Saturday, 13 March 2010
Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console White Accessories
The Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console White utilises the Game Boy Advance Game Pak slot on the front of the unit for most of the add-on accessories available. These accessories include the following:- Nintendo DS Lite White 'Rumble Pak': the Rumble Pak is included with selected games such as Metroid Prime Pinball and Metroid Prime Pinball. The Rumble Pak vibrates, reflecting action within a game such as when a character is hit or dies. The Rumble Pak slots into the Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console White port.
- WiFi USB Connector: the Nintendo WiFI USB Connector can be plugged into a PC in order to create a short range WiFi hotspot enabling up to 5 DS Lite users to connect to the internet through the PC's internet connection. The USB Connector requires a driver to be installed on the PC which must be running Windows XP or Vista.
- Nintendo DS Internet Browser: in 2006 Nintendo introduced a version of the Opera web browser for the Nintendo DS Lite White. Because of the dual screen operability of the Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console White, the browser can be used in two ways; either by using one screen as a page overview with a zoomed in portion of the same page on the other screen or by using both screens together to form a single view of a page. The browser retains many of the features of the PC version of Opera including bookmarks and history, parental controls and content filtering. The stylus can be used to navigate by selecting hyperlinks to jump from one page to the next.
- MP3 Player: the Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console White MP3 Player slots into the Game Boy Advance port transforming the Nintendo DS Lite White into a fully-featured music system. MP3s are stored on standard SD media cards which can be swapped between your PC and DS Lite in order to add new MP3s without any hassle. The DS Lite provides full control of music playback through its intuitive on-screen interface.
- DS Headset: the headset can be utilised in Nintendo DS games which take advantage of the internal microphone and voice chat. The Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console White Headset features one earphone and one microphone which plug into the console via the headset socket, next to the earphone socket on the side of the unit.
- Additional Accessories: several other accessories are availble for the Nintendo DS Lite White which are bundled with specifica games to improve gameplay. These include a Slide Controller, included with Slide Adventure: Mag Kid, enabling the DS to be moved around to control a game, Guitar grip controller bundled with Guitar Hero: On Tour which features four coloured buttons similar to the ones found available for other consoles, Camera which is bundled with Otona No DS Kao Training and plugs into the Game Boy Advance port, and a Paddle Controller, released alongside Taito's Arkanoid DS but only compatible with this and the Space Invaders Extreme game.
