hoping that rumours are true and that nintendo is only lying through their teeth.

now what am I going to do with that DS Lite I just bought...

Kotaku please get my soul back from Mr.Nintendo!

why would they go through the trouble of making a new system when they could just as easily release some silly plastic peripheral thing for the Wii?

Quite right, we can't ignore precedent.

Though I can't even imagine what Nintendo could possibly do to make the DS cooler...and if they were to do just that, then, well I'd have a whole new handheld to purchase!

I love my DS Lite as it is, and I feel as though it's unnecessary at the moment to release a new handheld...But that's just my two cents...

Sure, whatever Iwata-san... we all know it's coming. And while you're at it, how about some different colors for the Wii-mote? Sigh... Nintendo never learns...

I would buy a new DS. I have a white DS Lite and after much use, the case is starting to turn to that weird brown color...

"No thanks" to that!

Hoping that Nintendo is lying just not the ruin their "surprise".

Or, maybe they or both right.

New Nintendo DS.......colors!

@Grumps: Man, so grumpy.

I guess he's the new "Terminator"

The cake and the new DS are a lie!

@Grumps: Lol.

Denying rumors keeps stockholders happy.

I've given up on nintendo handhelds. I can't keep up with them.

Such bad liars.

The demon eyes make my night. What a sad night it must be.

I think Nintendo mistook "clearly denies" for "we don't comment on rumors or speculation". I think a new DS is as likely as Microsoft's version of the Wii Remote. After all, the PSP is outselling the DS in Japan, and I bet demon Iwata won't continue to stand for that.

If you can't trust a man with glowing red eyes then who CAN you trust?

i'm getting excited anyways.
even if it isn't released... a man can dream though, a man can dream.

maybe it IS the new gameboy :O

Doesn't really seem necessary right now.

The GBA SP was very clearly meant to be a proper model as opposed to that inscrutably dark screened original. A definite fix of a shitty design flaw.

The GBA Micro was basically a novelty that sold well, but relatively briefly.

The DS Lite was an obvious improvement on the overall aesthetic, which many saw as unattractive. But the original was still perfectly functional.

I just don't see any reason for a new DS model right now. I just haven't heard any demand for an improvement.

I call truthiness on this one from Nintendo. Which is actually rare by my count.

Anyone else think Iwata looks a lot like Wilmot Malvern from "Jeeves and Wooster"?

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I hate my Lite's Dpad, so I'd consider checking a new model out if it improved in the button department.

@PaintedMidget: "I would buy a new DS. I have a white DS Lite and after much use, the case is starting to turn to that weird brown color..."

Stop wiping your ass with your DS!!! That's what fat Xbox 1 controllers are for!!!

@GREY GECKO: Well you figure what ever it is, it's going to be a variation on the dual screen design. There's still much to improve about the DS.. the performance and resource limits being a prime candidate for improvement. Wide screen... better sound, more RAM... the possibilities are endless. motion control would be a foolish idea on a portable in my opinion so I wouldn't even consider it.

I have a DS phat and 2 DS lites already, I think I've contributed enough to the Nintendo bottom-line enough this financial year

@PlayerX: Wanting to be whipped by "The Duke" is something that happens between to men on Fleshbot with a whole lot of leather, Vaseline, and a shoe-horn involved.

When global birth rates and DS sales no longer have a 1:1 tie in, then they will put out a new handheld.

@okenny :): Augh, barf.

Yeah, I wish they'd hurry up and release the new model. I've been holding out on getting an extra DS Lite system in anticipation of the new model.

Oh, I got it. They will just re-release the original DS, call it DS retro and charge "under 200" for it.

The area that the DS needs to improve most is the gap between the two screens. Making it even slimmer would probably be at the top of the list also. However, I think Nintendo would end up ditching the GBA slot to make this happen, at which point it might upset people who would still want that feature.

@okenny :):
just a better OS is fine for me d=
...and analog sticks...2 of them

motion controls? in my DS?...plz dont nintendo

The new Nintendo DS Clear: Spring 2009.

@Lackshmana:

Well I agree that there's no point in releasing a new DS right now since the current DS is still selling extremely well, but there is a lot of room for improvement on the current design.

for starters: Bigger buttons, a longer stylus, better speakers, maybe a joystick, larger screens.

I'd also like to note that a little boost in graphical power would be cool, but it's not necessary.

The DS doesn't need another update, the DS Lite, in spite of the hinges (I'm a victim of them... damn them), is perfect.

@thinkfreemind: Some people have said that, but if you the GBA slot, there's a few million DS and DS Lite consoles that provide it. So slot-needing gamers can hold on to their existing DS Lites, while people who desire a slimmer system can get the new one.

Curses, I was so looking forward to the DS Colour.

Your MS Paint skills are impeccable Mr. Ashcraft. A laugh was had.

Yeah I would announce something as well as truth instead of lying, if my sales of some product would be hurt because some idiot start yelling around that a new one is being released.

Anyway, what would you expect? The day a company agrees to say something against their own profits is the day that I´ll start shooting myself on the foot.

Still have the original DS...

Haha, I love how they call the man's credibility into question. That's just low Nintendo.

Nintendo lied so many times and cover up information secretly. Metroid prime 4 confirmed and metroid prime 3 online mutliplayer only.

I'm still sticking with my old Phat. Why pay more when I still have a perfectly fine DS?

And I like the clicky d-pad better anyways.

@okenny :): @GREY GECKO: @NeoAkira:
Wouldn't adding joystiqs, ram, processing power, and widescreen more so constitute a Nintendo DS 2 as opposed to a Nintendo DS 1 revision? While those things would be nice in a DS 1 revision they would cause DS games that utilized them to be unplayable on previous sold DS systems.

Changes like brighter screens, smaller form factors, and changes to button placement don't actually change what the system can do from a technical perspective, and thus can be done without releasing a new handheld system such as a DS 2. Of course, if you were just saying you would want to see a DS 2 instead of a DS 1 revision ignore me as I misunderstood your posts.

@Santa_Lock22:

Me too, the DS Lite D-Pad is too squishy. But the screen is so much better. The colors on the Phat are too washed out. But I still haven't dropped $130 on a Lite.

But this "news" just reminds me of when I read the Reggie interview in EGM about how Nintendo wasn't even thinking of a DS redesign, then two days after I bought that issue, the DS Lite gets announced.

And it would make perfect sense to redesign it now, too. The PSP Slim is catching momentum.

We can never trust the "clearly denying" of present days... but I also don't think there will be a new version of the DS.

It might've even been a good move from Nintendo, specially after the recent PSP explosion in sales.

But I fail to see how a new DS version would be so incredibly better, unless they messed with the hardware.

And messing with the hardware would generate compatibility problems and other stuff... so it's better to release a DS2 rather than a revamped DS...

Also, why would Nintendo spend more money on a portable that is still making unbelievably XBOX HUEG lines to sell for almost triple the price only because it is a version with some stickers on it? -> [kotaku.com]

Of course he'll deny it, personally I'm waiting for the new DS till I pick up one myself. They just want to ensure people will keep buying them.

@PlayerX: Dude, that thing's huge. It'd destroy you.

@JohnnytheFuture: Sidekick-style turnout with a twist allowing it to protect both screens, which both have multitouch. Only as thick as the bottom half of the DS.

Of course, this is only my dream configuration (well, the one closest to being within reason), and, given an intense shrinkage of PCBs, is entirely possible (I haven't quite worked out where to put the stylus, however).

@Nirolak: Eh, sorry I should have been more clear. I did think they were going to release a DS2.

Would I rather wait on a new DS model or PSP model?

Bash, I really need to know - do you really think a new one is coming? The wife gave me a DS for my birthday today, and I'd hate to open in and find a new model shortly thereafter....

@Spoony Bard:
Seriously? If a new model was coming out it probably wouldn't hit shelves in two months or something. It'd probably be a bit longer than that.

Are you willing to wait that long? It's not like they're going to be the same price point anyway.

@Grumps: Why go through the trouble of posting that message when instead you could kill yourself?

@Spoony Bard: Not to invalidate Bash's knowledge or insight on this matter, but I would tend to take the word of Nintendo's president as gospel in this case. Especially since he is being very specific in his denial.

@Spoony Bard: Did you read the article you're commenting on?