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91-486: The series has three topics: the language of flowers , which is an important element in the plot; the second is fashion , as Tsubomi joins the fashion club; and the third is music , as some of the Cures' attacks are named after musical terms and the series has several music-themed episodes. Overall, the Cures' main motifs are related to flowers, nature, and music, which are prominent in the names of characters and items, as well as

182-487: A touchscreen ), a built-in microphone , and support for wireless connectivity . Both screens are encompassed within a clamshell design similar to the Game Boy Advance SP . The Nintendo DS also features the ability for multiple DS consoles to directly interact with each other over Wi-Fi within a short range without the need to connect to an existing wireless network. Alternatively, they could interact online using

273-532: A "steady place on a table in the living room", so that it might be shared by multiple household members. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was a free online game service run by Nintendo. Players with a compatible Nintendo DS game could connect to the service via a Wi-Fi network using a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector or a wireless router . The service was launched in North America, Australia, Japan & Europe throughout November 2005. An online compatible Nintendo DS game

364-491: A Kidscreen Award for Best One-off, Special or TV Movie for Kids. The heroines also appear in all Pretty Cure All Stars films, starting with Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope☆Protect the Rainbow Jewel! ( プリキュアオールスターズDX2 希望の光☆レインボージュエルを守れ！ , PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu Tsū: Kibō no Hikari☆Reinbō Jueru wo Mamore! ) The DX2 film was released on March 20, 2010. There are currently three video games based on

455-480: A Wii and up to five Nintendo DS units to access the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service through the host computer's Internet connection. When tried under Linux and Mac , it acts as a regular wireless adapter, connecting to wireless networks, an LED blinks when there is data being transferred. There is also a hacked driver for Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 to make it function the same way. The Wi-Fi USB Connector

546-456: A birthday flower with each day of the year. William Shakespeare , Jane Austen , Charlotte and Emily Brontë , and children's novelist Frances Hodgson Burnett , among others, used the language of flowers in their writings. I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine , With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine : There sleeps Titania sometime of

637-491: A blocky appearance. Unlike most 3D hardware, it has a set limit on the number of triangles it can render as part of a single scene; the maximum amount is about 6144 vertices, or 2048 triangles per frame. The 3D hardware is designed to render to a single screen at a time, so rendering 3D to both screens is difficult and decreases performance significantly. The DS is generally more limited by its polygon budget than its pixel fill rate. There are also 512 kilobytes of texture memory, and

728-663: A different audience. Time magazine awarded the DS a Gadget of the Week award. At the time of its release in the United States, the Nintendo DS retailed for US$ 149.99 . The price dropped to US$ 129.99 on August 21, 2005, one day before the releases of Nintendogs and Advance Wars: Dual Strike . Nine official colors of the Nintendo DS were available through standard retailers. Titanium-colored units were available worldwide, Electric Blue

819-405: A fashion accessory. The word "nosegay" was used because the flowers would smell nice and the word "gay" meant ornament. These accessories were originally worn to mask the scent of the streets and body odor, and were often composed of fragrant herbs and flowers such as lavender, lemon balm, and roses. During the 16th century, the purpose of the tussie-mussies changed. They were commonly gifted to

910-584: A few DS games that used the GBA slot. On November 21, 2009, Nintendo released the Nintendo DSi XL , a larger version of the DSi. All Nintendo DS models combined have sold 154.02 million units, making it the best-selling Nintendo system , the best-selling handheld game console, and the second-best-selling video game console of all time, overall, only about a million units behind Sony's PlayStation 2 . The Nintendo DS

1001-399: A greater overall size, than the original DSi. It is the fourth DS model, the first to be available as a pure size variation. It features larger screens with wider view angles, improved battery life, and a greater overall size than the original DSi. While the original DSi was specifically designed for individual use, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata suggested that DSi XL buyers give the console

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1092-412: A love interest. The meaning of flowers was determined by their cultural meanings along with legends and myths. In England and America, courses such as botany, painting flowers, and floral arranging became popular in education, especially for young women. Tussie-mussies are still used in modern-day as corsages and boutonnieres. In the United States, the first appearance of the language of flowers in print

1183-527: A message, the interpretation of the message revealed through rhymes. During the Victorian age , the use of flowers as a means of covert communication coincided with a growing interest in botany . The floriography craze was introduced to Europe by the Englishwoman Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762), who brought it to England in 1717, and Aubry de La Mottraye (1674–1743), who introduced it to

1274-426: A microphone, and is compatible with all games that use the internal microphone. It was released alongside Pokémon Diamond and Pearl in North America, and Australia. On February 15, 2006, Nintendo announced a version of the cross-platform web browser Opera for the DS system. The browser can use one screen as an overview, a zoomed portion of which appears on the other screen, or both screens together to present

1365-417: A sales record for a handheld console. The European release of the DS, like the U.S., was originally packaged with a Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt demo. The European game cases are additionally about 1/4 inch thicker than their North American counterparts and transparent rather than solid black. Inside the case, there is room for one Game Boy Advance game pak and a DS card with the instructions on

1456-420: A silent answer to a question. If flowers were presented with the right hand it would indicate the answer to the question was "yes", if the flowers were given with the left hand it meant "no". Important details such as which side the bow was tied determined if the message applied to the person presenting the flowers or the person receiving them. Later authors inspired by this tradition created lists that associate

1547-554: A single tall view of the page. The browser went on sale in Japan and Europe in 2006, and in North America on June 4, 2007. Browser operation requires that an included memory expansion pak is inserted into the GBA slot. The DSi has an internet browser available for download from the Nintendo DSi shop for free. This USB-flash-disk-sized accessory plugs into a PC's USB port and creates a miniature hotspot / wireless access point , allowing

1638-592: A site-specific project for San Diego International Airport employing floriography, utilizing flowers' ability to communicate messages that otherwise would be restricted or difficult to speak aloud. Lynn previously created a work, Memorial Bouquet , utilizing floral symbolism for the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery. Based on Dutch Golden Age still-life painting, the flowers in the arrangement represent countries that have been sites of US military operations and conflicts. Floriography in

1729-560: A sleeker appearance, larger stylus, longer lasting battery, and brighter screens. Nintendo considered a larger model of the Nintendo DS Lite for release, but decided against it as sales of the original redesign were still strong. It was the final DS to have backward compatibility with Game Boy Advance games. As of March 31, 2014, shipments of the DS Lite had reached 93.86 million units worldwide, according to Nintendo. The Nintendo DSi

1820-453: A small slot on the controller. It also features a hand strap. The game works with both the DS Lite and the original Nintendo DS as it comes with an adapter for the original DS. The Guitar Grip also works with its sequels, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades , Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits , and Band Hero . The Nintendo DS Lite is the first redesign of the Nintendo DS. While retaining the original model's basic characteristics, it features

1911-410: A special cartridge and RAM extension, browse the internet. Nintendo claims the battery lasts a maximum of 10 hours under ideal conditions on a full four-hour charge. Battery life is affected by multiple factors including speaker volume, use of one or both screens, use of wireless connectivity, and use of backlight, which can be turned on or off in selected games such as Super Mario 64 DS . The battery

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2002-600: A symbol of femininity. John Steinbeck's short story " The Chrysanthemums " centers around the yellow florets, which are often associated with optimism and lost love. When the protagonist, Elisa, finds her beloved chrysanthemums tossed on the ground, her hobby and womanhood have been ruined; this suffices the themes of lost appreciation and femininity in Steinbeck's work. Hajime Isayama frequently used various types of flowers for symbolism and foreshadowing in his manga series Attack on Titan , which also includes Hanakotoba (花言葉),

2093-422: A unique entertainment experience for the 21st century." He also expressed optimism that the DS would help put Nintendo back at the forefront of innovation and move away from the conservative image that had been used to describe the company in years past. In March 2004, a document containing most of the console's technical specifications was leaked, also revealing its internal development name, "Nitro". In May 2004,

2184-547: Is "Alright! HeartCatch PreCure!" ( Alright!ハートキャッチプリキュア! , Alright! Hātokyatchi Purikyua ) by Aya Ikeda. The ending theme for episodes 1–24 is "HeartCatch☆Paradise!" ( ハートキャッチ☆パラダイス! ) by Mayu Kudou, whilst the ending theme for episodes 25–49 is "Tomorrow Song ~Ashita no Uta~" ( Tomorrow Song ～あしたのうた～ ) by Kudou. A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita began serialization in Kodansha 's Nakayoshi magazine From March 2010 until February 2011. A novel adaptation, which expands

2275-609: Is not always personal, businesses and organizations may send floral arrangements to communicate professionalism and success. While the traditional use of floriography may have changed, the symbolism of flowers continues to provide a connection between humans and nature. Nintendo DS The Nintendo DS is a 32-bit foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo , released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tandem (the bottom one being

2366-476: Is not compatible with any accessory that uses it. The Rumble Pak was the first official expansion slot accessory. In the form of a Game Boy Advance cartridge, the Rumble Pak vibrates to reflect the action in compatible games, such as when the player bumps into an obstacle or loses a life. It was released in North America and Japan in 2005 bundled with Metroid Prime Pinball . In Europe, it was first available with

2457-474: Is the second redesign of the Nintendo DS. It is based on the unreleased larger DS Lite model. While similar to the previous DS redesign, new features include two inner and outer 0.3 megapixel digital cameras, a larger 3.25 inch display, internal and external content storage, compatibility with WPA wireless encryption, and connectivity to the Nintendo DSi Shop. The Nintendo DSi XL features larger screens, and

2548-432: Is user-replaceable using only a Phillips-head screwdriver. After about 500 charges the battery life starts to decrease. Users can close the Nintendo DS system to trigger its 'sleep' mode, which pauses the game being played and saves battery life by turning off the screens, speakers, and wireless communications; however, closing the system while playing a Game Boy Advance game will not put the Nintendo DS into sleep mode, and

2639-630: The Walled Gardens of Cannington , the renewed Victorian era interest in the language of flowers finds its roots in Ottoman Turkey , specifically the court in Constantinople and an obsession it held with tulips during the first half of the 18th century. In the 14th century, the Turkish tradition sélam had an influence on the language of flowers. Sélam was a game of gifting flowers and objects to send

2730-635: The Wii U 's Virtual Console, with the first game, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! , being released in Japan on June 3, 2014. The Nintendo DS design resembles that of the multi-screen games from the Game & Watch line, such as Donkey Kong and Zelda , which was also made by Nintendo. The lower display of the Nintendo DS is overlaid with a resistive touchscreen designed to accept input from

2821-484: The manufacturer suggested retail price for the Nintendo DS was dropped to US$ 129.99. Both launches proved to be successful, but Nintendo chose to release the DS in North America prior to Japan, a first for a hardware launch from the Kyoto -based company. This choice was made to get the DS out for the largest shopping day of the year in the U.S. (the day after Thanksgiving, also known as " Black Friday "). Perhaps partly due to

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2912-587: The 1860s. Lucy Hooper, an editor, novelist, poet, and playwright, included several of her flower poems in The Lady's Book of Flowers and Poetry , first published in 1841. Frances Sargent Osgood , a poet and friend of Edgar Allan Poe , first published The Poetry of Flowers and Flowers of Poetry in 1841, and it continued in print through the 1860s. The significance assigned to specific flowers in Western culture varied – nearly every flower had multiple associations, listed in

3003-541: The 21st century has been reduced but has been displayed in different ways. For example, tattoos of flowers and plants may carry symbolism and significance which relate to their historical meaning. The same can be said for jewelry designed and worn based on what the flowers represent. Floriography can still be found in traditional ways through bouquets, a common example of this would be the common practice of gifting red roses on Valentine's Day to represent love and romance and wearing poppies for remembrance. The gifting of flowers

3094-510: The DS and Wii consoles) were discontinued worldwide on May 20, 2014. With Download Play, it is possible for users to play multiplayer games with other Nintendo DS systems, and later Nintendo 3DS systems, using only one game card. Players must have their systems within wireless range (up to approximately 65 feet) of each other for the guest system to download the necessary data from the host system. Only certain games supported this feature and usually played with much more limited features than

3185-494: The DS simultaneously, nor does it make use of its touch-screen capability. It is not compatible with the DSi, due to the lack of the GBA slot, but the DSi includes a music player via SD card. Although it stated on the box that it is only compatible with the Game Boy Micro , Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite , it is also compatible with the Game Boy Advance SP and Game Boy Advance . The Guitar grip controller comes packaged with

3276-511: The Heart Tree to become healthier again. Unlike other fairies in the franchise, the fairies in this series are born from the Heart Tree and can separately find their own partner to become a Pretty Cure. They are also different from previous mascots in that they all end their sentences with "desu". The Desert Apostles ( 砂漠の使徒 , Sabaku no Shito ) are the main antagonists of the series. They serve and take orders from Dune, and aim to take over

3367-560: The Japanese form of floriography. Several Anglican churches in England have paintings, sculpture, or stained glass windows of the lily crucifix , depicting Christ crucified on or holding a lily . One example is a window at The Clopton Chantry Chapel Church in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, UK. The Victorian Pre-Raphaelites , a group of 19th-century painters and poets who aimed to revive

3458-497: The Nintendo DS introduced touchscreen controls and wireless online gaming to a wide audience. According to Damien McFerran of Nintendo Life , the "DS was the first encounter many people had with touch-based tech, and it left an indelible impression." The DS established a large casual gaming market, attracting large non- gamer audiences and establishing touchscreens as the standard controls for future portable gaming devices. According to Jeremy Parish, writing for Polygon ,

3549-451: The Nintendo DS laid the foundations for touchscreen mobile gaming on smartphones . He stated that the DS "had basically primed the entire world for" the iPhone , released in January 2007, and that the DS paved the way for iPhone gaming mobile apps . However, the success of the iPhone "effectively caused the DS market to implode" by the early 2010s, according to Parish. The DS also enlarged

3640-639: The Nintendo DS would be released in North America on November 21, 2004, for US$ 149.99. It was set to release on December 2, 2004, in Japan for JP¥15,000; on February 24, 2005, in Australia for A$ 199.95; and on March 11, 2005, in Europe for €149.99 (£99.99 in the United Kingdom). The console was released in North America with a midnight launch event at Universal CityWalk EB Games in Los Angeles, California . The console

3731-662: The Swedish court in 1727. Joseph Hammer-Purgstall's Dictionnaire du language des fleurs (1809) appears to be the first published list associating flowers with symbolic definitions, while the first dictionary of floriography appears in 1819 when Louise Cortambert, writing under pen name Madame Charlotte de la Tour, wrote Le langage des Fleurs . Robert Tyas was a popular British flower writer, publisher, and clergyman, who lived from 1811 to 1879; his book, The Sentiment of Flowers; or, Language of Flora , first published in 1836 and reprinted by various publishing houses at least through 1880,

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3822-475: The attention of popular writers and editors. Sarah Josepha Hale , longtime editor of the Ladies' Magazine and co-editor of Godey's Lady's Book , edited Flora's Interpreter in 1832; it continued in print through the 1860s. Catharine H. Waterman Esling wrote a long poem titled "The Language of Flowers", which first appeared in 1839 in her own language of flowers book, Flora's Lexicon ; it continued in print through

3913-438: The colors are just referred to as pink and blue; however, these colors were available only for the original style Nintendo DS; a different and more-limited set of colors were used for the Nintendo DS Lite. As of March 31, 2016, all Nintendo DS models combined have sold 154.02 million units, making it the best-selling handheld game console to date, and the second best-selling video game console of all time. The success of

4004-428: The company's future, making a statement which can be translated from Japanese as, "If the DS succeeds, we will rise to heaven, but if it fails we will sink to hell." President Iwata referred to Nintendo DS as "Nintendo's first hardware launch in support of the basic strategy 'Gaming Population Expansion ' " because the touch-based device "allows users to play intuitively". On September 20, 2004, Nintendo announced that

4095-409: The console to be closed, such as Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck . Although the secondary port on the Nintendo DS does accept and support Game Boy Advance cartridges (but not Game Boy or Game Boy Color cartridges), Nintendo emphasized that the main intention for its inclusion was to allow a wide variety of accessories to be released for the system. Due to the lack of a second port on the Nintendo DSi, it

4186-470: The console was announced under the codename "Nintendo DS". Nintendo released only a few details at that time, saying that the console would have two separate, 3-inch TFT LCD display panels, separate processors, and up to 1 gigabit (128 MB) of semiconductor memory. Current Nintendo president at the time, Satoru Iwata , said, "We have developed Nintendo DS based upon a completely different concept from existing game devices in order to provide players with

4277-427: The console was shown in prototype form at E3 2004 , still under the name "Nintendo DS", which Reggie Fils-Aimé announced would change for launch. On July 28, 2004, Nintendo revealed a new design that was described as "sleeker and more elegant" than the one shown at E3 and announced Nintendo DS as the device's official name. Following lukewarm GameCube sales, Hiroshi Yamauchi stressed the importance of its success to

4368-522: The defective system. The first option allowed the owner to have a new DS in 3–5 business days. Multiple games were released alongside the DS during its North American launch on November 21, 2004. At launch there was one pack-in demo, in addition to the built-in PictoChat program: Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt (published by Nintendo and is a demo for Metroid Prime Hunters , a game released in March 2006). At

4459-425: The first, the owner of the defective DS in question would provide a valid credit card number and, afterward, Nintendo would ship a new DS system to the owner with shipping supplies to return the defective system. In the second, the owner of the defective DS in question would have shipped their system to Nintendo for inspection. After inspection, Nintendo technicians would have either shipped a replacement system or fixed

4550-419: The flower's emblematic meaning; therefore readers could select flowers appropriately to send a message. However, the first books on floriography were Elizabeth Wirt 's Flora's Dictionary and Dorothea Dix 's The Garland of Flora , both of which were published in 1829, though Wirt's book had been issued in an unauthorized edition in 1828. During its peak in the United States, the language of flowers attracted

4641-545: The flowers she describes in Act IV, Scene V of Hamlet . The Edwardian artist John Singer Sargent spent much time painting outdoors in the English countryside, frequently utilizing floral symbolism. Sargent's first major success came in 1887, with Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose , a large piece painted on site in the plein air manner, of two young girls lighting lanterns in an English garden. Contemporary artist Whitney Lynn created

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4732-400: The game Actionloop , and later Metroid Prime Pinball . The Rumble Pak was also released separately in those regions. The Nintendo DS Headset is the official headset for the Nintendo DS. It plugs into the headset port (which is a combination of a standard 3.5 mm (1/8 in) headphone connector and a proprietary microphone connector) on the bottom of the system. It features one earphone and

4823-423: The game Guitar Hero: On Tour and is plugged into the GBA game slot. It features four colored buttons like the ones found on regular Guitar Hero guitar controllers for the stationary consoles, though it lacks the fifth orange button found on the guitar controllers. The DS Guitar Hero controller comes with a small "pick-stylus" (which is shaped like a guitar pick, as the name suggests) that can be put away into

4914-464: The game will continue to run normally. Certain DS games (such as Animal Crossing: Wild World ) will also not pause, but the backlight, screens, and speakers will turn off. Additionally, when saving the game in certain games the DS will not go into sleep mode. Some games, such as The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass , use the closing motion needed to enter sleep mode as an unorthodox way of solving puzzles, or include gameplay sequences that require

5005-420: The hundreds of floral dictionaries – but a consensus of meaning for common blooms has emerged. Often, definitions derive from the appearance or behavior of the plant itself. For example, the mimosa , or sensitive plant, represents chastity. This is because the leaves of the mimosa close at night, or when touched. Likewise, the deep red rose and its thorns have been used to symbolize both the blood of Christ and

5096-429: The included stylus , the user's fingers, or a curved plastic tab attached to the optional wrist strap. The touchscreen lets users interact with in-game elements more directly than by pressing buttons; for example, in the included chatting software, PictoChat, the stylus is used to write messages or draw. The handheld features four lettered buttons (X, Y, A, B), a directional pad, and Start, Select, and Power buttons. On

5187-400: The intensity of romantic love , while the rose's five petals are thought to illustrate the five crucifixion wounds of Christ . Pink roses imply a lesser affection, white roses suggest virtue and chastity, and yellow roses stand for friendship or devotion. The black rose (in nature, a very dark shade of red, purple, or maroon, or may be dyed) may be associated with death and darkness due to

5278-626: The left side of the case. The DS launched in Australia and New Zealand on February 24, 2005. It retailed in Australia for AU$ 199 and in New Zealand for NZ$ 249. Like the North American launch, it includes the Metroid Prime Hunters - First Hunt demo. The first week of sales for the system broke Australian launch sales records for a console, with 19,191 units sold by the 27th. " iQue DS ",

5369-575: The main storyline. In each person resides a Heart Flower, which is connected to the great Heart Tree that watches over everyone. Protecting this tree are the HeartCatch Pretty Cures, who defend it against the Desert Apostles, who plan to wilt everything and turn the world into a desert. However, when the current Pretty Cure, Cure Moonlight, is defeated in battle and the Heart Tree loses its flowers, she sends two fairies, Chypre and Coffret, to

5460-480: The market for female gamers . According to Nintendo in 2006, 44% of DS owners were female, with the majority of Nintendogs owners being female. The success of the DS paved the way for its successor, the Nintendo 3DS , a handheld gaming console with a similar dual-screen setup that can display images on the top screen in stereoscopic 3D. On January 29, 2014, Nintendo announced that Nintendo DS games would be added to

5551-476: The maximum texture size is 1024 × 1024 pixels. The system has 656 kilobytes of video memory and two 2D engines (one per screen). These are similar to (but more powerful than) the Game Boy Advance 's single 2D engine. The Nintendo DS has compatibility with Wi-Fi . Wi-Fi is used for accessing the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection , compete with other users playing the same Wi-Fi compatible game, PictoChat or with

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5642-572: The night, Lull'd in these flowers with dances and delight; – A Midsummer Night’s Dream , Act 2, Scene 1 Shakespeare used the word "flower" more than 100 times in his plays and sonnets. In Hamlet , Ophelia mentions the symbolic meanings of flowers and herbs as she hands them to other characters in Act 4, Scene 5: pansies , rosemary , fennel , lilies , columbine , rue and daisy . She regrets she has no violets , she says, "... but they wither'd all when my father died". In The Winter's Tale ,

5733-566: The now-defunct Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service. Its main competitor was Sony 's PlayStation Portable during the seventh generation of video game consoles . Prior to its release, the Nintendo DS was marketed as an experimental "third pillar" in Nintendo's console lineup, meant to complement the Game Boy Advance family and GameCube . However, backward compatibility with Game Boy Advance titles and strong sales ultimately established it as

5824-593: The official name of the Chinese Nintendo DS, was released in China on June 15, 2005. The price of the iQue DS was 980 RMB (roughly US$ 130) as of April 2006. This version of the DS includes updated firmware to block out the use of the PassMe device, along with the new Red DS. Chinese launch games were Zhi Gan Yi Bi ( Polarium ) (Nintendo/iQue) and Momo Waliou Zhizao ( WarioWare: Touched! ) (Nintendo/iQue). The iQue name

5915-1089: The player to blow or shout into it. 62 mm × 46 mm (2.4 in × 1.8 in), 77 mm (3.0 in) diagonal, 0.24 mm dot pitch , 18-bit depth (262,144 colors), 21 mm gap between screens (≈92 lines) The system's 3D hardware consists of rendering engine and geometry engine which perform transform and lighting , Transparency Auto Sorting, Transparency Effects, Texture Matrix Effects, 2D Billboards, Texture Streaming, texture-coordinate transformation, perspective-correct texture mapping , per-pixel Alpha Test, per-primitive alpha blending , texture blending, Gouraud Shading, cel shading , z-buffering , W-Buffering, 1bit Stencil Buffer, per-vertex directional lighting and simulated point lighting, Depth Test, Stencil Test, Render to Texture, Lightmapping, Environment Mapping, Shadow Volumes, Shadow Mapping, Distance Fog, Edge Marking, Fade-In/Fade-Out, Edge-AA. Sprite special effects: scrolling, scaling, rotation, stretching, shear. However, it uses point ( nearest neighbor ) texture filtering , leading to some titles having

6006-490: The press that a total of 6.65 million units had been sold worldwide. As is normal for electronics, some were reported as having problems with stuck pixels in either of the two screens. Although return policies for LCD displays vary between manufacturers and regions, in North America, Nintendo chose to replace a system with faulty pixels only if the owner claimed that it interfered with their gaming experience. There were two exchange programs in place for North America. In

6097-574: The princess Perdita wishes that she had violets, daffodils , and primroses to make garlands for her friends. In A Midsummer Night's Dream , Oberon talks to his messenger Puck amidst a scene of wild flowers. In J. K. Rowling 's 1997 novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , Professor Severus Snape uses the language of flowers to express regret and mourning for the death of Lily Potter, his childhood friend and Harry Potter 's mother, according to Pottermore . Flowers are often used as

6188-596: The purer art of the late medieval period, captured classic notions of beauty romantically. These artists are known for their idealistic portrayal of women, emphasis on nature and morality, and use of literature and mythology. Flowers laden with symbolism figure prominently in much of their work. John Everett Millais , a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, used oils to create pieces filled with naturalistic elements and rich in floriography. His painting Ophelia (1852) depicts Shakespeare's drowned stargazer floating amid

6279-481: The release date, the DS met unexpectedly high demand in the United States, selling 1 million units by December 21, 2004. By the end of December, the total number shipped worldwide was 2.8 million, about 800,000 more than Nintendo's original forecast. At least 1.2 million of them were sold in the U.S. Some industry reporters referred to it as "the Tickle Me Elmo of 2004". In June 2005, Nintendo informed

6370-422: The same day as merchants had already sold their allotment. Initially, Nintendo planned to deliver one million units combined at the North American and Japanese launches; when it saw the preorder numbers, it brought another factory online to ramp up production. Nintendo originally slated 300,000 units for the U.S. debut; 550,000 were shipped, and just over 500,000 of those sold through in the first week. Later in 2005,

6461-506: The series produced by Bandai . An educational game, Fashionable Transformation★HeartCatch PreCure! ( おしゃれにへんしん★ハートキャッチプリキュア！ , Oshare ni Henshin★HātoKyatchi PuriKyua! ) , was released for the Sega Beena on July 22, 2010. HeartCatch PreCure! Fashion Collection ( ハートキャッチプリキュア！おしゃれコレクション , HātoKyatchi PuriKyua! Oshare Korekushon ) is a minigame collection for the Nintendo DS and

6552-532: The series was then released on September 16, 2015 under Kodansha's Character Bunko label. It is written by Takashi Yamada and illustrated by Yoshihiko Umakoshi . A film based on the HeartCatch PreCure series titled HeartCatch PreCure The Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?! ( ハートキャッチプリキュア!花の都でファッションショー・・・ですか!? , HātoKyatchi PuriKyua! Hana no Miyako de Fasshon Shō... desu ka!? )

6643-509: The software) located on either side of the upper display screen. This was a first for a Nintendo handheld, as the Game Boy line of systems had only supported stereo sound through the use of headphones or external speakers. A built-in microphone is located below the left side of the bottom screen. It has been used for a variety of purposes, including speech recognition , chatting online between and during gameplay sessions, and minigames that require

6734-524: The successor to the Game Boy series . On March 2, 2006, Nintendo launched the Nintendo DS Lite , a slimmer and lighter redesign of the original Nintendo DS with brighter screens and a longer lasting battery. On November 1, 2008, Nintendo released the Nintendo DSi , another redesign with several hardware improvements and new features, although it lost backward compatibility for Game Boy Advance titles and

6825-502: The surface to seek out her replacement. They find Tsubomi Hanasaki, a shy flower-loving girl who recently moved to Kibougahana with her family who is given the power to become Cure Blossom. Alongside her new friend, Erika Kurumi, who becomes Cure Marine, they fight against the Desert Apostles, who transform the wilting Heart Flowers inside people into monsters known as Desertians. By defeating these monsters, they gain Heart Seeds, which allow

6916-521: The time of the "Electric Blue" DS launch in June 2005, Nintendo bundled the system with Super Mario 64 DS . In Japan, the games were released at the same time as the system's first release (December 2, 2004). In the launch period, The Prince of Tennis 2005 -Crystal Drive- ( Konami ) and Puyo Puyo Fever ( Sega ) were released. The DS was released in Europe on March 11, 2005, for € 149. A small supply of units

7007-589: The top of the device are two shoulder buttons, a game card slot, a stylus holder and a power cable input. The bottom features the Game Boy Advance game card slot. The overall button layout resembles that of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System controller. When using backward compatibility mode on the DS, buttons X and Y and the touchscreen are not used as the Game Boy Advance line of systems do not feature these controls. It also has stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound (depending on

7098-551: The traditional (Western) connotations of the shade. "A woman also had to be pretty precise about where she wore flowers. Say, for instance, a suitor had sent her a tussie-mussie ( a.k.a. nosegay). If she pinned it to the 'cleavage of bosom', that would be bad news for him, since that signified friendship. Ah, but if she pinned it over her heart, 'That was an unambiguous declaration of love'." Details such as positioning of flowers and their buds were very important and carried different messages. The action of giving flowers served as

7189-519: The world and turn it into a giant desert , a process which they aim to speed up by taking peoples' wilted Heart Flowers. They are also responsible for the withering of the Great Tree of Hearts. The anime, directed by Tatsuya Nagamine and produced by Toei Animation , aired in Japan on ABC and other ANN stations between February 7, 2010 and January 30, 2011. The series uses three pieces of theme music, one opening and two ending themes. The opening theme

7280-682: Was also awarded as best Character Designer in the 2010 Tokyo Anime Awards and the 2011 Tokyo International Anime Fair. It was also one of the selected anime series of the year in the December 2010 issue of British magazine Impact . Language of flowers Floriography ( language of flowers ) is a means of cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced in traditional cultures throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. According to Jayne Alcock, grounds and gardens supervisor at

7371-577: Was available prior to this in a package with a promotional "VIP" T-shirt, Metroid Prime Hunters - First Hunt , a WarioWare: Touched! demo and a pre-release version of Super Mario 64 DS , through the Nintendo Stars Catalogue ; the bundle was priced at £ 129.99 for the UK and € 189.99 for the rest of Europe, plus 1,000 of Nintendo's "star" loyalty points (to cover postage). On 23 January 2006, 1 million DS units had been sold in Europe, setting

7462-688: Was billed as an English version of Charlotte de la Tour's book. Interest in floriography soared in Victorian England , North America and France during the 19th century. Gifts of blooms, plants, and specific floral arrangements were used to send a coded message to the recipient, allowing the sender to express feelings of romance and courtship which could not be spoken aloud in Victorian society. Armed with floral dictionaries, Victorians often exchanged small "talking bouquets" or "word poesy,” called nosegays or tussie-mussies , which could be worn or carried as

7553-597: Was discontinued from retail stores. The Nintendo MP3 Player (a modified version of the device known as the Play-Yan in Japan) was released on December 8, 2006, by Nintendo of Europe at a retail price of £29.99/€30. The add-on uses removable SD cards to store MP3 audio files, and can be used in any device that features support for Game Boy Advance cartridges; however, due to this, it is limited in terms of its user-interface and functionality, as it does not support using both screens of

7644-464: Was exclusive to North and Latin America. There was also a red version which was bundled with the game Mario Kart DS . Graphite Black, Pure White, Turquoise Blue, and Candy Pink were available in Japan. Mystic Pink and Cosmic Blue were available in Australia and New Zealand. Japan's Candy Pink and Australia's Cosmic Blue were also available in Europe and North America through a Nintendogs bundle, although

7735-485: Was first used for a device that was based on Nintendo 64 hardware in 2003, after China banned sales of home video games in that region years prior. The system's promotional slogans revolve around the word "Touch" in almost all countries, with the North American slogan being "Touching is good." The Nintendo DS was seen by many analysts to be in the same market as Sony 's PlayStation Portable , although representatives from both companies stated that each system targeted

7826-427: Was in the writings of Constantine Samuel Rafinesque , a French-American naturalist, who wrote on-going features under the title "The School of Flora", from 1827 through 1828, in the weekly Saturday Evening Post and monthly Casket; or Flowers of Literature, Wit, and Sentiment . These pieces contained the botanic, English, and French names of the plant, a description of the plant, an explanation of its Latin names, and

7917-401: Was launched quietly in Japan compared to the North America launch; one source cited the cold weather as the reason. The Nintendo DS was launched in North America for US$ 149.99 on November 21, 2004; in Japan for JP¥15,000 on December 2 in the color "Titanium". Well over three million preorders were taken in North America and Japan; preorders at online stores were launched on November 3 and ended

8008-560: Was released in Japan on October 30, 2010. It follows the Pretty Cures as they go to France and encounter a mysterious boy named Olivier, who is being manipulated by the mysterious villain, Baron Salamander. The French-language version released by Imagine in France on January 26, 2011 under the title HeartCatch Pretty Cure! Le film: Mission défilé à Paris ( HeartCatch Pretty Cure! The Movie: The Paris Show Mission ). The film has been nominated for

8099-436: Was released on August 5, 2010. Another DS title, Let's Play with Voices! HeartCatch PreCure! ( こえであそぼう! ハートキャッチプリキュア! , Koe de Asobō! HātoKyatchi PuriKyua! ) , released on November 11, 2010, allows players to record their own voices over scenes from the anime. The series' success received a cult following by fans and praises of the series' overall presentation and story. The series' character designer, Yoshihiko Umakoshi

8190-469: Was released on the same day for each region. Additional Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection games and a dedicated Nintendo DS web browser were released afterwards. Nintendo later believed that the online platform's success directly propelled the commercial success of the entire Nintendo DS platform. The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection served as part of the basis of what would become the Wii. Most functions (for games on both

8281-499: Was succeeded by the Nintendo 3DS in February 2011. Development on the Nintendo DS began around mid-2002, following an original idea from former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi about a dual-screened console. On November 13, 2003, Nintendo announced that it would be releasing a new game product in 2004. The company did not provide many details, but stated it would not succeed the Game Boy Advance or GameCube . On January 20, 2004,

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