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Nintendo DS Spec Revealed News

By Chris Leyton on 11/03/2004 A leaked memo hints at the final specification of the Nintendo DS...

In an apparent leak from Nintendo Japan, alleged final specifications of the Nintendo DS have finally been revealed.

As had originally been known the Nintendo DS will be powered by a dual ARM processor setup; an ARM946E-S provides the main processor and operates at 67MHz, whilst the co-processor is an ARM7TDMI operating at 33MHz.

In terms of memory the unit will offer 4MB of main memory, which is spread across the two processors, whilst the DS offers 656KB of VRAM.

It seems as though the DS will offer 3D functionality and is capable of displaying a maximum of 120,000 polygons p/sec, although this doesn’t make any mention of whether this is inclusive of any graphical features which might drag that total down.

Finally it’s been confirmed that the Nintendo DS will offer a touch-screen, although it’s believed that only one screen will offer this functionality.

Nintendo DS Spec

CPU

  • Main Processor ARM946E-S (67MHz)
  • Co-processor ARM7TDMI (33MHz)

Memory

  • Main Memory 4MB
  • ARM9/ARM7 32KB
  • ARM7 Work RAM 64KB
  • VRAM 656KB

LCD Screen

  • Display 2 256x192 resolution
  • Colours 262,144 (max)

2D Capabilities

  • 4 layer Parallax Background
  • 128 sprites on-screen(max)

3D Capabilities

  • 120,000 polygons p/sec (max)
  • 30 million pixels p/sec

Misc Features

  • Wireless Communication IEEE802.11 protocol
  • Touch Screen
  • D-pad, A, B, Right Shoulder Button, Left Shoulder Button, Start, Select (X + Y under consideration)
  • Sleep Mode
  • Custom Rendering Engine

In other related news it has been confirmed that the ‘Nitro’ tagline bandied about over the last couple of days, actually refers to the Nintendo DS codename; please also note that the concept on the main image bears no authenticity to the actual model, which has yet to be revealed.

We’ll have more details soon.

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Added:Tue 09th Sep 2008 11:49, Post No: 31

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