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Nintendo’s GDC Keynote Round Up: Link’s On A Train
Here’s a round up of all the stories that sprung forth from Nintendo President Satoru Iwata’s keynote speech today, which brought us a Wii storage solution and an all new Legend of Zelda adventure. Of course if you joined Kotaku’s liveblog party, you already know all of this. Things kicked off with an early reveal…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2009 -
Nintendo Plans “Nintendo DSi Enhanced” Game Cards With DSi-Only Features, DSi-Only Games
Masato Kuwahara, project leader of the Nintendo DSi Hardware group, responsible for the development of the new Nintendo handheld, says that the company is planning “Nintendo DSi enhanced game cards,” offering DSi hardware-specific game features. That means games that play on both the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo DSi, but have features that can’t be…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 25, 2009 -
All Aboard The Zelda: Spirit Tracks Trailer Train
Listen to the crowd roar as The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is revealed in trailer form at the 2009 Game Developers Conference Nintendo keynote. Fan reaction to the announcement might be a bit mixed, but industry professionals and the gaming press really seemed to get a kick out of this new entry in th…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2009 -
Scenes From Nintendo’s 2009 GDC Keynote
You’ve read the liveblog, now peruse images from Nintendo President Satoru Iwata’s mostly exciting keynote speech, direct from the 2009 Game Developers Conference. Witness people standing on a stage as slides go by! Feel the excitement of seeing the logo for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks! It’s almost as good as being there yourself.
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2009 -
Downloadable Final Fantasy Abounds On The Wii
Final Fantasy fans will have plenty to download on their Nintendo Wii consoles this year, with two WiiWare titles and the appearance of the original games on the Virtual Console. Formally announced at Nintendo’s keynote at the 2009 Game Developers Conference, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Dark Lord is the follow up…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2009 -
See Nintendo Demonstrate Rock N’ Roll Climber
Nintendo has officially announced Rock N’ Roll Climber, which uses the Wii Balance Board in conjunction with the Wii remote and nunchuck to simulate rock climbing and rocking out. Rock N’ Roll Climber is just what it sounds like: a rock climbing game with a heavy metal heart. Players use the Wii Balance board to…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2009 -
The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Coming To The DS
Today’s Nintendo keynote at the Game Developers Conference ended up bearing Zelda fruit after all, with the announcement of the tentatively titled The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the Nintendo DS. The new game, which looks to play a bit like The Phantom Hourglass, features dungeon maps on the top screen, gameplay on the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2009 -
Hands On With Nintendo DSiWare
The American launch of the Nintendo DSi brings with it the introduction of the downloadable DSiWare service, Nintendo’s handheld foray into digital distribution for games and applications. We previewed four of the initial U.S.-bound offerings. The Japanese DSiWare service is already going strong in Japan, with a few dozen games and a handful of non-games…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 25, 2009 -
Wii System Update Adds Play From SD Card Support
Hitting at the same time as Nintendo President Satoru Iwata’s keynote speech at GDC, a new system update is available for the Nintendo Wi that adds an SD card menu option to the Wii menu. Clicking on the SD card icon brings up a message telling users that they can launch channels from an SD…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2009 -
Wii Storage Solution, New Balance Board Game Revealed At GDC
Kotaku has confirmed that Nintendo President Satoru Iwata will announce the long-requested storage solution for the Wii during his keynote speech at the 2009 Game Developers Conference this morning. Along with the official announcement of Rock N’ Roll Climber, a rock climbing game that uses the Wii Balance Board previously leaked by the ESRB ratings…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2009 -
Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata GDC Keynote Liveblog Party
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata will get his keynote on at the 2009 Game Developers Conference today, waxing behind his LCD screen lectern about “Discovering New Development Opportunities.” Oh, yes, we’re excited too. According to the official description of the talk, Iwata will focus on Wii and Nintendo DS development, as well as “Nintendo’s role in…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 25, 2009 -
Nintendo Keynote Approaching!
9am. Pacific Time in the United States. Set your watches. That’s when Nintendo president Satoru Iwata will take the stage for his GDC 2009 keynote address. And we’ll be there. This being a major keynote, and this being Nintendo, anything could happen. Nintendo could stick with current form and announce, well, nothing. Just a feel-good…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2009 -
Wii Punch-Out!! Has Another Control Scheme: Your Feet
Nintendo’s European arm leaks one more previously unannounced Punch-Out!! features, noting that the Wii remake of the NES classic will offer Wii Balance Board support for a third control scheme. Seems Little Mac has a fitness ultimatum of his own to issue, as Nintendo of Italy’s press release brings first word of Balance Board support,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 25, 2009 -
Japanese People Are Less Interested In Video Games
Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association polled over one thousand individuals between the ages of 3 and 79 about the declining interest in video games. The number of those that consider themselves gamers dropped 30.3 percent between 2007 and 2008. If that percentage is expanded Japan’s national population, that’s a decrease of 6 million gamers. Only…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2009 -
Watch Beyonce Do A Hard Days Work For Nintendo
Beyonce is rich, she’s famous, she’s hot. But that doesn’t mean she gets out of working. Here’s what she had to do for a day on the set of a Nintendo DS commercial. Playing, watching, listening to Nintendo PR handlers, look at the camera, Beyonce, look at the camera, now look at the DS, sign…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2009 -
Report: Nintendo Wii Will Cross 50 Million Mark Worldwide Sold This Month
Japanese financial news source Nikkei.net predicts that the Nintendo Wii will break 50 million in worldwide sales this month. The Nintendo Wii went on sale in Japan in December 2006. This latest milestone means that the Wii will have sold faster than the PS2 did during its first three years when Sony achieved 50 million…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2009 -
Impressions Spectrobes: Origins Brings Brawling to Monster Collecting
When Spectrobes comes to the Wii later this year it will bring with it a shift for the monster collecting game from the slow pace of role-playing to button-mashing action. Spectrobes: Origins will be the third game in Disney’s original franchise. The first two titles, both released on the DS only, shipped more than 1.6…
By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2009 -
Now This Is How You Remake Punch-Out!!
.html The first trailer for the Wii remake of Punch-Out!! enters the ring, knocking other boxing games on their asses with a nostalgic uppercut. Judging by the trailer, Nintendo has managed to maintain the gameplay of the original, updating our favorite boxers while maintaining their original look and feel. Even Disco Kid, the new boxer…
By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2009 -
DSi To Get Virtual Console For Game Boy Games?
The Wii has a Virtual Console. Lets you download games from the NES, SNES, Master System, etc. No Game Boy, though. Why? Maybe because they were saving those for the new Nintendo DSi. A rumour on game site Kombo says that, at a recent event for Club Nintendo members, it was announced that the DSi…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2009 -
GDC Panel: Why The iPhone Just Changed Everything
Neil Young, founder of iPhone gaming guru ngmoco:), kicked off GDC’s iPhone gaming panels with a talk on how Apple’s little monster has revolutionized the game-making and game-playing process. Of course most of what he said was a summary or reference to announcements made last week at Appel’s 3.0 firmware summit. But in case you…
By AJ Glasser Published March 23, 2009