Zelda Trailer & Info from Nintendo conferance

L5

video

http://media.cube.ign.com/media/572/572738/vids_1.html

article with pictures

http://cube.ign.com/articles/594/594923p1.html

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata kicked off his keynote speech this morning to much fanfare at the 2005 Game Developer Conference in San Francisco this morning. We'll have full details and analysis of the event soon, but in the meantime, here's the official press release straight from the source:

Iwata, a veteran video game designer and player himself, made several major announcements during his Game Developers Conference keynote speech, "The Heart of the Gamer," including such highlights as:

* Nintendo???s next game console, code-named "Revolution," is proceeding on schedule and will include both backward compatibility and Wi-Fi features.

* Nintendo soon will offer a free Wi-Fi connection service to Nintendo DS owners.

* Iwata demonstrated several new software titles using the innovative features of the Nintendo DS, including voice recognition, touch-screen control and wireless connectivity.

* Iwata unveiled new images from the highly anticipated Legend of Zelda adventure coming this year for Nintendo GameCube.

"This is Nintendo???s plan: make our existing game world better," Iwata said. "For us, this is a passion. This is a mission of adventure."

Revolution: Iwata announced that Revolution will feature built-in Wi-Fi protocols, which will allow users around the world to connect with one another wirelessly. Revolution???s technological heart, a processing chip developed with IBM and code-named "Broadway," and a graphics chip set from ATI code-named "Hollywood," are being designed to deliver game experiences not possible to date.

"We???re excited to be developing the graphics chip set for Revolution, which continues our longstanding relationship with Nintendo," says Dave Orton, ATI Technologies Inc.???s president and chief executive officer. "As the leading graphics provider, ATI is committed to delivering exceptional visual performance that enables consumers to interact with new and visually compelling digital worlds. ATI is proud to support Nintendo???s innovative contributions to gaming."

Nintendo DS: Iwata announced that the Wi-Fi protocol for Nintendo DS will provide users with a link to other players across the country or around the world. Once the service begins later this year, Nintendo DS users will be able to connect to the service wirelessly at Wi-Fi hot spots, whether they???re at home, in a hotel or at a coffee shop. As one of several Wi-Fi games, Nintendo???s in-house development team is creating a new Animal Crossing game for global Wi-Fi play.

On the keynote stage, Iwata also took part in a spontaneous eight-player wireless contest of Mario Kart DS to demonstrate the local area network capabilities of Nintendo DS. He added that shipments of the DS game system have now surpassed 4 million units to North America and Japan in the 16 weeks since launch. With the system set to debut in thousands of stores across Europe within hours of his address, that number will approach 6 million units shipped by the end of March.

DS software: The speech featured a live demonstration of two Nintendo DS software titles that Iwata said represented types of entertainment that go beyond the traditionally accepted definitions of "video games." One, Nintendogs, asks owners to nurture and interact with a variety of breeds of digital puppies. Puppy owners can issue voice commands, play games and train their puppies while developing real emotional bonds with them. Nintendogs is set to launch later this year in North America. The second title, Electroplankton, offers an otherworldly array of sights and sounds aimed to soothe or stimulate players with the innovative use of both the touch screen and voice interaction. "This is designed to produce harmony, not adrenaline," Iwata said.

He also wowed the crowd by showing previously unreleased footage of the stunning Legend of Zelda adventure for Nintendo GameCube. The game will launch later this year, and is expected to be the most sought-after game of 2005 on any console.

Rew

http://ds.ign.com/articles/594/594933p1.html

Disapointing except for the fact the Animal Crossing DS will have net play!

DS Goes Online
Iwata reveals the plan to connect players to the net, including the "killer app" we've all been waiting for.
by Craig Harris

March 10, 2005 - At the Game Developers Conference keynote speech today, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata revealed that Nintendo will be sending its Nintendo DS online wirelessly to enable gamers around the world to connect to each other in games written specifically for the protocol.

Once the service begins later this year, Nintendo DS users will be able to connect to the service wirelessly at universal Wi-Fi hot spots in use all over the world. Nintendo's in-house development team is already creating Animal Crossing DS to support global Wi-Fi connectivity.

During the speech, Iwata took part in eight-player wireless competition of Mario Kart DS with audience members to demonstrate the local-area wireless support already inherent in several Nintendo DS games. More details on the Wi-Fi service will be revealed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this May.

Iwata also used his keynote speech today to reveal that shipments of DS systems have surpassed four million units in North America and in Japan in the 16 weeks on the market. That number will approach six million when the system launches in Europe this March.

During the speech, Iwata demonstrated two key Nintendo DS games to spotlight the unique gameplay aspects and non-traditional gaming of the dual screen handheld. Nintendogs was highlighted to demonstrate the voice and touch controls of interacting with realistic puppies on-screen. Electroplankton also made its debut to show the innovative use of the DS' control properties. According to Iwata: "This is designed to produce harmony, not adrenaline."

L5

The trailer is amazing!!!

L5

downloadable 30mb video (better quality)

http://media.nintendo.com/mediaFiles/52937b07-384a-4364-b8fc-e6f11617d1ab.mov

Chalk

anyone found a decent avi of it yet?

and nintendos mov file is so slow to download...
its times like these i miss nova the most

L5

Chalk wrote:

anyone found a decent avi of it yet?

and nintendos mov file is so slow to download...
its times like these i miss nova the most

http://media.cube.ign.com/media/572/572738/vids_1.html

a lot faster than nintendo.com 's

Chalk

im not subscribing to ign just to watch the zelda trailer :rolleyes:

sound_wave

the trailer is indeed amazing, showing off all the different aspects of Link fighting! It's great! looks amazing too!

You can stream off the ign site no?

Chalk

i want an avi to stick on the start of a film im gonna watch later ye know

L5

Chalk wrote:

im not subscribing to ign just to watch the zelda trailer :rolleyes:

you can stream off ign, click view now

eyerer

click 'watch it now' or whatever and theres a link on the box to download it
i downloaded the wmp version, 10mb


what can i say, i just kept thinking 'is this in game graphics?'
looks amazing
reminds me of the sort of potential zelda games have, they can really be something almost above a computer game

KdjaCL

You can stream the **** version, 30mb version is the one to get tbh.

kdjac

L5

KdjaC wrote:

You can stream the **** version, 30mb version is the one to get tbh.

kdjac

yeah i downloaded the 30 mb version. if anyone wants my login to download it then pm me.
640 x 480 version

Rew

I can host it for everyone if I can get it down

L5

pm sent rew, you should be able d/l it now

eyerer

'later in 2005' you say
hmmm, i will have to play this

maybe i can play it over christmas, that would be very cool
i'll need something to offset the boredom

heres hoping nintendo have the sense to have it released by early december

L5

eyerer wrote:

'later in 2005' you say
hmmm, i will have to play this

maybe i can play it over christmas, that would be very cool
i'll need something to offset the boredom

heres hoping nintendo have the sense to have it released by early december

its been announced as a "holiday" release, meaning probably late december in the US. Im hoping itll be the same here, if not Ill be importing it.

sound_wave

Come on Rew, be the host with the most!

L5

sound_wave wrote:

Come on Rew, be the host with the most!

i have it down, was trying to upload but it would have taken ~2 hours
damn 128k up

Goodshape

* Nintendo???s next game console, code-named "Revolution," is proceeding on schedule and will include both backward compatibility and Wi-Fi features.

Backward compatibility and wi-fi? Very cool. And Zelda looks great.. Lots to look forward to

KdjaCL

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Rew

Sorting the mirror now, will take ages to upload unless I can figure out how to download it directly... Bloody IGN.

L5

Rew wrote:

Sorting the mirror now, will take ages to upload unless I can figure out how to download it directly... Bloody IGN.

you can download direct. just right click the download link.

Rew

Sorted:

http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~snet/thelegendofzeldanew_qthigh.mov

http://snet.wit.ie/~reaper/files/thelegendofzeldanew_qthigh.mov

Both the same 30 meg file fro IGN

Thanks to L5

Rew

L5 wrote:

you can download direct. just right click the download link.

Servers are linux and I wasnt sure how it would all work wgeting them withthe user/pass stuff IGN use, was grand in the end.

L5

Rew wrote:

Sorted:

http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~snet/thelegendofzeldanew_qthigh.mov

http://snet.wit.ie/~reaper/files/thelegendofzeldanew_qthigh.mov

Both the same 30 meg file fro IGN

Thanks to L5

Nice work

1huge1

looks like nintendo are back on track again

Giblet

http://media.gamesmediamirror.com/torrent/zelda_gdc.mov.torrent

Torrent.

LookingFor

1huge1 wrote:

looks like nintendo are back on track again

Indeed. Revolution was completely off my radar previously, but it sounds like Nintendo's actually listening :eek: I'm surprised, they've got my attention.