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thaddius

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Jan 26 '06

Despite NOA's insistance that there will be no DS redesign, NOJ seems to have announced a redesign.

Way to go folks. It'll be hitting Japan by March apparently.
http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=5956
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triforcemario

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Jan 26 '06

Awesome! Yeah, I might get this, since not only did I recently get an iPod shuffle, but also my old DS is getting scratched, I'm finding that quite often, my old DS is falling out of my pocket due to its weight.
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scizor

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Jan 26 '06

Lol with something that heavy in your pocket Im surprised your pants dont fall down.
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icemanX

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Jan 26 '06

I might actually get this one Its been a while since I have owned a handheld,at first I got scared cause I thought the screen would be smaller.
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thaddius

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Jan 27 '06

Talk of voip functionality = rumour, I think anyway.

I can't imagine Nintendo leaving other people who shelled out the money for an original DS behind.
But with this new DS there might (big might) be a new firmware that connects pictochat to the internet.
That's something I hope for anyhow.
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flashbang

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Jan 27 '06


I dont like it at all. It seems like a downgrade to something worse.
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thaddius

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Jan 27 '06

[quote author=flashbang link=topic=22326.msg126472#msg126472 date=1138403669]
I dont like it at all. It seems like a downgrade to something worse.
[/quote]

Really? You don't like better screens with a brightness adjuster?
Or a lighter more compact console?

I didn't think a redesign was needed, but you'll remember that Nintendo kinda rushed the DS to get it out before the PSP.
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flashbang

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Jan 27 '06

All of that stuff is fine, but im happy to keep on using my silver Nintendo DS. I would buy one is my current DS broke though.
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superpizza

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Jan 27 '06

i like the look of it cause the screen looks larger.
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thaddius

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Jan 27 '06

From the look of it the hinges seem to be stronger.
If you've ever looked on ebay for a broken ds the two most common ailments are broken screen (can't be avioded sometimes) and broken hinges. So that'll at least prevent some of the earlier problems.
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superpizza

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Jan 27 '06

lol you look for broken ds' on ebay???
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qnzskater

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Feb 16 '06

O man, when will Nintendo stop releasing handheld systems? Why cant they just concentrate on the Revolution?
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triforcemario

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Feb 16 '06

[quote author=qnzskater link=topic=22326.msg128001#msg128001 date=1140101001]
O man, when will Nintendo stop releasing handheld systems? Why cant they just concentrate on the Revolution?
[/quote]Because Nintendo makes a hell of a lot of money from handheld game consoles. They would be completly stupid to stop releasing handheld systems.
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Delacroix

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Feb 16 '06

That would be really stupid, they are like the only company that makes handheld systems, well except Sony PSP.
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thaddius

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Feb 16 '06

[quote author=Delacroix link=topic=22326.msg128018#msg128018 date=1140111997]
That would be really stupid, they are like the only company that makes handheld systems, well except Sony PSP.
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And tiger electronics\telematics, Neo Geo, Gamepark Holdings, Game King, Bandai....
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triforcemario

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Feb 16 '06

Except non of those were popular.
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thaddius

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Feb 16 '06

In North America and Europe maybe...

But they're still companies that made handhelds.
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