Birth of the DS - circa 2004

Hiroshi Yamauchi, shown above, is the creator of the Nintendo DS.

Shown above is a blue Nintendo DS with a stylus to demonstrate the touchscreen ability of the DS.

The DS was created by Nintendo in 2004 in Japan. Hiroshi Yamauchi was the creator of the DS and is therefore credited with the console's birth. The DS was one of the first consoles of its kind. Like other consoles, the DS was composed of various metals, wiring, and hardware. The device had dual screens with the bottom screen being a touchscreen. The DS also had a direction pad, four lettered buttons (A, B, Y, and X), two game cartridge slots, a microphone between both screens, an audio jack, as well as a power and volume dial.