nordlead on 11 April 2008
| DMeisterJ said: I'd be surprised if we didn't see new a new DS and a new PSP at E3. It'll be four years of release in December for both systems, and they have to have something put together by now. I'm almost positive we'll see concept models, and concept specs. of both, since its been so long. And the first information we got on PSP was 1 year before launch, so if something comes out this year info wise, then that means in 2009 fall, we'll see the new models of PSP and DS, which would make a five-year life-cycle. If we don't see anything at E3, or before the end of the year, I will be truly appalled. |
However,
| gameboy | 1989 | |||||
| play it loud | 1995 | |||||
| 1996 | ||||||
| light | 1997 | |||||
| Color | 1998 | 9 years | ||||
| GBA | 2001 | 3 years (or 12 if you don’t count color as a new model) | ||||
| SP | 2003 | |||||
| Micro | 2005 | |||||
| DS | 2004 | 3 years | ||||
| DS Light | 2006 |
If you look, you'll see the GBA lived the shortest lifetime, and was mostly the DS replaced it even though Nintendo didn't originally intend to. I would not be shocked if the DS lasts another 3 years giving it a 7 year span. The only thing I think they should change in a redesign is improve weight, battery life, and screen quality.
