Heavily doubted rumors that Nintendo is creating a new hardware version of its Nintendo DS have sprung up, spread about the Web, and wound up in our mailbox. The source of these rumors, Japanese language magazine Gamelabo, contests that Nintendo is currently hard at work on yet another variant of its super popular dual-screen handheld.

While that may sound like one of the silliest, least grounded in reality rumors you may have heard in at least a week—why redesign one of the hottest pieces of electronics while the company is struggling to meet demand?—this one has a dash of sense to it. According to Portable Video Gamer's translation of the Gamelabo story, Nintendo is simply looking to tailor its hardware to the older set. That means bigger, more visible buttons and a larger screen.

If that's the case, I would suggest a pill holder attachment and First Alert hardware integration. Gamers fall down and can't get up to, you know. Michael McWhertor

Nintendo rumored to be working on new DS hardware [Portable Video Gamer via Game|Life]