Is This a Clue for New Nintendo Hardware_

Before the Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo is holding a press conference. Previously, it was revealed that 3DS-related event was called the “Nintendo Conference”. That’s not the whole story. https://kotaku.com/report-nintendo-holding-pre-tokyo-game-show-event-5833483 The event is actually called “Nintendo 3DS Shinseihin Happyoukai” (ニンテンドー3DS 新製品発表会). “Shinseihin” (新製品) means “new product” or even “new product line”, while “happyoukai” (発表会) is a more innocuous “presentation”.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); This means that Nintendo is revealing something. It is definitely a new product, but is that new product a game, a hardware revision, or some sort of add-on? Japanese forum 2ch is buzzing, but leaning rummy satta more towards either a hardware revision (maybe a 3DS XL or a 3DS Lite?) or the rumored second thumbstick. Or maybe it’s a 3D-free 3DS? https://kotaku.com/is-nintendo-working-on-a-redesigned-3ds-5833489 If the new product is just another line of games with Nintendo characters, that will be a letdown. Squaring off with a rummy star new iPhone and the rummy wealth PS Vita, Nintendo needs to surprise us. Big time. 任天堂、「ニンテンドー3DS 新製品発表会」 [ITmedia ニュース via オレ的] (Top photo: Ronny Hartmann | AP) You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.