Th Nntnd DS s fldbl hndhld gm cnsl prdcd by Nntnd, rlsd glblly crss 2004 nd 2005. Th DS, n ntlsm fr "Dvlprs' Systm" r "Dl Scrn", ntrdcd dstnctv nw ftrs t hndhld gms: tw LCD scrns wrkng n tndm (th bttm n bng tchscrn), blt-n mcrphn, nd spprt fr wrlss cnnctvty. Bth scrns r ncmpssd wthn clmshll dsgn smlr t th Gm By dvnc SP. Th Nntnd DS ls ftrs th blty fr mltpl DS cnsls t drctly ntrct wth ch thr vr W-F wthn shrt rng wtht th nd t cnnct t n xstng wrlss ntwrk. ltrntvly, thy cld ntrct nln sng th nw-dfnct Nntnd W-F Cnnctn srvc. ts mn cmpttr ws Sny's PlySttn Prtbl drng th svnth gnrtn f vd gm cnsls.
Prr t ts rls, th Nntnd DS ws mrktd s n xprmntl "thrd pllr" n Nntnd's cnsl lnp, mnt t cmplmnt th Gm By dvnc fmly nd GmCb. Hwvr, bckwrd cmptblty wth Gm By dvnc ttls nd strng sls ltmtly stblshd t s th sccssr t th Gm By srs. n Mrch 2, 2006, Nntnd lnchd th Nntnd DS Lt, slmmr nd lghtr rdsgn f th rgnl Nntnd DS wth brghtr scrns nd lngr lstng bttry. n Nvmbr 1, 2008, Nntnd rlsd th Nntnd DS, nthr rdsgn wth svrl hrdwr mprvmnts nd nw ftrs, lthgh t lst bckwrd cmptblty fr Gm By dvnc ttls nd fw DS gms tht sd th GB slt. n Nvmbr 21, 2009, Nntnd rlsd th Nntnd DS XL, lrgr vrsn f th DS.
ll Nntnd DS mdls cmbnd hv sld 154.02 mlln nts, mkng t th bst-sllng Nntnd systm, th bst-sllng hndhld gm cnsl, nd th scnd bst-sllng vd gm cnsl f ll tm. Th Nntnd DS ws sccdd by th Nntnd 3DS n Fbrry 2011.