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nVidia win contract for Nintendo's next handheld
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 05:00 pm by Lucario 
Though the Nintendo DSi was only released this year, news on Nintendo's next handheld have emerged on BSN via a "confidential source". Nintendo are working with graphics card developers nVidia for their future portable gaming console, the company developed the Microsoft Zune HD Player and has helped create several smart phones. The next-gen handheld is said to feature a major boost in power and will be able to support Wii standard graphics whilst still having a low battery consumption, they also plan to make it backward compatible with Nintendo DS titles. Nintendo's future handheld device is apparently expected to be released late next year in Japan but until Nintendo make an official statement take this for what it is.
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COMMENTS (27)
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 05:06 pm by Zephyr 
This is the kind of upgrade I can get behind, if it is in fact true. Although doesn't having a handheld with Wii standard graphics kind of undermine the Wii itself? Could a HD Wii be closer than we think?
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 05:07 pm by Nightroad
OH YEAH GO NINTENDO! wii graphics HAWOOT man nintendo know how to make me happy alright.
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 05:09 pm by Lucario
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| Originally Posted by Zephyr  This is the kind of upgrade I can get behind, if it is in fact true. Although doesn't having a handheld with Wii standard graphics kind of undermine the Wii itself? Could a HD Wii be closer than we think? |
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 05:14 pm by Waveguider
A TP looking game on the DS would be awesome; I guess it means the graphics for Nintendo's next home console should be that much better than the Wii, right? That is if they don't want console and handheld graphics to be comparable.
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 05:16 pm by Jader7777
I just bought a freakin' DSi, not too long after my DS lite and not too long after my DS.
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 05:20 pm by St.Cameron 
Has anyone considered that they may be considering placing a Wii label on the new handheld? But then again with the DS brand selling so well that doesn't make sense :P
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 06:03 pm by Lucario
Personally this is stupid if true imo, I mean what's the point of making DSi exclusive games or releasing the DSi in general if it is going to have a life span of two years.
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 06:04 pm by bigsim
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| Originally Posted by Jader7777 I just bought a freakin' DSi, not too long after my DS lite and not too long after my DS. |
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 06:09 pm by Kiru
Sounds good, I hope it is true, although I am a bit worried about what something like this might cost.
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 06:13 pm by Angus
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| Originally Posted by Lucario Personally this is stupid if true imo, I mean what's the point of making DSi exclusive games or releasing the DSi in general if it is going to have a life span of two years. |
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 06:36 pm by Hamm
Seems a bit like a load of hype and false promises to me, I think people are overestimating the power of the Tegra.
One of it's achievements is running Quake III at 35fps. The graphics chip in the ipod touch(PowerVR SGX I think) is capable of running Q3 at 40-60fps.
I may be interpreting this wrong, but it seems like a load of crap. Unless Quake 3 is on par with wii graphics :P
One of it's achievements is running Quake III at 35fps. The graphics chip in the ipod touch(PowerVR SGX I think) is capable of running Q3 at 40-60fps.
I may be interpreting this wrong, but it seems like a load of crap. Unless Quake 3 is on par with wii graphics :P
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 07:40 pm by warpy
new handheld? nice
the gameboy colour and gameboy micro say hi
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| Originally Posted by Lucario Personally this is stupid if true imo, I mean what's the point of making DSi exclusive games or releasing the DSi in general if it is going to have a life span of two years. |
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 07:48 pm by Parasyte
This sounds pretty awesome. Of all the companies to get a contract with in areas of console graphics and processing power, it's Nvidia. Good job, Nintendo.
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 08:19 pm by Alzi
Nintendo are working with graphics card developers nVidia for their future portable gaming console.
OH SHIT. This is going to be awesome. I might not even buy a DSi after all but if a spirit tracks DSi does come out my toonish senses will force me to get it.
The DS already has alright graphics imo for a handheld imagine this. Just wow.
OH SHIT. This is going to be awesome. I might not even buy a DSi after all but if a spirit tracks DSi does come out my toonish senses will force me to get it.
The DS already has alright graphics imo for a handheld imagine this. Just wow.
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 08:47 pm by Angus
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| Originally Posted by Hamm Seems a bit like a load of hype and false promises to me, I think people are overestimating the power of the Tegra. One of it's achievements is running Quake III at 35fps. The graphics chip in the ipod touch(PowerVR SGX I think) is capable of running Q3 at 40-60fps. I may be interpreting this wrong, but it seems like a load of crap. Unless Quake 3 is on par with wii graphics :P |
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 09:43 pm by Saq
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| Originally Posted by Lucario Wii standard graphics . |
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 09:47 pm by Twid3l
That's just a bad game so don't use it as an example of the Wii. 
Posted 15th of October, 2009 at 11:18 pm by Gookanheimer
GCN-level handheld games would be more than satisfying enough for me.
Posted 16th of October, 2009 at 12:53 am by Bhaskar24
Nintendo to focus on hand-held market as of next generation..?
Who else but Nintendo.
Who else but Nintendo.
Posted 16th of October, 2009 at 12:11 pm by plufim
Anyone upset about this because they got a DSi has to realise that this is so very early in the life of the system design. We wouldn't be seeing this until NEXT christmas at the earliest, if not longer (the only "confirmation" of it coming out then is from an analyst, and we know how brilliant they are). We wouldn't be seeing the system out until at least a year after it officially debuts with a Nintendo official holding one, and screens of games. After all, they'd need to give 3rd parties time to make games for the thing, and unlike the DS lite and DSi, it will be a significant upgrade.
All we've got now is confirmation of who is going to make the chip.
My bet is the next DS is effectively a DSi with two touchscreens, DS/DSi/DSiware compatibility, and maybe an analogue stick of some form, with of course the huge graphical upgrade.
All we've got now is confirmation of who is going to make the chip.
My bet is the next DS is effectively a DSi with two touchscreens, DS/DSi/DSiware compatibility, and maybe an analogue stick of some form, with of course the huge graphical upgrade.
Posted 16th of October, 2009 at 03:07 pm by TSPhoenix
Interesting as ATI has been doing all the Wii stuff.
Posted 17th of October, 2009 at 08:51 pm by Clash
Isn't late 2010 a bit soon? The DSi was only released in March.