DS Download Play

DS Download Play is a feature of the Nintendo DS family of consoles, also available for the Nintendo 3DS family. The feature allows the player to download temporary copies of software wirelessly for free, and without a Game Card. These can include demos, smaller multiplayer versions of the game, tools like Poké Transfer and exclusive games like PokéPark: Fishing Rally DS. The software disappears after the console is powered off, so it must be download again from the original source to play it in multiple sessions. Once the host turns their console off, quits and returns to the title screen, or returns to their console's respective menu (Only available on Nintendo DSi or Nintendo 3DS all other players will be redirected to a screen that tells them to power off the system, or a screen that tells you that the system will power off if you press a button, or click on an option on the touch screen.

There are a variety of different means the software can be distributed, including via another retail game that includes a demo, a DS Download Station, or the Wii Nintendo Channel.

Console Hardware Console • Nintendo DS Lite Nintendo DSi • Nintendo DSi XL Components Game Card (DS • DSi)
Accessories Accessories Rumble Pak • MP3 player Digital TV Tuner Nintendo DS Headset Wi-Fi USB Connector Pokéwalker Add-on devices Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Nintendo Zone
Software Games Retail games (Touch! Generations) DSiWare (Flipnote Studio) Game Boy Advance games Pre-loaded software Nintendo DSi Browser

Hardware Nintendo 3DS • XL • 2DS New Nintendo 3DS • XL • 2DS XL Components / other Media: Game Card (DS • 3DS) Circle Pad Pro (XL) amiibo • Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader/Writer Games Games (Nintendo Selects) Virtual Console • 3D Classics Nintendo DS games (DSiWare) Pre-loaded software / other Mii Maker • Miiverse • Nintendo eShop • Nintendo 3DS Sound • Nintendo Video • Face Raiders • AR Games • StreetPass Mii Plaza Nintendo Network • Nintendo Zone • StreetPass • SpotPass

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