The B button on the bottom swings the sword, while you'll aim with the remote for arrows. The announcement is made that there is a speaker in remote, which allow players to hear the arrow moving from the remote to their screen. They're calling this "depth of sound." Sword fighting moves can also be controlled by the remote, and its rumble feature will be used. Throw items will happen with the nunchuck extension, which also has a motion sensor. The demo seemed accurate and responsive. A fishing demo will be available on the show floor.
Fils-Aime continues to announce that a GameCube version will be out on the same day. These will be two separate versions, one for each console. Fils-Aime begins to briefly go over the first party games shown in the previous montages. Mario Galaxy will allow for free hand control to move Mario in various directions on the screen. Excite Truck uses the remote like a steering wheel, and Madden '07 will be controlled by the remote for hiking, passing, and running. Twenty-seven playable games will be on the show floor.
UbiSoft developers are brought out to show off Red Steel, and they begin pushing how everything is controlled. Destruction is incredible, the AI reactive, and the demo ran smooth with a perfect frame rate. Free shot is a feature to freeze time to allow the player to target weak points. Enemies can submit when they feel like they're in danger, and the player has the choice whether or not to kill them. A brief boss fight shows off sword fighting, which involves blocking with the left hand and slashing with the right.
Fils-Aime brings out marketing director George Harrison to discuss the DS. He runs down basic numbers, and how it's always about games. He discusses sales figures for the DS that include 16 million units sold in 18 months, and that it was millions less for the PSP. He runs down Nintendogs numbers and their Wi-Fi connection with 1.3 million users.
Brain Age is discussed with 120,000 copies sold in the US. This is a bigger number than in the same time frame in Japan. They display Touch Generations, which are simple games to draw in new audience like Sudoku. The DS Lite is launching soon as is a new Mario in a weeks time.
Pokemon Blue Mystery Dungeon will debut on the DS and its counterpart, Red Mystery Dungeon will be on the GBA Sept. 18th.
More games are brought up on screen, including Yoshi's Island 2, Star Fox, Diddy Kong Racing, and a remade Final Fantasy III DS. Tony Hawk Downhill Jam for the DS will be Wi-Fi enabled with full voice over IP chat. Zelda: Phantom Hourglass will use the stylus to direct ships, Link's sword, and his boomerang. A montage of DS games follows:
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