The rumour mill just won’t die down on the subject of the Nintendo DS’s successor and Gameinformer are continuing this trend. Developers at GDC have apparantly been heard discussing the DS2 specs and what to expect from the console. Even though these remain total rumours, the information is interesting to say the least. Have a look for yourself…

• Two screens that are larger than what the DS offers, but the gap between the two is so small that both screens can be better utilized for making one big picture

• Development kits comparable to GameCube

• Devs say there isn’t much of a learning curve

• Accelerometer included

• Devs looking to finish up their DS2 game development by the end of the year

• Some devs think we could get an E3 2010 announcement, along with a release before 2010 closes out

I would be very surprised if there wasn’t an accelerometer in the next DS. The iphone has some great games based around that function and I imagine Nintendo will follow suit. The lack of a gap between the two screens also makes sense and if the graphics are comparable with the GC/Wii, then I’ll be a happy man! Though I still reckon a release before the end of the year is out of the question as the DS1 is still selling too well.

What do you guys think?