Is Spirit Tracks going to be DSi only?

I sure hope not. I've only got a DS lite, so I wouldn't be able to get it. If anyone can answer this nagging question, it would be appreciated.

No http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/post_msg.php?topic_id=27096403

Thank you, that's been cleared up.

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Cruse34

Thank God no. I would have to spend way too much money just to play that game.

Of course not! That would be bad for Nintendo and bad for me :P

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flowersjf

Yes making people buy a DSi would be a bad thing for Nintendo. Of course not lots more money! and I really wanted to see this game at least DSi enached because the DSi is sooooooooo much better

If Spirit Tracks requires the use of one of the built-in cameras on the DSi, it would be DSi only. It does not fortunately.

It would be nice if it was atleast DSi enhanced...

It would be nice if it was atleast DSi enhanced...

ACL0V3R

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It would be nice if it was atleast DSi enhanced...

Rocky32189

Exactly

It's bad enough other devs are adding camera games to the DS and calling them exclusive DSi games

Let's not muddy the Zelda franchise with it

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Cruse34

Yes making people buy a DSi would be a bad thing for Nintendo. Of course not lots more money! and I really wanted to see this game at least DSi enached because the DSi is sooooooooo much better

Releasing Spirit Tracks as a DSi exclusive has two different sides to it. Nintendo would be able to move a few more DSi systems if they did that, but they would also be reducing their possible audience by releasing the title for a handheld with a much smaller number of users.

In the end I think they would gain more money from DSi sales, but they would not move a few thousand units of Spirit Tracks.

It's good that I don't have to buy a DSi yet. I'd only get one if I ABSOLUTELY need one. On the other hand, I'm a tad bummed that this may mean no special bundle.

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[QUOTE="flowersjf"] Why? That would be a bad move by Nintendo.Pierst179

Yes making people buy a DSi would be a bad thing for Nintendo. Of course not lots more money! and I really wanted to see this game at least DSi enached because the DSi is sooooooooo much better

Releasing Spirit Tracks as a DSi exclusive has two different sides to it. Nintendo would be able to move a few more DSi systems if they did that, but they would also be reducing their possible audience by releasing the title for a handheld with a much smaller number of users.

In the end I think they would gain more money from DSi sales, but they would not move a few thousand units of Spirit Tracks.

No, but if they did, tht would be the dumbest thing ever.

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flowersjf

No. It would sell so many more DSi units (like it needs it its selling so well as is)

They are already going to be making DSi only games, they'll just make the big ones come out next year when DSi hits 15-20 million units sold (10 now)

Sure, it would ignore 100 million users but if we've learned anything about nintendo's third pillars and concurrent handhelds is, they make handhelds popular and sell well when they want to

All in takes is a DSi exclusive Pokemon, Mario , Zelda or casual title and it'd be gen over for DS Lite, and beginning of the DSi gen (though its in its baby steps now)

I'd only want it to see what Nintendo would come up with it. =/

But I don't like the Zelda DS games so it doesn't matter to me which way they go.

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darth-pyschosis

No. It would sell so many more DSi units (like it needs it its selling so well as is)

They are already going to be making DSi only games, they'll just make the big ones come out next year when DSi hits 15-20 million units sold (10 now)

Sure, it would ignore 100 million users but if we've learned anything about nintendo's third pillars and concurrent handhelds is, they make handhelds popular and sell well when they want to

All in takes is a DSi exclusive Pokemon, Mario , Zelda or casual title and it'd be gen over for DS Lite, and beginning of the DSi gen (though its in its baby steps now)

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[QUOTE="flowersjf"] Why? That would be a bad move by Nintendo.BrunoBRS

No. It would sell so many more DSi units (like it needs it its selling so well as is)

They are already going to be making DSi only games, they'll just make the big ones come out next year when DSi hits 15-20 million units sold (10 now)

Sure, it would ignore 100 million users but if we've learned anything about nintendo's third pillars and concurrent handhelds is, they make handhelds popular and sell well when they want to

All in takes is a DSi exclusive Pokemon, Mario , Zelda or casual title and it'd be gen over for DS Lite, and beginning of the DSi gen (though its in its baby steps now)

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

No. It would sell so many more DSi units (like it needs it its selling so well as is)

They are already going to be making DSi only games, they'll just make the big ones come out next year when DSi hits 15-20 million units sold (10 now)

Sure, it would ignore 100 million users but if we've learned anything about nintendo's third pillars and concurrent handhelds is, they make handhelds popular and sell well when they want to

All in takes is a DSi exclusive Pokemon, Mario , Zelda or casual title and it'd be gen over for DS Lite, and beginning of the DSi gen (though its in its baby steps now)

Yoweeh

[QUOTE="Yoweeh"][QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] they get more money from selling the games and letting the hardware sell itself. it would be a bad move by nintendo.BrunoBRS

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[QUOTE="Yoweeh"] May seem like one on non-DSi owners end but using a game like Zelda... Most people will cave, buy a DSi and the game = Moolah for Nintenty~ Honestly, I don't see why they wouldn't, considering the profit.Yoweeh

[QUOTE="Yoweeh"][QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] and there's that other thing... where exactly would you use the DSi features on a game like zelda?

BrunoBRS

You don't know it wont increase sales that much.

And on how it could use the DSi's features, DLC via new dungeons, 6-12 player online depending on how fast the DSi's GPU is (coz i've never seen if its faster than the DSs but i presume since everything else was upgraded that it was too, a better GPU can help put more ppl on screen), the better WiFi in the DSi surely could help online i'd imagine (but am no expert) and you know they would find a way to make the camera useful in boss battles just like they made blowing into the mic, opening and clsoing the DS, and viewing the boss's FP perspective on the top screen while viewiing Links perspective on the bottom screen to line up your attacks (i loved that battle in PH)

I'd think the DSi doesn't honestly need to sell anymore, its selling very well. I'd think only a new Mario, Pokemon DSi exclusive would be worth making DSi only (maybe Brain Age and Nintendogs) Zelda on DS sold what 3-5 million (im not sure) so i don't think its as much as a system seller when the system sells so much without it

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Yoweeh"] I have no idea.darth-pyschosis

You don't know it wont increase sales that much.

if it would increase enough to make it worth it, dont you think nintendo would be doing it? they're a company for christ's sake, their focus is profit, and if option A provides more profit than option B, than they WILL choose option B.

Unfortunately, no.

Nintendo could have been even more rich if they did, and I would have been so much more happy.

and there's that other thing... where exactly would you use the DSi features on a game like zelda?

BrunoBRS

Bingo is your answero

The DSi exclusive games feature camera support, oh well that's Earth shattering and I'm sure will be a crucial to 0 out of 0 games

As I said before, you don't muddy the Zelda franchise

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and there's that other thing... where exactly would you use the DSi features on a game like zelda?

Jaysonguy

Bingo is your answero

The DSi exclusive games feature camera support, oh well that's Earth shattering and I'm sure will be a crucial to 0 out of 0 games

As I said before, you don't muddy the Zelda franchise

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]

and there's that other thing... where exactly would you use the DSi features on a game like zelda?

Jaysonguy

Bingo is your answero

The DSi exclusive games feature camera support, oh well that's Earth shattering and I'm sure will be a crucial to 0 out of 0 games

As I said before, you don't muddy the Zelda franchise

New maps for multiplayer? New dungeons as DLC? User generated trains and sharing via wifi to internal memory?

and to Bruno, why did you quote just the first line of my post?

I said you don't know it wouldn't help sales, thats all. You can never know that, anything can happen

I even went on to say i didn't think a DSi only Zelda made sense because since it hasn't shown to be a blockbuster 15+million seller like Nintendogs, New Super Mario, Pokemon, that making a game that will only sell 3-5 million (which aint bad) probably wouldn't make too much of a boost to DSi sales since they are already outpacing everything, BUT a Pokemon, Nintendogs, New Super Mario makes more sense since its shown to be titles that actually drove the regular DS's sales even more when it was selling well.

I don't think DSi Zelda would give DSi sales enough of a boost to justify ignoring 100 million DS owners, however certain other Nintendo IPs would make the DSi userbase (which is already large) bigger and faster.

so i'm actually agreeing Zelda DSi only doesn't make financial sense.

DLC and user generated content could work very well

(like a dungeon creator like in PS3 game Folklore, that could work well i imagine but would require internal memory)

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and there's that other thing... where exactly would you use the DSi features on a game like zelda?

Jaysonguy

Bingo is your answero

The DSi exclusive games feature camera support, oh well that's Earth shattering and I'm sure will be a crucial to 0 out of 0 games

As I said before, you don't muddy the Zelda franchise

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]

and there's that other thing... where exactly would you use the DSi features on a game like zelda?

darth-pyschosis

Bingo is your answero

The DSi exclusive games feature camera support, oh well that's Earth shattering and I'm sure will be a crucial to 0 out of 0 games

As I said before, you don't muddy the Zelda franchise

New maps for multiplayer? New dungeons as DLC? User generated trains and sharing via wifi to internal memory?

and to Bruno, why did you quote just the first line of my post?

I said you don't know it wouldn't help sales, thats all. You can never know that, anything can happen

I even went on to say i didn't think a DSi only Zelda made sense because since it hasn't shown to be a blockbuster 15+million seller like Nintendogs, New Super Mario, Pokemon, that making a game that will only sell 3-5 million (which aint bad) probably wouldn't make too much of a boost to DSi sales since they are already outpacing everything, BUT a Pokemon, Nintendogs, New Super Mario makes more sense since its shown to be titles that actually drove the regular DS's sales even more when it was selling well.

I don't think DSi Zelda would give DSi sales enough of a boost to justify ignoring 100 million DS owners, however certain other Nintendo IPs would make the DSi userbase (which is already large) bigger and faster.

so i'm actually agreeing Zelda DSi only doesn't make financial sense.

DLC and user generated content could work very well

(like a dungeon creator like in PS3 game Folklore, that could work well i imagine but would require internal memory)

Who says it needs to have DSi features to be DSi-exclusive? :?

Honestly, they could just lock the game as it is as a DSi game and they'd sell more without effort.

I'm pretty much saying Nintendo is a ihatefilterstars and can make easy money if they wanted to. I'm not saying they should.

Actually I'm just doing this because it's fun to see Bruno worked up. jkilu. sometimes. :twisted:

Who says it needs to have DSi features to be DSi-exclusive? :?

Honestly, they could just lock the game as it is as a DSi game and they'd sell more without effort.

I'm pretty much saying Nintendo is a ihatefilterstars and can make easy money if they wanted to. I'm not saying they should.

Actually I'm just doing this because it's fun to see Bruno worked up. jkilu. sometimes. :twisted:

Yoweeh

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Who says it needs to have DSi features to be DSi-exclusive? :?

Honestly, they could just lock the game as it is as a DSi game and they'd sell more without effort.

I'm pretty much saying Nintendo is a ihatefilterstars and can make easy money if they wanted to. I'm not saying they should.

Actually I'm just doing this because it's fun to see Bruno worked up. jkilu. sometimes. :twisted:

BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Yoweeh"]

Who says it needs to have DSi features to be DSi-exclusive? :?

Honestly, they could just lock the game as it is as a DSi game and they'd sell more without effort.

I'm pretty much saying Nintendo is a ihatefilterstars and can make easy money if they wanted to. I'm not saying they should.

Actually I'm just doing this because it's fun to see Bruno worked up. jkilu. sometimes. :twisted:

Yoweeh