Nintendo DS

[Zachiru-Hirosaki]

Hirokazu Hamamura make us glad
Hirokazu Hamamura, the head of gigantic Japanese gaming mag Famitsu's parent company, made a prediction that Nintendo will unveil the next-generation DS at E3 2008 this summer. Normally we wouldn't think anything of some businessman making predictions, but if anyone knows what's going on with Nintendo, it's Famitsu (the gaming industry and gaming press are really tight over there). Kotaku says it took two years between the transition from DS to DS Lite, so a summer DS Lite to DS EXTREME transition might be possible. Our prediction is that they'll do away with the GBA port altogether, saving space and hardware costs.
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i cant wait for th DS Extreme its a rumor but i hope that the rumor is true.
DS with Next Gen graphics, but nintendo will deserve a lot of money if the DS Extreme comes out.
Hirokazu Hamamura please make us glad!
Damn i also must buy the Famitsu!!

[BioAlien]

DS.. Extreme?
Just by the name, you can tell it's fake.
No way in hell Nintendo is ever going to call one of their product "extreme".
And that picture is obviously photo shopped. Badly at that.(Where the fuck are the speakers? On the back?)
Upgrading to "next gen graphic", means profit lost for Nintendo, because new games won't work on older DS. So if something like that ever comes out, it won't be called "DS", just like how DS isn't called Gameboy.

We don't need a new DS redesign, even Reggie said there won't be one coming out.

[Zachiru-Hirosaki]

Dude its a rumor may be they will change the name.
Anf it could be a prototype
And a Rumor can be true and lets hope its true.
And which gamer dont want to have a DS with awesome graphics?

There is also a rumor that its called the TS with Triple Screens.
And that is bullshit.

[BioAlien]

I'm ready to bet anything that this "rumour" of yours, is fake.

(Lol, triple screen )

The DS is doing just fine right now, it doesn't need a new design, maybe a battery that last longer, but there's no need for a design change.



Though a new handheld is possible considering the end of the DS's life cycle is coming to an end next year. (5 or so years, with the GBA it was only 3 years, so it's alway a possibility)

But I doubt that Nintendo will just release an "upgraded" DS handheld. There's no innovation in that, that would be doing the exact same thing Microsoft/Sony have been doing with their home consoles.(Well, Sony did change a little something, their controller, adding Sixaxis to it... But let's not talk about that.) Though it's possible...

(The 2 screens from the DS may need to stay if Nintendo want backward compatibility, unless they pull a stunt like making the upper screen removable(With DS Slot 1 in it). And leave it as an Add On for those who actually want backward compatibility so the price of the handheld itself won't be too high)

[Zachiru-Hirosaki]

I'm ready to bet anything that this "rumour" of yours, is fake.

Actually thats not my rumor, thats a rumor of a Japnese game magazine called Famitsu.
And i aggree there is no need for a new design.
But i think every gamer wants a DS with awesome graphics i expect that there will come a new DS but not that the design is changed but the specifications. That there is possibility to play the DS with high performence.

[Sandldan]

really doubt they would release a new version with better performance, would simply cause too much unnecessary confusion. And going by sales it does not look like it would need anything like a redesign

[Assertn]

triple screens would be........terrible