Talk:Nintendo DS

Back light revisions
I actually had imported a graphite black DS phat years ago, and it had the different light levels supported. Granted, I could only change the light settings through my SuperCard DS, but still, the system was still capable of four distinct light levels, and it wasn't a DSlite. The revision section should be rewritten so that it isn't so wrongly... wrong.--Celice 03:34, 1 November 2012 (EDT)

Yeah, you're right, but I think the page really just meant the capability from the software level was changed between revisions. It's worth adding though that the original could in fact support levels of backlight though the OS didn't allow it. WhoIAm 03:59, 1 November 2012 (EDT)

DS(i)?
Will the DSi be covered in this article? Or will it be a different article? Chaossy - The Computer Geek 08:04, 1 November 2012 (EDT)

I'm pretty sure DSi like 3DS has more firmware differences between regions than the DS did. Of course with few of us owning Japanese, Chinese, or Korean versions of any model, it's tougher to get accurate info.Theclaw 11:50, 23 November 2012 (EST)
 * Is there any unused stuff/regional differences that's specific to the DSi/DsiWare/DSi XL? If no, it won't be covered. AFAIK, it can't be included in this article, as there are huge firmware differences between it an that of the regular DS. Montas1992 12:07, 1 November 2012 (EDT)


 * Japanese and Korean regular DS models are well-known for having no language select (locked to their local language), so it should be the same with the DSi (where this is the case in all regions). The real problem is getting info about the Chinese iQue model: there is the iQue DS, iQue DSi, and iQue 3DS (aside from the original iQue, i.e. Nintendo 64). Do they play non-Chinese games? If yes, which language do they get by default, since they do not have a language select? The only thing I'm sure about (because I tried it) is that Chinese games won't work on non-Chinese consoles, and according to official sources, that all 3DS consoles play Chinese DS games. We need answers for these questions, which are pretty interesting (did you know the iQue version of Zelda OoT was the GC version with the old Gerudo crescent logo... and with a game-breaking glitch in the statue room?)

You should know by this point that DSi mode hasn't been hacked yet, neither emulated (the few DSi games emulated right now are the ones who have a regular DS compatibility mode alongside the DSi enhanced mode). So finding unused DSi-specific stuff shouldn't be as easy as it sounds. Even for regional differences, for starters, we must first get the DSi bios to show up on an emulator, to get screenshots. Montas1992 12:12, 23 November 2012 (EST)

Well Japanese DS lite has a language select. I'm not yet sure about the first DS. Unfortunately I don't read Japanese to gather much from the manual, but here it is. Theclaw 13:12, 23 November 2012 (EST)

I've dug into it further. Chinese and Korean regular DS models do also have a language select. Theclaw 07:06, 5 May 2013 (EDT)

Pokemon Platinum DEBUG button
In the intro of Pokemon Platinum (Maybe Diamond and Pearl), where you get asked to touch the center of the touch screen, you can press any other button and you will get a message saying that's not right. This also applies to the DEBUG button. --Dr. Yay 22:35, 4 May 2013 (EDT)

Golden Sun Dark Dawn - DEBUG button
In Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, pressing the DEBUG button anywhere except at the very beginning (when the Nintendo/Camelot logos are shown) has the same function as soft-resetting. --Cronus 13:42, 4 June 2013 (EDT)