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trestres on 02 July 2008

Good, then I might buy a DS =)



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pimpcoop on 02 July 2008
trestres said:
Good, then I might buy a DS =)

 

 



Louie on 02 July 2008
tombi123 said:
Bummer. A 2008 release for DQIX means FFXIII wont get released in Japan until April at the earliest

 

Well, that was somewhat expected. I think my source just stated here what everybody else thinks is the most likely scenario. I wouldn´t expect Square to release Final Fantasy XIII earlier than Dragon Quest IX, simply because DS games are faster to develope.



Me on 02 July 2008

a new model DS makes sense as with the Ds userbase then a DS section in the Wii Ware seems to be an obvious progression.

I bet you can get a lot done with 40MB in a DS game.



 


pichu_pichu on 02 July 2008

hmmm, I wonder what would this DS have ?



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SnesTea on 02 July 2008
Louie said:

So e3 is gonna kick-off soon and Jacob (TheSource) said he expects a new DS model to be reveiled there. Here are my two cents about that subject:

 

- I talked to some sources and at least one of them is fairly certain Nintendo will, in fact, reveal a new DS model at e3. No DS2, though - something along the lines of a "DS Micro" (meaning a third model of the same handhled, just like what Nintendo did with the GBA). I´m not 100% sure he´s right but he gave me some very accurate predictions in the past.

- It looks like Jacob talked to his own sources (although I didn´t ask him yet) for his predictions, which makes the rumour even more valid.

- One of my sources predicted a "Mii-like avatar system and a motion sensing controller" for the Xbox 360 - the avatars (apparently) came true already. This source also said it is "highly likely" that Nintendo will reveal either a new DS or Wii model at e3.

- Apparently Famitsu will reveal 4 new DS RPGs which are highly likely to be released late 2008 in Japan. Square Enix develops Chrono Trigger for the Dual Screen and Dragon Quest IX is also set to see a late 2008 release. Additionally, Nintendo didn´t announce any major DS games in months. If (!) Nintendo is to show a new DS model at e3 and announces a late 2008 release date this would pretty much fall in line with the releases of several major DS titles. (Remember: If Nintendo develops a new DS model, Square Enix is most likely the first company to be told because of their major Dragon Quest title)

Remember, though, this is not official and won´t necessarily come true. It´s just what some of my sources told me.

 

You didn't even make a mock-up of a new DS? Lame.



joeschmoe789 on 02 July 2008
Me said:
a new model DS makes sense as with the Ds userbase then a DS section in the Wii Ware seems to be an obvious progression.

I bet you can get a lot done with 40MB in a DS game.

 

I'd love to see Nintendo make classic Game Boy and Game Boy Color Games available for download to a special flash card for play on the DS. They would range in size from around 64 kB (Super Mario Land) to 1 Mb (Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons).



c03n3nj0 on 02 July 2008

I dont think nintendo needs to remodel the DS, its still selling like hotcakes...



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NJ5 on 02 July 2008

I'm wondering whether Microsoft's controller will have IR pointing too... If it doesn't, epic fail. If it does, I may buy one.

 



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Retrasado on 02 July 2008
c03n3nj0 said:
I dont think nintendo needs to remodel the DS, its still selling like hotcakes...

but it's been faltering in Japan and usually the rest of the world follows Japan as far as electronics sales go. Nintendo will want to ensure that DS sales stay at present levels or higher for the forseeable future.

 



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