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First DSi Ware Games and More Revealed
« on: November 03, 2008, 09:38:33 AM »
Nintendo shows some new titles that Wii and DSi owners will be able to download this December in Japan.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=17118

 Nintendo President Satoru Iwata recently held a financial report meeting in Japan, revealing some new information on titles that will be available on the Nintendo DSi download service.    


The first title announced for the DSi Ware service was Utsusu: Made in Wario ("utsusu" can be roughly translated as "to reflect or copy"). Utsusu: Made in Wario uses the DSi camera to project a silhouette of the user on the screen, allowing players to interact with minigames. The video shown at the press conference showed someone responding quickly to onscreen commands to put their face and hands in various positions. The video also showed a new take on the "nose picking" minigame from the original GameBoy Advance version of WarioWare, this time requiring players to pick using their own fingers instead of virtual ones. Utsusu: Made in Wario will be downloadable for 500 Nintendo Points this December on the DSi.    


Nintendo also announced that they would release several of the best GBA WarioWare minigames on DSi Ware at 200 Nintendo Points each. The ones shown during the conference did seem to be modified slightly to allow longer playtime than the usual five seconds however.    


Mr Iwata went on to show the possibilities with smaller scale software that would be possible with DSi Ware, showing an interactive map of Tokyo's train system. He commented that it would be too small for a full retail game, making the online service perfect for these kinds of ventures.    


Six new Art Style puzzle game titles were also announced for the DSi Ware service.  They share the same branding as the Art Style games recently released on WiiWare, but the entirely new titles will cost 500 points each when they appear on the DSi Ware service.    


Last up was a retail game called Made in Ore (which roughly translates to "Made in Me") which is a fully customisable WarioWare style game for the DS that also shares many similarities to the Super Nintendo creativity title Mario Paint. Made in Ore will allow users to create every part of a minigame; graphics, sound, animation, and more. Players can even decide on the shape and design of the "cartridge" that they want to use to represent their creation.    


More excitingly however, the games created in Made in Ore will be able to be transferred to an upcoming WiiWare game called Asobu: Made in Ore ("asobu" roughly translates to "play"). Using the WiiWare game, players can test out their homemade creations on their TV instead of on their DS.

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Re: First DSi Ware Games and More Revealed
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2008, 04:08:28 AM »
Nice! Can't wait to try it out when my DSi gets to me.
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Re: First DSi Ware Games and More Revealed
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2008, 05:57:14 AM »
Er, so you get to decide all the graphics, sound, animation, etc but not the gameplay?

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« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2008, 03:29:09 PM »
Why not? Might as well try it out if you have a DSi in your possession, right?
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« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2008, 04:16:43 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2008, 10:00:15 PM »
Er, so you get to decide all the graphics, sound, animation, etc but not the gameplay?

I *think* it looks like you'll be able to change some minor gameplay variables, but yeah, I'm assuming that you basically choose a gameplay type and then create the assets for it.
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