History of video game consoles (seventh generation) facts for kids

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The seventh generation of video game consoles began in 2005. Also known as the first motion gaming era, the seventh generation began on November 22, 2005 with the release of the Xbox 360. The PlayStation 3 was released on November 11, 2006. The Wii was released on November 19, 2006. Each new console introduced a new type of breakthrough in technology. The Xbox 360 had games at HD resolutions. The PlayStation 3 included FHD gaming, HD movie playback and a built-in 3D Blu-ray disc player. The Wii's controllers had movement sensors as well as joysticks.

Sony released the PlayStation Move in September 2010. This was to compete with Nintendo's other motion controllers. Microsoft released the Kinect. The Kinect does not use any controllers and makes the users the "controller". Kinect sold 8 million unites in its first 60 days. The Guinness World Record named it the "fastest selling consumer electronic device". Both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360s controllers can be used wired or wirelessly. The first handheld game consoles was the Nintendo DS.

Video game systems
- Comparison
  - Worldwide Sales
Handheld systems
- Handheld comparison
Other systems
- Handhelds
Popular games
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See also

Video game systems

Comparison

Name	Xbox 360	PlayStation 3	Wii
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Manufacturer	Microsoft	Sony	Nintendo
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Release dates	^NA 16 November 2005 ^EU 2 December 2005 ^JP 10 December 2005 ^AUS 23 March 2006 More...	^JP 11 November 2006 ^NA 17 November 2006 ^PAL 23 March 2007 More...	^NA 19 November 2006 ^JP 2 December 2006 ^AUS 7 December 2006 ^EU 8 December 2006 More...
United States launch prices	US$299.99 (Core) (discontinued) US$399.99 (Premium – 20 GB) (discontinued) US$249.99 (Premium – 60 GB) (discontinued) US$479.99 (Elite) (120 GB) (discontinued) US$299.99 (Arcade – 256 MB internal memory) (discontinued) US$199.99 (Arcade – 512 MB internal memory) (discontinued) US$299.99 ("Super Elite") (250 GB) (discontinued) US$399.99 (Xbox 360 S – 250 GB + Kinect) US$299.99 (Xbox 360 S – 250 GB) US$299.99 (Xbox 360 S – 4 GB internal memory + Kinect) US$199.99 (Xbox 360 S – 4 GB internal memory)	US$499.99 (20 GB) (discontinued) US$599.99 (60 GB) (discontinued) US$499.99 (2nd gen 80 GB) (discontinued) US$399.99 (40 GB) (discontinued) US$399.99 (3rd gen 80 GB) (discontinued) US$499.99 (160 GB) (discontinued) US$299.99 (120 GB "Slim") (discontinued) US$249.99 (160 GB "Slim") US$349.99 (250 GB "Slim") (discontinued) US$299.99 (320 GB "Slim") (discontinued)	US$249.99 (white console with Wii Sports included) (discontinued) US$199.99 (white console or black console with Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus included; red console packaged with Wii Sports and New Super Mario Bros. Wii) (discontinued) US$149.99 (white console or black console with Mario Kart Wii and Wii Remote Plus, removes GameCube support) (discontinued) US$99.99 (Wii Mini, black and red console with red Wii Remote and Nunchuk, no pack-in game, removes online game support)
Japan launch prices	¥27,800 (Arcade 256 MB internal memory) (discontinued) ¥27,800 (Arcade 512 MB internal memory) (discontinued) ¥29,000 (Core) (discontinued) ¥39,795 (Premium) (20 GB) (discontinued) ¥29,800 (Premium) (60 GB) (discontinued) ¥47,800 (Elite) (discontinued)	¥49,980 (20 GB) (discontinued) ¥59,980 (60 GB) (discontinued) ¥39,980 (40 GB) (discontinued) ¥49,980 (80 GB) (discontinued) ¥39,980 (3rd gen 80 GB) (discontinued)	¥25,000 (white console) ¥25,000 (black console) ¥33,000 (black console with Monster Hunter Tri and Classic Controller Pro included)
Europe launch prices	€179/ £199.99 (Arcade 256 MB internal memory) (discontinued) €179 / £199.99 (Arcade 512 MB internal memory) (discontinued) €299.99 / £209.99 (Core) (discontinued) €399.99 / £279.99 (Premium) (discontinued) £299.99 (Elite) (discontinued) €249.99 / £199.99 (Xbox 360 S – 250 GB) €199.99 / £149.99 (Xbox 360 S – 4 GB)	€399.99 / £299.99 (40 GB) (discontinued) €599.99 / £424.99 (60 GB) (discontinued) €399.99 / £299.99 (3rd gen 80 GB) (discontinued) €299.99 / £249.99 (120 GB "Slim") (discontinued) €249.99 / £249.99 (160 GB "Slim") £184.99 (12 GB "Super Slim") £249.99 (500 GB "Super Slim")	€249.99 / £179.99 (white console with Wii Sports included) €199.99 / £179.99 (black console with Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus included) €149.99 / £179.99 (white console with Wii Sports and Wii Party included)
Media	DVD-DL	Blu-ray Disc	Wii Optical Disc (proprietary DVD-DL)
Best-selling game	Kinect Adventures (pack-in with Kinect peripheral), 24 million Best selling non-bundled game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, 14.23 million	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, 12.04 million	Wii Sports (pack-in, except in Japan), 76.76 million Best selling non-bundled game: Mario Kart Wii (28.23 million)
CPU	3.2 GHz IBM PowerPC tri-core codenamed "Xenon"	Cell Broadband Engine (3.2 GHz Power Architecture-based PPE with seven 3.2 GHz SPEs)	729 MHz PowerPC based IBM "Broadway"
GPU	500 MHz codenamed "Xenos" (ATI custom design)	550 MHz RSX 'Reality Synthesizer' (based on NVIDIA G70 architecture)	243 MHz ATI "Hollywood"
Memory	512 MB GDDR3 @ 700 MHz shared between CPU & GPU 10 MB EDRAM GPU frame buffer memory	256 MB XDR @ 3.2 GHz 256 MB GDDR3 @ 700 MHz	24 MB "internal" 1T-SRAM integrated into graphics package 64 MB "external" GDDR3 SDRAM 3 MB GPU frame buffer memory
Dimensions	Original: 310 × 80 × 260 mm (12.2 × 3.2 × 10.2 in) Xbox 360S: 270 × 75 × 264 mm (10.6 × 3.0 × 10.4 in)	Original: 325 × 98 × 274 mm (12.8 × 3.9 × 10.8 in) Slim: 290 × 65 × 290 mm (11.4 × 2.6 × 11.4 in)	4.4 × 16 × 21.5 cm (1,513.6 cm³) / 1.7 × 6.3 × 8.5 in (92.4 in³)
Weight	Original: 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) Xbox 360S: 2.9 kg (6.4 lb)	Original: 5 kg (11 lb) Slim (2009): 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) Slim (2011): 2.6 kg (5.7 lb) Super Slim (2012): 2.08 kg (4.6 lb)	1.2 kg (2.6 lb)
Included accessories	Controller: Wired (Core model only) Wireless controller (all models except Core) Wired headset (all models except Core, Arcade and 4 GB Xbox 360 S consoles) AV cable: Composite AV cable (all models except Pro/Premium and pre-Sept 2009 Elite) Component HD AV cable (Pro/Premium and pre-Sept 2009 Elite only) Ethernet cable (Pro/Premium and pre-Sept 2009 Elite only) HDMI cable and audio adapter (pre-Sept 2009 Elite only) Removable storage: Various removable hard disk drives, size dependent on SKU (all models except Core, Arcade and 4 GB Xbox 360 S consoles) 256 MB Memory Unit (some Arcade models only, later replaced with on-board (non-removable) storage) 250 GB "Super Elite" consoles come with 2 Wireless controllers. 320 GB Xbox 360 S consoles come with a "transforming d-pad" controller. replaced with the D-Terminal HD AV Cable (D 端子 HD AV ケーブル) in Japan	Controller: Sixaxis wireless controller (1st, 2nd, and 3rd (40 GB) generation only) DualShock 3 wireless controller (3rd (80 GB, 160 GB) and 4th generation) USB A → mini-B cable AV cable (composite video/stereo audio) Ethernet Cable (1st generation, 20GB and 60GB)	Composite AV cable Wii Remote controller and Nunchuk attachment Sensor Bar Console stand and plate
Accessories (retail)	see Xbox 360 accessories	see PlayStation 3 accessories	Wii Remote Composite AV cable RGB Scart cable Component AV cable D-Terminal cable S-Video Cable Wired LAN adapter Wii Wheel Wii Zapper Classic Controller Classic Controller Pro
Controller	Xbox 360 controller (up to 4; any combination of wired or wireless) Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel Big Button Controller/Scene It Trivia Controller (up to 8) Xbox Live Vision Camera Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote Kinect Motion sensor	Sixaxis/DualShock 3 controller (up to 7 via Bluetooth or USB) PSP via Wi-Fi* or USB (supported titles only) PlayStation Eye camera Buzz!: Quiz TV wireless buzzers PlayStation Move motion controller PS3 Bluetooth Blu-ray remote Various generic USB HIDs, including keyboards, mice and game controllers	Wii Remote (up to 4 via Bluetooth) Wii MotionPlus attachment Nunchuk attachment Classic Controller GameCube controller with selected Wii games, all GameCube and Virtual Console games (up to 4) GBA via Link Cables Nintendo DS (via Wi-Fi) Wii Balance Board Wii Zapper
User interface	Xbox 360 Dashboard New Xbox Experience (NXE) Twist Control* *Twist Control is the unconfirmed name of the dashboard released on 6 December 2011 using Microsoft Metro (design language).	XrossMediaBar (XMB)	Wii Menu
System software features	Audio file playback (non-DRM AAC, MP3, WMA) Video file playback (MPEG4, WMV, DivX, XviD) Image slideshows Connectivity with Windows PCs for more codec support and external playback (compatible natively with Windows XP Media Center Edition and Windows Vista, with Windows XP with downloadable utility) Keyboard support	Audio file playback (ATRAC3, AAC, MP3, MP3 Surround, WAV, WMA) Video file playback (MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV, DivX, XviD) Image editing and slideshows (JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP) Connectivity with DLNA compliant servers Mouse and keyboard support Folding@home client with visualizations from the RSX	Audio file playback (Previously MP3, now only AAC) Video file playback (Motion JPEG) Image editing and slideshows (JPG) Keyboard support
Backward compatibility	465 Selected Xbox games (as of November 2007). Additions made with software updates. Hard drive required.	The first generation model is backwards compatible with PS1 and PS2 titles through the inclusion of the Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesizer chips. The second generation model offers less backward compatibility for PS2 titles. Owing to only featuring the Graphics Synthesizer, and having to emulate the CPU. Third and later generation models dropped support for all PS2 titles.	Supports all Nintendo GameCube software and most accessories. The "Family Edition" model drops support for GameCube games.
Online services	Xbox Live Xbox Live Arcade Xbox Live Marketplace Xbox Live Vision (webcam), headset Xbox Live Video Marketplace Windows Live Messenger Internet Explorer (Xbox Live Gold required) VideoKinect (Kinect sensor is needed)	Remote Play PlayStation Network PlayStation Store Internet browser (Flash enabled) Video chat using PlayStation Eye camera or other USB webcam What's New PlayStation Home Life with PlayStation Facebook PlayStation Plus	Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection WiiConnect24 Internet Channel (web browser) News Channel Forecast Channel Everybody Votes Channel Wii Shop Channel Check Mii Out Channel Nintendo Channel Wii no Ma (Japan only) Wii Speak Channel (Available only with purchase of Wii Speak) Food Delivery Channel (Japan only) TV Guide Channel (Japan only) Today and Tomorrow Channel (Japan and UK only) Everybody Loves Theatre Channel (Japan only) Homebrew Channel (Non-official software)
Video and entertainment services	4oD* (UK Only; Xbox Live Gold required) AT&T U-verse (North America only, separate subscription required) BBC iPlayer (UK Only) blinkbox* (UK Only; Xbox Live Gold required) Canal+ (FR Only(?); Xbox Live Gold required, separate subscritpion required) CanalSat (FR Only(?); Xbox Live Gold required, separate subscritpion required) CanalPlay (FR Only(?); Xbox Live Gold required, separate subscritpion required) Dailymotion* (Xbox Live Gold required) Demand 5* (UK Only; Xbox Live Gold required) ESPN (North America only, Xbox Live Gold subscription required) Foxtel (Australia only, Xbox Live Gold subscription required) Hulu Plus (North America only, separate subscription required) Last.fm LoveFilm (UK only, separate subscription required) MSN* MUZU TV* (UK Only; Xbox Live Gold required) Netflix (North America, UK and Republic of Ireland only, separate subscription required) PLUS 7 (Australia only) Sky Go* (UK Only; Xbox Live Gold and separate subscription required) Telus Optik TV (Canada only, separate subscription required) Vodafone Casa TV (Portugal only, separate subscription required) YouTube* (Xbox Live Gold required) Zune *"Twist Control" update is needed. See 'User Interface'	4oD (UK only, via internet browser) ABC iview (Australia only) Amazon Instant Video North America only Access (UK only) BBC iPlayer (UK only) Crackle Crunchyroll (North America only) Hulu Plus (North America only, separate subscription required) ITV/STV/UTV Player (UK only, via internet browser) Laugh Factory Live (North America only) LoveFilm (UK only, separate subscription required) MLB.tv (North America only, separate subscription required) MUBI (Europe only, separate subscription required) Music Unlimited (separate subscription required) Neon Alley (North America only) NHL Gamecenter (North America only, separate subscription required) NHL Sunday Ticket (North America only, separate subscription required) Netflix (North America, UK and Republic of Ireland only, separate subscription required) PLUS 7 (Australia only) Qore (North America only) SEC Digital Network (North America only, separate subscription required) TVNZ ondemand (New Zealand only, via internet browser) Video Unlimited (separate subscription required) VidZone (Europe, Australia & New Zealand only) Vudu (separate subscription required) YouTube (North America only)	BBC iPlayer (UK only) Hulu Plus (North America only, separate subscription required) Kirby TV (Europe only) Netflix (North America, UK and Republic of Ireland, separate subscription and Internet Channel required) Nintendo Channel Television Friend Channel (Japan only) Wii no Ma (Japan only, It ceased operations on 30 April 2012) YouTube
Consumer programmability	Development on PC with XNA Game Studio ($99/year subscription, binary distribution with XNA 1.0 Refresh)	Featured development on console (excluding RSX graphics acceleration) via free Linux platform or PC (excluding all Slim models and any console updated to firmware 3.21 and later)	WiiWare Homebrew Channel (Non-official software)
I/O	IrDA-compliant infrared for remote 2 Memory Card slots* 3 USB 2.0 ports** 1 Ethernet port Discontinued on Slim models *5 USB 2.0 ports on Slim models	Bluetooth 2.1 EDR 4 USB 2.0 ports* 1 1000BASE-T section of Gigabit Ethernet port 1 Memory Stick slot Pro/Duo 1 SD/mini SD port 1 Compact Flash port2 USB 2.0 ports on 3rd gen and 4th gen (slim) models 60 GB and 2nd gen 80 GB models only	Bluetooth 2.0 2 USB 2.0 ports Four controller and two memory card ports (GameCube) 1 SD(HC) Card slot
Optical media	12× DVD (65.6–132 Mbit/s), CD	2× BD-ROM (72 Mbit/s), 8× DVD, 24× CD, 2× SACD* *Compatibility removed in 3rd & 4th gen models	Wii Optical Disc, Nintendo GameCube Game Disc (DVD-Video playback was announced for Japan in 2007, but has not been released)
Video outputs	HDMI 1.2a (on models manufactured after August 2007), VGA (RGBHV), Component/D-Terminal (YP_BP_R), SCART (RGBS), S-Video, Composite	HDMI 1.3a, Component/D-Terminal (YP_BP_R), SCART (RGBS), S-Video, Composite	Component/D-Terminal (YP_BP_R), SCART (RGBS), S-Video, Composite
Resolutions	HDTV-capable (480i, 480p, 576i (50 Hz), 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) Various monitor resolutions available via VGA and HDMI/DVI (640×480, 848×480, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×768, 1280×1024, 1360×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050 & 1920×1080)	HDTV-capable (480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p)	EDTV-capable (480i, 480p, 576i)
Audio	Dolby Digital, WMA Pro, DTS, DTS-ES *(DVD and HD DVD movies only)	Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS-ES‡, DTS 96/24‡, DTS-ES Matrix† *DVD and Blu-ray movies only. ‡DVD movies only. †Blu-ray movies only.	Dolby Pro Logic II surround, stereo sound and an additional Mono speaker is built into the controller.
Network	100BASE-TX Ethernet Optional 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi adapter (Built in with the Slim models)	10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T section of Gigabit Ethernet Ethernet Built-in 802.11 b/g Wi-fi (all models except 20 GB)	Built-in 802.11 b/g Wi-fi Optional Ethernet via USB adapter
Storage	Included/Optional* detachable SATA upgradeable 20 GB, 60 GB, 120 GB,250 GB or 320 GB hard drive. Xbox 360 memory cards USB mass storage Cloud storage (512MB) (Xbox Live Gold subscription required) *Premium version includes 20 GB or 60 GB HDD, Elite includes 120 GB HDD, and all HDDs are available for separate purchase.	2.5-inch upgradeable SATA hard drive (upgradeable with any 2.5-inch SATA 1.0 compliant HDD or SSD). Memory Stick, SD, & Type I/II CompactFlash / Microdrive* USB mass storage Cloud storage (2GB) (PlayStation Plus subscription required) *60 GB and 2nd gen 80 GB models only	512 MB built-in flash memory SD card (up to 32 GB with 4.0 software) Nintendo GameCube Memory Cards The Wii Remote contains a 16 KiB EEPROM chip from which a section of 6 kilobytes can be freely read and written (used to store up to 10 Miis).
Integrated 3DTV support	Yes	Yes	No

Worldwide Sales

Console	Units sold worldwide	Units sold to customers in Australia	Units sold to customers in Canada	Units sold to customers in Japan	Units sold to customers in the US	Units sold to customers in Europe
Wii	99.84 million (as of 31 March 2013)	2 million (as of October 2010)	2 million (as of 16 December 2009)	12.71 million (as of 31 March 2013)	39 million (as of 28 February 2011)	25 million (as of December 2010)
PlayStation 3	70 million	1.2 million (as of 31 December 2010)	1.5 million (as of 6 October 2010)	10 million (as of 11 April 2010)	15.4 million (as of December 2010)	14.7 million (as of December 2010)
Xbox 360	75.9 million (as of December 31, 2012 (2012 -12-31)^[update])	1 million (as of 20 April 2010 and include sales from New Zealand)	0870000 870,000 (as of 31 July 2008)	1.5 million (as of 28 February 2010)	25.4 million (as of December 2010)	13.7 million (as of December 2010)
Total	237.4 million	4.2 million	4.4 million	24.0 million	79.8 million	53.4 million

Handheld systems

Handheld comparison

Name

Nintendo DS / DS Lite / DSi / DSi XL

PSP-1000 series / PSP-2000 Series / PSP-3000 Series / PSP Go / PSP-E1000 series

Manufacturer

Nintendo

Sony

Console

Pictured left to right: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DSi XL

Pictured left to right: PSP-1000 series, PSP-2000 series, PSP-3000 series, PSP Go

Release dates

Nintendo DS:

^NA 21 November 2004

^JP 2 December 2004

^AUS 24 February 2005

^EU 11 March 2005

Nintendo DS Lite:

^JP 21 March 2006

^AUS 1 June 2006

^NA 11 June 2006

^EU 23 June 2006

Nintendo DSi:

^JP 1 November 2008

^AUS 2 April 2009

^EU 3 April 2009

^NA 5 April 2009

Nintendo DSi XL:

^JP 21 November 2009

^EU 5 March 2010

^NA 28 March 2010

^AUS 15 April 2010

PSP:

^JP 12 December 2004

^NA 24 March 2005

^PAL 1 September 2005

PSP Go:

^NA/EU October 1, 2009

^JP November 1, 2009

Logos

Launch prices

DS:

Japan: ¥15,000

North America: US$149.99

Europe: €149.99

UK: £99.99

DS Lite:

Japan: ¥24,800 (¥26,040 tax incl.)

North America: US$129.99 / C$299.99

Europe: €249

UK: £179.99

PSP-1000 series Pack:

Japan: ¥19,800 (¥20,790 tax incl.)

North America: US$199.99 / C$229.99

Europe: €199.99

UK: £179.99

PSP-2000 series Core Pack:

Japan: ¥19,800

North America: US$169.99 / C$199.99

Europe: €169 / £129.99

UK: £129.99

PSP-3000 series:

North America: US$169.99 (core package), US$199.99 (bundle package)

PSP Go (PSP-N1000): US$249.99

Media

Nintendo DS Game Card, Game Boy Advance cartridge (DS, DS Lite only), SD(HC) Card (DSi only)

Universal Media Disc (UMD) (PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 and PSP-E1000 series only), Memory Stick Duo (PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 series only), Memory Stick Micro(M2), Flash memory (PSP Go only), Content delivery via PSN (All)

Best-selling game

New Super Mario Bros., 29.09 million, all versions combined (as of 31 March 2012)
Nintendogs, 23.64 (as of 31 March 2011)

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, 2.7 million (as of January 2009)
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 2.7 million (as of 26 November 2008)

Included accessories and extras

Launch model DS: Stylus, wrist strap, Metroid Prime Hunters demo (not in Japan)
DS Lite: Stylus, wrist strap (Japan only)

PSP-1000 Value Pack: PSP Case, Hand Strap, 32 MB Memory Stick Pro Duo, Headphones with Remote control

Accessories
(retail)

Rumble Pak
Nintendo DS Headset
Nintendo MP3 Player
Nintendo DS Browser
Nintendo DS Memory Expansion Pak
Nintendo DS Digital TV Tuner
More...

PSP Camera attachment
GPS attachment
PSP Extended Battery Pack
PSP Portable Travel Case
LocationFree Player
PSP Microphone
PSP Media Manager
PSP analog AV cable
PSP component cable
PSP USB cable

CPU

DS and DSL: 67 MHz ARM9 and 33 MHz ARM7
DSi: 133 MHz ARM9 and 33 MHz ARM7

MIPS R4000-based; clocked from 1 to 333 MHz (2 of these)

Memory

DS and DSL: 4 MB SRAM
DSi: 16 MB

EDRAM (5 MB reserved for kernel, 3 for music)
PSP-1000: 32 MB
PSP-2000, PSP-3000, PSP Go: 64 MB

Interface

D-pad
Six face buttons
Two shoulder buttons
Touch screen
Microphone
0.3 Megapixel camera & VGA camera (DSi only)

D-pad
Six face buttons
Two shoulder buttons
"Home" button ("PS" button on PSP-3000, PSP-E1000 and PSP Go)
Analog nub
Microphone (PSP-3000 and PSP Go Only)

Dimensions

DS: 148.7 × 84.7 × 28.9 mm (5.85 × 3.33 × 1.13 inches)
DS Lite: 133 × 73.9 × 21.5 mm (5.24 × 2.9 × 0.85 inches)

PSP 1000: 74 mm (2.9 in) (h) 170 mm (6.7 in) (w) 23 mm (0.91 in) (d)
PSP Slim & Lite:71.4 mm (2.81 in) (h) 169.4 mm (6.67 in) (w) 18.6 mm (0.73 in) (d)
PSP Go: 69 mm (2.7 in) (h) 128 mm (5.0 in) (w) 16.5 mm (0.65 in) (d)

Weight

DS: 275 g (9.7 oz)
DSL: 218 g (7.7 oz)
DSi: 214 g (7.5 oz)
DSi XL: 314 g (11.1 oz)

PSP 1000: 280 g (9.9 oz)
PSP Slim & Lite 189 g (6.7 oz)
PSP Go: 158 g (5.6 oz)

Online service

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, DSi Shop (DSi only), DSi camera(DSi only), DSi sound(DSi only), Internet browser(DSi only), Flipnote studio(DSi only), Facebook(DSi XL only)

PlayStation Network, RSS reader, Skype (PSP-2000 series, PSP-3000 series and PSP Go only), PlayStation Store

Internet browser, Digital comics, Remote Play

Backward compatibility

Game Boy Advance (DS, DS Lite only)

PlayStation (downloadable PSone Classics only), PlayStation 3 (through Remote Play)

System software

Nintendo DS Menu (DS, DS Lite), Nintendo DSi Menu (DSi)

XrossMediaBar (XMB)

Consumer programmability

See Nintendo DS homebrew

See PlayStation Portable homebrew

Resolutions

256 × 192 (both screens)

480 × 272

Network

Wi-Fi 802.11b, Wi-Fi 802.11g (DSi only, only functions with DSi-specific software), wireless ad-hoc with other DS units and Nintendo Wii

Wi-Fi 802.11b (PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 and PSP Go only), IrDA (PSP-1000 series only), Bluetooth (PSP Go only), wireless ad-hoc with other PSP units and PS3

Audio

Stereo speakers, headphone jack

I/O

1 Nintendo DS Game Card slot
1 GBA slot (DS, DS Lite only)
1 SD(HC) card slot (DSi Only)

UMD drive (PSP-1000, PSP-2000, PSP-3000 and PSP-E1000 series only)
1 USB device port (proprietary connector on PSP Go, mini-b connector on other models)
1 Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo slot (Memory Stick Micro (M2) on PSP Go)
1 IrDA (PSP-1000 series only)

Storage

Nintendo DS Game Card, SD(HC) card (DSi only)

Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo (Memory Stick Micro (M2) on PSP Go), 16 GB flash memory (PSP Go only)

Battery life

DS, backlight on: 14 hours
DS Lite, minimum brightness setting: 15–19 hours
DSi, minimum brightness setting: 9–14 hours

MP3 playback: 10 hours
Game: approximately 3–6 hours
Video playback: 3–7 hours depending on screen brightness setting
Wi-Fi internet browsing: approximately 3–4 hours

Units sold (all models combined)

Worldwide: 153.87 million (as of 31 March 2013)

Japan: 32.99 million (as of 31 March 2013)
United Kingdom: 8.8 million (as of 3 January 2009)
United States: 28 million (as of 31 January 2009)
Australia: 3 million (as of December 2010)

Worldwide: 71.4 million (as of 13 September 2011)

Japan: 11,078,484 (as of 28 December 2008)
United Kingdom: 3.2 million (as of 3 January 2009)
United States: 10.47 million (as of 1 January 2008)
Australia: 675,000 (as of 31 December 2010)

Note: First year of release is the first year of the system's worldwide availability.

Other systems

HyperScan (2006)
Zeebo (2009)

Name	Manufacturer	Release date	Notes
EVO Smart Console	Envizions	2006	Can be considered as a Media PC
Zeebo	Zeebo Inc.	2009	Sold in Mexico, Brazil and India only
HyperScan	Mattel	2006	Designed for children's use
Game Wave Family Entertainment System	ZAPiT Games	2005	Family-friendly built-in games

Handhelds

Gizmondo (2005)
CAANOO (2010)
GP2X Wiz (2009)
Pandora (2010)

Name	Manufacturer	Release date	Notes
CAANOO	GamePark Holdings	16 August 2010	Runs emulators
Fusion: 30-In-1 Portable Arcade	Jungle Soft	2010?	Built-in games
GP2X Wiz	GamePark Holdings	12 May 2009
Leapster2	LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.	2008	Educational games
Mi2 / PDC Touch	Planet Interactive/Conny Technology/Videojet	November 2009 – Benelux, China, France, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Portugal	Many built-in games
Pandora	OpenPandora	May 2010	Runs on Linux and designed for homebrew
Pelican VG Pocket	Pelican Accessories	August 2006