Actually, Ds Does Get A Redesign

[spray]

After denying it their now affirming it.

The new Ninentendo DS:

Here's an interesting mock up i found for size comparison:

 

[skysnapper]

Just seen that on the niontendo europe site so thats defintly it..

Its a bit disappointingm looks a bit better but thought they might do more rthan make it slightly smaller and ipod white it.. was hoping for a bit more in the ergonmics like rounded sides.

 

[himppg]

was only a matter of time, i knew it. when i first got my DS the first thing i though was "couldnt they make it a tad smaller" and here we are. looks pretty much exactly the same though which is kinda dull, but is muchly necessary imo.

 

[spray]

i was always put off the DS owing to it's bulkier size

with the redesign and a price rumoured at about $140 (~£80) i'm rather tempted.

 

[torpor]

bah, i think this is cheap and nasty .. i liked the 'foldup wings' design that was going around much better .. i wish they'd done that instead ..

 

[Rico]

i was always put off the DS owing to it's bulkier size

with the redesign and a price rumoured at about $140 (~£80) i'm rather tempted.

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Yeah, those fantastic games are ruined by the few centimetres of extra plastic I have to hold!

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

bah, i think this is cheap and nasty .. i liked the 'foldup wings' design that was going around much better .. i wish they'd done that instead ..

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i agree. The other design was mad nice, this one is like 'eh'...

 

[Angel]

i'm glad i got the DS when i did, i like my original silver DS better than that redesign.

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

i'm glad i got the DS when i did, i like my original silver DS better than that redesign.

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ditto. like i said, the other redesign possibility with the flip out wings and whatnot was awesome and I would have gotten another ds. meh

 

[darkman]

I wonder with the smaller design and the word "lite" in there, will it still have the GBA slot? <_<

 

[Ravnos]

I wonder with the smaller design and the word "lite" in there, will it still have the GBA slot? <_<

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Considering the GBA slot is also used for DS addon carts (only the rumble pack now, but there will probably be more) I'd say it's a fair bet that it's still got one.

 

[CUPC4KES]

my thumbs are filling up with cramp just looking at those redesign pics, i dont want it smaller, i just want better button layout. i wont buy one. <_<

 

[Thomas Dequinas]

Hm, I still prefer my old DS. I guess the size is pretty good and will fit better in my pockets but it seems like I'll have to pass.

 

[shinneri]

Slick. I don't like the white. Give me that amazing red color like the Revolution mockup. I think it's sweet; love the micro influence in the design, and it being smaller and thinner is very welcome. Very excited about this.

 

[grahf]

I like that design. The only gripe i have with the current one is the size. This one looks like its just small enough to make me happy. Its kinda a double-edged sword: on one hand the larger design is easier to use, but on the other hand its just a tad too bulky.

 

[DemonStar55]

happy owner of the Mario Kart edition

redesign should of been held off... it's not too much of an improvment, sure it's smaller, but the normal DS is a good size

 

[Angel]

but redisgning early and often seems to be the life blood of nintendo. now with 4 versions of the GBA, original, SP fl, SP bl, and micro, changing the DS this early could let them redesign it maybe 8 times in its life span and people will continue to buy it. How many people do you know have the original GBA and a SP? or an SP and a micro, or vice versa. Nintendo is not stupid, they're going to do what works with their handhelds, though the DS is not obsolete, they seem to make quite a bit of money rehashing obsolete hardware into a new shell.

 

[Reaperman93010]

I've said many times that I've been waiting for a DS redesign.
...I guess now I can say I'm waiting for *the next* DS redesign.

maybe I'll wait for the last redesign--you know, the good one that comes out long after the Evolution is released.

*curses nintendo for orphaning his beloved micro*
hey, anybody ever hear anything farther about the Nintendo Evolution? Or did that whole idea just go away?

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

Nintendo Revolution

 

[Reaperman93010]

Nintendo Revolution

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Nintendo Evolution

The one that was hinted at around the last E3 along side the revolution that will finally let the tired GBA rest--as long as nintendo is still sticking to that whole 'parallel handhelds, not successor' story they were feeding us.