(Rumor) New DS design

[ramuji]

scottie said:
I call bull. People have been spreading rumors about a DS redesign for ages

 

This looks very real to me for two reasons:

1. This is being reported by the Nikkei newspaper, a very well respected financial news organization.
2. The article says this is going to happen; it does not use "it is rumored that ..." or "we expect ..." or similar phrases.

We should also keep in mind the timing of this report. As someone up-thread has already said, there is a major Nintendo press event coming up later this week.

If I were a betting man, I'd put a lot of money on this happening exactly as the article says.