Why doesn't Nintendo increase the DS game card size?

Currently the biggest game card for Nintendo DS is 256MB, and a good amount of games are coming out with 128MB of data on cards, like Pokemon.

They originally started the DS using 64MB game cards in 2004, i'm wondering, the DS seems to have a little life left in it (ok a lot of life)

So why not add more memory? Yea i know games are doing fine without it, but why not? making game cards up to 1GB or 2GB shouldn't cost that much. yes, i know one of the great things about the DS is its cheap to develop for, but not everyone would have to use bigger cards, they can still make games on smaller game cards if they want.

But give people like Square Enix when making DQ9 (which is nearing comlpeteion, releases in JP next mnth) and with a big IP name like Zelda, Metroid, Mario, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, it could be used and show for it with more content in games, etc.

so, why don't they make the games not 256MB at most but 1GB at least? It could help drag a few more years out of the DS platform, not that it needs anymore help but you can never help something like the DS too much. Don't make devs use 1GB cards, let them make a 40MB game and ship a 64MB card. but for the ambitious ones, give me more room

thoughts? i'd like it to happen ( i however don't see it though)

Yes, they need to increase card size.

i'm so sorry for the double post. i hope you all know it was a glitch in gamespot

i tried posting it but it said error, invalid topic title, so i pressed back on my browser and changed the topic title

can a mod plz only lock one of the two threads? plz?

1GB is too "expensive" o.o

1GB is too "expensive" o.o

Shadow_Jr

ASH was released in Japan last year as a 2 gigabit card, thats a lot of data right there.intro94

I say, what does it matter? All it will do is most likely run your battery...bbkkristian

but more space for content, and better graphics (perhaps)

Games really don't take up as much memory as you would first think. Since one gig isn't expensive anymore it wouldn't mean anything if they did it like that. It can only go for the better.

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]I say, what does it matter? All it will do is most likely run your battery...darth-pyschosis

but more space for content, and better graphics (perhaps)

[QUOTE="intro94"]ASH was released in Japan last year as a 2 gigabit card, thats a lot of data right there.darth-pyschosis