| Will brand new Nintendo's DS possess a touch screen | | | | Nintendo's gadget will have improved screen, |
| rumble functionality? Nintendo has filed another weird | | | | advanced motion sensors and maybe a touch screen |
| patent license. It's hard to say, before we see the | | | | force technology? |
| touch screen software, if this crazy patent will really | | | | The impression is going to be comparable to the |
| bring something exciting to hand-held gaming. | | | | delicate rumbles we feel with the wiimote while you |
| The submission of the patent, clearly, does not | | | | hover over something. |
| simply suggest that this touch screen rumble | | | | The concept itself probably isn't fresh. Some gadgets |
| technology will be actually created. Patents are being | | | | (like HTC Hero phone), even now have similar rumble |
| submitted all the time. On the other hand, it is in fact | | | | technology, you use virtual keyboard touch screen |
| a lot more realistic, than some other crazy | | | | software program. |
| suggestions, Nintendo patented earlier (such as the | | | | Just as with force feedback functionality on other |
| Inflatable Horseback Riding Device for wiimote). | | | | consoles, it will all be about the software. Rumble |
| The description in the patent, pictures a gadget with | | | | doesn't bring a lot of playability to most games, it's |
| one touch screen and one display screen, however | | | | even bothering in some cases. But with proper |
| the name of the invention isn't specified in the | | | | implementation, the effect can add completely new |
| patent. While this could be meant for another | | | | level of fun to the game. |
| iteration of the DS, it is not very probable Nintendo is | | | | Only the geniuses at Nintendo can come up with |
| planning to deliver another iteration, with 4 kinds of | | | | something like this. The legends, that delivered Zelda |
| DS available already (DS, DS Lite, DSi and DSi XL). | | | | and so many good video games, that last forever. |
| While there is still no official info, rumors of successor | | | | With their touch screen software, this new |
| to the DS are spreading. The successor to the | | | | technology might turn out to be quite mind-blowing... |