Nintendo DS Specs Leaked, Nitro Not the Official Name
- March 29, 2004 17:32 PM PST
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An image purporting to be scanned Nintendo DS specs floats around the Internet.
The cat's out of the bag, supposedly, for the Nintendo DS. An image is floating about the net that claims to be the specs to Nintendo's upcoming handheld console. If the specs are indeed true, it will fall short of the PSP in terms of technical prowess. However, the dual screens with touch panel(s) will undoubtedly provide a different gaming experience from any other handhelds.Update: A Nintendo spokesperson has confirmed to Gamepro.com that "Nitro" is the codename for the Nintendo DS, and that the official name has yet to be announced. Nintendo however, has taken the usual stance to not comment on rumors of the leaked specs.
Here are the translated specifications for the DS:
CPU Core
- Main Processor - ARM946E-S (Running at 67 MHz)
Cache: 8 KB Instruction Cache, 4KB Data Cache
TCM: 8KB Instruction, 4KB Data - Sub Processor - ARM7TDMI (Running at 33 MHz)
- Main Memory - 4 MB (Debug version has 8 MB)
- ARM9/ARM7 Shared - 32KB (16KB x 2)
- ARM7 Internal RAM - 64 KB
- VRAM - 656 KB
- Display Size - 256 x 192 RGB Screens x 2
- Display Colors - 262,144 colors
- Background - Maximum 4 layers
- Objects - Maximum of 128
- Geometric Transformation - Max 4 million vertex/sec
- Polygon Rate - Max 120,000 polys/sec
- Pixel Fillrate - Max 30 million pixels/sec
- 16 channel ADPCM/PCM (Max 8 channels can be set to PSG)
- Microphone input
Input Device
- Touch Panel
- Direction Pad, A, B, L, R buttons, Start, Select (X, Y buttons being considered)
- Sleep mode (WakeUp possible at set times or by wireless communication)
- Power save for 2D engine, rendering engine, geometry engine, LCD screen possible.
The original image supposedly comes from a leaked Japanese PDF file, pictured below.
