Nintendo DS Fact Sheet

Nintendo have released along with the release date and more pictures on the hardware al the specs. We have out layed them all for simple reading. Launch Date and MSRP:
Nov. 21, 2004, in North America ($149.99)
Dec. 2, 2004, in Japan (¥15,000)
Q1 2005 in Europe and Australia

Size (when closed): 148.7 millimeters (5.85 inches) wide,
84.7 millimeters (3.33 inches) long, 28.9 millimeters (1.13 inches) tall

Top Screen: A backlit, 3-inch, semitransparent reflective
TFT color LCD with 256 x 192 pixel resolution and .24 mm dot pitch, capable
of displaying 260,000 colors

Touch Screen: Same specs as top screen, but with a transparent
analog touch screen

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

CPUs: One ARM9 and one ARM7

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

Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian

Color: Silver and black