# Next nintendo hand held?

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**Created:** [December 28, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-nintendo-hand-held/211166 "2006-12-28T04:39:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![revelations1318](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@revelations1318](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/revelations1318)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-nintendo-hand-held/211166/1 "2006-12-28T04:39:33Z")

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here’s a story:

i am not a gaming nut. last console i bought was the gameboy advance (non sp). the only games i play are nintendo ones (love pokemon) and pc. i just play the same ones over and over (own less than a dozen games over both platforms). i sold my GBA ages ago (unfortunately just before the GBA pokemon games game out), and i have just exausted pokemon blue and gold.

due to reading about pokemon diamond/pearl on the DS and pokemon emerald on the GBA, i would like to get back into nintendo gaming for my pokemon needs. been admiring the DS Lite (it would go lovely with my white macbook). i’ve found that there is a web browser adaptor available in japan for the DS and i’ve read rumours of a memory card adaptor to allow the playing of media (mp3, mpeg etc).

as i have little knowledge on gaming, i pose 2 questions:

1. when do ppl think the memory card adaptor will emerge in the west?
2. as i am such an infrequent console player, would i be aswell to wait the 2-3 years for the next nintendo handheld (hopefully with internet browsing and media playing built in as standard. and of course a new pokemon game :D)?

after observing consoles over the years impartially i’ve noticed a pattern:

Nintendo/M$ releases console prematurely -\> Sony releases console late which blows away competitors -\> Nintendo/M$ release upgrades/refurbs

I’m glad i’m catching the 3rd phase in the DS’ lifespan 😃