© Nintendo LifeThe Nintendo DS Lite was a necessary refinement in 2006. This slimline variant, which contributed to about 94 million of the 154 million sales of the DS family, turned out to be very successful, but 15 years later, we didn’t expect to find out about unused functions. .
Outlined by the Lost Nintendo History team – made up of “ people who want to discover and recover the secrets of Nintendo’s software and hardware ” – they discovered that the DS Lite’s SoC (System-on-Chip) players see the top screen of DS games directly to your TV.
It was discovered last year, but only recently marked by Beta 64 on Twitter. If you’re curious to give this a try right away, you can find full instructions at Lost Nintendo History. Be warned though, that requires hacking your DS Lite and additional hardware, so it’s no easy task.
Why Nintendo never used this feature remains unknown, but it bears a striking resemblance to the Switch’s hybrid concept, meaning it could have been planned for a long time. It’s a shame we’ll never know Nintendo’s reasons, but nonetheless, this is certainly an important find.
Would you have used this feature in 2006? Let us know in the comments.