Gaming site Siliconera has unearthed a new Nintendo patent, hinting at something to come for the DS’ near future. These pictures are a little difficult to interpret if you don’t know what you’re looking at (which I barely do) but basically, as you see above, the patent includes plans for some kind of new cartridge–though for the DS or a new DS successor, no one knows.
However, the patent says “broken lines showing of an electronic game machine is for illustrative purposes only.” while Siliconera points out that the number of pins for the proposed design are the same as a standard DS cart. What could this mean?
Take a look and decide for yourself by perusing the patent image gallery below.
