Needs moar screens.

Would be a cool design, but I'm pretty sure that fan-made 'concept art' of a DS2 has been around the internet since about '05 I want to say. I certainly remember seeing it a year or so ago at least.

>>166
-_-
Guys, it's just a picture. I am not claiming this is the next handheld. The subject at hand is what is to be discussed.

>>165
Can't find the picture of the [fan made] DS concept art which has a ridiculous amount of screens.

>>167
No, I understand that.

Also, there is talk that nVidia has been contacted to make the hardware for the successor to the DS, and the chip that has supposedly been chosen has graphics on par with the Wii while using less energy than the DSi's current configuration.

>>168
Mm hmm - that's where this speculation started, with that news.

And, Oh man, I just realised that the new CPUs could be for WII HD. Gosh I can't believe I didn't think of that.

DS2 in the hands of Pokemon Company
http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=235077

I don't think I/we said it in this thread, but Nona and I have said that Nintendo consults Game Freak (among other developers, apparently) when making a new handheld, to help influence the design of the next handheld. Partly to maximize Pokémon games' success.

Well, I just learned that HG/SS have the ability to register two items. Watching gameplay of HG/SS, and the announcer pointing out the new things like the Pokémon following you. Also, the touch-screen controls have finally been perfected to how they should have been (unless you can't tap where you want to Fly).
These new things are pushing Pokémon in a great direction. If they include time/day events in Gen V/VI, that'd be fantastic.

Being able to see your Pokémon though... that's a big deal. It leads me to speculate that a future game will allow you to see them in more detail, possibly have overworld sprites/polygons replacing random encounters. 3D game? It might not be free roam, but having your player character sprite be 3D, along with your following monster, seems like the direction they're going.
It's so exciting to think about the possibilities =]

http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Nintendo_announces_Nintendo_DS_successor
gentelmentelmen

I think there's a better thread for this idea somewhere, but not sure where it is.
In Gen V/VI, there should be a place you can only fly to.

I didn't know this thread was here. I'll just post this:

http://nintendo3dsblog.com/iwata-3d-viewing-to-be-one-of-the-attractions-in-the-new-pokemon-3ds-game

>>520
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Another idea for Gen VI: A Gym that has wild monsters. Perhaps the monsters could even be the pre-Leader "opponents" instead of trainers.

Okay more future game ideas:
Dual roaming legendaries. Always together as a double battle. You can only pick one to catch, so you have to faint the other - never to return.

After the Elite Four, monster levels regionwide could increase.

On another board, this person was talking about coming up announcement being RSEmakes, and it reminds me my uncle who works at Nintendo of yesteryear:

"I have a friend whose bent on believing it will be the R/S/E remake.. o.o; He says he bases this not only the fact that Hoenn was referenced in both HG/SS and B/W, but also due to the color of the cartridges.. *Which he made me test out* Basically, although they appear black/grayish, unlike other DS game cards, when you hold either HG/SS/B/W up to a bright light, or under a bright light.. It will become a bit transparent, having either a rubyish or blue hue.. though.. that could've referenced R/B... or just be a random coincidence.."

Heard this great idea from another person this past weekend: Fossil gym

-3DS Pokémon Box eShop app
-Joe's idea: "Someone could probably build a server that acts as a Pokemon box, similar to the pokemon event download servers we already have."
Maybe a Box-like thing will be on PGL in Gen VI

I bet Gen VI has spot/street pass-only monsters
>:[

http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Masuda_to_%22consider%22_Ruby_and_Sapphire_remakes
RSEmakes should probly have it's own thread.