Did you know that the DS was launched in the US five years ago? That's right, while we'd have to wait until March 2005 for Nintendo's handheld to be released in the UK, it arrived in stores across America on 21 November 2004.
You can read a nice retrospective of the first five years over on Games Radar. The feature takes you through the lifespan of DS year by year beginning with the launch.
There's a brief summary of each year and you can also read about the best and worst games. It's a great feature although we think that Deal Or No Deal should have got a mention in the worst games! Click here to read the DS feature.
Of course we'll be taking our own look at the first five years of DS next year to coincide with the anniversary of the UK launch. In the meantime, why not take a look at our history of Nintendo handhelds starting with the Game Boy! Look out for a feature on Game Boy Advance later on today...
