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New Nintendo DSi coming next year?DVDBack23 @ Oct 14, 2009 21:13 | 4 comments
The report states the deal has already been struck, and the handheld is currently in development.
It is possible that Nintendo will use the nVidia single Tegra chip, which is more powerful that the DSi's current dual ARM processing chips.
Adds the report: "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." |
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Comment by: Razengan (Oct 15, 2009 02:45) So soon?!! Thank goodness I didn't upgraded from my DS Lite. If this is true, I will wait for the next-gen DS. |
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Comment by: joyww (Oct 15, 2009 07:34) SPAM removed |
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Comment by: Gnawnivek (Oct 15, 2009 20:15) Damn, that means my not so old DSi is outdated, lol. Question, i know the new chip is faster and all, but what does that mean for the gamers? The "DSi 2" will have new games that can't be played on the DSi or DS? |
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Comment by: IguanaC64 (Oct 19, 2009 14:20) I'd like to see bluetooth in the next one DSi and maybe a GPS. A $50 bump in price for a camera just wasn't worth it for me to go to the DSi. |
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