Nintendo DS Successor: Nvidia wins contract for chipset.

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Originally Posted by QuickSciFi

+1

Also, how do we know this isn't a completely different platform for another handheld? If they're going to make a different handheld, why still call it the DS? This isn't exactly an upgrade like we've seen before, it looks like a whole different gaming system. They might be going for something next gen altogether.

Also, is it too much to ask for a generic audio/video output? And make it stereo. :D

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It is the next gen. That's the leaked info. It doesn't have the DS name, it's rumored to be the successor handheld. All we know is that 'Nvidia is working with Nintendo, using Tegra chipsets, which are targeted at mobile devices.'

Well, if dual screens were so big for the last one, clearly TRIPLE screens would be even better! :D

Nah, just make the 2nd screen touch sensitive as well, then both hands will be occupied by that with no room for button pushing. :lol:

Do you think Wi-Fi Direct will also have affect on the DS's Successor?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8254085.stm

From the dead but.....

but ?

but whut?

But Nintendo didn't go with Tegra 3, and opted to go with ARM & a GPU from DMP

Nvidia's bringing Tegra to the handheld gaming market with the Shield now. Although it'll make no dent whatsoever in Nintendo's bottom line there.

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Originally Posted by Chilly Willy

This is hilarious! If Nintendo actually puts nVidia Tegra into the nextgen DS, the DS will be more powerful than the Wii. Won't that just piss off Wii owners even more! :D

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That's not really hard to do though, given how old/low-powered the Wii architecture is. Hell, as it is the 3DS is more powerful than the Wii in most aspects save GPU. (more RAM -probably- more powerful CPU -not sure the clock of that ARM11) Actually, depending on the clock speed of the PICA200 GPU, the 3DS might have a GPU performance lead over the old Hollywood GPU. :p

Now, more powerful than the Wii U would be another matter, but still technically possible. (the Tegra 4 planned for Project Shield looks like it might lead over the Wii U) ;)