"1UP: Tell us a little bit about Animal Crossing: City Folk. You've got the three-dimensional WiiSpeak microphone, which picks up sound from anyone in the room. How does this affect the actual game?

Katsuya Eguchi: The Animal Crossing series has always had a big emphasis on the communication theme -- you know, communication between players. In the GameCube version, of course, we had keyboard functionality to support that sort of communication, but now with WiiSpeak, we really get that stron..."

"Purely rumour and speculation at the moment, this one, but word has it that Nintendo's upcoming Wii Music title will make use of the Wii Balance Board, specifically as drum pedals."

"Nintendo will show off the capabilities of its new Wii Zapper peripheral with a new game called Zelda Crossbow Training, according to reports.

Apparently shown to GameStop managers in a presentation in Las Vegas today, Zelda Crossbow Training is a simple, third-person target shooting game believed to be using the Twilight Princess engine.

It is yet to be confirmed if this is the pack-in game Nintendo promised would show off the abilities of the new peripheral as Wii Play did the Wii Rem..."

"The part that we’re interested in comes from the interview, when a Greek game executive says he expects Wii music to arrive by the end of the year. He also stated that the object of the game would be to act as a conductor for the entire orchestra and you will also be able to control individual musicians. Users will also have the ability to create their own songs and will probably be able to share them with other Wii users.

The interview also reveals details of a new interactive game that N..."