DS successor to feature 'highly detailed graphics'

NewsPosted 06/01/2010 - 9:33am GMT

Will also be able to read the movements of the player.

Speaking to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed a few details about the handheld that will succeed the hugely popular Nintendo DS.

On a new handheld, Iwata stated: "[It will have] highly detailed graphics, and it will be necessary to have a sensor with the ability to read the movements of people playing."

However, Iwata stopped there, noting that it was not the time to discuss when the DS successor will reach the market.

Via Kotaku

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MJTH

I think a new handheld high detailed graphics console will help the the company regain some of the handheld dominance it had in the game boy era. Many of the people I know refuse to get a ds because its graphics aren't as good as the PSP.
The motion controls system this hand held will have probably won't good the wii or natal and probably will only read hand movements on gestures, which which when you think about doesn't seem like such a bad idea, it probably won't make jump around in the open, which would seen stupid

Posted 11:10 on 09 January 2010

Endless @ Stegosaurus-Guy-II

Not the XL is just a bigger DSi, they're talking about (finally) their next handheld system.

Personally the day Nintendo release ANYTHING that is 'highly detailed' will be achievement enough, it's not something they normally try for. Their games and systems are usually simple in concept, shallow on extras and focus on 1 or 2 key aspects.

I'm wondering if this new handheld will basically be a Wii in a smaller casing. After all the internal workings of the Wii have been around for 3 years longer than the DS hardware (over 8 years ago) it should be easy for them to miniaturise the Wiis hardware into handheld format.

Posted 09:47 on 09 January 2010