The Nintendo DS was a perfect sucess when it came out, many nintendo fans where happy knowing that all their favorite classic games like Mario and Metroid Prime were comming back on Nintedo's DS. The Nintedndo DS does not have online play but it does have wireless play, when you buy your DS it will come with a connection that you plug on top of the DS then when you go to a store and your playing a game and the guy or girl right next to you is playing the same game the Nintedo DS will automatically bring up a message on your screen saying that it has found a server that is playing the same game and then it will tell you, do you accept to play wireless with the other DS. If you say yes you will have a blast playing wireless. It also comes with a pen that you have to buy seperate this allows you to play games that have you touch the screen to write or draw