What the hell is a 3DS?

[theprof00]

Soundwave said:

theprof00 said:

Soundwave said:

Iwata says pretty cleary in the press release that 3DS is the SUCCESSOR (in fact he uses that exact word) to the current DS line.

I browse like 5 or 6 major forums and this is the only thread where there's a hang up about the name, lol. 

yes but is it mean "another in the DS line" or "seperate to the DS line"?

In fact, by definition, that means "next DS"

It means a new DS. 

As in SUCCESSOR. 

Nintendo has never labelled the DSi or DSi XL as the successor to the DS. 

It is what the PS2 was the PS1 or what the GBA was to the GB/GBC. 

And it's about time. It's almost 6 years ... what did you think? That Nintendo was going to just rest on their laurels for another 2 or 3 years?

Expect PSP2 this year as well. 

I s'pose you're right; even if I do disagree on the semantics.

It seems different enough to be called DS2 or some such thing. I just don't want to get there and find that it basically plays DS games in 3d.