What? Weird.

this could be the final nail in the psp's coffin

nintendos next gb forsure

Odd..

Looks like DS2 will have buffed up graphics and a much better touchscreen, while the PSP2 will have a normal touchscreen (copycats) hahaha

u know this is probably an early idea of wat the ds could be, but they added 2 extra buttons instead of a complicated touch screen, anyone else think this?

somebody summarize this for me i'm too lazy to read it

I dont know what to say about this. I am going to keep my mouth shut and see what becomes of this.

Quote from the article "Since the patent was originally drafted in July 2004 and filed in July 2005, it is possible it could be a prototype for the DS or DS Lite, as often patents feature conceptual mockups of hardware rather than the final design."

I say its just an early concept of the ds, and wont be made into production. But thats just me, a a few others

Meh. How about bringing more games? Does the touch screen need that much interaction? (not to mention the fingerprints that have already been brought up....

These are just rough printouts. 50% chance these are the real deal because... What's the point in showing all your cards when playing poker?

Starfox for DS? Very likely! Or...perhaps Pilot Wings DS?

thats just stupid who cares

looks good

HMMMMM ? Should I be ready to sell my two DS Nintendos ? Will the games be compatible to the older DS >? HMMMMM ??

what the f***? so you move your fingers to move the characters? or...? this is very confusing... i'll wait til we have more news...

If it is Star Fox, than I will freak out.

god dam nintendo i really dont want to buy a 3rd!!!! DS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

neat concept. but what is it for... i mean... if it was for a next generation ds why only two points... and if it was for the revolution... what would it be used for...

Sounds amazing, but they should keep the X/Y buttons in there, just for the sake of making 3rd parties happy.

Nintendo is determined to destroy itself and i hope it dies within the next couple years that would be so awesome! I think this is Nintendo trying to destroy itself with lawsuits! YEEHAW! Thank You I hope nintendo destroys itself.

Hmmm, this sounds pretty interesting. I'm curious to see where Nintendo is headed with this.

Bahh, another upgrade Nintendo decided would be best served as an upgraded model?

My fingers started cramping-up just reading about it.

The patent says "at least two pointing pos. are simult. detectable." Does that mean we'll be able to use all our fingers on the touch pad? Can u imagine using all your fingers to control a character/object? That's kinda crazy but hopefully designers will make it intuative. The ship controls aren't too shabby. Touch panels are the future (ala Matrix/Minority Report).

as this diagram shows. With two points the the formula listed it is able to create one point. So if by placing two stylus' (or fingertips) equals one point(giving the algorythm) that means the current DS would already be setup for it.

Looks pretty cool but I hate touching the bottom screen of my ds with my finger! It drives me crazy to get fingerprints on the screen.

NOOO... they pulled the GBA slot!!! oh yeah.....the drawings look stupid too. i'm not a fan.

But check this out. If you look at the game, it actually has a different design than the current nintendo ds! Plus, there is NO way that this new "Nintendo DS" could play GBA games. I don't know what to think.......I wonder what nintendo is playing at.....

that would have some use in Sonic Rush's "Altitude Limit" Levels.

It's a prototype - they wouldn't release a 'redesign' that's missing two buttons. The DS Lite is likely going to be the main DS version for at least a year after its US launch, probably longer -- there just isn't much they can add to it. Although I do expect Nintendo to 'relaunch' the DS Lite when the Revolution is released, in colors matching the Revolution colors.

Sweet

I think Nintendo just don't put on current DS all what they wanted to put there in the beginning... And this is not good!

Been reading the comments and noticed that other people remember the fake pics.

I'd forgotten that in the fake picture there was an analog stick on the DS, so thanks for reminding me.

What interests me about this patent, is the image you see of the DS looks exactly like some "fake" pics of the actual console on the internet a month or so ago....

So if those pics were fake, then isn't this patent a hoax as well?

Either that or those other pics were real!

That Is some High Level Thinking and Ideas there I hope that Something like that will really be possible some time soon. and that devce can be a secondary controller for the revolution

funny how stuff like this "leak"

This is obviously the precursor to StarFox DS. As for the two-finger thing, I have no idea what Nintendo has up their sleeves.....for now.

Simply amazing the kind of games that can be played with two or more touch points on the screen. I love my Nintendo DS and I can't wait to see what kind of games they will be making for this new iteration of the Nintendo DS. In the meantime I'm looking forward to get a Nintendo DS Lite.

people will rip their fingers apart to make their spaceship go faster lol

I haven't long brought a DS i don't want it to be outdated yet, it is miles to early.
Although if the Revolution had this technology it would be cool.

If anything I would say next GB not DS2..hmmm....who knows its nintendo ffs *shrug*

That pic of the DS is over a year old.

it could be a new nintendo gameboy remember it only has 2 buttons and remember nintendo saying ds is not a gameboy so that could only mean a more advanced version of gameboy it self because nintendo also stated the ds and gameboy will have its own systems well i hope your on my side with this

That Model Plane Looks Exactly Like The Fighters In Super Star Fox For The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (Super Famicom)

Wow that look interesting.

The current DS would have to be programmed to accept two points, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was just for the concept (to be programmed into the game cart). I don't think this has anything to do with the Revolution.

maybe its for the successor to the gameboy

It seems like a prototype of the DS.

This is obviously a patent for a prototype technology for the Nintendo DS that clearly did not make it into the final finished product. I imagine that when the DS was brainstormed, no-one knew how manipulative one could be with the handheld's much touted touch screen. The inventor of this patent was probably using different conceptual touch screen materials during R & D that featured no similarity to the more cost effective pointing apparatus we have right now. Otherwise, using more advanced touch-screen functionality might have made the DS more expensive to manufacture in the long run. At least, that's my two cents on the subject.