Nintendo DS

The Nintendo DS is a handheld game system created and produced by Nintendo. It was first released in North America on November 21, 2004, and is the successor to the Game Boy Advance. In China, the system was released under the iQue brand of iQue DS, although no Kirby games were ever released for it there.

The main feature and gimmick of the Nintendo DS is that uses two screens, with the lower one being a touch screen. A Nintendo DS has the same buttons as a Game Boy Advance, with an added and  button like what a Super Nintendo Entertainment System controller has. Every Nintendo DS comes with a stylus, which is the intended way of using the touch screen. The first Kirby game for the system is Kirby: Canvas Curse, which only makes use of the touch controls. Touch support would become a standard feature of subsequent Nintendo consoles except the Wii.

Nintendo DS cartridges are shaped like a computer chip, and are smaller than Game Boy Advance cartridges. A Nintendo DS cartridge is inserted into a thin slot at the top of the system. Nintendo DS units are backward compatible with Game Boy Advance games, and one can insert a Game Boy Advance cartridge into the slot at the bottom of the system.

In 2006, the Nintendo DS received its first remodel, the Nintendo DS Lite, which primarily enhances the adjustable screen brightness settings. Its second remodel is the Nintendo DSi, originally released in 2008 in Japan and in 2009 in other regions, which includes an entirely different menu, a built-in Internet Browser, an online store, and several unique applications. Shortly after its release, the Nintendo DSi received its own model, the Nintendo DSi XL, which primarily features a larger screen, hence the "XL" in its title. The Nintendo DSi XL was first released in Japan in 2009 and then in other countries in 2010.

Games
A total of four Kirby games were released for the Nintendo DS:


 * Kirby: Canvas Curse (2005)
 * Kirby: Squeak Squad (2006)
 * Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008)
 * Kirby Mass Attack (2011)