DSi - Nintendo Conference 2008

Well, Nintendo's press conference in Japan just finished. Luckily I stayed up late and watched a LiveBlog of the whole thing (from Wired) and am able to give you a run down of what happened.

DSi:

The biggest news of the conference was the DSi, a new version of the DS. It will have a bunch of new features, as follows:

• 0.3 megapixel camera
• Larger screens
• Built in web browser
• Built in photo editor
• Smaller
• No more GBA slot (sad)
• MP3 player
• SD-Card slot
• Slightly redesigned shell (new wireless activity LED, newly placed power button)
• Onboard memory
• Store for downloadable games. Bought with "Nintendo Points"
• Available in white and black
• Releasing in Japan on November 1 for approx. $180 US

Pictures will be forthcoming.

New Games Announced:

Sin & Punishment 2 (Wii)
New Tales game (Wii)
New Punch-Out! (Wii)
Klonoa remake (Wii)
Mario & Lugi 3 (DS)
Re-release of Gamecube games such as Pikmin (Wii)
Another Code 2 (Wii)
Taiko Drum Master Wii (Wii)
Endless Ocean 2 (Wii)
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (DS & Wii)

Video montage available here.

Wii News:

Not much news on the Wii front, except that software can now be downloaded directly to SD cards. Not quite a HDD, but it will do for now, I guess. New games, too, as seen above.

It's been a big night!