Monthly Archives: March 2010

Nintendo Wii: Miyamoto Hints Zelda Wii Could Use Wii Vitality Sensor

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Shigeru Miyamoto has spoken with GamesTM about the future possibilities of Nintendo’s forthcoming peripheral, the Wii Vitality Sensor.

Whilst only one game has been confirmed for use with the device, Miyamoto is now hinting at the possibility that the next Zelda title for Nintendo Wii will utlize the peripheral in someway.

“Whenever we are going to use any new device it is possible to expand the appeal to those who are new to the videogaming world. At the same time, however, it is also fun to think of ways in which we might apply that new technology to existing forms of gameplay, just like the way we are working on the new Legend Of Zelda together with Wii Motion Plus.”

“As you become more scared, the enemies become even tougher. So maybe you might like to ask me to incorporate the Vitality Sensor into Zelda so that as you become more scared, the enemies become even tougher.”

- Shigeru Miyamoto

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Nintendo Wii: Big New Games Using Wii MotionPlus Coming Soon Says Reggie

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Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime has assured gamers that there are plenty of unannounced and announced Nintendo Wii games that will utilize the Wii MotionPlus peripheral in the very near future.

“There’s tremendous support for Wii MotionPlus. First, what it would highlight is that Wii Sports Resort continues to sell exceptionally well. In addition to that you’re seeing some fantastic third party support. Red Steel 2… about to come out. And from a first party perspective we showed Fling Smash. There are more titles that are coming, it continues to be a core part of what we do.”

Another thing the Nintendo of America President pointed out was that they don’t interfere with their developers’ control decisions. “I guess what’s unique with Nintendo is we don’t force our developers to stick to a particular type of control scheme, and you’ve seen that. Everything from the new Metroid title to be single remote driven to Fling Smash utilizing the Wii MotionPlus. So it’s all about what’s right for the game.”

- Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime

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Nintendo DS: Nintendo Wants To Get DS Consoles Into Schools

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Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed Nintendo’s ambitious plans to get the Nintendo DS into junior schools in Japan with the help of  educational software.

“That is maybe the area where I am devoting myself [the] most,” Japanese video game guru Shigeru Miyamoto told The Associated Press in an interview.

Speaking through a translator, Miyamoto said that Nintendo’s DS console was already being used in Japanese museums, galleries and aquariums, and that his company was beginning to roll out the Nintendo DS system “in junior high and elementary schools in Japan starting in the new school year.”

- Shigeru Miyamoto

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Nintendo Wii: Sony Attempts To Troll Nintendo And Microsoft With PlayStation Move Advert

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Sony have just released a comedic marketing video for its forthcoming PlayStation Move motion controller.

The Sony video attempts to mock the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft’s forthcoming controller-free Project Natal. Whilst the PlayStation Move product has drawn heavy scepticism from gamers, the video is still an entertaining watch.

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Nintendo Wii: Reggie Claims No One With A Wii Would Buy PlayStation Move

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Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime has spoken some choice words about PlayStation Move thus far.

This time Reggie goes one step further and claims that consumers will be content enough with their Nintendo Wii’s and therefore won’t bother dropping $400 on a PlayStation 3 with the PlayStation Move accessory.

“So I’m a consumer and I’m having a great experience with my Wii. And we know that’s the case – we look at the software that’s being purchased. Consumers love the Wii. What’s going to motivate them to spend minimally $300 for a new [PS3] system, plus minimally $100 for the Move motion bundle?

“So [as a consumer] now I’m into this for $400 and I still have to spend money on software. What’s going to motivate me to do that?”

- Reggie Fils-Aime

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Nintendo Wii: Nintendo Registers ‘Power Wii’ Trademark

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Internet sleuths have detected that Nintendo have just issued a patent for something called the ‘Power Wii’.

Whilst this registered trademark could mean a plethora of different things including a new software title or a new marketing campaign, it is also entirely plausible that it could be a trademark for a new and improved Wii console.

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Nintendo: Professor Layton Devs Level 5 Working On Huge New Game

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Level 5, the developers behind the highly successful Professor Layton franchise have stated on microblogging service Twitter that their next undisclosed project ‘will be extremely anticipated’.

“Once this is announced it will become an extremely anticipated title,

- Akihiro Hino, Level 5 CEO via Twitter

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Nintendo DS: DS2 Information Comes Out Of GDC 10

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Snippets of information regarding Nintendo’s highly anticipated follow-up to the Nintendo DS were floating around this years Games Developer Conference.

Whilst none of this information should be taken as gospel, it has been confirmed that specific game developers have received DS2 development kits from Nintendo.

  • The new system features a dual screen, typical and characteristic of the original DS unit. However, the main difference is that the gap between the two screens are almost negligible, to the point that the user can use it as one big screen. It is also said to feature bigger and higher resolution.
  • DS2 will feature an accelerometer.
  • The dev kit is designed to be similar in power to the GameCube. As you may have already heard, the new DS is rumored to have an Nvidia Tegra chip.
  • An E3 2010 announcement and a late 2010 release is possible.

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Nintendo Wii: Reggie Embarrassed Over PlayStation Move Motion Controller

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Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime has told online gaming publication IGN that he’s ‘blushing’ over Sony’s forthcoming motion controller which is officially named PlayStation Move.

“If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery then I’m blushing I’m so flattered.”

“You know, I didn’t see the announcement. I did spend some time at the booth and saw some of what they were demonstrating and I think the question isn’t how will we react — I think the question is, so what is it that’s going to be compelling to the consumer in what they’re doing?

“From our standpoint, motion control is core to what we do. We believe that we’ve brought a range of different experiences that utilize the motion controller and we pride ourselves on being innovators in the space and we’re going to continue to innovate. I think the key question is, how will they respond when we continue to innovate if this is their best effort?”

- Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime,

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PlayStation Move Trailer