7 - Control DS with stylus, urinal with ...

NL: As a gamer yourself, what Nintendo titles stand out as your particular favourites?

Stu Robinson: As for my favourite Nintendo titles (I’ll stick to 1st party titles only): [lists many Nintendo franchies] and Pokemon - although I feel slightly embarrassed to admit that last one!

NintendoLife

Why are people still embarrassed about Pokémon? I can think of only a few franchises which command such an audience, history, and respect as Pokémon.

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Tails Prower -  Pit+Snake
DQIX avatar - Connect DS, and it displays your custom character.
Tom Nook - Final smash: he gives you a house and puts you deep in debt.

TECH TIME

Urinal games
Google Translate your voice in phone conversation.
First minute of the video:

CNET

Laptop DS! Imagine the endless control customisation options. This is going to become standard. On the subject of controllers, apparently China toyed with the idea of custom keyboards a while ago. Check this one out.
An idea I had: imagine if you could save state your laptop. You always have everything a certain way, and you could load that state.

THOUGHTS

-How many people actually use original firmware any more, on any device?

-It's funny how young people are dumb and that's the ideal look.

6 - Guess Guess Revolution

GBA           June         11, 2001

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire          March      19, 2003

SP             March       23, 2003

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen    September 9, 2004

Pokémon Emerald                          May            1, 2005

Micro       September  19, 2005

DS            November  21, 2004
Lite           June          11, 2006

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl          April        22, 2007

Pokémon Platinum                          March      22, 2009

i               April            5, 2009

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver March      14, 2010

XL            March        28, 2010

Pokémon Black and White               March        6, 2011

3DS         March               2011

With this crudely formatted text as a guide, we should expect:

Spring           2013 - 3DS hardware revision
Spring           2013 - Pokémon Gen VI
Spring           2015 - Pokémon Gen VI 3rd version
Spring 2015/2016 - 3DS 2nd hardware revision

RSEmakes are up in the air, as these past two gens were irregular for remakes. Maybe I'll come back and add GB/C, GBA, and Gen I and II, to compare. Always, the most thrilling question for me is,
What's next?

5 - Riding on the Wave

I don't play PC games, but this Switchblade laptop from Razer is awesome.

Nintendo World 2011 (day one)

BlazBlue on 3DS! Fantasies have come true.

• Nintendo launches DS and Wii with "everyone" attitude
• Nintendo launches 3DS with "core audience" attitude

Perhaps Nintendo will pull out the "everyone" scheme again in a new 3DS marketing campaign when Wii2 launches. "Buy Wii2 bundled with 3DS and Brain Age for one lower price!" How big will the gap be between 3DS and Wii2? 2 years again, for a 2013 launch? What shortsights will crop up on Wii2 because of the staggered launches? Staggered console/handheld launch is probably a great model, but it also hinders potential interaction between the systems. The Dual Screen line is the new Game Boy line, and I wouldn't be surprised if the 4DS is still basically a DS phat. I will put forth the prediction that 4DS brings us multi-touch bottom screen, perhaps even both screens.

• 3DS 2011 - Rehashes and safe bet games
• 3DS 2012 - Unique games and new IPs begin to crop up

I look forward to seeing what innovative ideas are bred from the advent of the 3D screen. But how innovative? I bet independent developers could barely handle DS budget. Perhaps we'll only see them on 3DSWare, now. Speaking of which, let's hope Nintendo keeps their promise of improving their -Ware service.

“I am convinced that in future we must change the price of games – they’re too expensive for the audience.” 

-Namco Bandai Partners VP Olivier Comte

"Looking at the industry as a whole, I feel like it's getting harder than ever to find something really new out there. Original properties are far less common than once upon a time, and I think this era we're in with strong franchises going on for ages and ages has lasted too long."

-Masahiro Sakurai

A bit more after the break

4 - Can you make it jump out?

Iwata: With 3D graphics up until now, you [only] felt a sense of depth when the camera swung around.

Itoi: In other words, the movement makes it feel three-dimensional. But this is three-dimensional the moment you see it.  

Iwata Asks: Nintendo 3DS 

In the interview, they discuss the Virtual Boy, and how it was really the last 'toy' Nintendo produced. A toy, in the sense of the spirit of the their past products, like Love Tester and Ultra Hand. The gaming world thinking of it as a failure is the result of thinking of it as a console and comparing it to Nintendo's recent products, rather than the toy it was. That's all insightful, but what they aren't telling you is that the VB was rushed to market - an unfinished stop-gap product to bide time until the release of the Ultra 64.

They also talk about how they had 3D screens on GBA prototypes. The GameCube also actually has 3D capability built in, but Nintendo never sold the product which allowed this. Luigi's Mansion was originally built to work with this 3D system. They even released a 3D game for the Famicom Disk System, with special goggles. A racing game titled, Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally.

They also mention how Yamauchi was the person who first pushed for both 3D and dual screens. It's interesting to note that the GBA SP was a sort of preview for the upcoming DS, with it's clamshell design. While I'm here and on the subject of early GBA and GCN designs:

Another GameCube prototype - the first incarnation of the Wii and Wii Remote.

A prototype VB controller which has the GCN colour scheme!

3 - 3DS AR. Potential!

So you're playing the Pokémon TCG with your friend, and you yell, "Go Charizard, use Fire Spin!". In your mind, you see your Charizard card come to life, jumping out of the card, attacking and burning the other monster. But your friend just looks at you puzzled. He discards his fainted monster, starts his turn, simply declares an attack, and ends his turn - uninspired as per usual, ruining your excitement.

With the next Nintendo handheld on the horizon, we may be able to make such fantasies come to life on our portable screens. The idea is partially demonstrated here:

This technology could be used not only for Pokémon, but I bet there will be a 3DS Yu-Gi-Oh game which uses this augmentioned reality (AR) to finally make something like the holograms from the manga and anime come true.

Now, this technology is old news. Sony has already done it with Eye of Judgement, Kinect does it, and some iPhone apps do it (poorly). But Nintendo has the vision and resources to make a fun, useful, updated spritual successor to the e-Reader, using the 3DS's three cameras.

While I'm here, I would also like to offer up my prayers to the Nintendo gods for another Why Hasn't it Happened? idea: Pokémon Snap 2! Surely they could do it on 3DS, perhaps even incorporating AR to walk around and snap pictures of Grass and Bug-type Pokémon in the forest behind your house, or water Pokémon at your local beach.

2 - Shades of your journey await!

1 - Opening

You are about to enter a world where you will embark on a grand adventure of your very own.

Speak to people and check things wherever you go, be it in towns, roads, or caves.
Gather information and hints from every possible source.

New paths will open to you when you help people in need, overcome challenges, and solve mysteries.

At times, you will be challenged by others to a battle.
At other times, wild creatures may stand in your way.
By overcoming such hurdles, you will gain great power.

However, your adventure is not solely about becoming powerful.

On your travels, we hope that you will meet countless people and, through them, achieve personal growth.
This is the most important objective of this adventure.