The new DS will have camera and music
playback.
Sounds cool but my DS is only 5 months old so I might not pick this one up yet. That is unless they start making a lot games that need the camera.
Nintendo will release a new model of the Nintendo DS portable game machine this year. For the first time, it will include a camera and music playback functionality. The wireless functionality of the machine will also be strengthened, allowing it to connect to "information terminals."* Since the DS was released 4 years ago, it has sold 77,000,000 units worldwide. It seems as if the new model will go outside the boundaries of the "game business" to compete with devices like cell phones.
Images that you take with the camera could be used by games. The music playback function will be able to take music from CDs and other sources and play it back.
The price of the new model, like the current 16,800 yen [DS Lite], will be under 20,000 yen. It will first be released in Japan, and overseas releases are under consideration.
Homebrew has already given us music
and video capability, and all that is required is a ds camera accessory plugin. Pointless ds update is pointless.
