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Nintendo On That New DS Rumor... [Japan]
Nintendo On That New DS Rumor... [Japan]
Over the weekend, Nikkei Net announced that Nintendo plans to introduce a new iteration of the Nintendo DS sometime this year. This still yet unconfirmed DS will apparently feature a built-in camera and music playback as well as improved wireless functions. Nikkei Net writes that the new ...
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Nintendo Hushed on New DS Redesign
The Escapist : Latest News — ... places the DS at the top of the pack. Not surprisingly, Nintendo will neither confirm nor deny the reported DS upgrade. "We are always developing new products. However, since nothing has been announced officially, we are unable to comment at this time," the company said in a recently issued statement. Whether or not any official word about a potential redesign will come out of Nintendo's upcoming media briefings in Tokyo and San Francisco later this week is still to be seen. Anything is possible.

Rules of Nintendo: First Rule: You Do Not Talk About Nintendo
Kombo.com — ... , via Kotaku Gosh, what a surprise. It's funny to think people are actually paid to ask these questions; you just know that when they see a new Nintendo rumor (among others), they probably get a big smile on their face, send off an inquiry, write the canned response before the reply even gets back, and go home early for the day. Because it's always the same thing.

Nintendo of America Responds To New DS Report
MTV Multiplayer — ... started picking up a report form the Japanese Nikkei news outlet, reporting that Nintendo is set to announce a revised DS that includes music playback and a camera. Nintendo of Japan already issued a no comment . This morning, Nintendo of America has issued the following statement.“The Nikkei newspaper wrote a recent story about a DS solely based upon their own research and speculation, without interviewing Nintendo. While Nintendo is always working on new hardware, we have not made any announcement about a DS and we cannot comment on the Nikkei story.” This was in response ...

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