Zucas wrote:
Well Disaster would more than likley be mentioned at the American one not the Japan one. And Red Steel 2 is made by Ubisoft haha.
I know, Nintendo only talks about a few of there games at conferences, can they not talk about 3rd party dev games or what? Is this not like an E3 conference...?
Zucas wrote:
Well Disaster would more than likley be mentioned at the American one not the Japan one. And Red Steel 2 is made by Ubisoft haha.
I know, Nintendo only talks about a few of there games at conferences, can they not talk about 3rd party dev games or what? Is this not like an E3 conference...?
Well look at the video. They showed close to 50 games in it haha.
Alright event is over. American one happens sometime later today. Probably around noon to one like when this one started. Expect in general the same things but possibly some announcements more catered to the American crowd.
-DSi announced... has camera, mp3 playability, sd card slot, but no gba slot
- can download games through a shop channel on this one
- Dragon Quest IX shown and releasing in Japan in March 2009
- New Wii games Announced: Punch Out Wii, Sin and Punishment 2, Samurai Warriors 3, Trace Memory Wii, Endless Ocean 2, Taiko Drum Wii(Japanese drum game that’ll never come stateside), Tales of Mothership title, and some in the video that I can’t read the Japanese to know
- Let’s Tap is a new series that’ll resell GC games but with wiimote fucntionality such as Pikmin
- can now save things directly to the SD card and transfering between wii memory made quicker and easier
I think that was the bulk. Here’s the 2 conference videos for Wii and DS which show a lot of games:
lol well i guess ill probably be here around the time for the american conference to start, seeing as thats around the time i have 4th period, and im already finished with all the work, so free time
American conference has started and here’s the recap:
Reggie takes the stage.
Reggie: “Our event today is all about games. That will occupy the bulk of our presentation today. But there are a couple of hardware related issues to discuss as well. In Tokyo last night, Mr. Iwata unveiled a third iteration of DS, called DSi. And here it is." [Reggie lifts up the handheld.]
Built-in Flash memory. Downloadable games are now possible and they can be saved permanently to the DSi. New DS Shop will launch. Among the first games available on the service will be redesigned versions of the two Brain Age games.
DSi also includes a camera and music functionality. To appreciate these functions, “you have to understand that we didn’t set out to create the world’s best camera or the world’s best music player," says Reggie. Plenty of other players in the “red ocean” market. Want to create new types of games using these devices.
On the camera front, the DSi has not one, but two different cameras. One faces forward from the hardware. The other points back at the user. This allows a full range of unique functionality. These cameras work hand-in-hand with image editing software. You can share your edited photos with other DSi users.
Songs will be stored on an SD card. DSi will use the AAC format so you “can easily move songs from your computer to your SD card to play on your DSi." DSI has built-in software enabling users to control attributes like pitch, playback speed, audio filters, etc. “You may have a piece of music where you don’t want to listen to vocals — only instrumentals. The audio filter will allow you to do that." You can fast forward through podcasts, etc. You can record your voice through the built-in microphone and change your playback speed.
System will lose the GBA slot, but is fully compatible with the 600-plus DS games available.
Built-in Opera Nintendo DSi web browser that will run faster than the previous web browser, “and so will the WI-Fi connections," adds Reggie.
As far as 2008 is concerned, the DSi is strictly for Japan. “We will not see the product here in North America until well into calendar 2009," says Reggie. He notes this is because the DS Lite continues to sell at a phenomenal rate in America. In August alone, DS sold more hardware than had ever been sold in that calendar month.
Nintendo has sold a total of 22 million DS units in America.
Reggie talks Wii storage solution. Can now store downloads directly SD Card. And the process of storing on SD card will “become dramatically easier," says Reggie.
Reggie: We will ship more DS units into retail in the October-December quarter than we did last year. We will ship significantly more Wii systems into retail during the same period versus last year.
“Will this finally be enough to meet demand? My answer: talk to me in January."
Today’s presentation, though, is all about the games. To introduce us to some of these games, he invites EVP, sales of marketing, Cammie Dunaway, to the stage.
“If I’ve learned one thing over the past 11 months, it’s that pleasing you guys is all about showing you great games, and that’s what we hope to do," she says.
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