Miyamoto happy where 3DS hardware is, thinking of a ‘future generation of handheld’

Rumours and speculation have kept the ‘Nintendo 3DS Redesign’ bandwagon rolling not soon after launch. Then before E3 kicked off earlier this month the Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported that a 3DS XL was coming. Nintendo denied it of course. It would have, even if it was coming.

People have been clamouring for a Nintendo 3DS with a second analogue stick, bigger screens, better battery and more. However it appears you might have to wait for the next Nintendo portable for all that and more if Shigeru Miyamoto has any say in it.

Speaking in an interview with IGN, Miyamoto was asked directly if another Nintendo 3DS was on the way. It appears that at the moment, it’s a clear no.

[quote]I really feel like I’m satisfied with the 3DS hardware as it is. I feel like it’s the best for this generation. What we’re thinking about right now is probably going to be for a future generation of handheld.[/quote]

However as much as everyone loves Miyamoto, he isn’t ‘Nintendo’. Well, not all of it anyway and if Nintendo are going to release a redesign of the Nintendo 3DS he might not have much say in it.