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“There were a lot of requests among gamers, of course, and from in house as well, for two slots. We also thought that would be good, and, even though we were aware of the drawback of increased size, we decided to proceed with two slots. But when you and your team made an actual model and I held it in my hands, all I could think was, ‘It’s so big!’…When you try to add two slots, it can’t be helped [the size]. So you [Kuwahara] gave up on that, and decided to make it smaller.” – Iwata
“I think lots of improvements have been made with the Nintendo DSi, but one thing that really made me happy, even though it’s subtle and doesn’t stand out, is that the sound is much louder and the sound quality is better.” – Iwata
“…when you compare the DSi with the DS Lite, the way it looks hasn’t changed all that drastically. It’s almost like we tried not to change it. But the speakers were an area where we could make an obvious change and keep the unit looking neat. It would look different from its predecessors and cut down on confusion in stores. I’m not usually very insistent, but when it came to this, I pushed pretty strongly.” – Yui Ehara, DSi shell designer
“Yeah, I want each person’s My DS to be something they carry around with them at all times. They can take an interest in what their friends have done with their units, and share recommendations.” – Iwata
Just wondering, how many of you guys find your original DS or DS Lite with you most of the time?
Best Buy
Save $10 with purchase of High School Musical: Sing It! and any High School Musical 3 Senior Year DVD
Free Giratina origin form figure when you preorder Pokemon Platinum
Target
Guitar Hero World Tour kit (Wii) – $175
Shaun White’s Snowboarding (Wii) $39.99
Call of Duty World at War (Wii) – $39.99
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009 (Wii) – $29.99
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels (Wii) – $39.99
M&M’s Kart Racing (Wii) – $10.00
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves The Mermaids (DS) – $10.00
Imagine Cheerleader (DS) – $14.99
Free Giratina origin form figure when you preorder Pokemon Platinum
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis (Wii) – 77%
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii) – 55%
House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii) – 82%
Family Ski & Snowboard (Wii) – 87%
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers (Wii) – 50%
The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga (Wii) – 53%
Samurai Shodown Anthology (Wii) – 74%
Deadly Creatures (Wii) – 68%
Nerf N-Strike (Wii) – 67%
Cooking Mama: World Kitchen (Wii) – 39%
Safecracker (Wii) – 28%
Elite Forces: Unit 77 (DS) – 70%
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS) – 75%
Populous DS (DS) – 54%
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero (DS) – 75%
Blue Dragon Plus (DS) – 72%
Moon (DS) – 75%
XG Blast (DS) – 76%
Tornado (DS) – 61%
Thanks to joclo for the news tip.
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Doesn’t have a whole lot in terms of actual in-game footage, but at least it’s something! Hopefully we’ll get a trailer from Rockstar soon.
“WiiWare is not magic, and digital is not perfect. I think that there’s more that Nintendo can do to support (WiiWare games). This year, Nintendo will increase resources for development and promotion.” – Tom Prata, gamemaker’s senior director of project development
Prata had a few other things to say as well – Nintendo is “working to increase the connection rate” for the Wii, reiterated that a Wii storage solution is on the way, confirmed that DSiWare will launch when the DSi releases, and stated that Nintendo wishes to better promote WiiWare titles. Nintendo plans on, for instance, partnering with GameTrailers for an upcoming contest in which gamers can submit videos of World of Goo gameplay.
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Play (Nintendo)
4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
5. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (EA Games)
Japan:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco)
3. Dead Rising: Zombie no Ikeinie (Capcom)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii de Asobu: Metroid Prime (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. The House of the Dead: Overkill (Sega)
3. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (Ubisoft)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Square Enix)
5. Master of Illusion (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo)
2. Shining Force Feather (Sega)
3. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
4. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
5. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
3. 100 Classic Book Collection (Nintendo)
4. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
