Nintendo Unveils New DS, more stuff

[IceFox]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/02/nintendo-officially-unveils-nintendo-dsi


Even before Nintendo announced it, the DSi has been the talk of the town. According to our Japanese correspondent, the DSi will be 12 percent thinner, and will get rid of the GBA slot entirely. The DSi will also include two built-in cameras (one reportedly VGA resolution) and music playback. The DSi will also add an SD slot and internal storage (we don't yet know how much) to enhance its multimedia capabilities. The screens are now slightly larger at 3.25 inches.Photos can be synced to the Wii Photo Channel.

Nintendo is also launching the "DSi Shop" to sell content directly over WiFi. The DSi will include a free browser application. Prices for the store, which are also tied into the Wii Points, will use 0, 200, 500 and 800-point tiers.


Nintendo has announced that they will be releasing "Wii de Asobu" (Play on Wii) Selections, GameCube titles remade for the Wii. Not including last year's Resident Evil 4 remake, President Satoru Iwata revealed at today's Japanese press conference that Pikmin will be the first title to receive a Wii makeover. We're really hoping this isn't the Pikmin title Miyamoto revealed at E3.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/02/pikmin-to-be-remade-on-wii-first-of-gamecube-masterpiece-seri/


Well, it's no hard drive (then again, it's certainly no air conditioner unit). Nintendo has revealed their answer to the Wii storage solution: Allowing for software to be opened directly from (and downloaded directly to) an SD card. That will now give you 2GB of storage per card swap. We expect a megaton amount of DRM to try and keep the games linked to one console at a time. An update is reportedly coming Spring 2009.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/02/nintendos-wii-storage-solution-load-from-sd-cards-coming-spri/




At a press conference in Japan, Nintendo announced that a new Punch-Out!! game will be coming to the Wii. No other news is currently available about it, but we're guessing it'll share some similarities with the boxing stage from Wii Fit.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/02/tko-new-punch-out-coming-to-wii/


Although it's only release in America came as a Virtual Console title on the Wii, Sin & Punishment (N64 version, pictured above) has a pretty hardcore following here in the States. Nintendo has announced a follow-up to the Treasure-developed rail shooter. No details are available yet, but those that have played the original Tsumi to Batsu will know that the game is a perfect fit for Nintendo's current home console.

Stay tuned for more details when they're available.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/02/sin-and-punishment-2-coming-to-wii/

[Drakxxx]

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't interested, but shelling out close to $200 again for another version of the DS is not agreeing with me so much.

And for what? Granted the bigger screen and thinner unit is nice, but a camera? Really?

[Ervo]

Punch-out!!

[Apollo]

I really want to sell my Black DS lite now so I can get one, but... Apparantly all games that have online treat the DS and Cartridge as one, and I have a lot. So...

Fuck

[StinkyNelkin]

Hmm...How much will gamestop give me for my ds lite?

[Lestat_the_vampire]

My DS and my DS Lite are just fine for me. All You really need to do is JailBreak them, and boom, more memory.

[Nerdysimmer]

I guess I could trade in my DS lite for the DSi, since one of my buttons on my DS lite are busted. :(

I just realized that the DSi isn't backwards compatible with any GBA games. WTF. Looks like I'm gonna need to dust off my Game Boy Advance SP.

And I'm really looking forward to Punch-out!! and Sin and Punishment 2

[Geno]

Here's a render from Serebii.net...
http://i33.tinypic.com/301m261.png

I wonder if GameStop'll let me trade in my original DS for one of these...when the DSLite came out, and all my friends were getting one, I always told them "There just gonna release another one.". I didn't get a Lite because I felt it was too much like the DS to spend 50 bucks and trade it in. However, this DSi is legitimately different...though it did loose a feature I like...RIP the GBA slot, looks like I'll have to dig out my old Advance. The camera looks kind of cool.

That SD card solution is good. I don't think they would make an external hard drive, and it's better than releasing a new Wii with a hard drive and leaving current Wii owners in the dust.

So they're just remaking Pikmin for the Wii! I thought they were making a new one...still, Pikmin 2 is one of my all time favorite games, and that is a series that would work very well on the Wii.

And a new Punch-Out!!=Win.

[LoveKuja]

I guess the camera is good for taking a picture of me, when I fail a surgery on Trauma Center for the 40th. Not really interested, as my Lite is still fine.

[oxol]

New Wario Ware game coming!
And Wii Speak Channel

The Wii Speak Channel is “purchased” by using a special code you receive when you buy the Wii Speak Microphone. You will not have to pay any more to download the Wii Speak Channel, but you can only use this code on one Wii console.

[E_G]

I wish they would spend more time and resources on developing and announcing quality games instead of releasing a new DS model, and I don't mean cack like Wii Breakdancing. Someone needs to punch out Nintendo.

[Nerdysimmer]

Nintendo today announced several new titles for the Wii and DS, including sequels to some rather old franchises. The announced list is as follows:

Wii:
Sin and Punishment 2
Endless Ocean 2
Trace Memory Wii
Sengoku Musou (Samurai Warriors)
Punch-Out!! Wii
New Tales Wii (name unknown)
Pikmin 2 (Wii remake)
Metroid Prime (Wii remake)
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Wii remake)

DS:

DS Pedometer (Miis on DS)
Mario and Luigi 3
3D Picross
World Foods
Kirby Title
Let's Tap

HOLY SHIT. I've ALWAYS wanted to play MP with MP3 controls.

[TwilightMystics]

Phantasy Star Zero for The DS looks Ace....I want it....(remembers the good old Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II, III on the Gamecube :))

[Ratchetcomand]

OMG there now remaking games that cameout 5 and half years ago. Nintendo needs to get some ideas then reuse some old ideas from before.

[shadysaiyan]

Really no much of an upgrade, its pretty much a setback really, getting rid of the GBA slo and adding an SD card slot? that pretty much tells all the hackers to hack it, so i wont be suprised when Nintendo start losing money like crazy over that. now 2 cameras, sure the one on the inside is probably there like the burnout cam where when something happens like you messing up on something, it will take a picture and save it for you, or you take pics of yourself and draw on it like MS Paint, but its kind of pointless unless it has something more to it.

The one on the outside is just for pics i gues, but in a better resolution i assume. the screen is a little bigger, but according to reports the game with still show up on it in the same size/resolution so that was also kind of pointless. idk what to say about the start button, its a preference thing i guess. also is slimmer, so i guess thats cooler too.

@Ratchet - i also agree there, why are they remaking game from a couple years ago? WTF! but i guess they did it with RE4 so they can do it woth other stuff, while they make another Mario/Zelda game....

EDIT: This wont be coming to the US till late 2009, idk about EU though.

[HalfSwiss]

Sounds pretty cool, but no GBA slot? Unless there's some way you can play GBA games on there, I probably won't get it.

But it's likely that some morning I'll really want it, trade in some games and my DS Lite, and get that.

[Lenny819]

no GBA slot becase they want to prevent the R4. (its goes into the gba slot and lets you put tons of ds games on your ds for free)

Anyway this DSi looks great in my opinion. It might be a sad day for DS owners, but im not a DS owner lol. Im defintly thinking about getting this.

[IceFox]

No GBA Slot: no peripheral games

Including Guitar Hero DS

[TrevOwnz]

Hmm how about less pointless crap and better graphics? I would like to see them shoot for WII quality graphics in a hand held. I wouldn't buy this new DSI for 100 dollars.

[Shadow the Hedgehog]

No GBA Slot: no peripheral games

Including Guitar Hero DS

Wow, hadn't even thought of that :-\

I'm glad to hear about the memory solution, I never really had a use for my SD card since none of my friends had Wii's.

[StinkyNelkin]

No GBA Slot: no peripheral games

Including Guitar Hero DS

That's Rediculous. **Keeps Ds Lite**

[Veronica]

I wanted to buy a new DS, cause my current lite is in pretty bad shape, scatches, and broken hinge. No GBA slot makes me sad, cause I use my DS as a GBA cause I don't have one.
Still debating if I want to get this, hmmmm.

[ClonedX]

I saw the video on ign, theres going to be a new mario & lugi. Nice!


HOLY SHIT. I've ALWAYS wanted to play MP with MP3 controls.

Why didnt they made a whole new Metroid game instead of a remake!?! Although your right its gonna be fun playing with Wii controlers

[Cheese]

Must...
Make...
Template!

[Sonic the Hedgehog]

to be honest i think i'll get that...only if they stop making DS games. but without the GBA slot its just not a DS...