Nintendo DS COMING SOON Originally chosen as the code name, has been selected as the official product name. The Nintendo DS name evokes the idea of a portable system with “dual screens,” providing the rationale for the final name. The hardware also has been redesigned to sport a slimmer, sharper look. The retooled Nintendo DS features a thinner, black base and an angular platinum flip-top cover. The face buttons and shoulder buttons are larger, and some have been reconfigured for optimum use. The unit includes a new storage slot for the touch screen’s stylus, and the speakers now broadcast in stereo sound, with or without headphones. Dual screens, chat functions, a touch screen, wireless capabilities, voice recognition creativity and innovation the new features bring to the world of video games.
