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Just because Nintendo updated the gameboy line so frequently does not prove that they are going to do the same with the DS.
I'll need a better arguement to believe it's going to happen.



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I wonder when they will make an entirely new handheld.



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akuma587 said:
I wonder when they will make an entirely new handheld.

I'm guessing 2010? If you're selling 30+ mil units a year, there's no need for one right now. But I'm assuming the boys at Nintendo are going crazy designing another revolutionary hand held, so fingers crossed that they'll succeed! And if they don't? well lets hope the DS2 has the graphics power of at least the GC this time =D




Jeez Fishy, hasn't this generation taught you anything?


I too am thinking a new DS hardware model, for Japan only - and released around October - could be on the cards.

Could have anything in it, but some obvious ideas:
- better battery support
- fancier outer shell
- TWO DS card slots
- built in web browser
- WiFi Pictochat, upgrades
- VoIP support built-in
- smaller

Be awesome to release it around the same time as DQIX - market saturation is the best time for something like this to hit.



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2 ds card slots? for what???



"but disagree with your implication that the Wii will not be getting a redesign in its lifetime.

There will be a redesign. On the other hand it will not have a big impact. What should they change after all? Its a console so the basic technology has to stay the same. It can hardly get smaller, so that leaves only room for minor adjustments like more memory.



I agree with Sky Render and fkusumot.
In Japan DS sales are down respect an incredible situation of over 100k units in every week but over 50k units every week is an awesome sale rate in Japan too, certainly not a saturation sale situation.



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i hope so!!!
I want it to be even thinner

whatever it is. I'm getting it!!

 well unless it is the same thing...

thenill just save mymoney and sit and wait for 10 billion more years for the ds 2

and then whenit is finally released i have to wait a year for supply to meet demand?

hhmm...what am i gonna do during all that tiem

well i could play brawl or hibernate. .... help me decide!! 



Well it could happen ... maybe even in q3 this year . Maybe they will release another major game with it ( DQ9 + Nintencats :P ) .



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