Hi Definition Nintendo DS Successor With Motion Sensor In The Works

The Asahi Shimbun has an interview with Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, where he comments on a successor to the Nintendo DS. Iwata tells the paper the future handheld will be able to output high resolution graphics and have a motion sensor.

While Nintendo has plans to develop this machine, Iwata did not set a release date. Instead, he mentioned DS sales in North America reached an all time high in 2009.