To us, the DS Lite is perfick -- it's slim, stylish, and beautifully proportioned. Will that stop Nintendo from giving the whole thing a facelift and turning it into something even more desirable? Probably not. Ninty has a history of giving its handhelds a nip and a tuck, and the company will have noted the extra momentum enjoyed by the PSP in Japan since its redesign. Frankly, we'd be surprised if the Lite wasn't updated at some point in the future.
As would Hirokazu Hamamura, boss of Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, who reckons that Nintendo may announce a new DS model at this year's E3. Hamamura's prediction appeared in the latest edition of Weekly Famitsu, and was greeted by a "No comment" from Nintendo. Let the wanton speculation begin!
[Via NeoGAF]
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4-11-2008 @ 10:37AM
C02M0 said...
i doubt it , not only this is sound like a tottal lie .
the DS (lite) is perfect (IMO) .
theres nothing i can think of to improve.
replay if you think there is somthing to improve .
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4-11-2008 @ 12:02PM
TheCoats said...
how about SD card memory-no GBA port (for size) and a built in browser?
4-11-2008 @ 3:52PM
ArmorForVictor said...
i too think the ds lite is perfect. since i hardly use it online a browser really is unnecessary for me and i don't use sd cards at all. so yeah if the new ds has that stuff i'll stick with my perfect lite and also if they make it smaller it would be too small.
4-11-2008 @ 10:49AM
ArmiMaan said...
These sorts of rumors pop up every year, it seems, but I could see something new being shown this year. The PSP has been trouncing the DS for a while now, and Nintendo may do something to combat that.
Personally, I'd like to see something with bigger screens. I've stopped playing DS as much because of all the eyestrain caused by extended play sessions.
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4-11-2008 @ 10:57AM
Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force said...
Bigger screens would create dead space for current DS games, and that's not even taking onto consideration all the GBA games.
They could make the D-Pad a little bigger, but to be honest, aside from that, I don't know how they could improve on the DS. It's perfect as it is.
Solar Powered?
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4-11-2008 @ 11:06AM
MaHe said...
You know, having solar cells on the top lid (where the DS logo is) would be AWESOME. Not feasible for a massively produced device, but still ... awesome.
4-11-2008 @ 11:21AM
jsutcliffe said...
Not necessarily too expensive. I charge my DS with a solar device I picked up for $20. It's pretty slow (~6 hours of *strong* sunlight to get a full charge) but it's certainly not expensive.
4-11-2008 @ 11:07AM
Plokosh said...
They could make a new ds with 1Gigabyte of flash memory (those are cheap nowadays, right?) and include a GB/GBC emulator and provide games as DLC. Maybe GBA games too, but I doubt that cause they're still fairly recent, but if they wiped out slot-2, maybe some would jump in if the prices were fair enough.
Other than that, I like my ds as it is.
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4-11-2008 @ 11:11AM
Cheese Muffin said...
I'm aware they're only mock-ups... but some of the designs take away one of my favorite features of the DS... that lovely clamshell. I can toss it into my pocket, bookbag or giant suffocating purse of death without fear of scratching my screens and no weird "gunk" gumming up my buttons.
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4-11-2008 @ 11:23AM
KamenRiderTakoyaki said...
How about a redesign of the DS phat to match power usage of the lite?
My Lite's gonna be broken if I keep playing action games on it!
A solar panel would be kinda cool anyhow.
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4-11-2008 @ 11:43AM
Ralph said...
They should make a more durable touch screen. Phantom Hourglass killed mine.
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4-11-2008 @ 12:05PM
gb said...
try using screen protectors
4-11-2008 @ 6:31PM
Sam said...
Oh my god. The same thing happened to me. If they would just have more durable screens and a better sound system, I would buy it. I'm obsessive compulsive like that.
4-11-2008 @ 8:24PM
SephFinale said...
Take care of your system better...Phantom Hourglass didn't do any harm to my touch screen.
4-11-2008 @ 12:04PM
TheCoats said...
No not yet!!!!!!!
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4-11-2008 @ 12:15PM
Metayoshi said...
It technically has been 4 years since the DS's launch, so maybe a hint on the next gen handheld system instead of just a pure redesign on the DS Lite?
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4-11-2008 @ 12:54PM
Jacksons said...
A second revision, eh? They've done it before, I wouldn't put it past them.
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4-11-2008 @ 1:03PM
Waffala said...
The redesigns are all fugly.
That said, integrated web browser, a virtual console hopefully but doubtfully compatible with your Wii VC games so you won't have to buy them twice, integrated flash memory or SD memory so it can be used as an mp3/video player, possibly rumble if it doesn't bulk the ds up. Really though, it's for games, the other stuff would be cool, but not really necessary. The Lite is beautiful, no messing with its look.
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4-11-2008 @ 1:51PM
ecco6t9 said...
Install the rumble,ram, and browser directly onto the system.
Make it smaller for people who really are get up and go types.
The Micro didn't work due to being replaced, the DS is still current.
Either thinner or actually smaller.
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4-11-2008 @ 2:24PM
Jackson H said...
I gotta disagree with ecco. They must not make it smaller unless they redesign the ergonomics of the thing. My DSlite is already so small that it's almost impossible for me to hold down a shoulder pad while pressing buttons with the same hand. (Ever tried power sliding while dragging an item in Mario Kart?).
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