Prediction - the GBA slot will be replaced by an SD card slot, to hold the photos, music and bookmarks for the built-in camera, music player and web browser respectively.

Also, moving the DS's SD card into a firmware-upgraded Wii will then give access to all of these files from the Wii's Photo-player and web browser.

Think about it. Loss of a GBA slot will only reduce funtionality in the following areas:

Rumble pack - has hardly been used but could be built into the new console

The old web browser and the Play-Yan/MP3 player - both no longer necessary under the above assumptions

The Guitar Hero and Space Invaders Extreme peripherals - These are third party, so will Nintendo care?

GBA games - Nintendo are probably planning to offer GBA games on download (in fact the excellent Japanese GBA game Orbital is already effectively available on US Wii Ware).

Main prediction -R4 carts won't work any more,

Removing the GBA slot would be the worst move in my opinion. Of course Nintendo will care if people can't play one of the bigger christmas titles (Guitar Hero) on their new console. If they don't, then they should.

they will not launch in Europe until after xmas, so they can maximise the xmas market and get rid of the DS lite stock (same thing they did with the DS lite)

Posted: 40 minutes ago
Main prediction -R4 carts won't work any more

Hmm for how long......10 mins after release lol

If this does become fact, then they'll have to release before Xmas as it will kill DS sales stone dead. PSPs are starting to slow in Japan as people wait for the PSP3000, so the same will happen to the new DS.

I hope the GBA slot isn't removed. If it is, I most likely will not buy a new one. The rest of it would have to be very attractive. I currently have a first gen Red DS and could maybe do with an upgrade, kind of a bulky thing. I'd love it if you could put videos on it and watch them, that'd be great.

OpenPandora started taking pre-orders yesterday, maybe nintendo is a bit weary?

5am UK is in like a little more then 5 hours from now isn't it. Is there going to be some live video streams of Saturo Iwata's presentation? Anyone got a URL for the live video?

I'm Guitar Hero will come in two flavours - one that clips into GBA slot and one that clipts into SD slot - the device will still clip to the same external points.

psp sales are not slowing fool. psp was the top selling portable for the month of september. please get your facts right.

Seems an unusual time to announce it, with parents entering the age old debate of what to buy for christmas.
Mmmmm shall i buy this for little Jonny or would that just be stupid with a new model on the way and Nintendo having just announced no pre Christmas price reductions on the soon to be outdated Lite.

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