Well, for starters, Iwata specifically mentioned when he announced the 3DS price drop that Nintendo needed to look into expanding its digital business if it was to secure its future in the handheld market. So there's that. Moreover, he seems to be serious about making the eShop a genuine contender in the market. He announced an entire update around updating the eShop (though now we know that said update, the November update, will have more to it than just that). I think it's pretty clear Nintendo is serious about the eShop and its digital business.BurntPork said:
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Nintendo holding new conference this Friday [Up: Over]
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Still, expecting them to put a major Pokemon game excusively on the eShop is pure insanity. (And I know a lot about insanity.) It's just not going to happen. It goes against Nintendo's MO (hell, it would go against Microsoft's MO), Game Freak probably wouldn't agree to it, and I could see it costing them tens of millions in revenue.pramath said:
MidnightScott
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I Didn't read the op, but what time in Japan?
MidnightScott
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I'm on my phone when I clicked on the title it took me to the last page, and it took a while. 8 PM Japan time is like 6 AM central time.
Definitely not watching it since I have work all day on Friday and I don't wake up until 9:30 lol
Definitely not watching it since I have work all day on Friday and I don't wake up until 9:30 lol
HiroProtagonist
Member
Why are they streaming on Ustream if it's pre-recorded? Is it just to make an 'event' out of it?
DXB-KNIGHT
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Here hoping for something exciting.HiroProtagonist said:
Well they usually have a fall conference (usually in october iirc), but that already happened last month.d+pad said:
Since this isn't a live press conference, everyone should keep their expectations in check. If they were really going to blow people's minds, they'd have made a bigger event out of it. It's probably just detailing the update. I don't expect any new game announcements or wii u news. It'll probably just be about new features.
NintendoGal
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JacksUsername said:
Except for the fact that the stock was already dropping prior to that conference.
Father_Brain
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There's no reason to expect any megatons so soon after the September conference, and especially not from a prerecorded video, but I'm pretty curious to see what Nintendo's idea of an improved eShop looks like. Maybe they can add basic features like a download queue, support for purchases via redemption codes, and an interface that doesn't kick you back to the front of the eShop when you select "continue browsing" after making a purchase alongside the already-promised demos and DLC.
October 27. And yes, I would assume there'll be a briefing the next day.
BurntPork said:
October 27. And yes, I would assume there'll be a briefing the next day.
Dr.Palutena
Member
Neo Child said:
thats where the magic comes out. [isn't that for the wii u sensor bar?]
StreetsAhead
Member
artwalknoon said:
The firmware details and the MK7 stuff are certainly not the only thing going to be discussed - the official site for the thing lists them as just examples of the info being presented. Whether or not there'll be any surprises is a different story.
Oni Link 666
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Looking forward to either staying up playing Layton until 7 am or waking up at 7 am. 
I just hope the friend list stuff going on with Mario Kart doesn't end up being something you can only see while playing Mario Kart. What we need is real ways to set games up in the 3DS OS. We need to be able to send messages. Some kind of sign that someone has come online would be really cool too. Like maybe the light flashes green and blue or something. I don't really want any popups like on X360.
What I'm hoping with the eShop is real categories that don't change every week for DSiWare, 3DS eShop games, and 3D Classics. Like what they do with the VC. I like the new VC button icon btw.
I would say I want new puzzles, but I still don't have all the regular puzzles. I've only streetpassed 3 people. It would be cool if they just let me open up all the puzzles with the update so I can fill them up by myself. I'm kind of expecting a whole new game in the Plaza besides the puzzles and Save Mii. A Save Mii expansion would be cool too though.
I just hope the friend list stuff going on with Mario Kart doesn't end up being something you can only see while playing Mario Kart. What we need is real ways to set games up in the 3DS OS. We need to be able to send messages. Some kind of sign that someone has come online would be really cool too. Like maybe the light flashes green and blue or something. I don't really want any popups like on X360.
What I'm hoping with the eShop is real categories that don't change every week for DSiWare, 3DS eShop games, and 3D Classics. Like what they do with the VC. I like the new VC button icon btw.
I would say I want new puzzles, but I still don't have all the regular puzzles. I've only streetpassed 3 people. It would be cool if they just let me open up all the puzzles with the update so I can fill them up by myself. I'm kind of expecting a whole new game in the Plaza besides the puzzles and Save Mii. A Save Mii expansion would be cool too though.
-WindYoshi-
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It would be really nice if someone would host the conference on a spoiler free page for those who are sleeping when this thing goes up, that way we can watch it when we wake up and be surprised throughout the whole thing!
Any takers?
Any takers?
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I think expecting any game announcements is a bit foolish. Sounds like its going to focus exclusively on the firmware upgrade and other online goodies.
After all, this is supposedly stuff they didn't have time to show at the pre-TGS event. If it were some big new game announcement, I think they would have squeezed that in then.
After all, this is supposedly stuff they didn't have time to show at the pre-TGS event. If it were some big new game announcement, I think they would have squeezed that in then.
-WindYoshi-
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EatChildren said:
Most likely, but you never know... there's got to be a few goodies in there!
Oni Link 666
Member
EatChildren said:
We've had so many 3DS game announcements recently, I don't expect Nintendo to announce anything new until the end of their fiscal year.
And I don't expect to hear anything about Wii U until E3 2012.
blu
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If by Flash you mean two-generations-old flash, yes. Also, tabs were rather hypothetical on the <64MB models where the browser would usually run out of mem by the 3rd tab on simple pages, but I never tried it on the 2K+ models, where that should have been mended somewhat.Berordn said:
That said, PSP's browser was still usable. PS3's browser, on the other hand..
But overall I would not say PSP's browser was more usable than 3DS'.