According to Wired, a photograph of the corresponding Nikkei print story suggests that the new design could go on sale for less than 20,000 yen (about $188 US). Currently, the DS Lite retails for 16,800 yen (about $158 US). The print story also reports that the new DS will have a larger screen.
Nikkei speculates that this means that the device will be better able to compete with today's increasingly versatile consumer electronics and cell phones. Nintendo has been experimenting with added uses for their DS hardware almost since the hardware's launch, where people could order food at Major League Baseball games, guide users at a Japanese poetry museum, and has even undergone pilot programs at Disney World. Nintendo fans who know their history may also draw a connection with the Game Boy Camera peripheral, which let users take black and white pictures and use the images in games and activities back in 1998.
The DS has seen one significant hardware revision (the slimmed-down DS Lite) and countless colors and special editions since its launch four years ago. If the Nikkei report is accurate, Nintendo could be depending on this new hardware design to keep the DS sales momentum high as it approaches and seeks to surpass the 100 million unit mark. The hardware has sold more than 77 million units worldwide already.
Nintendo is holding press events this Thursday in both Japan and America, and Nintendo World Report will be on hand at the San Francisco event this week to bring you the latest Nintendo news as it breaks.
Camera=WHY? I never used camera in my cell phone
This makes me glad I held out on getting a DS Lite.
MP3 support = Ok nice but umm why even bother anymore who doesn't have a iPod ?
MP3 support = Ok nice but umm why even bother anymore who doesn't have a iPod ?
I don't. In fact, a lot of people don't. Many people do have MP3 Players however. iPods are overpriced and full of many useless features. :P
I think that Nintendo should be looking to lower the price of the DS more if anything. There isn't enough of a difference between it and the Wii... financially speaking.
But you're assuming that demand for the DS and Wii is in a vacuum. You're assuming that there's nothing out there other than the DS that can satiate that demand. That's simply not try.
MP3 support = Ok nice but umm why even bother anymore who doesn't have a iPod ?
I don't. In fact, a lot of people don't. Many people do have MP3 Players however. iPods are overpriced and full of many useless features. :P
I think that Nintendo should be looking to lower the price of the DS more if anything. There isn't enough of a difference between it and the Wii... financially speaking.
You need to mix things up a bit, Morari, you're getting too predictable, I knew when I saw that you were the newest post that you'd nitpicked the use of the word iPod.
How are they going to add larger screens while keeping the same resolution? Games are going to look awfully blocky.My thoughts exactly. The reason why I still enjoy my GBA Micro is because I'd rather have smaller pixels than I would larger screen if I had to trade off between them. The pixel size on a standard ds is already HUGE compared to many other devices. This would just be making it worse.
Nintendo's throwing a pretty wide net, here. Bigger screen would mean two things
You wish- Nintendo has the reputation of telling us of a cool idea and then showing us how they've half assed the execution.
Morari, the problem is you try and change EVERY conversation into some sort of anti consumerism pro piracy rant or something. It's starting to weigh pretty thin on everyone, so PLEASE STOP!
MP3 support = Ok nice but umm why even bother anymore who doesn't have a iPod ?
I don't. In fact, a lot of people don't. Many people do have MP3 Players however. iPods are overpriced and full of many useless features. :P
I think that Nintendo should be looking to lower the price of the DS more if anything. There isn't enough of a difference between it and the Wii... financially speaking.
You need to mix things up a bit, Morari, you're getting too predictable, I knew when I saw that you were the newest post that you'd nitpicked the use of the word iPod.
Allowing the public to be brainwashed by brand recognition is such a horrible thing however. It's no different than people calling all adhesive bandages "Band Aids". It does much to destroy what little free market we do have working for us. Also, it's not very good at all for the copyright holders, as common words cannot be protected.
Also, you're starting to become pretty predictable yourself. I have to wonder where this sudden bout of stalking came from. It seems as if you're trolling my posts in almost every thread. I might just have to get a restraining order.
Morari, the problem is you try and change EVERY conversation into some sort of anti consumerism pro piracy rant or something. It's starting to weigh pretty thin on everyone, so PLEASE STOP!
I thought that (all) forums were for discussion. I'm not ranting, merely putting an observation out there. If you (and whomever "everyone" else might entail) are really that unnerved by an occasional comment, then I can only conclude that you are among the brainwashed masses. These passing comments must obviously grate at you, for you know deep down inside that such unabashed consumerism will only lead to moral bankruptcy. Truly, if I am that bothersome for your psyche to swallow, then ban me. Otherwise, I see very little that I have done to warrant such overt confrontational behavior.
