Famitsu Publisher Speculates a New DS this E3

It seems to be the case with Nintendo handhelds that the early adopter often ends up coming off second best as the Big N have developed a habit of updating and sliming down their portable consoles. Gamers with the DS lite are already showing off their sexy slim console compared to the larger ugly cousin nicknamed the ‘phat’ DS console. The publisher of the popular Japaneses magazine Famitsu

Hamamura's comments appear to be based on nothing more than general industry talk and speculation on his part, and as expected Nintendo offer no comment. Taking a look at the timeline Nintendo traditionally release a revised handheld ever 2 years, which would be this year.

Looking back, 1996 saw the release of the Gameboy Pocket, which was replaced by Gameboy Color in 1998. In 2001 The Gameboy Advance was upon us before it was updated and became the GBA SP in 2003. 2005 saw the release of the ‘phat’ version of the Nintendo DS which was updated and slimed down to become the Nintendo DS Lite in 2006 along with the GBA Micro. For those of you out of touch with the date it is now 2008, could the two year gap since the last revision of a Nintendo handeld mean Nintendo could have a surprise up its sleeve this E3?

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An artists rendition of a revised DS