Spore to feature Wii-DS Connectivity! Head inside to check it out.

A reader at Go Nintendo has managed to get his hands on the latest edition of NGamer, and has found some very, very interesting pieces of information about the Nintendo Wii and DS systems.

Yesterday, Matt Casamassina (of IGN fame) posted on IGN about Spore being confirmed for Wii. Now, it seems as if NGamer has backed up Matt's claim, and now information about Spore is starting to trickle in.

The title has been given a release date of Spring 2007, and it is being reported that the title will feature Wii-DS connectivity! Plus: "EA have confirmed that link-up play with the DS is on the cards, so you can deform your species on the fly."

Fantastic news! There were also some more little tidbits about the Wii system, some of it is new news, but a lot of it is rehashed.

The sensor bar is now actually even smaller than it originally was. The Wii-mote will use two AA batteries and will have a life of around 60 hours. However, if you are using the sensor bar (for the Wii's pointing feature) then the lifespan may drop to about 30 hours. The Wii-mote's 6KB of internal memory has the potential to be used for storing information such as sensitivity, controller settings (like axis settings), and has the ability to store information including saves or scores!

Regarding SD cards, it has become apparent that you can use the cards for saving your game progress, and also for Virtual Console saves. However, you will not be able to play your Virtual Console titles on somebody else's Wii system.

[Talking about SD cards] "these tiny cards can be used to store game saves and virtual console games, but Digital Right Management features mean you can't play your games on someone else's Wii."

Interesting information, and fantastic news about Spore! Stay tuned for more news, guys and girls.