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ich habe hier noch ein etwas älteres entwickler interview bezüglich des DS von ign.
IGN: Please introduce yourself.
Takashi Tezuka: My name is Takashi Tezuka, and I'm primarily responsible for the production of software for the Nintendo DS hardware.
Hideki Konno: I am Hideki Konno, producer on Geist for the GameCube as well as software projects for the Nintendo DS.
IGN: Which Nintendo DS software at the show are either of you responsible for?
Takashi Tezuka: We're responsible for about half the software here.
IGN: Of all the DS games and tech demos at the show, which one are you most proud of?
Hideki Konno: Rather than having one piece of software to be proud of, we're proud of the particular points that these games and demos use the system, how they use the touch panel and stylus. We're also really happy with the way these games use the graphics capabilities of the system, because it's far more than what was originally expected. I do feel more pride on Metroid Prime: Hunters because that's my project. (laughs)
IGN: The Metroid Prime: Hunters multiplayer demo was really impressive and unexpected. Was that actually tough to pull off on the system? What processes did you have to go through to get the game running on the Nintendo DS?
Hideki Konno: Of course it was a very difficult process to get the graphics to the state where they currently are on the Nintendo DS. But we had a lot of background material and research used in developing on the Nintendo 64 platform, and we used that for reference. We were also, of course, able to reference the GameCube development as well.
Kideki Konno left, Takashi Tezuka right.
IGN: What's the durability of the touch screen? Can it withstand a lot of abuse?
Takashi Tezuka: It's been designed from the beginning to withstand all the play and wear and tear that you can possibly put into it. I figure the touchscreen will outlast the liquid crystals in the LCD screen. (laughs) You don't have to worry…it's been thoroughly tested and I feel confident it can hold up to the abuse that the gamer can put into it. Within reason, of course.
IGN: Is there any aspect of the Nintendo DS abilities that you just didn't get around to showing off in the E3 demos that you would have liked to have shown?
Hideki Konno: Two of them. Wireless capabilities is extremely promising, and we'll be able to do a lot more features with it in the future than what you've seen here. I like the idea that someone with a DS can wander into an area with other DS system and automatically send over a copy of a game to that system for multiplayer. The voice recognition is another feature that we didn't have time to expand on and show off at E3.
IGN: The DS layout reminds us a lot of Nintendo's own Punch-Out…is that what either of you had in mind with the system?
Hideki Konno: (laughs) Speaking for myself, I had that very image in my mind when I started working on the DS, too! The two screens would have been a great thing to show off with that!
IGN: Is there any infrastructure in place for an online service for the Nintendo DS system?
Hideki Konno: That's something that will be a topic for the future. It hasn't been completely decided upon yet. The system is developed for something like that in mind, but how Nintendo will expand on it hasn't been determined yet.
IGN: What was the concept and design process like for the Nintendo DS? Did Nintendo hand over a dual screen, touch screen wireless system to designers and say, create something? Or did designers dictate its creation with ideas that just wasn't possible in current systems?
Hideki Konno: It was a paring between the hardware and developers at Nintendo, but really it was the software developers that drove many of the new features of the system. Developers would send ideas to the hardware designers, and the hardware designers would come back with, "well, how about if we did this?" It definitely was a collaboration.
IGN: What do you think is the most impressive use of the touch screen so far?
Takashi Tezuka: The most innovative thing I've seen so far is in Pac Pix where players draw Pac-Man and that drawing comes to life on the screen. Nobody has ever seen anything like that before. Which one did you think?
IGN: I personally enjoyed the Carving demo.
Hideki Konno: (laughs) That's a good one too. When we were making the Carving demo, we thought, what could we possibly do with it now that it's done? And after seeing the reaction it's getting, we're really glad we made it.
Hideki Konno: Again, I'm a little biased since Metroid Prime: Hunters is my project, but the way you control Samus with the stylus is pretty innovative. And, of course, the shooting style, too. In past Metroid games to target another enemy you had to unlock the target on one and move to the next. With the DS, it's possible to choose how you shoot the enemy. You can conceivably target multiple enemies on-screen at once by location tapping with the stylus and you can also lead your target by shooting just to the left or right as he moves. So it's a different experience for each user.
IGN: What do you think is the best idea that third parties have come up with for the Nintendo DS system?
Takashi Tezuka: Pac Pix. I said "We should have come up with that idea!" (laughs)
Hideki Konno: I agree. (laughs)
IGN: Will connectivity with the GameCube or Game Boy Advance come to the Nintendo DS?
Takashi Tezuka: We've definitely thought of that. It's in the discussion stages right now, so don't be surprised if Nintendo announces something like that.
-- Interview by Craig Harris
http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/514/514177p1.html
ich habe hier noch ein etwas älteres entwickler interview bezüglich des DS von ign.
IGN: Please introduce yourself.
Takashi Tezuka: My name is Takashi Tezuka, and I'm primarily responsible for the production of software for the Nintendo DS hardware.
Hideki Konno: I am Hideki Konno, producer on Geist for the GameCube as well as software projects for the Nintendo DS.
IGN: Which Nintendo DS software at the show are either of you responsible for?
Takashi Tezuka: We're responsible for about half the software here.
IGN: Of all the DS games and tech demos at the show, which one are you most proud of?
Hideki Konno: Rather than having one piece of software to be proud of, we're proud of the particular points that these games and demos use the system, how they use the touch panel and stylus. We're also really happy with the way these games use the graphics capabilities of the system, because it's far more than what was originally expected. I do feel more pride on Metroid Prime: Hunters because that's my project. (laughs)
IGN: The Metroid Prime: Hunters multiplayer demo was really impressive and unexpected. Was that actually tough to pull off on the system? What processes did you have to go through to get the game running on the Nintendo DS?
Hideki Konno: Of course it was a very difficult process to get the graphics to the state where they currently are on the Nintendo DS. But we had a lot of background material and research used in developing on the Nintendo 64 platform, and we used that for reference. We were also, of course, able to reference the GameCube development as well.
Kideki Konno left, Takashi Tezuka right.
IGN: What's the durability of the touch screen? Can it withstand a lot of abuse?
Takashi Tezuka: It's been designed from the beginning to withstand all the play and wear and tear that you can possibly put into it. I figure the touchscreen will outlast the liquid crystals in the LCD screen. (laughs) You don't have to worry…it's been thoroughly tested and I feel confident it can hold up to the abuse that the gamer can put into it. Within reason, of course.
IGN: Is there any aspect of the Nintendo DS abilities that you just didn't get around to showing off in the E3 demos that you would have liked to have shown?
Hideki Konno: Two of them. Wireless capabilities is extremely promising, and we'll be able to do a lot more features with it in the future than what you've seen here. I like the idea that someone with a DS can wander into an area with other DS system and automatically send over a copy of a game to that system for multiplayer. The voice recognition is another feature that we didn't have time to expand on and show off at E3.
IGN: The DS layout reminds us a lot of Nintendo's own Punch-Out…is that what either of you had in mind with the system?
Hideki Konno: (laughs) Speaking for myself, I had that very image in my mind when I started working on the DS, too! The two screens would have been a great thing to show off with that!
IGN: Is there any infrastructure in place for an online service for the Nintendo DS system?
Hideki Konno: That's something that will be a topic for the future. It hasn't been completely decided upon yet. The system is developed for something like that in mind, but how Nintendo will expand on it hasn't been determined yet.
IGN: What was the concept and design process like for the Nintendo DS? Did Nintendo hand over a dual screen, touch screen wireless system to designers and say, create something? Or did designers dictate its creation with ideas that just wasn't possible in current systems?
Hideki Konno: It was a paring between the hardware and developers at Nintendo, but really it was the software developers that drove many of the new features of the system. Developers would send ideas to the hardware designers, and the hardware designers would come back with, "well, how about if we did this?" It definitely was a collaboration.
IGN: What do you think is the most impressive use of the touch screen so far?
Takashi Tezuka: The most innovative thing I've seen so far is in Pac Pix where players draw Pac-Man and that drawing comes to life on the screen. Nobody has ever seen anything like that before. Which one did you think?
IGN: I personally enjoyed the Carving demo.
Hideki Konno: (laughs) That's a good one too. When we were making the Carving demo, we thought, what could we possibly do with it now that it's done? And after seeing the reaction it's getting, we're really glad we made it.
Hideki Konno: Again, I'm a little biased since Metroid Prime: Hunters is my project, but the way you control Samus with the stylus is pretty innovative. And, of course, the shooting style, too. In past Metroid games to target another enemy you had to unlock the target on one and move to the next. With the DS, it's possible to choose how you shoot the enemy. You can conceivably target multiple enemies on-screen at once by location tapping with the stylus and you can also lead your target by shooting just to the left or right as he moves. So it's a different experience for each user.
IGN: What do you think is the best idea that third parties have come up with for the Nintendo DS system?
Takashi Tezuka: Pac Pix. I said "We should have come up with that idea!" (laughs)
Hideki Konno: I agree. (laughs)
IGN: Will connectivity with the GameCube or Game Boy Advance come to the Nintendo DS?
Takashi Tezuka: We've definitely thought of that. It's in the discussion stages right now, so don't be surprised if Nintendo announces something like that.
-- Interview by Craig Harris
http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/514/514177p1.html
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