The rumoured DS2 development kits are in the hands of select developers in Japan – and include a motion-sensing function, CVG can reveal.

The biggest of the firms working with the device is The Pokemon Company, which CVG understands was the first third-party business to be offered the dev kit.

“It’s genuinely the best thing I think I’ve ever worked with,” he said. “I can tell you that it’s got a ’tilt’ function that’s not dissimilar to iPhone, but does a lot more. We know that The Pokemon Company are getting special attention with it.” – CVG’s Industry Source

“Any kind of March announcement wouldn’t fit with the timeline I understand the second DS to be on,” he added.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we hear even more rumors over the next week.  Most of them seem to revolve around a new DS in the works, but this rumor seems to indicate that we won’t hear about the DS2 in March (presumably at GDC).  The next 8 days leading up to Nintendo’s Media Summit (Feb. 24) are going to be very interesting.  Check out the link for more info from CVG’s insider.

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