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[Kiki Neko-Chan]

Here's my concept for Nintendo's next handheld.. A full coloured version should come soon. Tell me what you think!



After hearing people's complaints comments about the DS clamshell design/Mini-Dpad/Dual Circle Pads, I created a whole new concept dubbed "Nintendo HandBoy". It still contains dual circle pads and a full 3d touchscreen. I haven't finilazed the design, but here it is :-)

Edited by Keanu Reeves, 18 October 2012 - 04:34 AM.

[Robotic Sunshine Commander]

awesome post. i have some slight criticism though.

i think a different design would be nice. maybe one with hand grips, a different D-pad, a different shape or something lol. but overall it looks nice good job.

[Crackkat]

great!! however, i believe the addition of glasses free 3D without viewing angle problems should come in a 3DS upgrade (but not the sliders and stuff cos that would make it an entirely new system, they should go in an all new system like u've proposed)

[Kiki Neko-Chan]

awesome post. i have some slight criticism though.

i think a different design would be nice. maybe one with hand grips, a different D-pad, a different shape or something lol. but overall it looks nice good job.

Thanks! I'll use that for the improved version of my design. Nintendo hasn't really changed the DS design since the original DS in 2004, so I dont think that the 4DS' design would be a radical change. Perhaps I should include some more info on my design

Edited by Keanu Reeves, 17 October 2012 - 03:17 PM.

[Robotic Sunshine Commander]

Thanks! I'll use that for the improved version of my design. Nintendo hasn't really changed the DS design since the original DS in 2004, so I dont think that the 4DS' design would be a radical change. Perhaps I should include some more info on my design

yah i know. i just want to see a new design. maybe even using just one touch screen. kindof like vita

[Mignaga]

It needs another circle pad. One right in the center of the touchscreen. Then it is perfect.

[BanjoKazooie]

It has a Xbox D-Pad!!! AND THT THING SUCKS. Although the rest is great!!

[Foot]

I think Nintendo needs to ditch the DS form factor. I think with the next one they can have a fully 3D touchscreen with an 9:3 aspect ratio, (5:3 3DS 3D screen, 4:3 3DS touch screen) and have it all on one screen for 3DS backwards compatibility

[WisdomPowerCourage]

If its a 4Ds it needs 4D, like water shooting out of it or fireballs burn off your eyebrows, even banana peels flying out of the screen during mariokart.

[BanjoKazooie]

If its a 4Ds it needs 4D, like water shooting out of it or fireballs burn off your eyebrows, even banana peels flying out of the screen during mariokart.

or demension a inside demensions. Like each pixel is actually a two by two pixel and each pixel in that is actually another complete world full of cuddly kittens!

[Colinx]

Not really a fan. Sorry, Nintendo makes the best d-pad out of the big 3. No need to change it.

Plus, I think the design is really similar to the previous DS/3DS lines. I don't mind having DS, but the flip/clamshell has been running for almost 8 years now.

[Blake]

The buttons would be very awkward.

Imagine playing something like Pokemon, so I think the circle pad and the buttons locations should be switched.

[Mitch]

I hope the next handheld has something a little bit more innovative than a 2nd circlepad

[Joshua]

Awesome, I like it! But knowing Nintendo they would not abandon their well-known 'Star' D-Pad.

[BanjoKazooie]

I hope the next handheld is a extremely comfortable HD stunner!

[Tricky Sonic]

If you can not only discover what exactly the 4th dimension is...but also make a handheld based around it...you will be a genius! Nintendo already mentioned in an interview not to long ago that they are working on the next handheld and it won't be 3D or anything. They are going a different route and doing something completely different.

I think you gave me an idea for a forum contest...bwahaha!

[Kiki Neko-Chan]

Look at the first post! I created a new design!

If you can not only discover what exactly the 4th dimension is...but also make a handheld based around it...you will be a genius! Nintendo already mentioned in an interview not to long ago that they are working on the next handheld and it won't be 3D or anything. They are going a different route and doing something completely different.

I think you gave me an idea for a forum contest...bwahaha!

Well, I have an idea on what the 4D on my designs are.. I just can't explain it

Edited by Keanu Reeves, 18 October 2012 - 04:39 AM.

[Tricky Sonic]

Look at the first post! I created a new design!



Well, I have an idea on what the 4D on my designs are.. I just can't explain it

If it involves games like cooking mama actually cooking food I can eat...then I approve

[Nollog]

4D? How does it influence time?

[Tsuchinoko]

Nintendo 4DS needs to have smell emitters. So if you are in a dirty area with dead bodies and zombies it would smell disgusting. Or if you are on a plain like in a Zelda game it would smell like fresh grass. That would be cool.

Only thing is it would probably have to be refilled. Like you have to buy new smell cartridges for the system when it runs out. And each smell cartridge is good for like 200 hours of gaming. Oh and they could have general and game specific smell cartridges. So say you know you will be playing a certain game like Pokemon for a long time. You could buy the Pokemon specific smell cartridge that only produces smells that have to do with that game. And then the general smell cartridge is like an all-purpose cartridge to introduce you into the world of smelling games.