Wii and DS Compatibility

The Wii and DS communicating…  It seems so perfect.  Yet, only a few games have taken advantage of this ability.  Quite often, I find myself looking for games that do.  So, I was just watching a video about a game called MaBoShi which uses Wii-DS compatibility via DS Download.  Check it out.

Then I thought back to the time when the GBA connector came out for the Gamecube.  One game they said that would use this ability would be football games, like Madden.  You could choose your own play secretly on your GBA.  Well, I’m curious why they haven’t used this feature on Wii games with the DS.  It seems to me like using the DS to pick your secret plays is a great idea.  Not only that, you could even draw up your own plays.  What other games could benefit from Wii-DS compatibility?  Well, I would like to see another Zelda game with a Tingle-like ability on the DS.  I know there are already a few out there that use this ability, but not too many.  Right now, I believe the list only comes to about 10 games (including Galaxy Wars, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, the above mentioned MaBoShi, and the future Animal Crossing: City Folk).  What existing games would you love to see use this technology?  What new games could they make with this sort of connection?


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