Nintendo Company Fall Media Summit 2010

Another year, another Nintendo press conference. This media summit, however, plans to be a big one with the Nintendo 3DS's release dates on the horizon.

I'm currently browsing an event stream over here and I'm taking the moment to post a recap of everything mentioned.


Here's the list of everything that is confirmed at the event so far:

Nintendo 3DS

• Final Nintendo 3DS design was revealed
• 3DS will launch in Japan on Feb 26, 2011 and will cost 25,000 yen (around $299 USD)
• 3DS will launch in US and Europe on March 2011. No price was given.
• Launch color schemes for the 3DS will be cosmo black and aqua blue
• Miis will be usable on the Nintendo 3DS
• Light on upper-right of 3DS unit, practically on R shoulder, shows when your console has passed another 3DS
• Samurai Warriors Chronicle will make use of the 3DS's technology
• MGS: The Naked Sample will make use of tag mode 
• New Professor Layton game for the 3Ds will make use of 3DS's technology to make puzzles "pop" and be very intuitive.  
• Taking people's pictures using the 3DS's camera will allow you to create an automatic Mii
• 3DS's tag mode  can store data for multiple games at once, and you do not have to be playing the game at the time to exchange data
• The 3DS will have a home button and will support multi-tasking
• You can put the system in a cradle for faster internet downloads
• Street Fighter IV 3D will support tag mode
• Ridge Racer 3DS will support tag mode
• 3DS supports SD cards up to to 32GB
• Miis can be saved onto an SD card
• 3DS unit will come w 2GB SD card packed in.
• Tag Mode will work right out of the box, no set-up necessary.
• 3DS will be able to download Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games
• Confirmed downloable titles include Wario Land and Link's Awakening DX
• All downloable virtual console games will support 3D
• 3DS can connect on WiFi when in sleep mode and dowload content, saves, rankings and more (much like WiiConnect24)

Nintendo Wii

• Wii MotionPlus technology will now be built into newer models of the Wii Remote called "Wii Remote Plus
• No successor to the Nintendo Wii will be coming anytime soon.

 New Games

• Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is in development for the 3DS
• Last Story for the Nintendo Wii will be released on January 27th
• Megaman Legends 3 is in development for the 3DS 
• New Rhythm Heaven game confirmed for the Wii (?) 
• Fatal Frame 2 remake is in development for the Wii

Other

• Pokemon Black & White sold over 2.5 million copies in Japan
• Nintendo is collaborating with NTT to facilitate WiFi hotspots (JAPAN ONRY)
• Fuji TV will be distributing free 3D videos for the 3DS (JAPAN ONRY)

Source: http://www.andriasang.com/e/


Update: Nintendo JP made a software line up video available on their site: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/conference2010/3ds/lineupMovHigh.html