Hope this is the real deal.

...Why? The Dsi is still like not even a year old.

I trust I'll still have a similar amount of buttons right...for uh.. Backwards Compatibility I mean.

cant wait!

It is pretty obvious they had to make it compatible with DS games, making it's initial library huge (they've done this in previous handhelds).

Now, I have to wonder how soon they will release it, considering the DS is still selling like there's no tomorrow.

...Why? The Dsi is still like not even a year old.

The DSi is a sideline project - it's only purpose was to give Nintendo an extra year or so to finalise the DS2 [in my opinion]. Why else the lack of games and support for it till fairly recently?

But yeah, unveiling at E3 2010 and release next year has been obvious for a long while now methinks. Can't wait!

Honestly I want Nintendo to focus E3 on Wii software. Don't care to hear about yet another DS system.

My god! If this is true this will be one of the best years in Gaming. (And I have to be doing my final year of schooling to T_T)

@60fps

They'd better get that straightened out before releasing another system. But I think they will though.

@Wiifolder second post
This!

Makes sense that it's like a gamecube.

Gameboy was a NES, GBA, was a SNES, DS is a 64, "DS2" is a gamecube.

Well if Nintendo actually shows some initiative and puts out some first party retail games that make use of the new hardware in the DSi and not just 'lol cameras', I'd say hold off on DS2, but until they do I welcome the successor.

This is coming from somebody who absolutely loves his DSi and DSi Ware.

"Honestly I want Nintendo to focus E3 on Wii software. Don't care to hear about yet another DS system. "

This. Seriously guys, I don't want to buy another new system for a LONG time. Hell, if Nintendo goes another 5 years without announcing a true DS successor, I'd love it.

So is the Wii now two DS2s ducktaped together?

I understand that a lot of you are enjoying the DS or DSi. I am too. But why would you want Nintendo to wait? Look at the GB Color. They kept that thing going waaaay too long because it was selling well. The technology was so outdated at that point.

Why try to stop progress? You still have your DS, you still have hundreds of great games to go back and play, and if they make it backwards compatible you can sell/trade your old handheld. I hope these rumors are true and it comes as soon as they can make it at a reasonable price.

If this is true about the development being done this year I hope it won't come out until next year. We just got DSi last April and now XL is coming and I don't want to buy a new hand held yet.

Just because Nintendo releases a new product, doesn't mean you have to buy it right away. If you are still satisfied with your DS/i/XL, by all means...keep enjoying it. You don't HAVE to buy anything.

I'm ready for a new handheld.

^ You know, that line of thinking may very well be the true reason behind these rumors...

The only problem, is gonna be almost as powerful than the Wii, that is gonna be weird, unless there is a Wii 2 soon, about the sales, the DS was out when the GBA was selling A LOT, that much, that they called the DS a third pillar (because if it was a failure, they would continue with the Game Boy line)

D: Wowsers, and I thought the DS franchise would be lasting another 5 years in the market, they haven't even released a DS Micro yet ;P

i'll probably hold off on the dsi LL then. cool.

the DS has been out for more than 5 years now. a new handheld is due with new innovations. yeah it kinda sucks for many who bought a dsi. similar to buying an hd tv and blu ray player recently only to find out you need to buy a 3d hdtv and 3d dvd player within a couple of years to stay current. it is what it is. but seriously a new handheld is due.

XL is to DS as Micro was to Gameboy. An ending thing to bridge the border until the next big thing comes out.

Let's see: Zelda Wii, DS2, vitality sensor (although I'm not too excited about this one) new DS and Wii games. This may be the best e3 ever.

small correction nintendo made the 3axis accelerometer popular by putting two in the wiimote and nunchuk while sony was putting a 2d one and a one axis other thingy just for rotation. The sixaxis is a joke it's just not nearly as precise as the wiimote. Duck game two position why did no one notice that. ANd yello! kirby , warioware and prototype banjo pilot ? all from nintendo DECADES before apple was even a true hipster company.

Those are all nice addition can't really care for the small gap it was never a problem. Really hoping for an analog stick if they intended to put any kind of gamecube game , just one the other could be handled better by the touchscreen.

In retrospect , i should have exchange my dsl for a dsi but at the time the dsi only had the brand new "os" , no flipnote, march of the minis 3, metal torrent, that head tracking game, fighter session, shooting game you are the enemies, that x sequel , some platformer i forgot the names,braintraining small edition , wario diy even though it's not dsi only. And i'm still not sure how wide the "record one tiny sound " app could be pushed.

Now i just know the minute i buy one , the ds2 will be announced. And going by their business model , they have now, absolutely no competition in the HARDCORE MARKET. the psp failed spectacularly as a platform and as a concept... and still have all the big ip. Just to show how stupid those people are. Maybe a ds2 with good enough graphics and EASY PORT possibilities could grab some of those. They could have ported those ip to wii but hey stupidity first.

Meh i'm sure sony will make another of those conference where they'll pad themselves on the back for inventing the true touchscreen with i predict some degree a pressure sensitivity even it's quite useless in the gaming world. Oh and create your animation tool, the iphone would have done it , if it wasn't for the horrible finger control , they are even pushing with oversized even more overpriced ipad. All of this will allow them to syphoned some of nintendo consumers maybe but definitely all the 3rd parties who now clearly rather die that work for nintendo.

Fantastic. Now c'mon devs, tell them the other stuff about the DSAdvanced. Like both screens as touchscreens, and the multitouch surface. Also, how GBA games aren't compatible but DS and DSi games are.

And of course the few upgraded bits that make it look oh so pretty, sound oh so pretty, and well- you get the picture.

To the people who claim Nintendo isn't supporting DSi:

Ever heard of DSiWare? You know, that little downloadable service for the DSi... Plenty of Nintendo-developed games on there.

Yes, Nintendo needs to put out some DSi-only retail games, but they are doing pretty well with the DSi's digital service.

@Granville

You may well be correct, Mario Galaxy is beautiful and may not be able to run at 60 frames a second on the Gamecube, I have no doubt that it WOULD run though.

I chose to use the word 'hardly' because there are only a handful of games that do approach what the Gamecube achieved. Mario Galaxy itself doesn't have the technology to match Starfox Adventures and Rogue Squadron either.

I'm hoping Zelda Wii finally destroys everything though.

I would like to see a DS 2 with the same capabilities the Cube has had, like the graphics and the possibility to put many objects on-screen without slowdown (Paper Mario 2 anyone?).
What would be awesome is if the DS2 would get ports of Cube games like Mario Sunshine and Luigi's Mansion, since I'd love to play those on the go. I mean, the original DS got Mario 64 ported to it, so Mario Sunshine is the next logical step for a DS2.
Oh, and it needs an analog stick (or two).

It may be false, but the next portable being about as powerful as the GC seems about right, considering the fact that the DS is basically on par with the N64. And the fact that PSP is actually only slightly more powerful than the PS1.

So I essentially would have expected the DS2 to have graphics on par with GC.