TOKYO - It disappeared for a while there, but Nintendo's 64DD has finally resurfaced in Japan. The devise was largely thought to be doomed to vaporware, but the Nikkei Shinbun reported on August 30 that Nintendo will release it in Japan next June.
According to the report, this peripheral has a communications feature so that users can add new data to disks and games via phone lines.
Users will access Nintendo's host computer via modem to download new data to the disk game. Additionally, there is a plan to install data-writing machines in convenience stores, similar to Nintendo's current Super Famicom Nintendo Power system.