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This is great news if it's true. It SHOULD be backwards compatible, and now I don't have to buy a DS(1)
In before all the crabbing about it being too soon, too often and blah, blah, blah.
So long as I can play my old DS games on it, I'm ready for the next one. I do hope they have a Game Boy, GBA and DS channel on this version, that's all that's really lacking on DSi.
So long as I can play my old DS games on it, I'm ready for the next one. I do hope they have a Game Boy, GBA and DS channel on this version, that's all that's really lacking on DSi.
This is good news if it's as easily hackable as the last one (i.e. still cartridge technology). I enjoy having a massive variety of games to play when traveling and only actually paying for a few gems worth owning.
i dont know why but my first thought when i heard "as powerful as a gamecube" was capcom remaking re4....again
Am I the only one that's completely happy with the DS staying at just the processing power it is right now? It's like jumping from the SNES to the 64 all over again. :(
It's time for a new handheld. The DS has been out since 2004 - so it will be about six year gap when the DS2 releases.
I, for one, wouldn't mind some decent 3d in a handheld! Pocket Gamecube would rule.
I, for one, wouldn't mind some decent 3d in a handheld! Pocket Gamecube would rule.
I still own a launch day DS phat. I knew once the DSLite was announced (especially the DSi) a DS2 was coming soon. I expect an announcement by E3
"I, for one, wouldn't mind some decent 3d in a handheld!"
Yeah, it sure would be great if Sony tried something like that.
Oh, wait..
Yeah, it sure would be great if Sony tried something like that.
Oh, wait..
"I, for one, wouldn't mind some decent 3d in a handheld!"
Yeah, it sure would be great if Sony tried something like that.
Oh, wait..
Yeah, it sure would be great if Sony tried something like that.
Oh, wait..
Wowzers... and the PSP with its 10 year life cycle won't see a substantial upgrade until 2014... yeah right haha.
I've been considering buying a DSi XL but it sounds like I should wait to find out whether these rumours are true.
I would love to see a portable gamecube but i doubt they would use optical discs for the DS2 games but maybe if its possible some gamecube game remakes for the DS2.
I would love to see a DS successor but the end of the year might be too soon for Nintendo with their sales still going strong for the current DS.
I would love to see a DS successor but the end of the year might be too soon for Nintendo with their sales still going strong for the current DS.
Going to buy The "XL" when it comes out even if my gut tells me to wait for this rumor to be confirmed.
My DSlite's L shoulder button doesn't work anymore, so I must have a new DS soon. Pocket Gamecube... :) it sounds so nice
My DSlite's L shoulder button doesn't work anymore, so I must have a new DS soon. Pocket Gamecube... :) it sounds so nice
Maybe the new Pokemon game will use this technology, if it turns out to be true as no images for the games have been shown off yet.
If they let me synch to my Wii and play all the Virtual Console games I've purchased, I'm totally down.
I hope it's true; I still haven't replaced my poor old Phat, so I've got a decrepit, falling apart handheld to replace sometime in the next year or two. I almost gave in and bought an XL...
I really hope they stick with the dual screens etc. Tbh I would be happy if they used the same shell.
The DS2 will have two twelve inch HD widescreen OLED screens that connect seamlessly aside from a small break in the joint. It'll have a built in accelerometer, rumble, pedometer, 4GB internal storage, and 3G wireless internet. It'll have four cameras... two on the inside and two on the outside for project Natal like motion-controlled Augmented Reality type games. RUMOR
Maybe Nintendo needs something for his EEE not to be a failure.
An announcement of a ds2 would OWN natal or sonymove.
An announcement of a ds2 would OWN natal or sonymove.
@KalosBlue: I wouldn't call the 4 years since the DSLite was released "Coming soon".
TheDirtyHobo: Sadly, I thought the same thing (rather than thinking about new games). I'd love to play Sonic 3 & Knuckles and The Dig (both of which I own legally, thank you very much) properly on the move!
TheDirtyHobo: Sadly, I thought the same thing (rather than thinking about new games). I'd love to play Sonic 3 & Knuckles and The Dig (both of which I own legally, thank you very much) properly on the move!
If the DSLite taught me anything, it's that I should not buy a nintendo hand held console on day one. Rather, I should buy the improved version within one or two years.
New DS with new features? Hooray!
The fact that I've been desperately needing to replace my broken DS lite and now I don't know if I buy a DSi XL or to wait and see if there's a new one?
Groan...
The fact that I've been desperately needing to replace my broken DS lite and now I don't know if I buy a DSi XL or to wait and see if there's a new one?
Groan...
Yeah well I ordered a DSi this week, and now it seems the next one is just around the corner. Gorammit.
I knew I was right in not upgrading to my Lite to a DSi. New DS this year? sweeeet! GameCube in your hands? DO WANT!
PS: I, for one, don't care about backwards compatibility.
PS: I, for one, don't care about backwards compatibility.
Aren't Gamecube discs about the size of a UMD? That would be some pretty amazing backwards compatibility if they could reuse that tech.
Also, will this be another nail in the PSP's coffin?
Also, will this be another nail in the PSP's coffin?
Rumour it may be, but some pretty coherent rumors.
The Pokemon Company being alleged to have a dev kit for this, then announcing a brand new generation of Pokemon games, usually console specific (GB/GBC/GBA/DS) though the first two you could argue were on the same handheld.
Then the rumours also saying it wouldn't be shown at GDC, which it hasn't been.
It just seems to likely to be untrue. The DS has been out for 6 years now, and in my opinion the DSi XL is a throwaway iteration for a niche audience who doesn't already have a DS; it's both the paradigm and obvious opposite of the GBA Micro.
Oh yeah and, portable Gamecube = portable Wind Waker = jizz in my pants.
The Pokemon Company being alleged to have a dev kit for this, then announcing a brand new generation of Pokemon games, usually console specific (GB/GBC/GBA/DS) though the first two you could argue were on the same handheld.
Then the rumours also saying it wouldn't be shown at GDC, which it hasn't been.
It just seems to likely to be untrue. The DS has been out for 6 years now, and in my opinion the DSi XL is a throwaway iteration for a niche audience who doesn't already have a DS; it's both the paradigm and obvious opposite of the GBA Micro.
Oh yeah and, portable Gamecube = portable Wind Waker = jizz in my pants.
what Xzyliac. Seriously I just put my reservation for the DSi XL and now this. I feel I have been missing out on the 6 years of all the DS games. I guess might as well cancel until these news are confirmed or not.
Don't want to spend $200 for a XL if the new system is around the corner with better graphics.
Don't want to spend $200 for a XL if the new system is around the corner with better graphics.
@esin: i think he meant a decent handheld without gouging you for $250 and with more games
@lewness, VGFreak1225: i'd skip for at least until E3, yeah
@lewness, VGFreak1225: i'd skip for at least until E3, yeah
This imminent DS2 announcement has me wondering if I should consider the DSi XL or just wait.
I have old eyes and I am clearly not a child, so I would appreciate a large stylus that is like a pen.
So, everything about the DSi XL is appealing to me. Better battery life, humongous screens, ginormous stylus.
And here we have all this rumor stuff with the DS2. It must have large screens, must have at least DS-backwards compatibility (I think this is guaranteed since we've always had this with each new hardware revision...)
My only question... Will the first gen system be worth it? There's such a vast library of games to play on the DS now, will we feel the need to go to the new one? It was a painful process to peel ourselves off of the GBA and move to the DS. I see the same here.
In fact, it almost double reinforces my reasons for getting an XL. If there is a new system coming at the end of the year, there has to be a large amount of new features and content that will be available on day one for me to get all excited about getting it day one.
I've already been proven right about being too early to the party here on this. I sold my DS Phat about 3 months after I bought it. Sold my original PSP a year after I got it. Getting a handheld too early hasn't borne out well for me.
So. If they show up at E3 and say that we get GBA/GB games on this thing on the DSiWare store, then yeah, I might feel a twinge of buyers remorse, but I doubt it'll be as bad as it could be.
I have old eyes and I am clearly not a child, so I would appreciate a large stylus that is like a pen.
So, everything about the DSi XL is appealing to me. Better battery life, humongous screens, ginormous stylus.
And here we have all this rumor stuff with the DS2. It must have large screens, must have at least DS-backwards compatibility (I think this is guaranteed since we've always had this with each new hardware revision...)
My only question... Will the first gen system be worth it? There's such a vast library of games to play on the DS now, will we feel the need to go to the new one? It was a painful process to peel ourselves off of the GBA and move to the DS. I see the same here.
In fact, it almost double reinforces my reasons for getting an XL. If there is a new system coming at the end of the year, there has to be a large amount of new features and content that will be available on day one for me to get all excited about getting it day one.
I've already been proven right about being too early to the party here on this. I sold my DS Phat about 3 months after I bought it. Sold my original PSP a year after I got it. Getting a handheld too early hasn't borne out well for me.
So. If they show up at E3 and say that we get GBA/GB games on this thing on the DSiWare store, then yeah, I might feel a twinge of buyers remorse, but I doubt it'll be as bad as it could be.
If they increase the resolution to semi-decent levels and increase the graphics, then I'm all onboard. Looking forward to an announcement at E3.
I still have my DS Phat and Lite. I knew that from the moment Nintendo launched the DSi, that they were going to milk it til it burnt out. Like Masterballs said, DSXL is a last breate of reusing that tech, before DS2.
Seeing as E3 is close, I'd exepct an announcement/finished product then for DS2, with a possible end of 2010 launch. Nintendo know Apple are hot on their heels with iPhone/touch/pad, with a new version probably out in June 2010. DS2 would want to combat that. If Nintendo can make it more open to indie development, that can only weigh in their favour (doubtful at best.
That's right Nintendo, whip that GC tech some more. I'll still buy one anyway, as I need more Ouendan.
Seeing as E3 is close, I'd exepct an announcement/finished product then for DS2, with a possible end of 2010 launch. Nintendo know Apple are hot on their heels with iPhone/touch/pad, with a new version probably out in June 2010. DS2 would want to combat that. If Nintendo can make it more open to indie development, that can only weigh in their favour (doubtful at best.
That's right Nintendo, whip that GC tech some more. I'll still buy one anyway, as I need more Ouendan.
Am I the only one who is wondering about those DSi exclusive games that were supposed to come out? Y'know, not the ones that use camera gimmicks, but rather ones that take advantage of the DSi's extra RAM and those extra WiFi security settings?
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