Slowly, but surely, we are getting closer to Nintendo's 3DS release, one of the most highly anticipated portable gaming consoles ever, so all the rumors that have started to surface seem pretty normal to me, the latest info gathered stating this would pack two ARM11 processors together with the already announced Pica 200 graphics core.

This report comes from IGN, that cited sources familiar with the hardware used inside the 3DS, stating Nintendo's future console will pack two 266MHz ARM11 CPUs together with a Pica 200 GPU clocked at 133MHz, 4MB of dedicated video RAM, 64MB of RAM and 1.5GB of storage space, a significant increase from the 256MB available in the DSi.

An SD card slot would be also among the feature list if you need more storage space.

Initially released in 2002, the ARM11 architecture is widely used in a large number of devices, different versions of this chips coming in smartphones such as the HTC Hero or Wildfire, while Apple also used this processor in the first generation iPhone as well as the 3G model.

However, all these solutions use higher clocked versions of this chip, so it's really hard to predict the level of performance we will get from the 3DS.

Fortunately, we are just one week away from September 29^th, when Nintendo announced it will provide us with both pricing and release dates for the 3DS, so additional informations are bound to come really soon. (via engadget)