http://kotaku.com/5381257/nvidia-chip-to-p...new-nintendo-ds

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/14/rumor-nv...-generation-ds/

It seems nvidia might win the ninty contract if their tegra chip is reasonably priced. The tegra chip is based on geforce 9 series and if it is at the level of geforce 9800gt, then we might see a better graphic then ps3 since the ps3 rsx is based on geforce 7 series! If its performance is closer to 9300m then I'll say just forget about it. But I think most likely the graphic wouldnt be that jaw dropping since they have to take into consideration of battery life as well, in which is a major hold back for handheld devices since better graphic means more power drained.

By the spec, it seems much more powerful than current ds with 600mhz arm compared to the current ds arm proc 66mhz! What do u guys think about the upcoming ds 2?

I hope DS2 will be the same graphic as PSP...

And I think it wont call DS2...Maybe other name...But I have no idea about the new name...haha!

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Added on October 19, 2009, 7:50 pmBut another problem,money problem...How much will it cost??!!!
anyway,I hope the rumor come true ...

This post has been edited by ericling: Oct 19 2009, 07:50 PM

it's just a rumor.. dsi is still new in the market, so they wouldn't be rushing into this. Of course, they will be either an upgrade or a new console by ninty in few years time and this could be it, just like the rumors on 'new' console before that turns to be an upgrade which is DSi.

However if it turns out true, I don't think can be compared to ps3 because graphic as good as ps3 would be too much for portable gaming and the battery. But who knows, there might be new technology

But Ninty is always more onto the simpler, cuter side of graphics.. because majority of DS intereactive games are for girls, especially little girls where PSP is more towards the mature players so I don't think there would be a huge difference in update later on.

Nintendo always the best!(I am nintendo fan boy i think..haha) They always bring new to player...

They make this to "fight" with PSP GO(the brand new PSP)...

@tokyotenshi,
yeah...who knows Nintendo really bring new technology...

if, psp graphic + ds touchscreen

that.. would be... AWESOME
or maybe far more better than psp graphic?

but overall, if they bringing new ds with better graphic, i for sure get it

i think this level already far surpasses normal PSP graphic
unless ur using PSP Go as reference then i dunno

since when PSP Go has better graphic?

The Tegra would be based on the Geforce 9 series, but the performance is not going to be anywhere near their graphic card equivalent, 9300m or not. It doesn't make sense that if Nvidia could manufacture SoCs with the processing power of a 9800GT our PCs wouldn't need dedicated graphics cards now, would we?

even more so when for lappy
it wouldnt generate much more heat and long hour flight is short lappy on-time is over

sorry fo OT abit, bt imo even its a GF9 based
hardly be tat powerful

Ya, that's what I thought too! Geforce 9 based might sound good but I doubt can it even match the power of 8 series mobile. The best it can go might be more or less same as wii. Just that I hope that it can be better than expected since ninty always take the path of inferior graphic compared to its competitor.

just when they just released the ndsi not long ago.. now new nds with NVIDIA

This post has been edited by makenai_san: Oct 22 2009, 12:44 PM

how bout psp graphic + ipod touch's touch screen?

imo...tats is if NDS is produced bt apple

oh hey wait, the success of DS has told the world that they do not need great graphic to be FUN.

Ya, gameplay is the most important, but it'll be a plus if better graphic capability is added! This at least give the developers the choice to go with the better graphic path or stay with simple graphic if they want to. But chances of going with better graphic than expected might be slim anyway. I wonder what innovation can they come up with other than better graphic in their next gen handheld.

yea better graphic is a must! so nds can support much more framerate, play gtacw and kh359/2 day last time, when there are many enemies, its framerate drop. D:

new nds.. i hope there will be like ipod touch, accelerometer or something i think.

i was just planning to buy a dsi dont tell me a ds2 is going to come out soon.
i will cry.

No. Obviously not.

but new DSi LL is

http://kotaku.com/5392421/nintendo-announces-big-screen-dsi

I wonder why they named it DSi LL instead of DSi XL since the LL means extra large. Most who prefer portability will pass on this one since it's larger and only mean for older people. While they are at it, why dont they increase the d-pad and buttons size a bit as well since older people have bigger hand generally.