Topic: Recent Japanese Conference...

[UncleBob]

http://www.cubed3.com/news/6113/1/All_the_Wii%20and%20DS_Details_from_Japan

Some new accessory and Japanese game infomation...

[GoldenPhoenix]

I hope the component cable is priced around 20$ here, but my guess it will be 30$ (I sure hope it isn't anymore than that!).

[Pale]

Interesting on the Zelda GCN being sold online only.  One step closer to cancelling it completely.

[Spak-Spang]

There is some great information here.

1)I like the fact Nintendo is giving free Virtual Console controllers to anyone buying the big Wii Points.  I hope this is carried over to the US.

2)I also like that Wii points could be placed in other purchases.  Hopefully Nintendo will give like 500-1000 Wii points just for buying a Virtual Console Controller.  

3)I still expect Nintendo to shock us with giving away free virtual console points for the people you adopt the system early and register online.  This way the $250.00 seems still like a better deal, and they can get everyone to register.  I expect that detail to come out later.

[couchmonkey]

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Originally posted by: Pale
Interesting on the Zelda GCN being sold online only.  One step closer to cancelling it completely.

GameCube is so dead in Japan.  Relatively speaking, Cube is having a good year here.  Naruto and Baten Kaitos just came out and we also had Lego Star Wars, Tomb Raider, Chibi Robo and Odama.

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Originally posted by: Spak-Spang
There is some great information here.

1)I like the fact Nintendo is giving free Virtual Console controllers to anyone buying the big Wii Points.  I hope this is carried over to the US.

Man!  The Japanese get all the cool free stuff. I hope we get this in North America too, but I'm not going to bet on it.  I also wish we'd get that controller / Wii Play bundle.

[Caterkiller]

All this new info sounds just dandy to me. But someone explain something to me. Does Nintendo want to do away with the tangible video game? I probably didn't read carefully, but will Nintendo eventualy be selling brand new games like a Mario title online as a down load as well as in a store?

Check out those videos guys. The people don't seem overly hyper like they were in previous videos we've seen.  There reactions actualy look pretty genuine, they seem surprised once they make contact with the game. I hope thats what its like in real life for people who don't pick up games ever, and us.  

[Ceric]

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Originally posted by: Spak-Spang
There is some great information here.

1)I like the fact Nintendo is giving free Virtual Console controllers to anyone buying the big Wii Points.  I hope this is carried over to the US.

2)I also like that Wii points could be placed in other purchases.  Hopefully Nintendo will give like 500-1000 Wii points just for buying a Virtual Console Controller.  

3)I still expect Nintendo to shock us with giving away free virtual console points for the people you adopt the system early and register online.  This way the $250.00 seems still like a better deal, and they can get everyone to register.  I expect that detail to come out later.

1)  That would be a good promotion and dare I say a perk for being a fan.  NOA does not give Perks unless your the Press.  So we won't get it.
2)  See 1.  If you are not the Press NOA DOESN'T CARE.  Hence are reeeeaaallllyyyyyy  lame registration program.  Best thing I got from it was a pink stylus.  I've registered all the systems almost and tons of game.
3)  See 1 again.  NOE and Japan will do it.  I mean for goodness sake we couldn't even get other colors of the DSLite.  When people were pretty much begging for them.  So when they finally release them, as the last territory, we won't get them out of principle because of being jaded for so long.

I like the prices on most of those.  I'm happy that they have finally given information on Component cables.  I am not surprised that LoZ:TP:GCN  is only online for Japan because I remember that originally they weren't even going to get it.  I'm now mad at NOA because more then likely we probably won't be getting these cool deals and might not even be getting the cables day one.  Europe will get them first.  So here we'll be sitting here with are Wiis first but not having the hook-ups to take advantage of it until sometime in the middle of next year but press will.  Press isn't including PGC in these statements because I don't think Nintendo does PGC any real favors from what I can tell like sending demo units  Why why is NOA so incompetent.

[Athrun Zala]

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As of next Spring (2007), Nintendo will apparently do away with discs and manuals for some games as part of the "Wii Compact Software" line, meaning you can simply download the titles

am I the only one who found that incredibly interesting?

[Ian Sane]

"Interesting on the Zelda GCN being sold online only. One step closer to cancelling it completely."

God I hope not.  If they do that I'm going to... uh... be really mad I guess.  It sucks.  I can't think of anything to do except not buy the game at all which I don't really want to do unless the Wii version is total crap.  But even then I don't win because then the only version of Twilight Princess is horrible so either way I get nothing.

Maybe I could just buy every Wii product I ever get used.  Then Nintendo never gets any money from me.

"As of next Spring (2007), Nintendo will apparently do away with discs and manuals for some games as part of the 'Wii Compact Software' line, meaning you can simply download the titles"

Does anyone else find it weird that last gen they were acting like it was 1995 and no one had the internet and now you pretty much HAVE to have an internet connection for the Wii?  It's like with Nintendo there's never any middle ground.

[Pittbboi]

Again, if they have all this downloadable content and non-gaming extras planned for the Wii, why did they stick us with such small SD cards?? It's starting to look like a hard drive would have made more sense on the Wii than any other console this gen, yet the Wii won't have one. At this rate i'm going to have to invest in several SD cards. Ugh, I can see the money draining out of my bank account. This is starting to look like NOT an impulse purchase...  

[Ian Sane]

"Again, if they have all this downloadable content and non-gaming extras planned for the Wii, why did they stick us with such small SD cards??"

To sell more SD cards.  Duh.

[Pale]

Ian, I think all they are saying with that comment is that they plan on developing original content for the virtual console.  Sounds cool to me.

[Strell]

Dealnews.com.

Go there and buy 2 gig SD cards for $40 and then shut up.

A year from now you'll be able to get 4 gig cards for the same price.

That stuff drops insane proper.

[Spak-Spang]

Wow.  Ceric you are jaded about NOA...I don't blame you because several of your points are definately warranted.  I have hope that NOA will change though, or get its act in gear.

As towards the SD card comments.  I think Nintendo wanted to have an SD card with their name on it since, the Wii uses it.  But, seriously there are so many SD card options, that you can buy anything.  Nintendo just chose a relatively cheap size and price for quick storage.  If you want more than go buy more.  Simple.  I personally like the static memory because it will be quiet, use less energy, and should have less malfunctions that you can get with harddrives.

[Pittbboi]

Strell:
mp3s, photos, video, wii channels, virtual console games, and now the possibility of new Wii games being online only? at this rate, I'm going to need a lot more than 2 gigs.

I'm not saying it isn't possible, because it is. I'm just annoyed at all the running around/online ordering I'm going to have to do just to access these features Nintendo's promising without breaking my bank account.

[Strell]

We have no clue how big anything would be.

There was a story last week about how new compression technology can take a gigabyte of game data and trounce it down to 300 megs.

Besides, if you're honestly using your Wii for photo and video, I feel bad for you.  But not so bad that I think you don't deserve to break your wallet.

At the rate of game deployment through the VC and "compact" titles, I bet you could get everything and still come in at under a gig.  It'll be 6 months to a year until those arrive, and - again - by then 4 gig cards will be super cheap.

I think you have a point, but I think you are making it a lot bigger than you need to.

[MaryJane]

if nintendo was making wii specific sd cards and you couldn't buy one from anywhere you wanted to then the dissenters would have a point since they aren't you don't. I have 2 sd cards already most people who live in this decade and like new technology already have at least one. then take into account the fact that you will be able to save your entire virtual console library on the wiis internal memory (you can delete and re-download at your leisure so yes you can) and a 2 gig card should be more than enough.

those concerened about downloading games and not physically buying them must not download music or own an mp3 player. everything is becoming digital its the way the world is moving get on board or get left behind.

as for those worrying about component cables, I'm right there with you!  

[IceCold]

I'm amazed no one has menteioned Miyamoto's announcement of Health Pack! What could it be?

[Spak-Spang]

I think the Health Pack is probably the Wii Channel that lets you moniter the games being played by people, and how long they are playing those games.  

I am not quite sure how it will work, but that is my best guess.  We know the Wii will have that ability, and so the Health Pack is the best name for it...focusing on the mental health, and perhaps the physical health of the person playing...IE not going outside to play.

[IceCold]

Hmm.. you think so? I thought it would be an exercise game, or the like.

[BigJim]

Reggie only mentioned the GCN Zelda version for North America at E3. I thought it was cancelled completely for Japan. So I guess the "online only" news is better than I thought before.

I really like the idea of giving away classic controllers with the points, or vice versa. Hope that carries over here.

Most of this sounds pretty good though the non-gaming stuff does nothing for me. Wii60!

[Ceric]

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Originally posted by: Pittbboi
Again, if they have all this downloadable content and non-gaming extras planned for the Wii, why did they stick us with such small SD cards?? It's starting to look like a hard drive would have made more sense on the Wii than any other console this gen, yet the Wii won't have one. At this rate i'm going to have to invest in several SD cards. Ugh, I can see the money draining out of my bank account. This is starting to look like NOT an impulse purchase...

Actually knowing Nintendo they looked at the failure rate, size, energy consumption, noise, and access time of flash and a laptop harddrive, to keep it small thats what they use.  In all those Categories Flash beats it hands down.  Now what it doesn't win in is write speed, size, and possibly has a shorter lifetime if constantly used.  I'm glad they used flash because it is faster then a harddrive is.  If you need proved there is the itty bitty Sony computer that now has a version thats only difference is that one has a 16 gig flash drive and the other has a traditional hard drive.  The flash smokes the other when loading from the flash.