Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary

3DS region-clock

– Unconfirmed
– Sounds like the 3DS will be region-locked
– DSi was region-locked, DS/Lite were not
– Primary reason Nintendo does region-locking is for piracy

3DS Game Coins

– Shown in screenshots/video
– Different theories about what it actually does

3DS eye warnings

– Nintendo warning children under six to not use the 3D
– Fran thinks the whole situation is overblown
– Nintendo is providing warnings so that they won’t be sued
– Nintendo actually talked about the warnings months ago

Japanese 3DS launch

– 8 launch titles
– Launch titles:
nintendogs + cats (3 versions)
Super Street Fighter IV 3D
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle
Winning Eleven
Ridge Rider
Samurai Warriors Chronicle
Bubble Bobble 3D
Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs
– If Nintendo released even a remake of Mario, people would have picked up that title rather than the other games available at launch
– nintendogs + cats appears to be the flagship launch title
– North American lineup will most definitely be different, as Layton won’t be translated in time
– Ocarina of Time, PilotWings, Super Monkey Ball 3D, Dead or Alive, Tales of the Abyss, and more in Spring
– Summer: Kid Icarus, Bomberman, Tetris, Fantasy Life, Star Fox 64 3D, Tetris
– Rich thought Kid Icarus and Ocarina of Time 3D would be launch titles

General 3DS

– No Mario platformer has been announced for 3DS yet
– Rich thinks Madden will be at or around 3DS launch
– January 19 event begins at 9 AM EST
– Event is 9 AM to 3 PM
– IGN will have a live blog
– Not allowed to film when the 3DS is on (even with the slider off)
– Some 3DS game prices so far are about $10 more than DS software

Iwata Asks

– Traced the history of the 3DS
– Iwata again said that the GameCube had 3D abilities
– Wanted to have a peripheral for the console, but it was too expensive
– Also tried similar technology on the Game Boy Advance

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

– Last month, Miyamoto stated in an interview that Skyward Sword was over 50% complete
– It was an odd statement considering Nintendo said what was said about the development of the game at E3
– Peer isn’t a fan of the art style

– Rich has apparently been playing some 3DS games which he can’t discuss yet