Since hte broswer is coming late march that should be....like after the 15th. which is like in more than 5 days.

Basically, late March, with no exact date.

EA has Something Big to Announce, Wii Getting Microphone Officially Confirmed.

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Second, a certain site has broken their NDA and talked about a bit of EA news. This is being lumped in with a bit of news concerning a mic for the Wii. We already knew that a microphone was heading to the Wii via High School Musical (which has one packed in). The second part is a major break of NDA. Everyone that was with me at the EA event signed the NDA as well, and we can’t talk about this game. I won’t be posting on it, or discussing it in any way. PLEASE keep from commenting about the site in question, or the news if you have heard it. We don’t want to get in any trouble with EA, which we had the pleasure of building some great relationships with during the week.

"A Creative Vision"

Just Miyamoto's Key note presentation. It's a bit long but kind of interesting.

Headphones?

What would we use the headphones for? =/

....So Ninty didn't leave GDC 07 empty handed

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....“Wii Sports continues to resonate not only with consumers but also with the creative soul of the industry: the game developers themselves,” says Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “Wii is designed to allow creativity to triumph over technical and financial barriers, and Wii Sports is a perfect example of how a great idea can succeed on its own.”........

I...like it, first I thought that it was just to get easier way to control some games, but then I heard about the motion sensing on it too, so I think it's awesome invention, I'm just waiting for more nice games...

--major bump--

anyway, why would we need just headphones? that would be pointless unless you can have volume on your TV and you can only hear THROUGH head phones.i really want a head-set.

I agree, especially since I have a surround-sound system. I'd want the headset instead of just headphones--especially for games like SSBB and Call of Duty.

wouldn't headphones defeat the purpose of the internal speaker on the wiimote? What is the point of having sounds coming out of the wiimote when you can't hear over the headphones?

Whoa, GD second page? Something needs to be done.

Therefore, I request this as the new header.



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You might want to block out the f word a little more...

OMG that picture is hilarious XD. So has anyone here tried using their wii controller as a mouse for their pc, it even can be used as a joystisck.

Haha, nice header, CoDaD !

There is a hell of a batch of rumours from supposedly trusted Spanish Wii-based website RevoGamers(English translation via Google). If any single one of these is true, bar the first and possibly the second, then I will be a very happy man.

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GameBoy successor cancelled

Nintendo had been working on the ´Gameboy Advance Next´ which was to become a third pillar (alongside the Wii as a home console and the DS as a portable). The handheld was to feature hardware comparable in power to that of the GameCube.

It was to offer online gaming and downloadable titles, do away with physical media altogether and be compatible with the Virtual Console. Apparently, concerns over media storage and too high a price point caused the project to be scrapped.

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DS successor in the works

Nintendo is working on ´Project 3´ which is to become the successor of the DS. It will be a handheld console without buttons. Instead, it is just one big touchscreen, comparable to Apple´s ´iPhone´.


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New Miyamoto IP

Miyamoto is working on a new IP on a similar scale to Zelda. It is codenamed ´The Rise of Darkness´.

It is said to be an online-only title, perhaps an MMO. Miyamoto wants every day to be different in the game. An older rumour on the same site pointed to a game that mixed elements of the real world with science fiction and spritual elements, loosely inspired by Buddhism. Gameplay-wise it was described as mixture between Zelda and Shenmue.

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Nintendo developing MMO

More talk about an online game, codenamed ´Project Live´. This sounds very much like an MMO. It is said to be a big city, in which you can kidnap players from another team and leave clues for them to find you. No word on whether this is connected to Miyamoto´s new IP.


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Miis used in future games

´Animal Crossing´ on Wii will be based on Miis, ´Mario Party 8´ and even the Wii version of ´Mario Kart´ might feature them, as well.


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More channels coming

The next Wii system update will feature both a ´Movie Channel´ and a ´Talk Channel´. No further information is given other than the names. Also, there will be some improvements to the ´Mii Channel´, as far as I can make out.

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Brain training may become dedicated channel

Some talk about a game that is based on the Latin phrase ´Mens sana in corpore sano´ (Latin for: ´a healthy mind in a healthy body´). This sounds very much like Braining Training or Big Brain Academy. Apparently, this could become a channel of its own.


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Wii mic takes shape

The Wii microphone will plug into the controller, just like the Nunchuk extension.

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N64 blockbuster titles coming to VC

´GoldenEye 007´ and ´Donkey Kong 64´ will make their appearance on the Virtual Console this year. Apparently, the contracts between Nintendo and developer Rare work in Nintendo´s favour. It looks as if no other Rare games will become available, though.

Also, ´Star Fox 64´ (aka Lylat Wars), Ganbare Goemon (aka Legend of the Mystical Ninja) and ´Mischief Makers´ will make it to the Virtual Console soon.

I'm actually glad Nintendo "supposedly" cancelled the next Gameboy. The new Gameboy and the new DS would fight over sales, which ultimately wouldn't be good for Nintendo.

As for the rest of the "rumors", they're all pretty obvious. I mean, who didn't already know that new Wii Channels are coming, Mii's would be used in future games, a Wii Mic is coming, and DK64 & GoldenEye 007 are coming to the VC?

Yeah, and Nintendo desperately needs a new IP. Mario, Zelda, and Metroid are great and all, but Nintendo needs to keep things fresh. I trust Miyamoto to pull this one off.

Actually, the rest of the rumours go rather specific. We knew that new channels are coming, but Movie and Talk channels? Animal Crossing based on Miis? GoldenEye 007(DK64 would be easy, being Nintendo-owned, but GoldenEye was Rare-owned)? The microphone(confirmed in the past) plugging into the controller? The headlines are mostly familiar and expected, but the actual paragraphs did present some new rumours, some that were simply dreams and others that were unthought of.

I just realised how fun a Brain Training channel could be! Nintendo should really do it.