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New Nintendo DS to Include Camera, Music

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-it-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand dept.

BobB-nw writes "Watch out Apple, here comes Nintendo. Nintendo plans to launch a new version of its popular DS portable gaming device with a camera and music player function, according to a report in the Sunday edition of The Nikkei Business Daily. The new version will have better wireless capability for connecting to the Internet and will cost under $189, the report said. It will be offered first in Japan, it said. The DS first went on sale in 2004, and a second version, called the DS Lite, debuted two years later in 2006. Both have sold extremely well, with worldwide sales of the DS products at 77.5 million units as of the end of June this year."

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  1. Gameboy DS is a misnomer by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Informative

    Calling the new DS "Gameboy DS" is incorrect. The GameBoy line of portables ended with the GameBoy Advance. The DS is known simply as the "Nintendo DS".

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  2. DSOrganize much? by tepples · · Score: 4, Informative

    Most DS games have music, so I really don't see myself listening to different music while playing a game on the DS. Likewise, unless the DS will include an address book, calendar, e-mail, scientific calculator and web browser on board

    You just described the feature set of DSOrganize 3.1129, a very popular homebrew application for the Nintendo DS.

  3. Re:To be honest... by tepples · · Score: 5, Informative

    I know there is a homebrew group of people who are working on such things, but it seems like another giant pain. I don't have time to tinker.

    You don't have to tinker much to run homebrew:

    1. Go to dealextreme.com or another online electronics store carrying DS homebrew accessories.
    2. Buy a CycloDS Evolution, M3 Real, or other microSD-to-DS adapter. These are the size of a DS Game Card, and they usually come bundled with a microSD writer. You'll also need to buy a 2 GB microSD card.
    3. Download homebrew apps and unzip them to the microSD card.
    4. Put the microSD card in the DS adapter, put the adapter in the DS, and power on.

    As far as anyone can tell, this rumored product is Nintendo's attempt to kill the market for microSD adapters that are also capable of running unlawful copies of DS games.

  4. Nintendo have already replied to the rumor by AndyboyH · · Score: 5, Informative

    with a 'no comment' style reply, here:
    http://kotaku.com/5056082/nintendo-on-that-new-ds-rumor

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  5. Re:Cool by AKAImBatman · · Score: 3, Informative

    FYI, Nintendo has officially responded to this rumor:

    We are always developing new products. However, since nothing has been announced officially, we are unable to comment at this time.

    Hmm... playing close to their chest, aren't they?

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