narrative_location call of duty: world at war 
The or simply , DS , is a 32 - bit dual - screen handheld game console developed and released by Nintendo . The device went on sale in North America on November 21 , 2004 . The DS , short for " Developers ' System " or " Dual Screen ", introduced distinctive new features to handheld gaming : two LCD screens working in tandem ( the bottom one featuring 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 the now - closed Nintendo Wi - Fi Connection service . Its main competitor was Sony ' s PlayStation Portable as part of the seventh generation era . The PlayStation Portable ( PSP ) is a handheld game console developed by Sony . Development of the console was announced during E3 2003 , and it was unveiled on , 2004 , at a Sony press conference before E3 2004 . The system was released in ___MASK81___ on , 2004 , in North America on , 2005 , and in the PAL region on , 2005 . It primarily competed with the Nintendo DS , as part of the seventh generation of video games . North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere . It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas . It is bordered to the north by the ___MASK15___ Ocean , to the east by the ___MASK11___ , to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean , and to the southeast by ___MASK54___ and the Caribbean Sea . During World War II , the American atomic bombings of ___MASK32___ and Nagasaki made Nagasaki the second and , to date , last city in the world to experience a nuclear attack . The United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of ___MASK32___ and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 , 1945 , respectively , during the final stage of World War II . The United States had dropped the bombs with the consent of the ___MASK6___ as outlined in the Quebec Agreement . The two bombings , which killed at least 129 , 000 people , remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history . Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group , which is engaged in business through its four operating components  electronics ( video games , network services and medical business ), motion pictures , music and financial services . These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world . Sony ' s principal business operations include Sony Corporation , Sony Pictures Entertainment , Sony Interactive Entertainment , Sony Music Entertainment , Sony Mobile ( formerly Sony Ericsson ) and Sony Financial . Sony is among the Semiconductor sales leaders by year and as of ___MASK79___ , the fourth - largest television manufacturer in the world , after Samsung Electronics , LG Electronics and TCL . The Holocaust ( from the Greek ': " hólos ", " whole " and " kaustós ", " burnt "), also referred to as the Shoah "' ( Hebrew : , " HaShoah ", " the catastrophe "), was a genocide in which Adolf Hitler ' s ___MASK60___ and its collaborators killed about six million Jews . The victims included 1 . 5 million children and represented about two - thirds of the nine million Jews who had resided in ___MASK90___ . Some definitions of the Holocaust include the additional five million non - Jewish victims of Nazi mass murders , bringing the total to about 11 million . Killings took place throughout ___MASK60___ , German - occupied territories , and territories held by allies of ___MASK60___ . World War II ( often abbreviated to WWII or WW2 ), also known as the Second World War , was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 , although related conflicts began earlier . It involved the vast majority of the world ' s nations  including all of the great powers  eventually forming two opposing military alliances : the Allies and the Axis . It was the most widespread war in history , and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries . In a state of " total war ", the major participants threw their entire economic , industrial , and scientific capabilities behind the war effort , erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources . Marked by mass deaths of civilians , including the Holocaust ( in which approximately 11 million people were killed ) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres ( in which approximately one million were killed , and which included the atomic bombings of ___MASK32___ and Nagasaki ), it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities . These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human history . Call of Duty : World at War is a 2008 first person shooter video game in the Call of Duty franchise , developed for the Nintendo DS . The game takes place during World War II and features many elements of gameplay typical to the series , including the usage of iron sights , and vehicular missions . It was released by Activision alongside the console versions of the game on November 11 , 2008 in North America . Iron sights are a system of shaped alignment markers ( usually metal ) used as a sighting device to assist in the aiming of a device such as a firearm , crossbow , or telescope , and exclude the use of optics as in telescopic sights or reflector ( reflex ) sights . Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , Nintendo then developed into a video game company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and ___MASK81___ ' s third most - valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From 1992 until 2016 , Nintendo was also the majority shareholder of Major League Baseball ' s Seattle Mariners . The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc ( the ___MASK95___ and its satellite states ) and powers in the Western Bloc ( the United States , its NATO allies and others ). Historians do not fully agree on the dates , but a common timeframe is the period ( the second half of the 20th century ) between 1947 , the year the Truman Doctrine ( a U . S . policy pledging to aid nations threatened by Soviet expansionism ) was announced , and ___MASK45___ , the year the ___MASK95___ collapsed . A telescope is an optical instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation ( such as visible light ). The first known practical telescopes were invented in the ___MASK25___ at the beginning of the 1600s , by using glass lenses . They found use in both terrestrial applications and astronomy . ___MASK32___ is perhaps best known as the first city in history to be targeted by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF ) dropped an atomic bomb on the city ( and later on Nagasaki ) at 8 : 15 a . m . on August 6 , 1945 , near the end of World War II . The is an 8 - bit handheld video game device with interchangeable cartridges developed and manufactured by Nintendo , which was first released in ___MASK81___ on , in North America on and in Europe on . It is the first handheld console in the Game Boy line and was created by Satoru Okada and Nintendo Research & Development 1 . This same team , led by Gunpei Yokoi at the time , is credited with designing the Game & Watch series as well as several popular games for the Nintendo Entertainment System . Redesigned versions were released in 1996 and 1998 in the form of Game Boy Pocket and Game Boy Light ( ___MASK81___ only ), respectively . The ( abbreviated as GBA ) is a 32 - bit handheld video game console developed , manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color . It was released in ___MASK81___ on March 21 , 2001 , in North America on June 11 , 2001 , in Australia and Europe on June 22 , 2001 , and in the People ' s Republic of China on June 8 , 2004 ( excluding Hong Kong ). Nintendo ' s competitors in the handheld market at the time were the Neo Geo Pocket Color , WonderSwan , GP32 , Tapwave Zodiac , and the N - Gage . Despite the competitors ' best efforts , Nintendo maintained a majority market share with the Game Boy Advance . As of June 30 , 2010 , the Game Boy Advance series has sold 81 . 51 million units worldwide . Its successor , the Nintendo DS , was released in November 2004 and is also compatible with Game Boy Advance software . Call of Duty 2 is a 2005 first - person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Konami in ___MASK81___ and Activision in the rest of the world . It is the second installment of the " Call of Duty " series . The game was released on October 25 , 2005 for Microsoft Windows and on November 22 , 2005 as a launch game for the Xbox 360 in Europe , Australia and South America , and later in ___MASK81___ . Other versions were released on other platforms , including mobile phones as well as Pocket PCs . Call of Duty is a first - person shooter video game franchise . The series began on Microsoft Windows , and later expanded to consoles and handhelds . Several spin - off games have been released . The earlier games in the series are set primarily in World War II , including " Call of Duty ", " Call of Duty 2 ", and " Call of Duty 3 ". Beginning with "", which is set in modern times , the series has shifted focus away from World War II . " Modern Warfare ", released November 2007 , was followed by "" and "". "", released November 2010 , takes place in the Cold War , while "", released November 2011 , takes place in a near - future setting . "", released November 2012 , takes place mainly in the year 2025 . "" was released in November ___MASK79___ . In May ___MASK28___ , "" was announced . In November 6 , 2015 , . The most recent game , was released on November 4 , 2016 .