New DS confirmed

[lilkerv90210]

hopefully current flash carts continue 2 work

 

[JPH]

hopefully current flash carts continue 2 work

GBA slot removed.

 

[juggernaut911]

I dont think he meas slot 2, just slot 1...


where is the SD slot?!?!?!?

 

[lilkerv90210]

slot-1 not 2

 

[ojsinnerz.]

Wouldn't this kill games like guitar hero ds, and stuff?

 

[MistahJelly]

I dont think he meas slot 2, just slot 1...


where is the SD slot?!?!?!?

Probably where the GBA slot used to be.

 

[falcon64z8]

Im so getting this, I just hope they amp up the resolution. Because even though we have our flash cart and I could care less about gba games, move on people, I have. Besides its not like you play them all the time... Anyways, since our flash carts does most of the stuff mentioned, but have both screen touch and 2 camera, built in web browser and mp3, hopefully they have some kind of video format as well, im all for buying this thing.

Nintendo has actually made a gadget, not a toy anymore.

 

[JPH]

slot-1 not 2

Oh sorry, misread your post.

Also, dunno if anyone mentioned it having a built-in SD slot - but that brings up the possibility of hacking the firmware and not having a need for flashcarts!

...just drag the .nds file to the SD card and put it in your DS.

 

[lilkerv90210]

yes it would thats y i dont understand getting rid of slot 2 but im pretty sure they have a solution for that problem

Posts merged

sorry about the double post

its kool JPH but if it thats the case then that would make flash carts completely useless

Please don't double post - JPH

 

[blizzak]

I sincerely doubt that it has two touch screens, the only source that seems to state so is gamekyo. while engadget and kotaku have not mentioned anything about it. Also, nintendo is not so stupid as to split the market into DS and DSi segments. there are too many games in developement in terms of software that it wouldn't be commercially viable to dismiss the millions of current DS users. In the hardware dep't having the top screen as a touch screen would also be a pain, think of all the broken screens and hinges it would produce, nintendo wouldn't want to deal with those warranty claims.

ALso, if anyone knows, or can give a guess what the black circle on the hinge between the two screens? there a smaller hole i assuem to be a mic. I believe it's a camera, for webcam-like purposes...

 

[JPH]

likserv - that's the point!

No flashcarts needed, just an SD card (similar to how PSP pirating works)

 

[falcon64z8]

I sincerely doubt that it has two touch screens, the only source that seems to state so is gamekyo. while engadget and kotaku have not mentioned anything about it. Also, nintendo is so so stupid as to split the market into DS and DSi segments. there are too many games in developement in terms of software that it wouldn't be commercially viable to dismiss the millions of current DS users. In the hardware dep't having the top screen as a touch screen would also be a pain, think of all the broken screens and hinges it would produce, nintendo wouldn't want to deal with those warranty claims.

ALso, if anyone knows, or can give a guess what the black circle on the hinge between the two screens?

That black circle is another camera and they said the dsi is like the third pillar that exist with the other systems, which is what they said about the ds and look what it did to the gba.

 

[GameDragon]

Wouldn't this kill games like guitar hero ds, and stuff?

I hadn't thought of that. Surely they'd make a new grip specifically for this new DS.

And top screen as a touchscreen too? Man, thats gonna cause confusion.

 

[juggernaut911]

link to double touch screen confirmation nao plz

stylus looks bigger

 

[tinymonkeyt]

ALso, if anyone knows, or can give a guess what the black circle on the hinge between the two screens?

camera?

 

[Joe88]

there seems to be a ton of misinformation going one
I think we should just wait before posting specs and such until the end of the DSi conference ect...
cause it seems people are just looking at it then guessing specs of it

 

[Banger]

Yea JPH I mentioned a firmware hack to allow use of the SD card like that. Not sure if it was in this thread or the other one.

 

[lilkerv90210]

good point thats gotta suck for all those producing the flashs carts

 

[MistahJelly]

link to double touch screen confirmation nao plz

6:52 : The size of the unit has been reduced by 12%, 2.6 millimeters thinner, GBA slot will be excluded, bigger screens, better speakers system, 300,000 pixels camera. Both screens will be touch panels, and photographs should be able to be manipulated through the touch screen.

http://www.gamekyo.com/newsen29157_nintend...e-in-japan.html

 

[Sir-Fritz]

Cant they make something that justplays games these days?