WSJ: You finally unveiled Wii Music, the game that Super Mario Brothers creator Shigeru Miyamoto demonstrated three years ago.

Mr. Iwata: Wii Music completes what Miyamoto wrote in his proposal when he came up with the idea for the Wii. He was saying that he needs to think up more ideas now.

WSJ: Since you first launched Wii, you’ve introduced several accessories, such as the steering wheel to play racing games and the gun-like Wii Zapper to shoot targets in a game. This month you unveiled the Wii Motion Plus and Wii Speak. Are there any more accessories in the pipeline?

Mr. Iwata: Most of the ideas for accessories that we had initially come up with are out now. We might think up some more, and we might make them if we do, but we don’t have any plans to release a whole lot more.

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Wii MotionPlus
- Long overdue
- Is basically what the Wiimote should have been initially
- Measures subtle rotational shifts, 1:1 - Craig says it actually works, he likes sword-fighting
- Craig “called” a new Wii Sports game right before Nintendo’s conference

Wii Sports Resort
- All 3 minigames were pretty fun
- Matt liked the disc dog game, since you can see how accurate Wii Motion Plus is - worked perfectly
- Angle, rotation played a huge part where the disc would land
- Craig thought sword-fighting was really accurate as well

WiiSpeak
- Laughably made
- Can put it anywhere in the room, cord looks gigantic (based on photos)
- Made for 3 - 4 people playing on a couch
- A third-party might make a work-around eventually (headset, microphone)
- Can use wireless keyboard in AC: City Folk
- Matt will remain skeptical until he can really test it
- Nintendo playing it safe again - Craig

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Blast Works - 6
Guitar Hero: On Tour - 4
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift - 8
Super Mario Baseball Stadium: Family Baseball - 6
Pokemon Mystrey Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness - 3
Daigasso! Band Brothers DX - 8

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All Formats

01. Wii Fit—Nintendo (Wii)
02. Mario Kart Wii w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii)
03. Rock Band Special Edition—MTV Games (Wii)
04. Soul Calibur IV—Namco Bandai (360)
05. Soul Calibur IV—Namco Bandai (PS3)
06. Wii Play—Nintendo (Wii)
07. Resistance: Fall of Man—SCEA (PS3)
08. Final Fantasy IV—Square Enix (DS)
09. Super Smash Bros. Brawl—Nintendo (Wii)
10. Rock Band Special Edition—MTV Games (PS2)

Wii

01. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02. Mario Kart Wii w/ Wii Wheel (Nintendo)
03. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games)
04. Wii Play (Nintendo)
05. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
06. We Ski (Namco Bandai)
07. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts)
08. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
09. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
10. Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Bundle (Konami)

DS

01. Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix)
02. New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
03. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
04. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
05. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day (Nintendo)
06. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (Nintendo)
07. Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo)
08. Touchmaster (Midway)
09. Mario Party DS (Nintendo)
10. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (2K Games)

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01 (02) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (01) [WII] Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Nintendo)
03 (__) [NDS] Guitar Hero: on Tour (Activision)
04 (03) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (04) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
06 (06) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
07 (05) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
08 (08) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
09 (09) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
10 (10) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto 4 (Take 2 Interactive)

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The Adventure Part :Communicate with the island’s inhabitants

-The inhabitants are Nintendo characters that didn’t make it to stardom

Mimin Island’s inhabitants are minor Nintendo characters that never quite made it to “star” status. They live on this island trying to make their wishes come true.
Hikari (from Shin Onigashima), Birdo (from Super Mario USA), Mappo (from GiFTPiA), Takamaru (from Nazo no Murasamejou), Little Mac (from Punch-Out!!) and other Nintendo characters await you!

-Communicate with the inhabitants - Enjoy the island life

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Wii

01. WII WII FIT W/BALANCE BOARD 372.700
02. WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 359.100
03. WII MARIO KART W/WHEEL 322.400
04. WII LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURE 294.500
05. WII ROCK BAND 158.000 - 238.000
06. WII SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL 158.000 - 238.000
07. WII GUITAR HERO: AEROSMITH 158.000 - 238.000
08. WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK <158.000
09. WII GAME PARTY <158.000
10. WII MARIO AND SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES <158.000

NDS

01. NDS GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR 422.300
02. NDS LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURE 267.800
03. NDS MARIO AND SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES 158.000 - 238.000
04. NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 158.000 - 238.000
05. NDS MARIO KART DS <158.000
06. NDS KUNG FU PANDA <158.000
07. NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A DAY <158.000
08. NDS FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2: GRIMOIRE OF THE RIFT <158.000
09. NDS MARIO PARTY DS <158.000
10. NDS IMAGINE: BABYZ <158.000

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Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Boom Blox (EA Games)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wario Land Shake (Nintendo)
5. Family Trainer (Bandai)

UK:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Wii Play (Nintendo)
4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
5. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix)
2. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive)
2. Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome (Square Enix)
3. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo)
4. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo)
5. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble Hyper - Moeyo Mirai (Takara Tomy)

UK:
1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
5. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)

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