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Kotaku held an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto at E3, which has yielded some interesting responses.
The capability for Wii to connect with DS is built into the system, but they have not yet decided how to use it fully. Miyamoto suggested that they would use the touch screen and the microphone to interact with Wii titles, or users could download things to the DS, edit them and upload them back to Wii. While they don't have anything specific planned yet (that they want to talk about, anyhow), it is expected that DS and Wii connectivity will be present either upon launch or close to launch due to the resounding success of the handheld system.
On a more intriguing note, Miyamoto mentioned that Wii remotes can be linked to different members of the family with their own settings attached to each. Nintendo are hoping that each member of a family will have their own remote to use with the system, so that the system can adjust its settings automatically depending on which remote was used to switch on the system or join a game.
Miyamoto also mentioned that the price and launch date were not specified at E3 due to them wanting to focus on the hardware and software. He believes that pricing details will probably be announced later this year at the Tokyo Game Show.
Stick with C3 for more from E3 as it comes!
The capability for Wii to connect with DS is built into the system, but they have not yet decided how to use it fully. Miyamoto suggested that they would use the touch screen and the microphone to interact with Wii titles, or users could download things to the DS, edit them and upload them back to Wii. While they don't have anything specific planned yet (that they want to talk about, anyhow), it is expected that DS and Wii connectivity will be present either upon launch or close to launch due to the resounding success of the handheld system.
On a more intriguing note, Miyamoto mentioned that Wii remotes can be linked to different members of the family with their own settings attached to each. Nintendo are hoping that each member of a family will have their own remote to use with the system, so that the system can adjust its settings automatically depending on which remote was used to switch on the system or join a game.
Miyamoto also mentioned that the price and launch date were not specified at E3 due to them wanting to focus on the hardware and software. He believes that pricing details will probably be announced later this year at the Tokyo Game Show.
Stick with C3 for more from E3 as it comes!
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OLU1701 Reply Quote #1
L23 Fire Leo
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Uzoka-SaninWait, but isn't the Tokyo Game Show in Novemeber??? Are you telling me that Wii could launch after PS3? Easy does it Nintendo, i know that Ninty isn't in doerct competition with the competition but consumers will still see it that way. Just because Sony received a slating for the PS3's over ambitious pricepoint, they have the biggest fanboys of all three camps and a good end of the year sale could hurt Nintendo's own plans. I t6hink that it would be wiser for Nintendo to launch around about September October.
Mason Reply Quote #2
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8460 505 03.05.2004 Mike@C3Tokyo Game Show is on the 22nd - 24th September this year. 
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Grumbler Reply Quote #3
L100 Eternal Master
11626 1483 11.07.2005 noneIt would be ace if you could use the DS as a keyboard for the Opera browser. It would free up space on your TV screen and be much better for typing that the remote. I'd prefer a proper keyboard but i have a nasty feeling that we won't get one.
Oh and the Tokyo game Show is in September, fear not.
Oh and the Tokyo game Show is in September, fear not.
It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.
OLU1701 Reply Quote #4
L23 Fire Leo
259 31 12.06.2005 Uzoka-SaninPhew. Thanks guys for correcting me. I was getting worried
TipsyRabbit Reply Quote #5
L45 Lightning Ninja
781 38 15.08.2003 nathaninitSony fanboys bigger than Nintendo fanboys? I don't think so!
I like the customising bit.
I like the customising bit.
Robbo Reply Quote #6
L40 Goriya
649 42 13.10.2004 RobboWow, didn't think of customizing controllers! That'd be great for taking round to mates for Multiplayer games and seeing your personal settings.
TAG Reply Quote #7
L87 Mecha Robotknic
3710 135 08.07.2004 noneThe customisable controller sounds great! They're giving us stuff we never knew we wanted, and that's awesome. When I think about it, I get ticked of when I try to play a game and it's a little different because my brother played it last or something. And with it online, it'd save the step of selecting a profile, I imagine. And however of the console will be customised will work great with this.
Just great news overall.
Just great news overall.
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Kangaroo_Kid Reply Quote #8
L62 Metal Sonic
1546 115 27.02.2006 noneTipsyRabbit said
Sony fanboys bigger than Nintendo fanboys? I don't think so!
Sony fanboys bigger than Nintendo fanboys? I don't think so!
What OLU meant was that there are way more PS fanboy than Nintendo, which there are.
That's very cool to have individual settings for each controller. I think this is another way to bring non-gamers into the video game world, making it easier to pick up the game and play withut adjusting to how each game plays.
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