Oh Snap! The DS gets a facelift!

Here's a bit more info from IGN. Software companies worldwide have more than 120 Nintendo DS games in development. Nintendo alone is developing more than 20 titles, and in excess of 100 companies have signed on to create games for the new system. The company is expected to announce the launch date, price, and game line-up in the near future. "The Nintendo DS will change the future of hand-held gaming," says Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., Ltd. "Dual screens, chat functions, a touch screen, wireless capabilities, voice recognition - these abilities surpass anything attempted before, and consumers will benefit from the creativity and innovation the new features bring to the world of video games."

Thats going to be fucking awesome, so many games... I wonder how you will be able to use chat functions though. Perhaps they make the touch screen a key board where u can type with the stylus? Voice recognition sounds pretty cool too, but it would be a little weird talking to a handheld when your in public