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Sankei Biz: Sharp to provide Nintendo with free-form display (Rumour)

According to Sankei Biz, Sharp (already providing Nintendo with the 3D screen of the 3DS) will provide Nintendo with a free-form display for their next handheld (they mention the 3DS or a successor) or maybe their QoL device. It's all a rumour, but quite credible if Sankei Biz is to be believed.

From the looks of it, mass production for that type of screen (not made just for Nintendo, it's one of Sharp's own projects) was supposed to start in 2017, but Sharp managed to speed things up and production will actually start in 2016. Apparently, Nintendo are experimenting with some sort of donut-shapred display.

If that free-form display is for the next handheld, I doubt we're going to see it before late 2016/early 2017 at the earliest. Same for QoL. What's more, costs for such screen will probably be quite high, and we know Nintendo like their components cheap in order to maximise profits on hardware sales... So who knows what it's all about for now.

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Thanks StreetsAhead for the help with translation :)

Prototype for Free Form 

I wish we had a hint that is about 3ds successor!It would stop immediately the irrational''3ds successor will come in 2016''...

I dont get it.

Interesting... Always researching for something new. I like!

Does tis if true prove that the next HH wont come intill 2017? Would make sense with N3DS launching next year for the west.

I said before i could see

3DS: Early 2011 - Holiday 2017 (6 years : 10 months)
WiiU Holiday 2012- Holiday 2018 (6 years)

For all we know, which is nothing, it could very well stay in experimental forever so any sort of speculation is pointless. Cheers to nintendo (and Sharp!), for the weird ever evolving tech! *toast*

How??? I dont even kno wats going on XD

Me neither, specially the donut-shaped display.

Highly doubt this is for the handhelds. I mean,a donut shaped display? Yeah, no

Exactly!I don't know what those who say that the successor will come in 2016 think,while New 3ds/xl haven't release and might release mid 2015!:P2011-2017, six years till the successor like in ds era.:P

I agree for wii u too!2017 minimum 2018 maximum!:P