Speaking this week, representatives have denied that a new version of Skype is on the way for the or the handheld.

The voice-over-IP service is of course already available for the PSP, iPod and numerous other portable formats, but Nintendo assure that it has "no plans to release a Skype application for DS or DSi" according to CVG.

A Skype spokesperson had previously hinted that a release on Nintendo's handheld might be possible, but it seems this is a 'technical' statement.

That said, Skype are dedicated to "extending the Skype infrastructure and platform to bring Skype functionality wherever, whenever, and on whatever device or site people choose to use it."

More soon.

By Luke Guttridge