Nintendo has a DS Lite "Lite" redesign ready to go?

***wraggster*** · November 15th, 2007, 23:03

According to at least one analyst, Nintendo's not just resting on its laurels while the DS Lite produces incomprehensible piles of cash. Evan Wilson, an analyst at Pacific Crest Securities, got word from his inside source that a DS redesign is actually already done, and Nintendo's just waiting around for DS Lite sales to cool off a bit -- which, unfortunately for those pining for new hardware, doesn't seem to be happening just yet. The redesign, which has been rumored before, supposedly is thinner thanks to the absence of a Game Boy Advance port, includes a larger screen and rocks some built-in storage, which we imagine could have some great uses in the right hands. Obviously, Nintendo's Game Boy Advance only made it through three hardware iterations, which begs the question of when we'll see a brand new handheld platform from Nintendo, though we can't say we'd blame them for sticking to this generation for another couple years of insane wealth and staggering stock price.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/15/n...n-ready-to-go/

**sukhi-2006** · November 16th, 2007, 00:14

If Nintendo are making redesign console they should also increase the processor and the ram.

**spinal_cord** · November 16th, 2007, 00:23

Originally Posted by sukhi-2006

If Nintendo are making redesign console they should also increase the processor and the ram.

Why? Nintendo know what the others seem not to, games are about having fun, not having super fast hardware. The DS and Wii are top of the market even though they are seriously underpowered compared to the competition because THE GAMES ARE FUN TO PLAY.

**Sigma83** · November 16th, 2007, 01:37

Maybe the games are, but why not create a handheld that can adequately support a fast webbrowser or enough ram to allow programs to be run in a windowed mode or something to that effect

**Exophase** · November 16th, 2007, 02:00

Nintendo DS by design must have almost all of the hardware for playing GBA games. That means that this redesign removes the ability to play GBA games without really reducing the production cost. It's GB Micro all over again but worse. And although GB Micro got a lot of hype it didn't actually sell that well.

DS Lite was a good redesign since it did improve the quality of the platform (better screen, larger capacity battery, etc) but this one is just taking away stuff to make a relatively small handheld even smaller. I guess small sells but I think people need to get over it because the trend is leading to a lot of sacrifices, like small screens, small buttons, and removal of features like this.

**Shadowblind** · November 16th, 2007, 02:05

DS lite, lite, huh....

I didn't buy their first attempt at making more money from the same console, I don't plan on doing it this time either.

**crookedmouth** · November 16th, 2007, 04:33

Personally I think this would be a bad move for Nintendo. I'm probably wrong because even if a third of the people who already own the DS re-buy this version, thats still a Gizzillion people.(Alright, I made that up)
Removing the GBA slot might mean some sort of downloadable versions perhaps? I mean doesn't the GBA still outsell PS3?
I won't be buying this, if its for real. If I buy another hand held, it would be to grab a used PSP, or GP2x.