Miyamoto is scheduled to deliver a keynote for Nintendo on September 13th, 2008 at the Japan Developers Conference. He is expected to talk about Wii Music. He will be using Wii Music as an example while discussing where is a good place to start development. I would expect this to be a crowded keynote.
Say, judging by these new videos from IGN’s latest play session this game looks like it might be a bit of fun! The game looks a lot more polished than many other anime games I’ve seen.
Two more videos after the break
I have word from Nintendo that they will be releasing a brand new Pokemon themed Nintendo DS which includes Pokemon themed accessories.
Pokemon Nintendo DS
Anyone who loves Pokémon knows a rare treasure when they see one. A treasure that is sure to be sought after is Nintendo’s new Nintendo DS Limited Edition Pokémon Pack, which includes a Pokémon-themed Nintendo DS game system and exclusive Pokémon premiums.
Available on Aug. 17, the Nintendo DS Limited Edition Pokémon Pack features a custom Onyx Nintendo DS emblazoned with images of Dialga and Palkia, two of the most legendary characters from the Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl games. The set also includes a never-before-released animated special – Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness (based on the story of the two newest Pokémon DS titles) – plus a cool Dialga and Palkia carrying case, and collectible mini-poster.
In preparation for the Aug. 25 release of Mario Super Sluggers for the Wii console, Nintendo will be giving fans and players an interactive boost at the 2008 Cal Ripken World Series, the season’s most anticipated baseball tournament for 11- and 12-year-olds. Featuring a roster of champion youth-league teams from across the United States and around the globe, the event will take place Aug. 8-16 at the prestigious Ripken Academy in Aberdeen, Md., where young players will compete on professional-quality diamonds in front of thousands of enthusiastic baseball fans.
Throughout this exciting series, players and fans are invited to experience Mario Super Sluggers, Nintendo’s new Mario-themed baseball game designed exclusively for the Wii console. Interactive kiosks will be placed in the park’s batting cages, where attendees can try out the game’s imaginative baseball action and unique motion-sensing controls, swinging the wireless Wii Remote controller like an actual bat. Anyone who samples the game will be entered into a drawing to win a free copy of Mario Super Sluggers.
What’s more, to heighten the excitement on the field, any Cal Ripken World Series player who hits the Nintendo banner on the outfield wall will win a copy of Mario Super Sluggers. During the series’ semi-final game on Aug. 15, one lucky fan will receive a complimentary Wii console and a copy of the Mario Super Sluggers game. Nintendo will also award a copy of the game to each member of the team that captures the Cal Ripken World Series championship.
Ghostfire Games has developed an interesting WiiWare game in which you must repeat the movements of a robot avatar while listening to some hand selected music from around the world. From the video I get the impression that you better be a fan of techno. I’m not sure if all 26 songs available in the game are in the same genre though, most likely not. The developers made the game with the purpose of having the ability to do an upper body workout at home rather than at the gym. Well, listen to what the CEO of Ghostfire has to say about the game in the video below he says it way better than me. Feedback on the game in the comments is greatly appreciated.
Wall Street Journal has a great interview with Nintendo President Satoru Iwata.
WSJ: You finally unveiled Wii Music, the game that Super Mario Brothers creator Shigeru Miyamoto demonstrated three years ago.
Mr. Iwata: Wii Music completes what Miyamoto wrote in his proposal when he came up with the idea for the Wii. He was saying that he needs to think up more ideas now.
WSJ: Since you first launched Wii, you’ve introduced several accessories, such as the steering wheel to play racing games and the gun-like Wii Zapper to shoot targets in a game. This month you unveiled the Wii Motion Plus and Wii Speak. Are there any more accessories in the pipeline?
Mr. Iwata: Most of the ideas for accessories that we had initially come up with are out now. We might think up some more, and we might make them if we do, but we don’t have any plans to release a whole lot more.
WSJ: Will Wii owners be forced to buy a Wii Motion Plus for each controller they own to play newer games?
Mr. Iwata: There will be games that will be enhanced by the Wii Motion Plus as well as games that can only be played with it. Users will need four if they have four controllers, but we’re going to try to offer it for as little as possible. We haven’t announced the price yet, but the cost of making the Wii Motion Plus is not that much, so I think we can make it very affordable.
WiiFolder as I mentioned in the previous post has a superb video tour of Order Up! and here it is for you to watch now. You can bet that I will be posting any other videos of similar quality as WiiFolder posts them.
Update: I have finished redesigning the forums too now! This is the first time I have completely overhauled the look of phpBB and it turned out fantastic!
Got bored today and decided to design a new theme for the site after I washed my car. It’s hot today so I themed the design around the desert and pyramids. I have not updated the forums yet but I am going to start working on that right now.
I discovered an awesome Nintendo news site called WiiFolder today. They have a bunch of sweet high definition videos of Wii games up right now that you should definitely check out. If you’ve been trying to find a new game to buy for the Wii their videos with commentary may be just what you need. The videos really give a great glimpse into what the games have to offer. Oh and no, I am not being paid to say this.
Analyst Michael Pachter had this to say about the possible early launch this year of Nintendo’s top secret new portable console system.
“We think that the timing of a new product introduction will depend upon the sales profile for the DS, and believe that lower than expected DS hardware sales could trigger an earlier launch for the new device.”
“DS sales are solid worldwide, but are weak in Japan, leading us to expect an introduction of a new device in Japan before the end of the calendar year.”
“We think that Nintendo has a new handheld device ready for launch in [Japan] before the end of the calendar year.”
A tragic and heart breaking story of a young man who goes by the name Yang comes to us from the quaint village of Shangqiu, China this afternoon.
After nearly two years of begging and pleading with his loving parents to purchase a Nintendo Wii console for him he finally cracked. Yang made a call to his two favorite personal anonymous Ninja accomplices, Zhou and Pan and asked them to meet him in the dark alley behind Costco, between the two Starbucks. Together the three of them concocted the perfect criminal scheme that would at long last earn him his very own Nintendo Wii — or would it?
Later that evening the plan was put into action. Zhou distracted Yang’s beloved Father while Pan slipped into Yang’s Father’s bedroom to heist his favorite debit card. Meanwhile Yang himself was waiting outside with the bicycles. Once Zhou and Pan had pilfered the debit card they scampered outside to join Yang. So far so good thought Yang, as they peddled off to their secret hideaway. Next Yang brought out his cell phone and made a call to his father. Filling his voice with panic he explained to his father that he had been kidnapped and that the kidnappers were not going to release him unless he gave the kidnappers the pin number to his debit card which they had stolen to withdraw 10,000 Yuan. Yang’s father gave Yang his pin without hesitation as his sons life was far more meaningful than any amount of money.
The scheme worked flawlessly thought Yang, as his father revealed his pin number. After the call the three young men took off on their bicycles.
Armed with the pin and after riding for what had seemed to be an eternity they had reached their destination. Washington Mutual was already closed as it was already past 8, but the ATM machine stood glowing brightly against the dark red brick wall. Yang took the debit card from Pan and approached the ATM. Yang reached up to - WHAM - from behind a hand with a long blue sleeve grabbed his arm. It was the Shangqiu police. As Yang turned around he saw that Zhou and Pan had already been aprehended.
You see childen, crime doesn’t pay. If your parents wont buy you the latest console - suffer.
The End
Based on an actual event. (link)