Hi Def Nintendo DS - Does it make sense?

GamesRelay comments on the Hi Def DS news - and wonders if a Hi Def handheld device makes any sense?

[qface64]

iwata was most likely saying hi def as in improved graphics
i mean ever time you hear someone talk about hi def or HD now a days they mean it graphics wise and not the actual output
i dunno why though

[Hisiru]

Zune HD has high definition graphics and Tegra, maybe that rumor is true and the next DS will probably use Tegra

[TheIneffableBob]

The Zune HD can OUTPUT HD, but it cannot display HD on its screen. No handheld device yet has a display that has 1280x720 pixels or higher.

[Feral Gamer]

I believe high def would be anything over 640x480, but I could be wrong. I'd like portable games to have higher resolution textures and less jaggies. This article is terrible btw, nothing but filler.

[RealityCheck]

I think better graphics on a Nintendo portable are long overdue... so I'm looking forward to this.

[CaptainPunch]

I couldn't agree more, I wonder if they'll be better then the PSPs graphics? Then again there could always be a PSP2 announced.

[solidt12]

I think better graphics on a Nintendo EVERYTHING (Wii, DS, etc.) are long overdue. The Wii is basically the Gamecube Advanced.

[Hisiru]

Of course it will have better graphics than the PSP, but the PSP2 is another story.

@solidt12
But we can't forget, Wii was an answer to the PS2 and not PS3/x360. The Ps2 destroyed the gamecube in sales, so Nintendo developed an improved gamecube with motion sensor. It's similar to Dreamcast x PS2, Sega didn't know that Sony would use DVD.

[Aquarius]

The DS is comparable to a N64 which was released 14 years ago.
Nintendo are still clasping onto cartridges.

We are in the HD ERA. DS has sold over 100million since 2004, I don't think Nintendo could care any less/more.
Let's see: pocket, colour, advance( loved them when I were younger ).
Nintendo needs a complete overhaul.

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

I was really interested in PSP at first but now it seems too late for me to get one of those.

A high rez screen would look great on such a small screened device.

Im looking forward to the nest gen of handhelds as I might get one someday. Im hoping the psp 2 or DS2 has dual analogues and a high rez screen.

[Meryl]

It is weird how Nintendo handhelds have always been inferior to their competitors, for example the sega game gear was alot better than the gameboy, but we all know how that one turned out, again the same thing happened with PSP vs DS, DS rules the roost, but PSP is selling enough to ensure its place on the market (it is not has been discontinued like other handheld devices).

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

the Game gear was great with its back-lit color screen and all but thats all it had on GB. GB had better games.

But as far as HW goes the GG was kinda poor a a "portable" device.

I say this because it was HUGE and took 6 AA batteries and unless you completely turned the volume down you would run out of juice pretty fast(retardedly fast if I remember right). however it was great because you could play it in the dark(unlike the GB) and it was color.
It was alot of fun with a DC adapter plugged into the wall, but I think the gameboy was much more practical for gaming on the go as its batteries would actually last a long time with sound too.

edit--- I used to really want a nomad too as I never had a Genesis back in the day.

[gumgum99]

The key word here is "High-Resolution". This is Nintendo we're talking about here. There upgrades are almost always modest, so it'll most likely output a solid 480p resolution more akin to the Gamecube.

[Ashira]

A higher resolution to the graphics would really be a good idea. 3D really hurts on the DS right now thanks to its low resolution. And I am one who thinks the graphical quality of Twilight Princess is more than good enough (ie not one who hold graphics in high regard).
For 2D, the DS is just about perfect, though.