"I expected [the DSi to feature] an accelerometer to help compete against the iPhone. I'm not sure why they didn't include it, and it would have been a bit more of a differentiator from the current DS Lite, so I think it would have helped consumers justify an upgrade." - Wedbush Morgan (super) analyst, Michael Pachter

You can be sure that Nintendo would keep something like that for their next, true handheld system. An accelerometer would change the game too much for current DS owners. I don't doubt that Nintendo's next handheld will feature an accelerometer...and some other crazy contraption we haven't thought of yet.

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