The arrival of Nintendo’s DSi could herald the end of the road for the current version of the handheld, the DS Lite. Nothing’s set in stone yet though, as Nintendo says that ultimately the DS Lite’s fate will be down to consumers.

Asked in an interview with MCV whether the company plans to end the DS Lite’s presence in stores following the DSi’s April 3rd release, Nintendo UK general manager David Yarnton said: “We’ll let the market decide. We expect some people will upgrade, but we also anticipate that we’ll win over people who were still undecided on DS – the extra features will help convince them. There’s an extra incentive… “With the DSi we see multiple consumer types for it. As with everything now, we look at our target market being five to 85, offering different things for different people. The functions of the device really open the platform up to more consumers – it gives the DS format unlimited potential.” Have you pre-ordered yours yet?

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