I know but if they have all this stuff in it that I have been reading in the forumns there is no way it is going to cost anything under $199 but who knows, just my speculation.

Pachter is such an ass.  Instead of admitting he was wrong, he calls Nintendo stupid for not doing what he predicted.  If Nintendo did what Pachter wanted, they would be out of business by now.

What amazed me is the volume of people here who completely ruled out the idea of a new platform this year and laughed at anything that suggested otherwise. ioi, nazna, among other veteran members completely discredited the idea that this could be happening. Others were spot on. It's interesting for sure.

The only real questionable cost is the 3D screens, and who knows what sort of deal they worked out with Sharp.  Given that Nintendo is basically Sharp's biggest customer for TFT LCDs, I'm guessing they're getting an amazing rate and Sharp's filling a gigantic order...

Everything else we've heard of (accelerometer, Tegra SOC, analog stick, rumble, 3G, etc) is off the shelf and could easily be included in a profitable sub-$200 handheld today.

Can you imagine , Avatar in 3D in you hands ...I hope Nintendo add the movie function to this one , the lack of movie playback on the DS-i is pretty sad for me ...(thank god i didnt got one ^^)

I still don't think that 3D will be a huge deal on the handheld, but I know it's not going to bankrupt anybody. It's entirely a hardware problem, and once the hardware has been built and paid for (and I have a hard time believing it will be too expensive if Nintendo thinks it's affordable), it shouldn't add any developer cost. You don't need to design two textures or models, you just tell the computer to render them twice.

In a way, it keeps dev costs down, since it's using increased processing power to render the image twice (which doesn't require graphic designers) rather than using it to increase visual fidelity (which does require graphic designers).

So don't confuse 3D and HD. They aren't the same in terms of the costs of production and they aren't the same in terms of adding value to the experience.

the thing is, the DS sold ~30m this fiscal year down from 31.6m(?) the previous fiscal year. Sure, the DS has peaked, but you would think since there has been very few rumors about a PSP2 that Nintendo would have held off to capture a larger market before releasing the next system. Heck, the GameBoy lasted 9 years.

@soriku

this would be late 2010...

You`ve actually played that game ?

Wow, consider me impressed good sir.

Good question, Wiki doesn`t seem to have the release date but does have some info on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Master_System#SegaScope_3-D_Glasses

Thanks for digging up that thread, I argued with people in that thread over this so it's time for them to hold their hands up and accept that a DS successor is not as against logic as they thought.

It's a fond memory of one of my earliest games. I recommend getting it on an emulator if it's available and giving it a whirl.

When you see that warning that the T-rex is close and you had better run you will get chills. My first sense of atmosphere in a game and is comparable with anything I've played since.

Actually I'm going to try and find it. Wonder what it would look like on a 1080p screen?

And that was an excellent read. Good find.