SM: Well, what we did today was on the GBA side there was no program, you know, it had some special cartridge with a tilt function but nothing else. No game contents, the game contents were sent from the GameCube, and that's what we are working for, so the final production will be GameCube.
You know that the original verion of Kirby's Tilt and Tumble, the GBC version was already unique enough, and you know we are going to make more beautiful graphics and better sound with the GBA. We don't think people will be tricked by this kind of new feature, so other than that I thought it would better for us to have the GC make much more changes like what you saw today. The GC in Kirby's Tilt and Tumble can rolling on the upon the holes or something like that, and also for those who are walking and moving and would like to have a sequel to the GBC version, the data can be transferred to the GBA so you can take and play with it. So that's why we are doing so, and also it's not decided yet, but I think the parallel version of Kirby's Tilt and Tumble should probably include a communication function with the GBA so when you leave you can play it on GBA. Between the GC and GBA, you can have other communications and kinds of communication games.
As a matter of fact, some of you have already noticed that it's going to be the cartridge including the tilt function, as well as the link, so it can be used for other games. Of course, it won't be so popular at the moment, but once Nintendo starts selling this game with the tilt function, third parties will also be able to use this cartridge. For example, they may have some extra data that can always be transferred to this tilt cartridge. And also, as you know, the GBA itself contains a RAM area, but it's relatively small, you can do for example one cartridge four-player mode, and the RAM holds the game data, which is wonderful. But by inserting this tilt cartridge, there is additional memory that the GBA can use, so there me be some new types of communications games.
Er worden veel vragen gesteld, en er staat zeker wat intere ante info in, vooral voor GBA bezitters. Lees het hele verhaal hier.