latter game only released in Japan just like its original [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] release.

Two games of the ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (series)|Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]]'' series were released for the Nintendo DS, ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time]]'', the latter of which received a simultaneous release for the Wii.

In 2009, ''[[Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light]]'' was released as the last ''Final Fantasy'' title for the Nintendo DS. It would go on to become the basis of the ''[[Bravely (series)|Bravely]]'' spinoff series.
 
{| class="wikitable"
! #
! Game
! JP release
! NA release
! EU release
|-
|1
|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''
|July 27, 2006
|September 11, 2006
|February 16, 2007
|-
|2
|''[[Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS remake)|Final Fantasy III]]'' (remake)
| August 24, 2006
| November 14, 2006
| May 4, 2007
|-
|3
|''[[Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales]]''
| December 14, 2006
| April 3, 2007
| May 25, 2007
|-
|4
|''[[Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]]''
|April 26, 2007
|November 20, 2007
|February 15, 2008
|-
|5
|''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates]]''
|August 23, 2007
|March 11, 2008
|March 22, 2008
|-
|6
|''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]]''
|October 25, 2007
|June 24, 2008
|June 27, 2008
|-
|7
|''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' (remake)
|December 20, 2007
|July 22, 2008
|September 5, 2008
|-
|8
|''[[Chokobo no Fushigi na Danjon Toki Wasure no Meikyū DS+]]''
|October 30, 2008
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|9
|''[[Chocobo to Mahō no Ehon: Majo to Shōjo to Gonin no Yūsha]]''
|December 11, 2008
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|10
|''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time]]''
|January 29, 2009
|March 24, 2009
|March 27, 2009
|-
|11
|''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''
|May 30, 2009
|September 29, 2009
|October 9, 2009
|-
|12
|''[[Blood of Bahamut]]''
|August 6, 2009
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|13
|''[[Final Fantasy Legend II|SaGa 2: Hihō Densetsu Goddess of Destiny]]''
|September 17, 2009
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|14
|''[[Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light]]''
|October 29, 2009
|October 5, 2010
|October 8, 2010
|-
|15
|''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]''
|October 7, 2010
|January 11, 2011
|January 14, 2011
|-
|16
|''[[Final Fantasy Legend III|SaGa 3 Jikū no Hasha: Shadow or Light]]''
|January 6, 2011
|N/A
|N/A
|}


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 In 2006, a second model was released, '''Nintendo DS Lite''', which has a brighter screen. In 2008, another model was released, the '''Nintendo DSi''', which has enhanced features such as a built-in camera, an SD card slot, a built-in Internet Browser, and unique downloadable. apps. However, the Nintendo DSi did not retain backward compatibility with Game Boy Advance games. In 2011, the Nintendo DS was succeeded by the [[Nintendo 3DS]], but the system's lifespan would continue until 2014.
-==Features==
-Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was a service that let other players connect to each other in games. [[Final Fantasy III (3D remake)|the Nintendo DS remake of Final Fantasy III]] had Mognet, a service that let other players send mail to each other. This also was where the player could get sidequests.
-The DS also supported multiplayer, either with other owners of the game (multi-card multiplayer) or with people without their own copy (single-card multiplayer). ''[[Final Fantasy Fables:Chocobo Tales]]'' supports both, the former with minigames and pop-up duels, the latter with only minigames.
 ==Games==