IGN peers into crystal ball

Filed in archive News on January 28, 2007

IGN turns their Magic 8 Ball upside-down and gives it a few good shakes for our two favorite gaming consoles, the Wii and Nintendo DS. Questions such as "Oh Magic 8 Ball, will the Wii be released in new colors in 2007?" were asked, and such profound responses as "All signs point to yet" were given. Here are the results of the seance as summarized by N+. Be sure to check out IGN's original articles linked from the systems' names below, as they contain a bit more explanation for each entry.

Wii

• The Wii will be released in new colours
  


• Metroid 3 will arrive late in the year, possibly in the 3rd quarter
  


• There will be some new wireless attachments released
  


• Exercise games will take off, much like brain training games have on the DS
  


• Some old Nintendo franchises will be brought back to life (Kid Icarus?)
  


• Pikmin Wii will be announced
  


• New and original games will be available for download on the VC
  


• 3rd parties will embrace and modify the Mii function
  


• The Wii will dominate the Japanese market
  


• Nintendo becomes a strong number two in the market

DS

• The Wii-DS connectivity will be introduced
  


• Single-cart multi player will continue to grow
  


• The Opera Browser will be released in the US
  


• New colours for the console will be announced
  


• Bigger game carts will be introduced, leading to bigger, prettier games
  


• The Game-Eye will be released for this console
  


• A media player will be announced and released
  


• There will be no drastic changes to online gaming
  


• The Gameboy will finally be put to rest as a result of the DS's success
  


• Hints at the next-gen DS

A lot of these are no-brainers, but some seem a bit too hopeful. Either way, I hope the Magic 8 Ball rings true.