Here’s what Iwata talked about in his address:
–Singing the Wii’s and DS’ praises
–Talking about opportunities for new growth
–Singing Miyamoto’s praises and how his hobbies have translated into games
–Showing Wii Sports prototype
–A few Miyamoto stories and the process of making a game
–The making of Rhythm Heaven
–What happens when devs deliver surprises, using Spore, Guitar Hero, and World of Goo as examples
–47% of DS owners are girls (and I’m one of them!)
–Nintendo took time to help third parties when the Wii came along
–The VC
–Third party sales on the Wii and DS outsold all other consoles in the USA last year
–Balance Board owners are creeping up on PS3 owners
–New game for WiiWare: Rock n’ Roll Climber, uses Wiimote, Nunchuk, and Balance Board to simulate rock climbing
–WiiWare a partnership with users
–Wii don’t require a huge investment
–Wii storage solution unveiled: a menu-like system with an SD card, holds up to 240 games, supports cards up to 32 GB, you can download to and launch from the SD card, new system menu now availiable
–No New Zelda for Wii (bummer)
–New Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (My Life as a Dark Lord) and Final Fantasy IV sequel coming to WiiWare
–Original Final Fantasy coming to the VC, others coming in the future
–DSiWare titles: Moving Memo, WarioWare Snapped
–DSi preorders
–DSi=$$$
–VC Arcade–titles include Tower of Druaga, Mappy, Star Force, and more. Launches today.
–New DS Zelda game! The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. (tentative) Gameplay revolves around piloting a train, and is coming this year
Stay tuned for more details as I get them.
Happy gaming,
SparklingBlue
