It is intersting to look at all the old rumors, Abner sent this to me:
"I found a lot of rumors about the DS on http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,62064,00.html July 16, 2004
 The theory: The DS won't feature a standard control-pad-and-button setup -- rather, it will incorporate motion-sensor controls that determine which direction the player is tilting the system.
The evidence: Nintendo first experimented with motion control with a 2001 Game Boy Color release called Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble, and later expanded on the concept with a prototype GameCube title called Roll-O-Rama, which was shown at the E3 show in 2002 but never released.
The odds: 3-1. Legendary Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto always has put a high priority on new and interesting player interfaces, and motion control would be one of them. Perhaps the reason Roll-O-Rama didn't appear was that the technology was being reworked into the Nintendo DS. On the other hand, it's unclear what other types of games would benefit from this kind of control.
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The theory: The DS will feature a built-in digital camera function.
The evidence: Like the motion controller, Nintendo showed off a seemingly complete camera attachment for the Game Boy Advance at E3 2002, but the attachment was never released. It worked with a GameCube prototype title -- also unreleased -- called Stage Debut, which mapped players' faces onto the in-game polygonal character models.
The odds: 4-to-1. Given the success of Sony's EyeToy, a Logitech-developed digital camera attachment for the PlayStation 2 home video-game system, it would seem that Nintendo would want to explore the possibilities of using a camera to control onscreen action. And if the DS could be connected to the Nintendo GameCube, that woThe theory: The DS will feature built-in wireless multiplayer gaming.
The evidence: Nintendo has wholeheartedly embraced the wireless revolution -- its WaveBird wireless controller is fast becoming the standard input device of choice for GameCube owners, and the company's latest Pokémon games -- releasing this month in Japan -- will include a Motorola-powered, 2.4-GHz adapter for wireless monster battles.
The odds: 2-to-1. Given Nintendo's recent penchant for all things wireless, expect a similar adapter to be available for the DS if it's not built into the design. But there's no indication yet that the Nintendo DS will feature multiplayer games.
The theory: The two screens won't be placed next to each other; they'll be layered on top of each other to create a 3-D effect.
The evidence: Electronics giant Sharp is a longtime Nintendo cohort and the manufacturer of the LCD screens on Nintendo's Game Boy Advance SP handheld video-game system. Sharp is developing 3-D display technology, and Nintendo is listed as a member of the consortium for said technology.
The odds: 100-to-1. "You can use the two screens as one big monitor.... The developer(s) will have the freedom to do what they want to do," said Nintendo spokeswoman Beth Llewellyn in a recent interview. Llewellyn went on to add that the screens would be aligned vertically, which rules out any possibility of the two screens acting in tandem to create a 3-D image.
Some theories are just too far out to be true, it seems -- unless that's just what Nintendo wants us to believe."
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