Nintendo's Dunaway says DS has 'room to grow' in US market

Just remember that these statements are in no way whatsoever indicative of future hardware plans, especially when it's not coming from Iwata himself.

A given big three executive will deny new hardware up until the second before corporate authorizes its announcement, and deny it with a straight face.

I don't exactly have another $200 to throw at Nintendo, so everyone needs to stop with this nonsense about a new handheld. The old one's just fine.

Yeah, how can we have good game on outdated technology?

(And then I would typically link to like, Chrono Trigger or like Half Life 2 or something; that way everybody knows that I'm being sarcastic to make a point. Unfortunately, I'm too lazy to do that, so here's this footnote instead.)

I'm with Mr Khan on this one in that a statement from a NOA executive really doesn't mean much.
Not to forget that the existance of the DS Lite was directly denied a week before it's official unveiling, and the DSi was directly denied less than 24 hours before its reveal.

Sorry NOA, you're not the home office!

DS is fine how it is, but I'd want them announce a new system in order to expand the market, rather then expanding it with giant bigger versions of something I already have.

Why not? It seems to be doing very well for them.

Because people are going to catch on that it's the same damn hardware inside. And Sony will have PSP2 ready for either this year or next.

You're implying Nintendo doesn't already have tech waiting/being refined. Look stuff up about the DS's history, it was being thought up and as early as the gba launch. If anything nintendo's probably sitting with a wait and see approach, to see what sony does first.

DSi XL Vs. Godzilla.

Taking all bets

What can I say?

It's the glasses.

[be respectful]

Same here. That DSi would never see it coming.

Yeah, I like 'em XL.

I honestly think its too late with the advent of iphone and soon android gaming. Are you really gonna carry a separate gaming device everywhere you travel when instead you can have an awesome all in one with cheaper games. I mean look at Chinatown Wars on the iphone.

iPhone has no buttons.

Therefore, gaming on iPhone=fail.

Chinatown wars was never a system seller. For all of iPhone's gaming apps, how many of them are actually going to sell an iPhone?

The dearth of system sellers for iPhone/iPod/Android will guarantee that people will generally not buy them primarily as gaming devices.

Also: the all-in-one has never conquered, despite its apparent utility.

For me, Fox, I'm moving away from all-in-one devices. My problem is that they do too much, and nothing is done particularly well, especially in the iPhone/iPod Touch's case. If that means I carry a DS, netbook, ereader, and music player, so be it.

The biggest reason iPhone gaming isn't going to take off is probably AT&T and the $1200/year required service plan. In terms of the iPod touch, it makes the multiple devices argument moot since you are back to carrying around multiple things.

That said, I predict DS2 to be announced sometime this year. The DS has been out for 5+ years, the GBA was only out for 3.

"AT&T and the $1200/year required service plan"
Shit, are you serious?

Then I guess you don't qualify as a suitable suitor. :P

sorry, had to do it

...so, you didn't see that story on Kot**ku earlier? About the...blogger?

"Then I guess you don't qualify as a suitable suitor. :P"

And what are you basing that off of? : 0

You know, juggling balls aren't that expensive.

why???

The way I run to Nintendo products, it's obvious I eat them.

Three DSes?

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THERE ARE 4 LIGHTS!...er...

THERE ARE 4 DSES!

I'm with you on that one, I have four :D

Well quite frankly they want you to own 4.

"Well quite frankly they want you to own 4"

That's pretty much what's happened in Japan.

Also, for everyone having a DS over here in the States, I rarely see people playing them.

"Also, for everyone having a DS over here in the States, I rarely see people playing them."

I was going to downvote because I know a lot of people who do have a DS...
but it IS strange: I only see people playing their PSP everywhere I go...

I don't think you understand the situation at all.