Nintendo DS Lite

The Nintendo Ds is one of the most iconic electronic devices and consoles in the world invented by the brilliant Satoru Okada.

So, who is Satoru Okada exactly?

He was the General Manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering before he retired in 2012. Basically, this man helped to create some of the most iconic devices from Nintendo. He built Gameboy and defined the look and feel of Nintendo DS. Here is a brief interview made to Okada about his career and the development of the Nintendo Ds. Initially, no one liked the idea of the DS. Instead, the company managers wanted to build a successor to the Game Boy Advance. When the development of the new handheld console began, there were no plans to add a second screen. The codename of the project was IRIS. The development was going great, but then Satoru Iwata, who at the time just became Nintendo’s President. He came to Okada’s office and said: ‘l talked to Yamauchi-san over the phone and he thinks your console should have two screens… A bit like the multi-screen Game & watch, you see?’

Everybody hated this idea. Here’s why: The team had to redo everything and soon enough they were on their way with project Nitro, which released in 2004 under the name Nintendo DS. The console sold over 150 million units. It’s funny that the most innovative console of its time was actually proposed by Hiroshi Yamauchi – the long-lived president of Nintendo, who had overseen the development of a lot of different consoles, including Nintendo 64, GameCube and Nintendo Entertainment System. We wonder if Hiroshi Yamauchi would have approved the new ‘Nintendo Switch’.

Free-hand drawing

-This model that I have taken in consideration is the second generation of the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo Ds lite.

It feature new characteristic that the old one was missing.

A stylus pen that allow for a better input on the lower touch-screen.

The typical slot for the games cartridge and a new one for the old GBA(Game-boy advanced) cartridge allowing for a retro compatibility.

Different sides view:

Perspective:

Ortogonals projections:

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