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New DS model confirmed; camera and music playback ftw

And here I was planning to retire my Phat and get a Lite:

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Originally Posted by Wired

Reports out of Japanese newspapers Saturday indicate that Nintendo is preparing to announce a new version of the Nintendo DS hardware in the coming days, one that adds non-gaming functions to the popular portable machine.

Nikkei Net, the online arm of Japan's foremost economic newspaper, reports that the new model will launch this year in Japan and include a camera and music playback. Nikkei's take on the new machine is that Nintendo is moving outside the boundaries of the "game industry" and attempting to create a device that will compete with more general electronics like cell phones.

The machine's wireless communication functionality will also be strengthened by allowing it to connect to "information terminals," possibly allowing a user to find nearby train stations or restaurants using his DS.

Nikkei does point out that the camera function of DS could be integrated with gameplay, by allowing games to use the photos taken with the hardware.

The online version of the story omits a line that is present in a photograph of the print story, which says that the new model will cost less than 20,000 yen (about $188). The DS Lite costs 16,800 yen ($158) in Japan.

Nikkei says the new model will go on sale in Japan first, this year, and that a U.S. release is "being considered."

And there might be more to this new model -- another version of the Nikkei report, since removed, apparently ran on a site called Monex and said that the hardware would have larger screens and be able to transfer data from the Wii or an SD card.

Note that we may not be getting the full picture of the device's capabilities from these reports; note also that the current version of the story does not confirm the two data points in the above paragraph.

Nintendo will hold media briefings in Tokyo and San Francisco on Thursday. Simultaneous media events generally mean some big piece of news is to be announced, so this would seem like a likely topic of discussion.

I am excited for the possible revival of the Pocket Camera. Best addon ever.

I WANTS IT RT.

I WANTS IT NAO.

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Originally Posted by EVILNess (Post 843952)

I WANTS IT RT.

I WANTS IT NAO.

I'm, uh...I'm excited too.

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Originally Posted by EVILNess (Post 843952)

I WANTS IT RT.

I WANTS IT NAO.

I don't, and I think I could wait a while.

It's fuuun to look at yourself
As other people dooo~

With a sense of humor
There's a rumor
Laughter's on its waaay

Smiiile
You're on Gameboy Camera

Are pedophiles watching your child through his Nintendo camera while he plays? NEWS AT 11

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Originally Posted by Meister (Post 844018)

Are pedophiles watching your child through his Nintendo camera while he plays? NEWS AT 11

If pedophiles aren't looking at your kids, doesn't that mean they are pretty freaking ugly?

Anyways, I don't know. It seems kind of unnecessary for a camera and music player to be stuffed into the DS. Unless of course the new design looks sexy as hell. Then maybe. Definitly not something worth trading my DS lite for, but if mine breaks I may grab the newer model.

Oh great. So, now people will start releasing games for the new DS which will use the camera? What happens to the people with the older models who don't want to get it? >_>

My problem is I see this as a minor update to a handheld console which is getting very close to being outdated with tons of superfluous stuff that few people actually care about because, you know, you already have an iPod and a digital camera.

And then, yes, look a year down the road and hey, there's a new new new Nintendo DS, but this one has better hardware and all the stuff on the last DS we sold you! But we fucked some stuff up too, just to make sure you knew it was from Nintendo!

Yes, start making more PSPs!

Be sure to add a proprietary disc format and movie playback!