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Rumour: New DS on the Way? - DS

12th April 2008, 10:57am
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Holy fandango, a new DS? That's the rumour that's going around at the moment, stating that Nintendo is getting ready to unveil a new iteration of the DS platform at E3 this year. This rumour comes from Famitsu's publishing company, Enterbrain's head honcho Hirokazu Hamamura.

Nintendo has said 'no comment' to this rumour, so I guess we'll find out if its true come E3 time. And now, over to our forum folks: do we really need a DS revision? What would you shove into it (or take out for that matter)?

by Anthony J Scarcella » Author's Blog

Latest Reader Comments:
nshady
Posted by nshady 14/04/2008 1:55pm
Yeah that's what I meant.
Posted by AusCube 14/04/2008 1:41pm
Transfer VC games to DS internal memory.

And hopefully be able to store them after turning off the DS
nshady
Posted by nshady 14/04/2008 11:42am
Transfer VC games to DS internal memory.
400 Turtles
Posted by 400 Turtles 14/04/2008 1:35am
Decent compatibility with Wii, imo.
Julz
Posted by Julz 13/04/2008 5:00pm
I couldn't think of anything new they'd do to the DS apart from the obvious increase in graphics (woot!). Two touch screens would definitely be cool though.

could come with a wii remote type device?


They only way that would work is if they make the stylus into a motion sensor (or something of similar size). I think it would be a bit of overkill though.
Predator
Posted by Predator 13/04/2008 4:39pm
could come with a wii remote type device?
RJG
Posted by RJG 12/04/2008 7:59pm
I thought it would be another revision of the DS, such as DS Xtra Lite.

But the possibility of an entirely new handheld isn't out of the question either. These things usually take a few years to come about.
Posted by nuttyson 12/04/2008 3:27pm
i remember when they said the DS isn't taking over the gameboy. BRING IT BACK
Posted by AusCube 12/04/2008 3:25pm
Oh, I thought this was talking about a new DS model - like the DS Lite. But now I see.. Well, I'm all for a new Nintendo handheld. The DS is aging a little.. Plenty of good games, though.
zen
Posted by zen 12/04/2008 1:46pm
better graphics, better lcd, thinner plus gyroscope
that'd be my take
nshady
Posted by nshady 12/04/2008 11:11am
GBA was launched in 2001, DS hit in late 2004 in Japan/America and in early 2005 here. That's about four years. I wouldn't have expected it until next year.

It would be definitely be backwards compatible, though, and probably with both screens touchable. And possibly a gyroscope inside, beefed up graphics and SD card support.