Whenever a rumor comes out, typically the videogame company always responds with these words (and I am paraphrasing here but you get the drift), “We (insert company name here) cannot comment on any rumors… so leave us the heck alone”

A few short days ago we reported a rumor that this years E3 may be the place where the Big N reveals yet a 3rd redesign for their money making machine, Nintendo DS.

Well gamers it seems like we can now officially put the rumor to rest. Check out the quote below that stems from the good guys over at IGN:

“We cannot comment on the specifics of what will be announced at E3,” said Nintendo of Japan’s head of PR, “but at the very least there won’t be anything like what Mr. Hamamura suggested, so would like to clearly deny this. We’re having a hard time understanding what kind of evidence [Hamamura] had for saying this.” Doesn’t leave much room for interpretation, does it?

Representatives tend not to respond so strongly when they know a claim is true, so this seems to put the rumor to bed, though we are left with the question of why Hamamura originally made the suggestion.

They say anything can happen but after reading this, I think it’s safe to say we won’t see a redesign anytime this year. I’ll keep you all updated.