Yeah, except that would kind of piss off anyone that just bought Guitar Hero for the DS. If they do announce a revision that removes the GBA slot I'll be rushing out to buy a DS Lite.

He's a market analyst and he's the most correct one, many of his guesses become reality. But i never trust analysis, so if you said to me that PSP Phone is going out at the end of this callendar year i would believe you as much as i believe patcher...

He's an analyst, and a dumb one at that. To be honest, in my opinion, 95% of what he says is a crock. He's one of those idiots who likes to say things to cause hype that, in turn, never really happen or didn't happen.

He's also been talking about a Wii2, saying the 360 has reached it's peak and is going down, down, down, and I could be wrong on this one, but I could swear he was the idiot that said the DS had reached it's peak and was just going to go downhill from that point on (sometime last year).

Personally, I think he needs to shut up and find a better day job.

@Ashkental

The guy only has a 60% of so success rate.

That all-in-one station is only $40 more than the DS.

Yeah, "only" 40$ more for a bunch of features that don't help me play video games. Which was my point.

Don't get me wrong, I don't want a new DS (yet), either, but honestly, I do think the Wii & the DS could use more media features.

While YOU may only want to play video games on them, in this day and age, we're all super connected to media and the world, and if we're not, chances are we're falling way behind in our lives. Cutting out other devices by putting certain features in the DS is super freaking helpful.

In other words: You may not want it, but other people do. The DS having those features is not going to take away from you playing video games on it.

If a machine (or not having a machine) makes you feel like you are falling behind in your life, then you should really stop and think about your life.

I used to have the "It's just for games, who gives a crap about media!" approach as well. Then I picked up a PSP. What can I say? It's extremely handy having my music, videos, and gmail with me on such a tiny device when I have to travel for whatever reason and spend nights in motels. You know, with my DS too, of course :)

At the very least, I think the Nintendo DS needs some removable storage a la PSP and a calendar/ organiser/ world clock type app by default, before you even stick a game in there. At the very least.

Half-decent video and audio playback (and web) on the device will have to make it to any DS2 they make if they wanna sell it in future, I reckon - as a very basic rudimentary requirement to compete. The current DS falls short on both and considering what it does, I think Nintendo are making a bigger profit on their console than Sony with their PSP.

(ie. they are the ones overcharging, IMO)

If I hadn't already owned a DS (or been madly in love with them for years before I got one).....I so would have bought the DS for Final Fantasy IV alone.

Like your Chrono Trigger, FF IV changed my life and is pretty much "my" game and has been since I was 4 1/2-5 years old. Yaye Square

even if this is true, a DS2 is way off. At most it will be a re-design a la DS Lite.