Detalles de la Conferencia de Nintendo ... SORPRESAS !!!

Nintendo Co. Ltd. today announced that it will unveil a new game product in Spring of 2004. "We are preparing a new product which will give a fresh surprise to consumers," stated Satoru Iwata. Expect the announcement to come at E3 2004.

Additionally, Nintendo announced Nintendo Club for North America and Japan, a points program that rewards consumers for buying Nintendo products. According to reports, the program will encourage consumer feedback and reward gamers with demo discs of upcoming games (and possibly other items).

Nintendo also announced that Donkey Kong GCN is being jointly developed with Namco and will be released this year in Japan. Additionally, Nintendo has announced WarioWare, Inc. for GameCube will be released in 2003.

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-GameCube Wario Ware in October, 2003.

-Nintendo and Namco are jointly developing Donkey Kong GCN for release in 2003.

-Zelda game reaffirmed for fiscal 2004.



Nintendo Says Plans New Game Product, Coy on Details[REUTERS]
Thu August 7, 2003 05:15 AM ET

TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Game Boy creator Nintendo Co Ltd 7974.OS said on Thursday it will reveal details of a new game product next year but was coy on details, only saying it will be a surprise.

"We are preparing a new product which will give a fresh surprise to consumers," President Satoru Iwata told a news conference on the videogame maker's business strategy.

Iwata said the announcement would be aimed at helping investors understand where the industry veteran is heading and what it is focused on.

Iwata said a poor explanation about Nintendo's mid-term business strategy was partly to blame for a plunge in its share price after archrival Sony Corp 6758.T unveiled plans to launch its own handheld game device in 2004 which will play music and movies.

"Basically I believe Sony's multi-function handheld device will not have big impact on our business, but we are, whether Sony releases a new product or not, preparing for our future...and we'll be able to tell you specifics next spring," he said.

Asked if it would be a next-generation game console or software, Iwata declined to specify. It was also unclear when the product would go on sale.

Nintendo's once dominant position in the home console business has been hacked away by rival Sony, whose PS2 can be found in more than five times as many homes as its GameCube.

The industry veteran also faces a formidable challenge on handheld devices, its key earnings driver, as Sony plans to launch the handheld device, PSP, by the end of 2004.

In January, Iwata told Reuters that Nintendo was developing a next-generation home videogame console and aimed to launch it in 2005 or 2006, in a bid to restore its clout in the lucrative videogame market.

Iwata told the news conference Nintendo plans to strengthen its marketing by introducing a points system similar to frequent flier schemes for air travellers, in which consumers would accumulate points by buying its software.

"We plan to begin the new programme in Japan and the United States by the end of this year. We aim to have 300,000-500,000 users to sign up for the programme in the first year after release," he told reporters.

Customers who buy new games can register in the programme, called "Club Nintendo", and accumulate points which can be used for items related to Nintendo's games.

Nintendo Will Introduce a Point System to Reward **SPAM** [BLOOMBERG]
August 7, 2003 01:53 EDT

August 7, 2003 - Nintendo Co., Japan's second-largest maker of video game machines, will introduce a point system to reward those who buy its games and to ask for comments on what they like or dislike about the titles.

En resumen :

· Made In Wario GCN
· Zelda TWW 2 (o como se llame) para el año que viene
· Donkey Kong de Namco
· Sorpresa para la primavera que viene (a especular!!!)