Report: New multimedia DS announced tonight

by Christopher Grant { Oct 1st 2008 at 2:00PM }

British video game pub MCV is insistent in telling us that the rumored new DS model, packing MP3 functionality and a built-in camera – the DS Sight? – will be announced by Satoru Iwata during Nintendo's press event in Japan around 12AM Joystiq Time tonight. MCV says its source is "impeccable" and "guarantees" the announcement; we say, let's wait until later tonight. We'll be here, on the lookout for anything with the letters D and S in close proximity.

Tags: BreakingNews, DS-Sight, Rumor

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

ice~ @ Oct 1st 2008 2:04PM

How about a DS that would prevent pirating...who needs a freakin camera...

Chin-Poh @ Oct 1st 2008 2:10PM

I don't think piracy is as much a concern on the DS as much as on the PSP, I don't think software sales have been as affected on the DS no?

Wii60 @ Oct 1st 2008 2:48PM

Yeah, cause 35$ for a portable game is reasonable...

Tiptup300 @ Oct 1st 2008 2:52PM

O NO U DIDNT

ice~ @ Oct 1st 2008 3:04PM

See I thought piracy was a major problem for the ds....guess I was wrong, honestly I didn't even know you could pirate games on a psp, prob cause I never use the thing or keep up with it

brickwalker0 @ Oct 1st 2008 3:04PM

SUCKA TRIED TO PLAY ME, BUTCHA NEVA PAYED ME

Pedobear @ Oct 1st 2008 3:15PM

I would prefer that they don't try to prevent piracy.

Vidikron @ Oct 1st 2008 3:26PM

"See I thought piracy was a major problem for the ds....guess I was wrong, honestly I didn't even know you could pirate games on a psp, prob cause I never use the thing or keep up with it"

Well, DS piracy is very easy and quite rampant. But when you have many tens of millions of systems on the market, can get the same people to buy multiple iterations of the same system (I'm guilty of this too), and sell overpriced software... well, they still make a fortune.

Dan CiTi @ Oct 1st 2008 4:18PM

Prevent piracy? lol

Lars @ Oct 1st 2008 5:39PM

IMA MERCENARY, YOU AIN'T GOT A PRAYER, YOU OWE ME

On topic: Interesting news. I've been waiting for the DS to drop in price before getting one, because it's just not a great value for me personally. The new one has potential though, so I may just have to bite the bullet after all.

uranutan3 @ Oct 1st 2008 6:43PM

1. Piracy can't be stopped.
2. People would just buy old DSs.

ice~ @ Oct 1st 2008 8:12PM

Good point.

neway I would love a ds micro...The GB micro is my fave handheld

Jeff @ Oct 1st 2008 2:05PM

Don't you mean 12am?

Moorio - XBL: peacebyanymeans @ Oct 1st 2008 2:08PM

Nope. Haven't you heard? The world has gone insane.

People want to lose money, the night is now in the middle of the afternoon and people make comment based on a article that obviously was a simple mistake.

Mr Khan @ Oct 1st 2008 2:08PM

From my few months here in Philly, i have discovered that midnight is actually 12 PM, not 12 AM

:P

Christopher Grant @ Oct 1st 2008 2:17PM

As a fellow Philadelphian, Mr Khan is right. I've updated it for you OUTSIDERS, just to be nice. ;-)

Blank-Mage @ Oct 1st 2008 2:17PM

I usually have to look out of a window to figure out when the hell I am, so, I can understand the mix-up.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Oct 1st 2008 2:23PM

@Blank-Mage

Just in case you don't know when the hell you are, it's October 1st 2008.

giantenemycrab @ Oct 1st 2008 3:46PM

what time is "Joystiq Time"? Is that Pacific? Wish they would have been more informative than funny...

Pedobear @ Oct 1st 2008 8:58PM

Pretty sure joystiq time is Eastern.

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Oct 1st 2008 2:11PM

Does it have electrolytes?

Blank-Mage @ Oct 1st 2008 2:18PM

AND turbolytes.

Alzheimers @ Oct 1st 2008 2:25PM

It's got what plants crave!

syrik zero @ Oct 1st 2008 2:32PM

But what do they do?

Tiptup300 @ Oct 1st 2008 2:52PM

Electrolytes are what plants crave.

ZaxCG2 @ Oct 1st 2008 2:56PM

It actually has more lites than your body can handle.

pezman726 @ Oct 1st 2008 3:15PM

Have you tried giving the plants water?

AwesomeTown @ Oct 1st 2008 3:39PM

I usually give my plants caffine.

syrik zero @ Oct 1st 2008 4:20PM

Like, toilet water?

Dirty @ Oct 1st 2008 4:43PM

I can talk to plants... and they want water.

Draco @ Oct 1st 2008 5:58PM

Brawndo - The Thirst Mutilator

It's got what plants crave!

Blank-Mage @ Oct 2nd 2008 12:39AM

This reply thread is, like, the best one ever.

DEEZNUTZ @ Oct 1st 2008 2:13PM

Fernando, plz confirm this rumor.

Fernando Rocker @ Oct 1st 2008 2:48PM

Confirmed =p

Blank-Mage @ Oct 2nd 2008 12:42AM

Did you even look, man?

Mike @ Oct 1st 2008 2:14PM

I totally NEED a Nintendo BS

Duke @ Oct 1st 2008 2:30PM

Yeah, the BS is looking badass! I want one! (With an optional salad shredder attachment.)

Mike @ Oct 1st 2008 2:31PM

if it's got that many screens it HAS to be awesome!! I less than three photoshop.

343 Guilty Fart @ Oct 1st 2008 2:14PM

If this thing prints money like the rest of Nintendo's products, do you think they can just print enough moolah to solve the economic crisis? OMG CRISIS SOLVED CALL THE WHITE HOUSE!

arrrgh @ Oct 1st 2008 2:17PM

it prints money, not wars

Mr Khan @ Oct 1st 2008 2:27PM

It would be amusing (in a totally hypothetical way, disregarding the tragedies of reality) if the American stock market had a more severe crash, Microsoft and Sony went belly-up, and Nintendo got to save them.

In A World (XBL) @ Oct 1st 2008 2:46PM

Nah, Nintendo BS will lead to hyperinflation, just like it did 1920's Germany... don't believe me? Take a good look at those screens, people! Clearly, one of them has a built-in flux capacitor... I'm afraid this device is far more dangerous than any any of us could have guessed, especially in the wrong hands...

Blank-Mage @ Oct 2nd 2008 12:48AM

Nintendo buying out Microsoft AND Sony? If they got Apple, it'd be a pretty sweet monopoly, and there'd probably be, like, HOTELS and shit on there. And you'd be like "I'll give you free passage on the railroads!" But Nintendo would be all like "Bitch, pay me!" and smack you with the Master Sword.

This comment got out of hand quickly. I apologize. Let's try again. If they successfully bought out Microsoft, wouldn't that leave them in charge of ALL PC operating system production and upkeep? Can you even BEGIN to imagine Windows by Nintendo? I'm starting to, and it hurts, but a good hurt. Feel the burn, ya know.

syrik zero @ Oct 1st 2008 2:22PM

That doesn't look like it will collapse very well

Raikage (Mr. ESC? Mr. ESC? MR. ESSSSSSCCCCCC!) @ Oct 1st 2008 2:22PM

Wait, do you remember the last time it was suggested that we stay up till midnight... didn't someone get fired?*

Hmm, it was over a BIG Nintendo announcement too...

*If he did get fired he totally didn't deserve it, internet people are crazy, remember that.

Mr Khan @ Oct 1st 2008 2:29PM

In this case it would be staying up for an actual press conference. Summa was very vague about specifying what kind of announcement we were waiting for

Either way, i'll just hit it up tomorrow morning, then wade through the inevitable shitstorm during my International Politics class