There’s been a bit of talk regarding the hint Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime dropped regarding a redesign of the DS;

as soon as [the DS] was launched, [Nintendo] started looking at ways to tweak it visually.

So, in a few comments threads, I’ve been posting my first concept that I conceived upon hearing about the DS. Back then the actual machine had yet to be revealed, all I knew was it had two screens, possibly four buttons and was backwards compatable with the GBA. Here’s what I came up with;

It can’t be folded, although that wouldn’t be too difficult to add. I’ve missed out speakers, again easy to place somewhere, and the shoulder buttons would have to be set back slightly for better comfort. But all in all, I like my design over what Nintendo produced. I just don’t think the DS is sexy. It’s just too fat : )