Nintendo denies new DS model, we smile patronizingly

by Justin McElroy on Apr 16th 2008 5:00PM

Though it often seems that the internet has the attention span of a Pixie-Stix-maddened toddler at a Pokemon zoo, it makes up for it with a long memory. Take, for instance, yesterday's denial from Nintendo of a new DS model rumored to be on the horizon last week. Oh, Nintendo? Oh really?

Internet, we direct your attention to January 25, 2006 when a Big N spokesperson denied having any knowledge of a new DS one day before announcing the DS Lite. So, Nintendo, we hope you'll forgive us if we're more inclined to just wait for E3 than to believe the lie factory you call a mouth.

...That was a little harsh, wasn't it? Sorry, we just really want to buy the DS again.

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Tags: ds, e308, nintendo, nintendo-ds, rumors

Reader Comments (50)

Heh... all the companies deny pretty much any news they didn't want out yet. Don't want to interrupt the sales of their money printing model.

They really should be more passive about it. Denial just fuels the truth. If they just swish their hand and say, "Whatever, believe what you will," I'd be more likely to take their word for it.

lt-
and that is why you will never own or manage a successful business

I found Kaplan kind of sexy. Come on, pretend like you didn't!

Lie to be Perrin. Lie to me like you do your mother, you sexy, sexy mature woman, you!

Yes, but iirc, it was a Nintendo Europe person who made that hilarious statement, and they've always seemed to be out of the loop compared to NoA

Nintendo Japan made this denial, and their word is to be taken as doctrine, 9 times out of ten

World 8-4: "Mario wept."

Kaplan was NoA, right?

Just checkin.

Kaplan was more out of the loop than NoE. >_> I hated her.

I meant for my sexy Kaplan comment to be a reply to this. I use my Wii for my main internet source and mistakes tend to happen. Either way, I'd show her my final smash.

I don't see why they would release a new model, I mean the DS Lite still sells enormously well, past 70 million last I checked. But anything to add to their moutntain of cash I guess.

There was no real reason to release the GBMicro, yet they did...

If memory serves me; Nintendo once denied that the DS Lite existed and then a week later they announced it. Seems like something strange is afoot at the Circle K.

If memeory serves me right they mentioned that in the article.

Joystiq = Playboy

Meaning I don't read the articles

You're just looking at the hot pictures of roflcats and Shigeru Miyamoto.

Donald - 1
Mike - 0

Whoa there – slow down, boys...Joystiq has articles?

I always thought Joystiq news consisted of one-liners, I didn't know they wrote articles. This throws my entire perception of reality into question. Is there anything to believe in anymore? *weeps while closing Joystiq RSS feed on homepage*

Joystiq doesn't only have LOLcats and Miyamoto: there's of course Samfish's avatar.

lets not consue this newcomer mike with me, the original mike. I dont post comments like an idiot without first reading the articles.

*Confuse.

2010, Weblogs inc boards all get an edit button

2013, email notification links when some1 replies to your comment actually work.

2055, Comment system finally works flawlessly, and when you it reply, it adds "replying to" right away, without you having to scroll back up and hit it again.

Thumbs up for "lie factory."

Not because of the Nintendo bashing, it's just a funny thing to say. I'm going to go play some games on my DS Phat now.

I never upgraded to the Lite, either

Its worse for lugging around, but i don't do that much with my handhelds, strangely enough, and i feel its better for actually playing, feels more comfortable

I too never jumped to the lite (or slim on the PSP). If they do have this new model coming out and the price is right, I might bite.

I never got the Lite, but my DS is worn so hard (nearly beyond repair) since I got it on launch day, I'll probably be getting this fancy new model. Which will HARNESS THE POWER OF THE SUN. :O

Oh it's all about the Phat. Mine is dinged to hell, with scratches here and there, but instead of looking dingy and bad like they would on the Lite, the damage adds character. It's like a worn, leather-bound book as opposed to a worn, faded (but once shiny and glossy) hardcover. One just exudes cool, the other just looks old.

And the worst part? I know that I'll buy it launch day.

Hamza: Please, if you're going to disparage someone's sexual orientation, use proper spelling.

Yeah, I'll eventually buy the new one. I bought the special edition Mario Kart DS Phat, the original DS Phat and a DS Lite. So yeah, I'll probably bite on a new one. I'm a fanboy, I'll admit it. But minus all the 1337 speak, gay bashing, bad spelling and other console hating.

So I guess I'm not a fanboy?

so true, as a fan of nintendo i must say that were just a step above apple fanboys merely because we dont spend as much

@Hamza. I'll buy it for the same reason that I picked up the Lite. Because it was worth it. For me (important part, that one).
I passed my DS phat onto my sister, then my buddy, and it's now with my girlfriend. I'm guessing I'd do the same with my lite if they release another one.
As far as my sexual orientation goes, I'm straight. You?

im in the market for a new DS , if they go and launch a new version this year after denying it , ill be less than happy .

OK, Just to inform you that this "No DS Lite" news was coming From Nintendo of Europe, who is the least informed suborganisation of Nintendo. The rules is: "trust no news coming from Nintendo of Europe unles it's a game date release schedule". Seriously, Nintendo of Europe is just a big retailer, no more. They basically know no shit about what's going on in Nintendo's development.

That picture is exactly how my cat looks at our Vietnamese neighbors, wonder why that is?

because your cat can't hear them...?

No, its only when the neighbors have forks in there had and empty dinnerplates? Weird huh?

HA HA DA ASIANZ LIKS DO EAT DA CATZ.

because their really dogs in vietnamese robot suits

Here's an alternative, especially for emulations.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/16/gameparks-gp2x-f-200-handheld-gets-reviewed/

I really love the Lite's Touch Screen capability and 'quick' power up/wake from sleep capability, on the other hand, I really like the processing power and games that are coming out on the PSP (with its beautiful screen)

So did they deny a system revision, or a DS2?

Kinda what I was wondering. I'm expecting a whole new system (well, an upgraded DS fully backwards compatible) to be announced rather than a cosmetic revision to the current system.

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

ZING!

+1 for quote of th day

When has it become ok for big companies to straight out lie about stuff? We see it every day from pretty much all of them, and somehow, we don't hold them responsible for it. It's just business as usual to have your PR people tell lie after lie and they don't lose our confidence over it.

Now if they would just decline to comment about all rumours, that would be their prerogative (and to be fair, a lot of them do just that), but we've come to the point where we can't trust anything they say because we know it doesn't mean anything.

I don't know about you, but any time someone's sole purpose in existence is to get my money out of my wallet and into their hands, I'm less than trusting.

So no, it doesn't surprise me that companies continually lie to consumers--if they think it'll earn them more $$, that's what they're going to do. A better question is, "Why is it suddenly striking you that billion dollar corporations lie a lot?"

I hope it's not another gimmick like the Wii was. I'm getting tired of spending money on crap.

Maybe you should stop then, they really don't need your money.

There's not enough they could change/fix on the DS Lite to make me interested in buying another.

If it's leaps and bounds better than the DS Lite I might consider getting it, but that's only because I have a DS Phat and I'd like to rub it in all the faces of my Lite-toting friends.

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