Nov 2, 2025
In 2006, Nintendo tried to bring the internet to your pocket with the Nintendo DS Browser, a web-surfing cartridge powered by Opera. It came with its own RAM expansion pack that plugged into the GBA slot because the DS’s built-in memory wasn’t enough to handle most websites. Slow, clunky, and limited by today’s standards, it was still a fascinating glimpse at a pre-smartphone era when even checking your email on a handheld console felt futuristic.
It was released first in Japan on July 24, 2006, Europe on October 6, 2006, Australia on January 18th, 2007, and in North America on June 4, 2007.
