Nintendo's Mystery DS Portable Revealed

Thanks to GameSpy for its story revealing the first information on the dual-screened, portable Nintendo DS, the previously rumored 'mystery console' that's been lacking any concrete details up to now. According to the piece, the DS "features two separate 3" TFT LCD display panels, separate processors, and semiconductor memory of up to 1 Gigabit. It's scheduled to launch worldwide before the end of 2004." The article further explains: "Players can look forward to being able to simultaneously manage their game progress from two different perspectives, enhancing both the speed and strategy of the challenge. For example, players will no longer be forced to interrupt game play to shift perspective, such as moving from a wide shot to a close up, or alternating between a character's ongoing battle and a map of their environment." A concurrently released official Nintendo press release confirms this information.

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NES Rep

[Anonymous Coward]

I work for a discount retailer and the nintendo representative said May as a projected release date.

Re:Look forward to buying one from the bargain bin

[Yorrike]

Yeah, I mean, after all, the GBA/SP is out selling the PS2 worldwide, and the GameCube is level pegging with the Xbox, so Nintendo obviously have no idea what they're doing so far as hardware goes.

2nd equal in home consoles and an iron grasp monopoly in the handheld market. When will dim witted morons like you get a clue and realise Nintendo is doing what is does best? Making games and gaming hardware. And they're making a pretty penny out of it too.

Re:Cheaper components

[CastrTroy]

For all the trolls talking about the six inch screen, well, stop it, he meant one screen, the size of the two 3 inches side by side... and you know he did. stop being so stupid. I get really tired of this kind of thing, and i feel like wasting some karma now.