[Jonnyram]

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]

thanks.

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

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]

Pokemon will have wi-fi worldwide voicechat.

[Polari]

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]

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]

Pokemon will have wi-fi worldwide voicechat.

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

[Jonnyram]

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

[Mr. Pointy]

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

[Rotanibor]

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]

Pokemon will have wi-fi worldwide voicechat.

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

[Fuzzy]

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

800K for NSMB in its second week confirmed!

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]

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

[Rocked]

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

[Jonnyram]

And NSMB up to 1.25 million sales, apparently.

[GhostSeed]

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]

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]

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]

And NSMB up to 1.25 million sales, apparently.

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

[ziran]

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]

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

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

[Jonnyram]

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~]

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

[iifu]

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

Online would add a whole new dimension to it though.

[ziran]

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

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

[neo2046]

first pic

[Blackcherry]

first pic

heh, looks good

[fly high ~ayunite~]

first pic

Those models look fabulous.

[ziran]

first pic

WOW!!!!!!!! :D

I love it! Deoxys FTW :)

[Hero]

Wow.

[Cdammen]

first pic

Wow! Looks nice! Now gimme Pokémon Snap 2! :D

[Sad_Panda]

Looks a lot better than the GC Pokemon games.

[Nickovic]

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

[Emotions]

Oh that look gorgeous.

[Smiles and Cries]

WTH we have pics so fast?

[ziran]

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]

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]

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]

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

[VOOK]

OMG Its a Wednesday-ton!

[DarknessTear]

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

[TheKingsCrown]

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]

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

omg :lol :lol :lol

[Jonnyram]

Calendar year.

[Paradoxal_Utopia]

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]

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

[TheKingsCrown]

Calendar year.

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

[McBacon]

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

[Jonnyram]

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

[SolidSnakex]

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

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

[jesusraz]

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

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