All quotes come from distinguished gaming analyst Michael Pachter.

“We think that the timing of a new product introduction will depend upon the sales profile for the DS, and believe that lower than expected DS hardware sales could trigger an earlier launch for the new device,”

Pachter says that demand for the DS in Japan will continue to decline, and a new DS could be announced this year:

“We think that Nintendo has a new handheld device ready for launch in [Japan] before the end of the calendar year.”

If Pachter ends up to be right, a good time to announce the DS will be at the Tokyo game show. Which will accrue Octber 9th-12th

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