Nintendo DS is five years old

How time flies. We carry our DSi everywhere with us, polished and in its protective case like a flashy new toy. Yet, would you believe the DS is five years old?

Nintendo unleashed dual-screen handheld gaming on the world with the US launch of the original fat DS on November 21. That's five years of shouting at virtual dogs on trains, and little kids spitting on screens as they try to blow Yoshi above the clouds.

	Nintendo DSi XL Original production 6:38  Unboxing video Nintendo DSi XL Original production 6:38  Unboxing video Age Restricted Content Please enter your date of birth below in order to verify your age before watching this video     Verify Age You must be at least 0 years of age. Play Again? Missed something? Just watch it again.. Watch More Videos Browse related videos and see what's new & popular Share This Video Email this video, or embed it into your own web page Nintendo DSi XL Original production 6:38  Unboxing video Now playing More videos Share this   Now playing More videos Share this   Email this video to your friends Enter your friends' email addresses below, one per line. This functionality is currently disabled. Embed this video into your own page Copy & paste the HTML code below into your own web page or blog. <iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20091202042736if_/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/video_embed.php?id=3393" width="418" height="378" border="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> Nintendo DSi XL Original production 6:38  Unboxing video Now playing More videos Share this

Since the early days the console has lost weight with two sexy reincarnations, then ate all the pies and returned fatter than ever with the DSi XL, which just released in Japan (see our Nintendo DSi XL review).

Our friends over at GamesRadar have taken a look at the last few Years of DS in their Nintendo DS: The first five years feature, from pictures of the very first publicly shown prototypes right up to its fourth incarnation, and the biggest games in between. Check it out.

Mike Jackson