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Nintendo E3 06 Conference: DS
Time for the summary of the DS segement in the conference. 16 million Nintendo DSs have sold worldwide. 1.3 million discreet wi-fi connection users totalling over 40 million gameplay sessions (yawn). Final Fantasy III displayed, will have improved graphics, yadda yadda. Tony Hawk Downhill Jam shown. Will have Voip like Hunters, but during gameplay as well. Zelda Phantom Hourglass shown. No new inf...
Update 1
Going in now…[Sent from a wireless Blackberry]
Update: about to start
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Nintendo briefing update
Getting in line to go through the doors. Wait for it…[Sent from a wireless Blackberry]
Awesome wii sim!
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Update
Sitting down, some excited peeps in here. Rumored Nov 2 launch.[Sent from a wireless Blackberry]
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Talking on PictoChat right now. They’re playing some hip trance music. I’m actually in Hyrul now, front row! Way better![Sent from a wireless Blackberry]
Update 2
Still waiting. Be sure to open up either Nintendo.com or gamespot.com for FREE live feeds of the briefing. More to come.[Sent from a wireless Blackberry]
Nintendo Sighting
Nothing like playing the old opaque-white Game Boy Advance on top of your violin case while waiting for the Shinkansen. This photo was taken at Kyoto Station.
Gamble with Mario
Straying a bit from today’s Wii mania, I wanted to do a quick report on this “Super Mario Mysterious KoroKoro Party 2” gambling machine. Just like many of Japan’s other “medal (gambling) games,” this one features a bunch of whirling Mario character models, egging you on to throw more money in to try and win it back ten fold. I’m still not sure what Japan&#...
The Golden Ticket: Nintendo Press Briefing
I was fortunate enough to score a Nintendo media briefing ticket less than 10 hours before the 8:30am PST start tomorrow. The only thing that would make this sweeter is a bar of Wonka’s famous chocolate. We’ll see you guys tomorrow.