Summary of today's Nintendo meeting

Jonnyram · 11:23 AM

OK, it was more management direction this week - as opposed to the retailer stuff last week.

DS part:
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/200...54485,0,0.html

Stats (for Japan):
32% of DS owners bought Animal Crossing
23% Mario Kart
14% Tetris
20% New Super Mario Bros
10 titles have shipped a million now, quite a feat.

Opera will be delayed a month... coming out in July now.

The Oneseg TV tuner will go on sale in Autumn and will cost "approximately half the price of the DS hardware" = ~8400 yen.

Nintendo aims to continue the Touch Generations series, with the balance between "non-games" and games being very important to them. Seems they want to get more non-gamers into games gradually - the above stats seem to indicate such a motion.

Pokemon will have wi-fi worldwide voicechat.

Wii part:
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/200...54492,0,0.html

Shipping 4 million by the end of the calendar year (worldwide)
Pokemon Battle Revolution will be out a few months after Pearl/Diamond and will link with the DS game.

New games (not just the emulated stuff) on Virtual Console could also be 500-1000 yen.

Main DS-Wii connectivity will be:
- touch-screen controller
- Wii = DS station, like the shop kiosks
- DS games can be expanded via Wii

Pokemon Wii:

ziran · 10:30 AM

thanks.

great news about pokémon, online multiplay sounds all but confirmed! :)

Originally Posted by Jonnyram:

Stats:
32% of DS owners bought Animal Crossing
23% Mario Kart
14% Tetris
20% New Super Mario Bros
10 titles have shipped a million now, quite a feat.

doesn't the nsmb stat indicate ~1.7 million sold? (20% 8.5 million)

edit - 10 million+ titles?
WarioWare Touched
Nintendogs
Brain Training
Big Brain Academy
Tamagotchi
Mario Kart
Animal Crossing
More Brain Training
English Training
New Super Mario Bros

Stench · (06-07-2006, 10:19 AM)

Originally Posted by Jonnyram:

Pokemon will have wi-fi worldwide voicechat.

Polari · (06-07-2006, 10:19 AM)

Originally Posted by Jonnyram:

Pokemon will have wi-fi worldwide voicechat.

Do we have any word on how Pokemon over wi-fi will work? Just battles and trades, or something more?

I haven't bought a Pokemon game for about 6 years, but I think I'll get this one.

Eddz · (06-07-2006, 10:20 AM)

Quote:

Pokemon will have wi-fi worldwide voicechat.

Great! So perhaps Wi-Fi battling is a possibility then.

I take it the rest of those stats apply to Japan? Or are those "global" percentages?

Blackcherry · (06-07-2006, 10:21 AM)

Originally Posted by Jonnyram:

Pokemon will have wi-fi worldwide voicechat.

I still wonder what the wifi will be all about in D/P.

Jonnyram · (06-07-2006, 10:21 AM)

%s are Japan, sorry for the lack of clarification.

Mr. Pointy · (06-07-2006, 10:23 AM)

Swearing at 10-year olds through Pokemon Wi-Fi will be the greatest thing ever.

Rotanibor · (06-07-2006, 10:24 AM)

Is that Opera release date of July just for Japan? Or can I expect to have Opera myself here in America at that time?

GhostSeed · (06-07-2006, 10:28 AM)

Originally Posted by Jonnyram:

Pokemon will have wi-fi worldwide voicechat.

This is either going to be the best or worst thing ever.

Fuzzy · (06-07-2006, 10:46 AM)

Originally Posted by ziran:

doesn't the nsmb stat indicate ~1.7 million sold? (20% 8.5 million)

800K for NSMB in its second week confirmed!

Originally Posted by Rotanibor Eht:

Is that Opera release date of July just for Japan? Or can I expect to have Opera myself here in America at that time?

I could see it only being available from Nintendo's online store here.

neo2046 · (06-07-2006, 10:52 AM)

http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entert...00105000c.html
Pokemon Battle Revolution for Wii will be released several months after the DS Pokemon

Rocked · (06-07-2006, 10:54 AM)

They didn't even bother including the Xbox's.

Jonnyram · (06-07-2006, 10:54 AM)

And NSMB up to 1.25 million sales, apparently.

GhostSeed · (06-07-2006, 10:54 AM)

Originally Posted by neo2046:

http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entert...00105000c.html
Pokemon Battle Revolution for Wii will be released several months after the DS Pokemon

Possibly huge if it also uses Wifi.

Polari · (06-07-2006, 10:54 AM)

Originally Posted by neo2046:

http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entert...00105000c.html
Pokemon Battle Revolution for Wii will be released several months after the DS Pokemon

:/

I don't like the sound of "Battle Revolution".

VOOK · (06-07-2006, 10:58 AM)

Originally Posted by neo2046:

http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entert...00105000c.html
Pokemon Battle Revolution for Wii will be released several months after the DS Pokemon

Anything else about the game or just the name :(

Fuzzy · (06-07-2006, 10:58 AM)

Originally Posted by Jonnyram:

And NSMB up to 1.25 million sales, apparently.

Which means the 20% figure earlier doesn't make sense. :(

ziran · (06-07-2006, 10:58 AM)

Originally Posted by neo2046:

http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entert...00105000c.html
Pokemon Battle Revolution for Wii will be released several months after the DS Pokemon

good news.

could be big, but it also sounds like it could be a link-up game with diamond/pearl.

great timing, sure to sell a few consoles.

Rocked · (06-07-2006, 10:58 AM)

Originally Posted by Polari:

:/

I don't like the sound of "Battle Revolution".

Yeah, sounds like a Pokemon Stadium type game. I hope not.

Jonnyram · (06-07-2006, 11:02 AM)

Originally Posted by ziran:

it also sounds like it could be a link-up game with diamond/pearl

The link-up is confirmed in the meeting. It's probably just another stadium-type game.

fly high ~ayunite~ · (06-07-2006, 11:02 AM)

So is it safe to assume that the DS has been a success?

iifu · (06-07-2006, 11:02 AM)

Originally Posted by Rocked:

Yeah, sounds like a Pokemon Stadium type game. I hope not.

Online would add a whole new dimension to it though.

ziran · 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by Rocked:

They didn't even bother including the Xbox's.

looks like they've had a chat with ioi :)

neo2046 · (06-07-2006, 11:04 AM)

first pic

Blackcherry · (06-07-2006, 11:06 AM)

Originally Posted by neo2046:

first pic

heh, looks good

fly high ~ayunite~ · (06-07-2006, 11:06 AM)

Originally Posted by neo2046:

first pic

Those models look fabulous.

ziran · (06-07-2006, 11:06 AM)

Originally Posted by neo2046:

first pic

WOW!!!!!!!!

I love it! Deoxys FTW :)

Hero · (06-07-2006, 11:06 AM)

Cdammen · (06-07-2006, 11:07 AM)

Originally Posted by neo2046:

first pic

Wow! Looks nice! Now gimme Pokémon Snap 2!

Sad_Panda · (06-07-2006, 11:08 AM)

Looks a lot better than the GC Pokemon games.

Nickovic · (06-07-2006, 11:08 AM)

Its confirmed most of e3 wasn't on final hardware.

Emotions · (06-07-2006, 11:09 AM)

Oh that look gorgeous.

Smiles and Cries · (06-07-2006, 11:09 AM)

WTH we have pics so fast?

ziran · (06-07-2006, 11:10 AM)

Originally Posted by Jonnyram:

Wii part:
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/200...54492,0,0.html

Shipping 4 million by the end of the year (in Japan!)

:O

edit - financial year or by end of dec?

Scalemail Ted · (06-07-2006, 11:10 AM)

Does this mean the rumors about mario paint might be true? (i.e. using the DS touch screen as an input for Mario Paint Wii

iifu · (06-07-2006, 11:11 AM)

Could this be huge for Wii in Japan? A Pokémon game this early in the life cycle of the system possibly riding the wave of D/P's success?

TheKingsCrown · (06-07-2006, 11:16 AM)

What the hell?
4 million by the end of the year IN JAPAN?

VOOK · (06-07-2006, 11:17 AM)

OMG Its a Wednesday-ton!

DarknessTear · (06-07-2006, 11:18 AM)

Saying that Pokemon will have voice chat is bad. Picture the Nintendo 64 kid with a mic.

TheKingsCrown · (06-07-2006, 11:19 AM)

Peeps need to make new threads for 1. Pokemon Wii 2. Shipped numbers of Wii once we confirm if that is year end or fiscal year.

Blackcherry · (06-07-2006, 11:19 AM)

Originally Posted by DarknessTear:

Saying that Pokemon will have voice chat is bad. Picture the Nintendo 64 kid with a mic.

omg

Jonnyram · (06-07-2006, 11:20 AM)

Calendar year.

Paradoxal_Utopia · (06-07-2006, 11:20 AM)

If those pokemon pics are indeed realtime, they are awesome. Even with the shitty shot quality you can tell its WAY beyond GC, especially with the lighting around the models.

VOOK · (06-07-2006, 11:21 AM)

I was bitching and moaning today about how Nintendo probably wont say anything about anything this week, and this happens, hooray!

TheKingsCrown · (06-07-2006, 11:21 AM)

Originally Posted by Jonnyram:

Calendar year.

Wtfmate? Mr. Ram, isn't that quite a large number?

McBacon · (06-07-2006, 11:21 AM)

I think its safe to say that - that looks amazing.

Jonnyram · (06-07-2006, 11:21 AM)

Actually, it's the same as Sony's PS3 estimates.

SolidSnakex · (06-07-2006, 11:22 AM)

Originally Posted by Jonnyram:

Actually, it's the same as Sony's PS3 estimates.

Isn't Sony's 4m worldwide this year? Not just for 1 territory.

jesusraz · (06-07-2006, 11:23 AM)

Can someone re-host that image, please? Work filters are blocking it... :(

4 million shipped by end of Dec '06 in Japan? Shine Get!