Nintendo unveils slim DS handheld

megamaced · 02-02-2006, 01:50 PM

Nintendo has announced a slimmed down version of its handheld game gadget.

The DS Lite will be unveiled later this year and will be two-thirds smaller and 20% lighter than the existing dual screen gadget.

Nintendo said the release of the DS Lite did not mean it would stop making the full size version.

The games maker is planning to launch the device in Japan in March but no dates have been released for launches in other territories.

BBC News

Nic · 02-02-2006, 05:08 PM

meh wasnt really attracted to the first console so a slimmer one doesnt attract me either

UnSeEn · 02-02-2006, 06:34 PM

Wasn't the DS pretty slim anyway??!! Wow..I used to like Nintendo, but they've gone over board. Young children everywhere will buy these new slim ones and then realize that they're almost exactly the same as the regular DSs. Shame..

Exfoliate · 02-02-2006, 08:41 PM

Just like the gameboy micro, that specs haven't changed since the GBA, save for the screen brightness and a bit of battery life but after 5 or so years you'd expect a little more. Makes you wonder sometimes.
Now if the PSP had dual analog sticks and more good games then I could really see it going somewhere.

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megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,468 Times Helpful: 352 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	Nintendo unveils slim DS handheld Nintendo has announced a slimmed down version of its handheld game gadget. The DS Lite will be unveiled later this year and will be two-thirds smaller and 20% lighter than the existing dual screen gadget. Nintendo said the release of the DS Lite did not mean it would stop making the full size version. The games maker is planning to launch the device in Japan in March but no dates have been released for launches in other territories. BBC News __________________ "A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows". ~Linus Torvalds

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Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	meh wasnt really attracted to the first console so a slimmer one doesnt attract me either __________________

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UnSeEn Mayor McCheese Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 19 Male Posts: 284 Times Helpful: 9 My Mood: Cynical Status: Offline	Wasn't the DS pretty slim anyway??!! Wow..I used to like Nintendo, but they've gone over board. Young children everywhere will buy these new slim ones and then realize that they're almost exactly the same as the regular DSs. Shame.. __________________ An inside joke...Exfoliate might find this amusing.

02-02-2006, 08:41 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	Just like the gameboy micro, that specs haven't changed since the GBA, save for the screen brightness and a bit of battery life but after 5 or so years you'd expect a little more. Makes you wonder sometimes. Now if the PSP had dual analog sticks and more good games then I could really see it going somewhere. __________________

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