| Sky Render said: I can't imagine the successor to the DS not having the DS' capabilities; it'd be pointless, backwards compatibility has been the highlight of Nintendo's handhelds. I can see them expanding upon them, though. Dual touchscreens seems more or less a given. Multi-point touchscreens are also a possibility, though we'll see how practical that is by the time they're planning a new handheld. And it would not surprise me in the least if they did add in accelerometers to the DS' successor. And a portable Virtual Console for GB, GBC, GBA, GG, WS, etc. would also likely make an appearance. As for when we can expect to see it, I'd say "not any time soon". The DS had a peak year last year, and while it probably will slow down a bit this year (following past market trends anyway), Nintendo doesn't usually fast-track a successor to a handheld until the previous iteration is a year or two from dropping off the market all but entirely. |
They'll probably release a redesign of the DS first, see if that can bump sales back up to its peak
Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)
