Recently it was learnt that the first update to the DS is under the process of development at Nintendo, and the company will unveil it soon. This new upgrade, which will use photos in games, will also feature an integrated camera. 

The company has also undertaken the aim to expand the handheld's role as a wireless data device and further will invent a look for the system that is more user-friendly. A report however informs that the DS will be launched by Nintendo by December and the prices for the homeland will be kept under $189. 

The annual Tokyo Game Show, which is around the corner, has always served as a venue for the introductions of new hardware, and this report has just arrived before the event’s beginning. Reportedly, Sony has really pressurized the company to take this step. 

During the end of 2004, Nintendo first launched the DS and following this, in March 2006, the shipping of the DS Lite begun, which was the DS’s thinner and better screened version. Since then, the company had maintained a low-profile with no announcements of replacements. No comments could be received by the company officials.