New DS on the way

[Valkysas]

With nvidia's Tegra processor handing the graphics
http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news...ntendo-ds.aspx

this came straight from nvidia. so its no rumor.

[marcus]

Re: New DS on the way

Given the fact that current Nintendo DS hardware is based upon two ARM cores [ARM7 and ARM9 series], it looks like Next-Gen DS could be backwards compatible with the DS application library, courtesy of ARM11 core inside current Tegra SoC products. According to our sources, "all of the apps that came for old DS can run on a single ARM11 core - yet alone the CorTex A9-based next-gen Tegra, leaving graphics subsystem to do "something smarter". In any case, the hardware is now much more potent and should easily enable developers to push the envelope even further.

This is the only section I cared about. Backwards compatibility = good.

That is until Nintendo releases a redesign of their next handheld and removes it.

[hitogoroshi]

Re: New DS on the way

Something that gets it's own brand spanking new games and can play backwards? That could be really interesting if we get the same sort of good games that the DS got combined with some more power in the handheld.