Next-Generation Nintendo DS Mock-Up

[blahman]

sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
basically you guys want a dual screen psp with touch screen >_>

 

[Opium]

I'm betting tilt and rumble will be built in and whatever else is around when it gets made. Realistically we won't be seeing the DS's successor for a few years yet. At the rate it's going now the DS could even out last the GB or GBA in lifespan.

 

[D-Trogh]

Well.. Yeah, A DualScreen PSP with touch screen would be nice XD
And I like this design :-\ Good idea about those led-buttons

(Though, they won't be used that much in games I think..)

But.. I would like a new DS which is faster, better graphic support, bigger screens..
And why don't they add a 'XMB'

.. and make it a MultiMedia device?
Of course we have our FlashCards.. but it isn't build to play MP3s or videos.. so.
That's why a lot of PSP FanBoys say the DS sucks.. 'No music, video, internet, ..'
We say: Flashcards! And we HAVE a browser!.. but it's not the same..

 

[CockroachMan]

Well.. Yeah, A DualScreen PSP with touch screen would be nice XD
And I like this design :-\ Good idea about those led-buttons

(Though, they won't be used that much in games I think..)

But.. I would like a new DS which is faster, better graphic support, bigger screens..
And why don't they add a 'XMB'

.. and make it a MultiMedia device?
Of course we have our FlashCards.. but it isn't build to play MP3s or videos.. so.
That's why a lot of PSP FanBoys say the DS sucks.. 'No music, video, internet, ..'
We say: Flashcards! And we HAVE a browser!.. but it's not the same..

Well.. we can just say to them: "No games

"

 

[PikaPika]

Well.. Yeah, A DualScreen PSP with touch screen would be nice XD
And I like this design :-\ Good idea about those led-buttons

(Though, they won't be used that much in games I think..)

But.. I would like a new DS which is faster, better graphic support, bigger screens..
And why don't they add a 'XMB'

.. and make it a MultiMedia device?
Of course we have our FlashCards.. but it isn't build to play MP3s or videos.. so.
That's why a lot of PSP FanBoys say the DS sucks.. 'No music, video, internet, ..'
We say: Flashcards! And we HAVE a browser!.. but it's not the same..

I say we let them be ignorant dumb-fucks. I got $50 in a bet because some jackass PSP fanboy told me my NDS couldn't play music. I proved him wrong with some FFVII AC soundtrack

 

[704jaffer]

I have to say the whole idea of the "next DS" has never really crossed my mind. It makes me giddy just thinking of what nintendo will come up with. I think they've learned a few hard lessons (a la "lite", and headphone jacks) about what consumers want, and I think they will be receptive to what we think the next DS should be.

 

[jumpman17]

2 main things wrong with it.

1) The screens aren't the same size which kills the possibility of a 2 screen game. That means it will always be a map on the bottom.

2) When you close it, the buttons will be pushing against the top screen.

 

[ackers]

Umm why are the guys who created a handheld console drooling over nintendo ds? Basically they're pretending to forget their crappy gizmondo.

Lol imagine Ken Kutagari or whatever he's called saying on the PSP site his dreams of a perfect ds.

 

[IainDS]

There won't be a new DS until sales for the lite have dropped and that's not going to happen for a long time.

 

[Fat D]

2 main things wrong with it.

1) The screens aren't the same size which kills the possibility of a 2 screen game. That means it will always be a map on the bottom.

2) When you close it, the buttons will be pushing against the top screen.

Ever heard of borders? For two-screen gameplay, one can render the sides as border bars, probably including some information (for example a health meter). I like the top-wide concept.

Umm why are the guys who created a handheld console drooling over nintendo ds? Basically they're pretending to forget their crappy gizmondo.

Lol imagine Ken Kutagari or whatever he's called saying on the PSP site his dreams of a perfect ds.

Gizmondo != Gizmodo.




Looks ugly... I actually prefer seeing the hinge. It should look like a system, not like a brick.
I'd prefer some kind of touch panel as directional input. a circular capacitive touchpad would be able to emulate joystick, d-pad and paddle/dial. Ideally, the bottom screen should have some multi-touch capabilities (and be more sensitive), although that is hard to do without losing the ability to use a stylus.

 

[hollabackitsobi]

GOD if the DS had better graphics it would be the ULTIMATE. Plus built in homebrew support so having to get carts and thus risk piracy wouldn't be necessary...(even though I LOVE all my free games). Man the DS has so much potential, I can't wait.

 

[cubin']

Looks like a pretty cool mock-up.

I think nintendo need a whole new 'next-gen' DS though instead of a rehashed design. Multi-touch screens and much better graphics would make it very appealing to me.

 

[Urza]

Stop making rectangular ergonomic nightmares.

Take a Gamecube controller, turn it into a single-screen clamshell, and to hell with innovation.

 

[notnarb]

I'd prefer some kind of touch panel as directional input. a circular capacitive touchpad would be able to emulate joystick, d-pad and paddle/dial. Ideally, the bottom screen should have some multi-touch capabilities (and be more sensitive), although that is hard to do without losing the ability to use a stylus.

My thoughts exactly, except I was thinking something like the new Zune pad (haven't used it yet, but I've heard nothing but good things of it). The only problem of having a touch sensitive pad would be the fact that it would contradict with having a touchscreen, so one might think that extending the touchscreen to the whole bottom would be a good idea, but then there would need to be some sort of peripheral to emulate buttons and a directional pad. I've heard of a recent patent by someone to make a touchscreen that could rise up in certain regions,

maybe Nintendo could go that route, they do have a few years to develop something like that.

 

[redact]

i heard somewhere that the ds was gonna be way slimmer but to do that they would have to get rid of the gba slot and the problem with that is that then you cant use opera because of the ram expansion and the only way around this would be to have more inbuilt ram

if all that iv'e heard is true (which is highly unlikely) then that means it may be possible to run gba roms through slot 1 via the extra built in ram so keep your fingers crossed.

 

[Doggy124]

Only thing I want is "'hacker friendly", so we can play backup rom lol.

 

[CockroachMan]

Stop making rectangular ergonomic nightmares.

Take a Gamecube controller, turn it into a single-screen clamshell, and to hell with innovation.

Agreed.. the DS and the PSP can sometimes be really uncomfortable.. their formats should be more like console's joysticks.. :/

 

[iritegood]

i heard somewhere that the ds was gonna be way slimmer but to do that they would have to get rid of the gba slot and the problem with that is that then you cant use opera because of the ram expansion and the only way around this would be to have more inbuilt ram

if all that iv'e heard is true (which is highly unlikely) then that means it may be possible to run gba roms through slot 1 via the extra built in ram so keep your fingers crossed.

But if they remove the slot2 then there would be no need for GBA hardware, and that means we can't run GBA AT ALL. Unless they increase the power enough that some one could create a GBA emulator.

 

[berlinka]

Right now I hate the touch screen, because it doesn't respond well enough. It's the second DS Lite I bought and still I'm pressing it like a maniac to get things done. My friend was lucky for having a good touch screen. While I tried several units before buying my 2nd DS. It was better than the first but far from perfect.

So because of this I'm really looking forward to a new DS with new sort of touch screen. I do think the new DS will have a way better one anyway, because the current one doesn't have touch sensitivity and I read somewhere that this was going to be "in the works".

 

[Jax]

Stop making rectangular ergonomic nightmares.

Take a Gamecube controller, turn it into a single-screen clamshell, and to hell with innovation.

Sorta like this, but it had to have 2 screens: