reuters.com - 9/28/2008
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co Ltd plans to launch a new model of its DS handheld machine that can take pictures and play music by the end of the year, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday. The move would pit the top-selling portable game gear with Apple Inc iPod and ...
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Rumor: Nintendo DS To Add Camera, Music Playback
GayGamer.net —
... out. If a denial isn't quickly forthcoming, I'd assume that we'll hear a lot more at the Tokyo Gaming Show next month.
While I don't really need another device that can take low resolution pictures and play MP3s, I think this might be enough to get me to dump my DS Phat, which is seriously feeling its age. Is this something you want to see from Nintendo, or do you think it's the wrong direction for the company that's always stressed gaming before anything else?
Nintendo to launch camera, music capable DS: report [Reuters]
[via: NeoGAF Forum ...
New Nintendo DS Rumors Solidify
Press The Buttons —
... Rumors that Nintendo is hard at work on another Nintendo DS hardware revision have been with us for a while, but lately the rumor mill has been working overtime on insisting that Nintendo is days away from announcing a new model of DS. Fact or fiction? You be the judge. ...
News: New multimedia DS due from Nintendo this year - report
GamesIndustry.biz - News —
Nintendo is to launch a new iteration of the DS handheld this year, with a focus on increased multimedia capabilities. That's according to a report by Nikkei Net, detailed by Reuters , which states the new handheld will feature a built-in camera, music playback, improved wireless functions and larger screens. The report suggests the machine will be priced below JPY 20,000 – the DS Lite currently sells in the region for around JPY 16,800, and is expected to be released in Japan before the end of the year. Although Nintendo has so far remained quiet on a talk of a new DS, ...
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