canand Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 Nintendo is once again making a big splash at this year’s Games Convention. Is this the biggest show that you’ve ever had, in terms of the number of games demonstrated and the size of the stand? “Nintendo presents a fantastic event every year, but this isn’t defined solely by the square footage of space, it also depends on the strength of what is communicated. As far as that is concerned, every visitor to the Games Convention 2006 can experience a show that demonstrates true greatness.” Last year, the Nintendo DS was presented at the Games Convention for the first time. Now, DS seems to dominate the Nintendo stand. Just how successful was the system in the last 12 months? “I’ll say one thing first: it is true that the Nintendo DS has been incredibly successful. However, wouldn’t necessarily claim that it dominates the stand - even just the design of the stand, with its curve in shape of the Wii, shows that our new TV-associated console is also present. Of course the Nintendo DS plays the starring role, in that you are correct. After all, it has earned that place honestly, thanks to its worldwide success so far. Since its launch, more than 5 million Nintendo DS have been sold in Europe. And sales figures have also risen sharply thanks to numerous innovations, such as the introduction of the Nintendo DS Lite and the innovative Touch! Generations software series.” One year ago, no one in Europe had heard of Touch! Generations or Dr. Kawashima. Today their games are enjoying huge success. What do you think are the reasons for this? “At first, acceptance of the Nintendo DS, with its intriguing novel features such as touch screen, speech recognition, or even the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, rose dramatically after many people were rather skeptical about these new features in the beginning. Because of this, many video gamers up to that point were even more open to innovative gaming ideas after a brief phase of getting used to things - such as with Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old is Your Brain? Or just in general with the Touch! Generations series. However, many non-gamers were also persuaded because this type of product simply appeals to their attitude towards life or their circumstances in life. One glance at today’s news shows, for example, that ‘mental fitness’ is a very significant subject at the moment.” What is planned for the ‘next generation’ of Touch! Generations software? For instance, English Training has just been shown at Games Convention. Can we expect more products of this nature? For instance, in Japan there is now a cooking game. “Our Touch! Generations series has only just begun. We are absolutely delighted with this concept, and video gamers have confirmed to us that we’re correct. The current sales figures also prove that we are right. As for the English Training you mentioned: learning English as a game is a great example; this is another way that Nintendo is going down new routes, tying in learning a foreign language with the ease of playing a game. With regard to the cooking game, I believe you’re talking about cooking DS. This cooking aid is actually very successful in Japan, and after many exciting products have managed to successfully navigate the course from the Far East to Europe, we would of course be very happy to be able to offer persuasive cooking techniques in the near future under the guidance of the Nintendo DS. I think it’s fair to say that we should be excited about what the future has in store.” Apart from the Touch! Generations titles, what other, more traditional, DS games can our fans look forward to this year? “It goes without saying that even apart from the Touch! Generations series, gamers can also look forward to titles that stem from the more classic genres such as adventure or platformer: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass will without a doubt be one absolute highlight - thanks to the touch screen and stylus all of the adventure fans will be pulled in to the story of the hero Link even deeper than they ever were before. Even Super Mario is going to be putting in his time again; he can be found either as the main figure in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, as a sports star in Mario Slam Basketball, or as a baby in Yoshi’s Island 2. Anyone who now considers Pikachu to be a real friend will be particularly excited about Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team. This is the first time that gamers themselves become Pokémon and discover their world from an exciting new perspective. These are just a few examples of the new features that await Nintendo DS owners.” At the press conference, you introduced the new Nintendo DS Lite Pink. What else does Nintendo have up its sleeve to get female players excited? “It’s already been shown that the Nintendo DS is especially appealing to female players. This has been successful in no small part due to innovative ideas such as Nintendogs. We will be able to increase the enthusiasm of girls and young women even more with the help of new games - especially those from the Touch! Generations series. However, we’re also counting on our new Wii console, which, thanks to its intuitive operation, will pave the way for many non-gamers - be they girls or boys - into a new world of video gaming.” The GameCube is not being shown at this year’s Games Convention. Does that mean that no more games are going to come out for this console? “No, that’s not what it means at all, because after all, the Games Convention is first and foremost about presenting our new products and features to the public and the press. Those who own a Nintendo GameCube have no reason to think that they’ll soon be empty-handed - we still have lots of great games for them.” The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is planned both for Wii and for the GameCube. Will gamers have the choice of buying the GameCube or the Wii version, or will both versions be available in a combined package? “The game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be coming out in two versions that can each be purchased separately. The games are for the most part identical, but the Wii version will have additional appealing functions developed with the new Wii controllers (Wii Remote and Nunchuk Controller) in mind, increasing the fun of playing even more.” At Games Convention you showed two new Wii games: Mario Strikers Charged and Battalion Wars II. Will these be released for the Wii launch? If not, when can we expect to see them? “We will be announcing the exact release date for Wii games at a later date. Mario Strikers Charged and Battalion Wars II at the Games Convention marked the premier presentation to the world public of two exciting Wii titles that all Nintendo fans can look forward to.” Wii was certainly a hot topic at the press conference, but you didn’t name the release date. When can our readers expect this significant date to be announced? “That’s not exactly right: the release date was actually announced at the press conference, even if it wasn’t the exact day. What I can tell you today is that Wii will be released in the fourth quarter of 2006.” Wii was playable at Games Convention but only by representatives from retail and press. When will our readers get to try their hands at this innovative new console? Although an exact launch date hasn’t been announced, I can assure you that, thanks to the extensive promotional activities, everyone will soon have a chance to try out Wii and that is definitely somethingto look forward to. Dr. Fakesch, thanks very much for your time!
Kurtle Squad Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 “That’s not exactly right: the release date was actually announced at the press conference, even if it wasn’t the exact day. What I can tell you today is that Wii will be released in the fourth quarter of 2006.” WTF...We already knew that!!
canand Posted August 25, 2006 Author Posted August 25, 2006 WTF...We already knew that!! the release date was actually announced at the press conference and they did not tell us we would know on Monday becuse the countdown clocks well be on
Charlie Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 Although an exact launch date hasn’t been announced, I can assure you that, thanks to the extensive promotional activities, everyone will soon have a chance to try out Wii and that is definitely somethingto look forward to. I hope they do some up in Scotland...
conzer16 Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 I hope they do some up in Scotland... ....and Ireland:p
ShadowV7 Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 and United Kingdom That was great reading 'Scotland.... Ireland..... United Kingdom....' Though you all have a point,we know what they're like :heh
canand Posted August 25, 2006 Author Posted August 25, 2006 That was great reading 'Scotland.... Ireland..... United Kingdom....'Though you all have a point,we know what they're like :heh Yeah I hope there is some there might be comeing in September
dabookerman Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 the release date was actually announced at the press conference and they did not tell us we would know on Monday becuse the countdown clocks well be on Thats a good point, i still think that they will reveal the date and price on a random date.
McMad Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 September 14th is pretty random It might be Nintendo teasing us as well because exactly a year ago on that day is when the Xbox 360 lauch date and pricing was revealed.
conzer16 Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 It might be Nintendo teasing us as well because exactly a year ago on that day is when the Xbox 360 lauch date and pricing was revealed. It is also the date that the Gamecube was released in Japan.......
canand Posted August 25, 2006 Author Posted August 25, 2006 It might be Nintendo teasing us as well because exactly a year ago on that day is when the Xbox 360 lauch date and pricing was revealed. OH Yeah your right they did
knightendo Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 how far in advance of the cube did they release price and date? i only bought mine months after, at christmas.
canand Posted August 25, 2006 Author Posted August 25, 2006 how far in advance of the cube did they release price and date? i only bought mine months after, at christmas. Yeah does anybodey know when they did the release price and date for the Game Cube
xernobyl Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 and United Kingdom and Europe... LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!11111eleven!!!!11!
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