derek.haines
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Nintendo's Japanese and American press conferences have spawned a storm of craziness and announcements of hardware, software, and everything in between. It's still being sorted out as announcements continue rolling in, but here's what we know so far.
A BIG THANKS TO CHIEF MENDEZ FOR LETTING ME STEAL HIS AWESOME POST TO USE AS THE FIRST ONE HERE.
>Nintendo DSi
>Wii's storage solution
>They're now called "Nintendo Points", rather than just 'Wii Points'
>DS Ware online store
>The pedometer attachment's for a Wii Fit-esque DSi game
>1000 free Nintendo points for buying a DSi (before 2010)
Which takes care of the hardware side of things. Now, the games, in no particular order...
Legend:
Red = Wii Title
Blue = DS Title
>Punch-Out!!
>Sin & Punishment 2
>Taiko Drum Master (w/Drum Controller!)
>Let's Tap (obscure, but it's being developed by Yuji Naka's studio)
>Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (remake of the PSX original)
>Cosmic Walker (basically an outer space simulator, possibly along the lines of Endless Ocean?)
>Trace Memory
>Monster Hunter 3 tri~
>Tales of "Mothership" game
>Sonic and the Black Knight
>Samurai Warriors 3 (exercise game of the year--I'm calling it)
>Oboro Muramasa Yotoden
>Picross 3D
>Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
>Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces
>Rune Factory Wii
>Rygar: The Battle of Argus
>Tenchu IV
>Harvest Moon Wii
>Wand of Magic (or something. Trace runs to cast magic)
>Endless Ocean 2
>An NHK game (I find this concept to be hilarious)
>FRAGILE
>Dynamic Action (not the real name, but it's a hack n' slash with GIANT enemies)
>Cave Story (Considered by some to be best example Metroidvania-style gameplay.)
>Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (for both DS and Wii!)
>Phantasy Star 0
>Family Athletic Lifestyle (the pedometer game)
>Mario & Luigi 3
>Stage Debut (YES!)
>New Wario Ware game
>Mega Man Starforce 3
>Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One
>Chocobo Fables 2
>Tales of Hearts
>Professor Layton 3 (has a subtitle, can't remember it)
>Gyakuten Kenji! (AKA Turnabout Prosecutor)
>Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
>The 7th Dragon
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EDIT - And the English conference hath begun! Of note/not already covered by the Japanese summit:
>Rygar in action: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40691.html
>Punch-Out!! releases in North America during before Q3 of 2009
>Sin & Punishment 2 being published by Nintendo, out in "early 2009"
>CLUB NINTENDO'S COMING TO NORTH AMERICA!! (By year's end, no less!)
>Wii Speak Channel downloadable w/purchase of Wii Speak. Basically a simpler Wii-enabled VOIP client
>DSi Ware Shop's debut games are "DSi-specific" ports of Brain Age 1 & 2
>Other "Play on Wii" games (cheap ports of GCN games on Wii with maybe some updated controls or something) are DK Jungle Beat, both GCN Metroid titles, Chibi-Robo, Pikmin 2, and Mario Power Tennis
>DSi won't be out anywhere but Japan until "well into 2009" (Awwww....)
>Nintendo's publishing The Conduit!
>Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon officially announced for US and EU release (Yay!)
Keep in mind the event's still ongoing as of this time, so make sure and regularly check your gaming blog(s) of choice all throughout Friday![/QUOTE]
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/conference2008fall/mov/wii.html?n10[/url] -- Gameplay videos from the conference. There's alot of awesomeness/quirkiness/Japanese-yness in there. The Wii suddenly perked up ALOT.
A BIG THANKS TO CHIEF MENDEZ FOR LETTING ME STEAL HIS AWESOME POST TO USE AS THE FIRST ONE HERE.
>Nintendo DSi
>Wii's storage solution
>They're now called "Nintendo Points", rather than just 'Wii Points'
>DS Ware online store
>The pedometer attachment's for a Wii Fit-esque DSi game
>1000 free Nintendo points for buying a DSi (before 2010)
Which takes care of the hardware side of things. Now, the games, in no particular order...
Legend:
Red = Wii Title
Blue = DS Title
>Punch-Out!!
>Sin & Punishment 2
>Taiko Drum Master (w/Drum Controller!)
>Let's Tap (obscure, but it's being developed by Yuji Naka's studio)
>Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (remake of the PSX original)
>Cosmic Walker (basically an outer space simulator, possibly along the lines of Endless Ocean?)
>Trace Memory
>Monster Hunter 3 tri~
>Tales of "Mothership" game
>Sonic and the Black Knight
>Samurai Warriors 3 (exercise game of the year--I'm calling it)
>Oboro Muramasa Yotoden
>Picross 3D
>Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
>Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces
>Rune Factory Wii
>Rygar: The Battle of Argus
>Tenchu IV
>Harvest Moon Wii
>Wand of Magic (or something. Trace runs to cast magic)
>Endless Ocean 2
>An NHK game (I find this concept to be hilarious)
>FRAGILE
>Dynamic Action (not the real name, but it's a hack n' slash with GIANT enemies)
>Cave Story (Considered by some to be best example Metroidvania-style gameplay.)
>Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (for both DS and Wii!)
>Phantasy Star 0
>Family Athletic Lifestyle (the pedometer game)
>Mario & Luigi 3
>Stage Debut (YES!)
>New Wario Ware game
>Mega Man Starforce 3
>Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One
>Chocobo Fables 2
>Tales of Hearts
>Professor Layton 3 (has a subtitle, can't remember it)
>Gyakuten Kenji! (AKA Turnabout Prosecutor)
>Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
>The 7th Dragon
------------
EDIT - And the English conference hath begun! Of note/not already covered by the Japanese summit:
>Rygar in action: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40691.html
>Punch-Out!! releases in North America during before Q3 of 2009
>Sin & Punishment 2 being published by Nintendo, out in "early 2009"
>CLUB NINTENDO'S COMING TO NORTH AMERICA!! (By year's end, no less!)
>Wii Speak Channel downloadable w/purchase of Wii Speak. Basically a simpler Wii-enabled VOIP client
>DSi Ware Shop's debut games are "DSi-specific" ports of Brain Age 1 & 2
>Other "Play on Wii" games (cheap ports of GCN games on Wii with maybe some updated controls or something) are DK Jungle Beat, both GCN Metroid titles, Chibi-Robo, Pikmin 2, and Mario Power Tennis
>DSi won't be out anywhere but Japan until "well into 2009" (Awwww....)
>Nintendo's publishing The Conduit!
>Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon officially announced for US and EU release (Yay!)
Keep in mind the event's still ongoing as of this time, so make sure and regularly check your gaming blog(s) of choice all throughout Friday![/QUOTE]
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/conference2008fall/mov/wii.html?n10[/url] -- Gameplay videos from the conference. There's alot of awesomeness/quirkiness/Japanese-yness in there. The Wii suddenly perked up ALOT.