Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Tuesday 16.9.2025 / 00:20
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > nintendo ds - general discussion > how much gameplay do you get with your battery?
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
How much gameplay do you get with your battery?
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
P5yLO
Member
_ 		5. December 2007 @ 14:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
my ds is only getting about 4-5 hours of gameplay per battery charge. im playing phantom hourglass right now so this is definately not sufficient! how long are you guys getting per battery charge and is there any advice as to how to extend the life of the ds battery?
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
mr_hanky
Senior Member
_ 		5. December 2007 @ 16:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
About 2-3 hours on wifi playing Mario Kart (when I can withstand playing that long against cheaters)

Anything from 4-8 hours with any offline game depending on volume and brightness and what game i'm playing.

I also have a spare battery and an external charger so when one battery is empty I can just switch batteries.

If you have a DS Lite you can increase battery life by reducing the screen brightness, just going down one level will not make a huge difference to the screen, but will improve battery life. (I usually have my brightness set to 2 or 3)
[ + quote]
My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
dragnandy
Senior Member
_ 		5. December 2007 @ 18:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
my battery is like 2-3 or 3-4 hours. well mines really old so im not complaining =P
[ + quote]
nintenut
Senior Member

13 product reviews
_ 		6. December 2007 @ 04:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
About 5-10 hours with the lowest brightness setting.
[ + quote]
1234aaron
Member
_ 		6. December 2007 @ 06:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
about 2 hours with just offline gameing!!!! which really sucks!
I thought that when you buy a ds, before you turn it on at ALL you should charge it to the max so the battery doesnt get well... damaged i guess, but i dont know if its true, i didnt do it but mabey it does have an effect. Correct me if im wrong tho
:P
[ + quote]
mr_hanky
Senior Member
_ 		6. December 2007 @ 08:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by 1234aaron:
 about 2 hours with just offline gameing!!!! which really sucks!
I thought that when you buy a ds, before you turn it on at ALL you should charge it to the max so the battery doesnt get well... damaged i guess, but i dont know if its true, i didnt do it but mabey it does have an effect. Correct me if im wrong tho
:P
Yes you should fully charge it before it's first use or it can effect battery life (not hugely though) I didn't with mine as I traded in my old DS for the Lite and i wanted to transfer my Wifi settings over from the original DS so I could keep my Wifi scores and friendcode (and I had to do that at the shop before charging the DS at home).
[ + quote]
My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
P5yLO
Member
_ 		8. December 2007 @ 17:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok thanks guys. i feel better knowing that everyone else is suffering as much as i am.
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > nintendo ds - general discussion > how much gameplay do you get with your battery?
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork