Debunked? Nintendo Denies Rumors of New DS Redesign

The head of PR for Nintendo of Japan (NCL) has issued a statement to the gaming media denying the rumors of a new Nintendo DS. The rep also questions what evidence the source of the rumors (Enterbrain CEO Hirokazu Hamamura) had to make such claims.

The rumor was that a new Nintendo DS redesign would be revealed at this summer's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). It quickly made gaming headlines after Hamamura-san made the unofficial announcement in Weekly Famitsu. Famitsu is Japan's #1 video gaming media network, publishing a handful of magazines as well as Famitsu.com. Hamamura-san's company, Enterbrain, is the parent company of Famitsu.

While this statement kills the rumors for now, I wouldn't be surprised if we do in fact see a redesign sometime within the next year. That's just how Nintendo rolls (not to mention they've denied rumors that turned out to be true before).

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