Skip to Content

WoW Insider is getting ready for BlizzCon!
AOL Games

Famitsu publisher backtracks on E3 DS prediction

We weren't that surprised when Nintendo denied any knowledge of the existence of a new DS model hinted at by Famitsu publisher Hirokazu Hamamura last week. We were a little more surprised when Hamamura himself denied ever making the prediction.

IGN is reporting on a statement released by Enterbrain (Famitsu's parent company) explaining that reports of the original prediction were inaccurate and that Hamamura actually "believes it unlikely that Nintendo would release a new form factor or a successor model" for the DS. So was it simply a mistaken quote/translation, or did the powers-that-be at Nintendo put the screws to Enterbrain in order to tone back the speculation? We may never know the truth, but that won't stop us from wildly speculating ourselves ...

Tags: E3, enterbrain, famitsu, Hamamura, prediction, speculation

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Joystiq Features





Featured Galleries

Command & Conquer 4

Command & Conquer 4

Seven Haunted Seas

Seven Haunted Seas

Left 4 Dead 2 cricket bat

Left 4 Dead 2 cricket bat

Halo 3: Citadel, Heretic, Longshore

Halo 3: Citadel, Heretic, Longshore

Lost Planet 2 (7/07/09)

Lost Planet 2 (7/07/09)

Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces

Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces

New Games This Month: July 2009

New Games This Month: July 2009

Grandmaster Flash in DJ Hero (PS3/360/Wii)

Grandmaster Flash in DJ Hero (PS3/360/Wii)

Battlestations: Pacific Mustang and Carrier DLC packs

Battlestations: Pacific Mustang and Carrier DLC packs

 


Joystiq Podcast


New episodes every Friday! Now playing: Joystiq Podcast 01776, for Saturday, July 4.



Archive | RSS | iTunes

Autoblog

Urlesque

Download Squad

Engadget

Massively

Asylum

Wow.com

Engadget HD

Big Download