[E3] Nintendo Press Conference (9am PDT 11th July)

[Johnny]

Nintendo are second on the schedule at 9am PDT on the 11th July (5pm tomorrow for anyone in the UK/Europe).

This, and the other conferences) can be followed at various sites, but from previous experience, my two favourites are:

Gamespot (http://e3.gamespot.com/live.html?tag=event_nav;live)
Eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/e3_index.php) (live text update)

[Chacranajxy]

God fucking dammit. I am working through the fucking Nintendo and Sony conferences. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

FUCK.

[Johnny]

God fucking dammit. I am working through the fucking Nintendo and Sony conferences. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

FUCK.

Call in sick, run away to the hills, kill your boss. Do whatever it takes, you need to be here for the madness! :D

[Ty]

God fucking dammit. I am working through the fucking Nintendo and Sony conferences. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

FUCK.
Bad news? :sd:

[Lovely]

I was really pumped for the conferences last year, but this year... I find myself not caring all that much.

....weird....

[Lego]

I was really pumped for the conferences last year, but this year... I find myself not caring all that much.

....weird....


Well last year you had the big PS3 announcement, the Wii with Zelda, and GTA IV from MS. This year it's kind of a ho hum, and the big spectacle is gone. This'll be the first E3 with all the consoles together so it'll be more of a "what games are coming out for this console" rather then a "LOOK AT THIS NEW STUFF COMING WITH OUR NEW CONSOLE!".

[Lovely]

Ah, you know what? That's probably it. It's not that I don't love video games and all, but my gaming interest tends to go towards very specific genre's that are generally just not that popular in the mainstream.
But yeah, last year with all the new consoles being revealed and everything... it was just so exciting.

That, and some of Sony's comments in last years press conference kind of turned me off towards press conferences I guess...

[Chacranajxy]

God fucking dammit. I am working through the fucking Nintendo and Sony conferences. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

FUCK.

Call in sick, run away to the hills, kill your boss. Do whatever it takes, you need to be here for the madness! :D

Crisis Averted!

I told them I wasn't working tomorrow. Straight up.

West Side, bitches.

[Jarred]

West Side, bitches.
West Side . . Naperville!?! Fucking hardcore! :D

[Johnny]

God fucking dammit. I am working through the fucking Nintendo and Sony conferences. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

FUCK.

Call in sick, run away to the hills, kill your boss. Do whatever it takes, you need to be here for the madness! :D

Crisis Averted!

I told them I wasn't working tomorrow. Straight up.

West Side, bitches.

Good job. Now get on Live and keep me entertained for the next 5 hours.

[Mateo_home]

Lucky! I'm actually off tomorrow. All I'm really looking forward to is more Smash Bros info. I am aware of the daily update website, but I would like some more video footage. That alone just makes me forget about everything else at E3.

[Chacranajxy]

West Side, bitches.
West Side . . Naperville!?! Fucking hardcore! :D


The hardest core. You gotta represent yo hood, else you get shot at by the PO-lice.

And Johnny, I'll get on Live in a few minutes.

[Lego]

Lucky! I'm actually off tomorrow. All I'm really looking forward to is more Smash Bros info. I am aware of the daily update website, but I would like some more video footage. That alone just makes me forget about everything else at E3.

I'd love to see a new character reveled that isn't Donkey Kong or Yoshi.

[Mateo_home]

Lucky! I'm actually off tomorrow. All I'm really looking forward to is more Smash Bros info. I am aware of the daily update website, but I would like some more video footage. That alone just makes me forget about everything else at E3.

I'd love to see a new character reveled that isn't Donkey Kong or Yoshi.

I see what you mean. I like DK and Yoshi, but announcing them won't really be a surprise. We already got Zelda and Bowser confirmed, but I do want to see another newcomer announced. But I'm hoping for someone from an original game instead of some mediocre secondary Mario and Zelda characters. And the Pokeball and Assist trophy characters don't count.

[Mr. Spiffy-Pants]

How awesome would it be to have Sonic on there, hmmm? Probably won't happen, but I can dream... :)

[Johnny]

Right, sitting comfortable? We're starting soon.

[Johnny]

Ooh, 5 mins to go we're told. And stop with this 'flashback to summer 05' music please.

[DiGiKerot]

Ooh, 5 mins to go we're told. And stop with this 'flashback to summer 05' music please.

Weeee, I ended up missing the Mircosoft one this morning for a number of reasons, but I've managed to get home early and my internet connection is working fine right now. Now I've just got to hope I can get that bloody video window to open...

[Johnny]

Are y'all dead? Reggie's on! :D

[DiGiKerot]

Are y'all dead? Reggie's on! :D

It's just sales blab at the moment. I'm quite certain I'll get more than enough of that from Sony tonight, given past experiences.

[Chacranajxy]

Reggie's actually pretty smart when it comes to economics. Peter Moore's still an idiot.

[Johnny]

Older gamers? That new rumoured elderly DS being unveiled?

[Chacranajxy]

Reggie acknowledges that the system has no good games and it's a fad.... but he will prove us wrong with games now... I hope.

[Jarred]

100 new Wii games this year, all with 100 new mini-games in each. 10,000 games!!

Christ, what is with all this fanboy crap.

[indigo0086]

I won't be able to catch either, at work then straight on to class.

[Chacranajxy]

Wii Zapper = FUCKING YAWN.

[Johnny]

Wii zapper!!

[Johnny]

Wii Zapper = FUCKING YAWN.

Resi Chronicles + zapper = win

[DiGiKerot]

Wii zapper!!

Thats.... interesting.

Resi Evil is a good game to push it with, though.

[Chacranajxy]

Wii Zapper = FUCKING YAWN.

Resi Chronicles + zapper = win

Resi Chronicles + $30 in my pocket because I didn't buy the stupid zapper = more win.

[Jarred]

Wii Zapper = FUCKING YAWN.
Zap a zombie?? Oy......

At least it's 20 bucks? I think it's telling though that they pawned it off on 3rd party devs, and they didn't talk about Metroid Zapper.

[Johnny]

House of the Dead trilogy Sega please!

[DiGiKerot]

Wii Zapper = FUCKING YAWN.

Resi Chronicles + zapper = win

Resi Chronicles + $30 in my pocket because I didn't buy the stupid zapper = more win.

$20, but given it just looks like a cheap bit of plastic it's a bit excessive...

[Jarred]

Dammit, DQ Wii 2008?!? Was hoping for this year.

[Mateo_home]

Wii Zapper = FUCKING YAWN.
Zap a zombie?? Oy......

At least it's 20 bucks? I think it's telling though that they pawned it off on 3rd party devs, and they didn't talk about Metroid Zapper.

Metroid Prime 3 would be a good game to use the zapper.

[Johnny]

Playing new DQ early next year? Nope, try 2-3 days :D

[Chacranajxy]

dec 3 for Smash? too long. Sigh. Me want.

[Johnny]

Smash bros Brawl on 3rd December

[Mateo_home]

Smash Bros. Brawl on Dec. 3? SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!

[Jarred]

Wii Zapper = FUCKING YAWN.
Zap a zombie?? Oy......

At least it's 20 bucks? I think it's telling though that they pawned it off on 3rd party devs, and they didn't talk about Metroid Zapper.

Metroid Prime 3 would be a good game to use the zapper.
Then I would hope they would showcase the game with it. But so far they haven't, which makes me skeptical.

[Chacranajxy]

I hope this guy cracks jokes since they failed horribly last year. He looked like an idiot.

[Johnny]

Wii Zapper = FUCKING YAWN.
Zap a zombie?? Oy......

At least it's 20 bucks? I think it's telling though that they pawned it off on 3rd party devs, and they didn't talk about Metroid Zapper.

Metroid Prime 3 would be a good game to use the zapper.
Then I would hope they would showcase the game with it. But so far they haven't, which makes me skeptical.

There's more of an adventure side of Met Prime than those other games though. It's not all shooting.

[Jarred]

There's more of an adventure side of Met Prime than those other games though. It's not all shooting.
True. Maybe it wouldn't really work then.

[Johnny]

Metroid Prime 3! Someone tell her her jeans are ripped :D

[Mateo_home]

There's more of an adventure side of Met Prime than those other games though. It's not all shooting.
True. Maybe it wouldn't really work then.


Didn't think it wouldn't work well with the morph ball.

[Chacranajxy]

I would rape her.

[Johnny]

I would rape her.

haha! You can't say that!

[DiGiKerot]

lol@"Already serious about online"

[Chacranajxy]

Check Mii Out? Is this a way to easily expose yourself to children?

[Johnny]

New Mii channel! Teh Megaton!

[Johnny]

Check Mii Out? Is this a way to easily expose yourself to children?

Hahaha Paedo alert!

Here's the online talk. Give us Mario kart!

[DiGiKerot]

New Mii channel! Teh Megaton!



Sounds about as exciting as Everyone Votes or whatever it's called.

Mario Charged, eh? Who'd a thunk it.

[Jarred]

Here's the online talk. Give us Mario kart!

Oh snap! Right on!!

[Johnny]

ONLINE MARIO KART FUCK YEEEES!!

New wheel thing too.

[Chacranajxy]

2008 for MK? fuck that shit.

[Mateo_home]

Early '08 for Mario Kart. Not bad, and online play to boot.

[Chacranajxy]

Hey another shitty controller!

Notice: No applause.

[Jarred]

That cheap plastic wheel is getting nowhere close to my Kart.

[Mateo_home]

Wii wheel looks, meh.

[Mateo_home]

eh, at least it's free.

[DiGiKerot]

ONLINE MARIO KART FUCK YEEEES!!

New wheel thing too.

I'm obviously about five minutes behind everyone here :sd:

Hopefully they'll have removed all those game-breaking power-ups from MK Wii.

[Jarred]

Hooray for Geriatric Gaming!

[Chacranajxy]

I don't give a fuck about family games, but I'll stay to RISTEN TO IWATA-SAN!! ENGURRISH!

[Johnny]

Anyone elses feed dead? :cry:

[DiGiKerot]

Anyone elses feed dead? :cry:

Not yet. Where are you watching it from?

[Jarred]

I don't give a fuck about family games, but I'll stay to RISTEN TO IWATA-SAN!! ENGURRISH!
G4TV went to commercial when he came out. Too funny.

[Jarred]

Anyone elses feed dead? :cry:
go here
http://www.g4tv.com/e32007/spotlight.html

[Chacranajxy]

there's no need to be "rude out"

[Johnny]

Anyone elses feed dead? :cry:

Not yet. Where are you watching it from?

Fucking everywhere. Fuck this.

[Johnny]

Anyone elses feed dead? :cry:
go here
http://www.g4tv.com/e32007/spotlight.html


CHeers. What did I miss? Been gone since Iwata made an appearance.

[Chacranajxy]

In Nintendo land, everybody's white. Not that I mind since I'z white. But... y'know. It's funny.

[Jarred]

You missed Iwata speaking Engrish about nothing. He should have been drunk and dancing the Haruhi.

[DiGiKerot]

Anyone elses feed dead? :cry:
go here
http://www.g4tv.com/e32007/spotlight.html


CHeers. What did I miss? Been gone since Iwata made an appearance.


Nothing yet. Miyamoto is out soon, though...

[Johnny]

Mario Galaxy Nov 12th :)

[Mateo_home]

Cool, Bee Mario.

Nov 12 doesn't sound too bad.

[Chacranajxy]

My Sims? Fuck that shit.

[Chacranajxy]

high school musical. Apparently, I was right about the Wii.

[Chacranajxy]

My Life Coach: Because I'm worthless on my own.

[Jarred]

Did anyone see the disclaimer at the bottom of the screen? "Training games don't actually make you smarter."

[Azumangaman]

I just got home from work (sick-no really I am, and I just tuned in). This one isn't cutting into Sony is it?

[tuffy]

MySims is going to be huge.

[Chacranajxy]

Wii Fit: Yeah, believe me, we can definitely fit in that one girl that was playing Metroid Prime.

[Jarred]

OMG, this Wii fit shit is rediculous. Just go outside and fucking jog already!!

[Johnny]

I just got home from work (sick-no really I am, and I just tuned in). This one isn't cutting into Sony is it?

Hell no. That would make Phil H angry.

[Chacranajxy]

I just got home from work (sick-no really I am, and I just tuned in). This one isn't cutting into Sony is it?

Naw, Sony's is at like... 1:30 CST

[Azumangaman]

Wii Fit is not a game. Its an exercise machine. Does Nintendo know the difference?

[Johnny]

OMG, this Wii fit shit is rediculous. Just go outside and fucking jog already!!

Haha I'm not buying but you gotta admit, it looks pretty sweet!

Actually you know what? I'm not showing my mum this. She would buy it

[Azumangaman]

Thinking about it...this is the worst workout I've ever seen in my life.

[Mateo_home]

Wii fit. I suppose an excercise game isn't too bad.

[Azumangaman]

OMG, this Wii fit shit is rediculous. Just go outside and fucking jog already!!

Haha I'm not buying but you gotta admit, it looks pretty sweet!

Are you joking?

OMG ITS MIYAMOTO.

[DiGiKerot]

Haha I'm not buying


Yeeeeeeeah, right :P

[Johnny]

Miyamoto! :D :D :D

Can't help but love him. Love that shirt too.

[Jarred]

OMG, this Wii fit shit is rediculous. Just go outside and fucking jog already!!

Haha I'm not buying but you gotta admit, it looks pretty sweet!

Doing push-ups on a peripheral to lie to me about my BMI index is sweet? Does "sweet" meaning something different in the Land of Ire? :P

[Azumangaman]

Is he actually saying he puts WiiFreakingFit ABOVE games like Zelda and Mario Galaxy? Amazing :sd:

[Nosredna]

I can't believe Miyamoto wanted to show off Wii Fit.

[Johnny]

Not good enough Miyamoto! I wanna see you in spandex! Quick, get that Metroid prime 3 girl out for a sweat :D

[Mateo_home]

Wii fit is the highlight for the Wii at this year's E3. That's dissapointing.

[Johnny]

John doesn't need any exercise. He's a fucking tank! Where are the fat, sweaty otaku?!

[Jarred]

You know what though, I bet you $100 that when I show this video to my partner tonight, she's going to want one immediately. So I can see the appeal for some people.

But Christ, why am I watching people balance on a white box? DO THE CRANE DANNY!!!!!

[Chacranajxy]

Christ, this fucking game needs to stop whistling.

[Chacranajxy]

Also, that girl on now, I would rape her, but not as hard as the MP3 girl.

[Azumangaman]

Christ, this fucking game needs to stop whistling.
Yeah thats INCREDIBLY annoying, I agree.

OMG the Wii balance board. I'm betting the game is 99.99!

[Azumangaman]

OMG How fat is Reggie?

[Johnny]

You know what though, I bet you $100 that when I show this video to my partner tonight, she's going to want one immediately. So I can see the appeal for some people.


It's a great way to take advantage of the Wii but with each of these announcements, Nintendo loses more of their hardcore status. It's pretty much all about the casual gamers for them now. They gave us hardcore a nice vid of Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart but this is their highlight for sure.

[DiGiKerot]

You know what though, I bet you $100 that when I show this video to my partner tonight, she's going to want one immediately. So I can see the appeal for some people.


It's a great way to take advantage of the Wii but with each of these announcements, Nintendo loses more of their hardcore status. It's pretty much all about the casual gamers for them now. They gave us hardcore a nice vid of Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart but this is their highlight for sure.


I dunno, it'll be interesting to see what kind of other games they come up with to use the thing (Tony Hawks?). I think it's clear that Nintendo aren't targeting us any more, though.

[Chacranajxy]

You know what though, I bet you $100 that when I show this video to my partner tonight, she's going to want one immediately. So I can see the appeal for some people.


It's a great way to take advantage of the Wii but with each of these announcements, Nintendo loses more of their hardcore status. It's pretty much all about the casual gamers for them now. They gave us hardcore a nice vid of Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart but this is their highlight for sure.


Yeah, this is pathetic. The only new game is Mario Kart, and that's not a surprise at all. Most of this is just trash. This Wii Fit has no redeeming qualities other than the fact that I can make fun of it. The only thing I've really liked about this conference was the fucking hot MP3 girl.

[Azumangaman]

OMFG you fatassss Reggie!
LOL, it looks like a machine that makes people think they're getting a workout when they really aren't.

[Mateo_home]

You know what though, I bet you $100 that when I show this video to my partner tonight, she's going to want one immediately. So I can see the appeal for some people.


It's a great way to take advantage of the Wii but with each of these announcements, Nintendo loses more of their hardcore status. It's pretty much all about the casual gamers for them now. They gave us hardcore a nice vid of Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart but this is their highlight for sure.


Yeah, this is pathetic. The only new game is Mario Kart, and that's not a surprise at all. Most of this is just trash. This Wii Fit has no redeeming qualities other than the fact that I can make fun of it. The only thing I've really liked about this conference was the fucking hot MP3 girl.

You think they would have announced a US date for Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn. But there's still time unless it got shafted for a dopey board or Nintendo completely forgot about it. Nah.

[Johnny]

What the fuck are cleets? Do you Americans speak English at all? :D

[Chacranajxy]

What the fuck are cleets? Do you Americans speak English at all? :D

Oh that's right, you damn Euros can't afford shoes. Have you heard of them at least?

[Jarred]

Assassin Creed Jade > MP3 Ripped Jeans Hottie. Hands down.

Therefore MS beats Nintendo. :D

[Nosredna]

What the fuck are cleets? Do you Americans speak English at all? :D

Boots?

[Chacranajxy]

Atrocious.

As for the MP3 girl though, yeah. Quality.

[LordGeo]

OMFG you fatassss Reggie!
LOL, it looks like a machine that makes people think they're getting a workout when they really aren't.

Well, you have to remember that Reggie said he was wearing heavy clothes, and they chose light clothes for him.

It was all mean to torture Reggie in front of all those people, but then Reggie kicked Miyamoto's ass, so Reggie got revenge...

[Chacranajxy]

Assassin Creed Jade > MP3 Ripped Jeans Hottie. Hands down.

Therefore MS beats Nintendo. :D

Nooooo. No way. I mean, Jade's pretty hot, but I didn't say I'd rape her like I did with MP3 hottie... did I? I can't even remember who I plan on raping anymore.

[Jarred]

Jade speaks Frenchglish. +100 for Jade.

[Azumangaman]

Well, that sucked. Was there any DS info I missed in the beginning thats new/worth knowing about?

[indigo0086]

She did an entire interview about assassin's creed in french. She laced the english word "throwing knives" in which was cute.

[Johnny]

Jade speaks Frenchglish. +100 for Jade.

I'm with Jarred. Did you hear her giggling like a naughty schoolgirl during the MS conference? Hot :virgin:

[dunno001]

You know what though, I bet you $100 that when I show this video to my partner tonight, she's going to want one immediately. So I can see the appeal for some people.


It's a great way to take advantage of the Wii but with each of these announcements, Nintendo loses more of their hardcore status. It's pretty much all about the casual gamers for them now. They gave us hardcore a nice vid of Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart but this is their highlight for sure.


Yeah, this is pathetic. The only new game is Mario Kart, and that's not a surprise at all. Most of this is just trash. This Wii Fit has no redeeming qualities other than the fact that I can make fun of it. The only thing I've really liked about this conference was the fucking hot MP3 girl.

You think they would have announced a US date for Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn. But there's still time unless it got shafted for a dopey board or Nintendo completely forgot about it. Nah.

Yeah, no FE news was a big disappointment for me. Although WiiFit does seem like it could have some uses for me, especially since it could track data, which would make sure that I'm making progress. (I know it won't be instant, but... I'm about the long-term.) Overall, I do have to say that it was more entertaining than Microsoft's was, but yeah, it does feel like N's going a little too casual. (Then again, I left the hardcore market, so maybe that's why I'm interested?) I'll have to give them a B- on this.

[Mateo_home]

Well, that sucked. Was there any DS info I missed in the beginning thats new/worth knowing about?

Basically just Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and a new Dragon Quest game along with some other forgettable stuff. I sort of hoping they would have announced Kurikin, but I suppose I was expecting too much.

[Johnny]

Well, that sucked. Was there any DS info I missed in the beginning thats new/worth knowing about?

Not really. To be honest, no one can deny that wasn't a disappointment but I'm really glad to see Mario Kart fully online. That's what I was hoping for an I got it. Plus a release date for Mario Galaxy.
Met Prime 3 is looking great and is out soon and I like the Wii Zapper.

Part of me is sad to see that the vast majority of this was for sales speak and Wii Fit but I really can't help but admire what Nintendo are doing. You gotta admit, the mat and stuff is gonna sell through the absolute roof.

So yeah, at least they seem to be serious about the online aspect of the Wii but I really wonder what software is gonna be on the Wii this time in 2-3 years and if the non-games will actually outnumber the 'hardcore games'.

[Johnny]

and a new Dragon Quest game

No US release date yet though. I've been holding off the import since December last year. I need a release date ASAP!

[Jarred]

She did an entire interview about assassin's creed in french. She laced the english word "throwing knives" in which was cute.
Yeah, I've watched a couple of those. It was cute when she couldn't find those words for weapons and attack moves and just threw the English in on the fly.

[barbapapa]

With all the best games yet to be released, it was kind of expected Nintendo wouldn't have a SUPER e3. Mario Kart looks spiffy as usual, very much like a Wii version of MKDS (which is a very good thing, especially compared to Double Dash).
Still... I really hoped to see Pikmin 3. The second was by far my favorite Cube game.
And Mario Galaxy: OOOOOOH BOYYYYYY cannot wait to get my hands on that. If there's one thing that puts me into raving fanboy mode it's a new Mario platformer!

Xbox has a really strong line-up this year, tho. I've been thinking about getting a 360 for a long time; but somehow buying more than 1 console just doesn't sit right for me.

and Sony... well... meh.

[Jarred]

Xbox has a really strong line-up this year, tho. I've been thinking about getting a 360 for a long time; but somehow buying more than 1 console just doesn't sit right for me.

The 360 and Wii complement each other well for me. Although I haven't turned on Wii in a while, but the 360 has online/community and HD gameplay, while the Wii is fun for local group gaming sessions. I'm glad I have both.

[Suwako Moriya]

Granted I have not really watched the conference yet, I may do that later. In general nothing mentioned so far has me excited. Yes the fact I'm still holding off on getting any new systems is part of it. However even ignoring that I just feel meh about what has been said here for some reason. To be honest in general I just don't feel the drive for E3 that I did in the previous years. Not really sure why, but ah well.

[broodwars]

You know what though, I bet you $100 that when I show this video to my partner tonight, she's going to want one immediately. So I can see the appeal for some people.


It's a great way to take advantage of the Wii but with each of these announcements, Nintendo loses more of their hardcore status. It's pretty much all about the casual gamers for them now. They gave us hardcore a nice vid of Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart but this is their highlight for sure.


Yeah, this is pathetic. The only new game is Mario Kart, and that's not a surprise at all. Most of this is just trash. This Wii Fit has no redeeming qualities other than the fact that I can make fun of it. The only thing I've really liked about this conference was the fucking hot MP3 girl.

You think they would have announced a US date for Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn. But there's still time unless it got shafted for a dopey board or Nintendo completely forgot about it. Nah.

Yeah, no FE news was a big disappointment for me. Although WiiFit does seem like it could have some uses for me, especially since it could track data, which would make sure that I'm making progress. (I know it won't be instant, but... I'm about the long-term.) Overall, I do have to say that it was more entertaining than Microsoft's was, but yeah, it does feel like N's going a little too casual. (Then again, I left the hardcore market, so maybe that's why I'm interested?) I'll have to give them a B- on this.

Add me to the list of people pissed that we STILL don't have a US date on Fire Emblem, given that we're a year in and we STILL don't have an RPG on the system (and no, Super Paper Mario doesn't count). Hell, no new RPGs were announced, either.

But look at all the "great" things we get instead: a Zapper peripheral that does the same damn thing the existing Wii remote ALREADY does well; a somewhat superfulous Steering Wheel attachment; a Mario Kart game we ALL knew was coming; and a bunch of non-gamer crap. Yippee! </sarcasm>

This is the problem with the new E3: it comes so late in the year now that all the companies have already unloaded their big announcements before the convention has even started. What a disappointment from Nintendo...it's their biggest year in 4-5 years and they won't even properly show off their big titles. What is with Smash Bros. being nonplayable, given that it's only releasing in 6 months?

Good to hear Metroid's nearly ready to go, though.

[Leon_Belmont]

There's no way FE will be out in the states in 07. I thought we all pretty much came to that conclusion last year. Even if it luckily hit in 07 Nintendo probably wouldn't rush to localize it. It's not quite the draw of Mario Kart and Melee.

[broodwars]

There's no way FE will be out in the states in 07. I thought we all pretty much came to that conclusion last year. Even if it luckily hit in 07 Nintendo probably wouldn't rush to localize it. It's not quite the draw of Mario Kart and Melee.

What rush? It was practically a Wii launch game in Japan, and the longer Nintendo just sits on localizing the game, the less likely they'll actually release it here. They've had over a year to do something with the game, so this stony silence regarding it bothers me.

[ape2020]

I hate Mario as much as some here hate Halo, which I think is milked far more and longer then the MS franchise. And I have no interest in a portable system, so this conference was even more of a disappointment then MS.

I've played the Wii (my brother borrowed for a few months) and plan on getting one soon if for only Nights and some other good stuff coming out, hell I might even get the WiiFit shit if it isn't too high but zapper and wheel look as bad as the 3rd party crap out there and priced twice as high.

-ape2020

[Leon_Belmont]

There's no way FE will be out in the states in 07. I thought we all pretty much came to that conclusion last year. Even if it luckily hit in 07 Nintendo probably wouldn't rush to localize it. It's not quite the draw of Mario Kart and Melee.

What rush? It was practically a Wii launch game in Japan, and the longer Nintendo just sits on localizing the game, the less likely they'll actually release it here. They've had over a year to do something with the game, so this stony silence regarding it bothers me.

I always thought the Wii launch thing was only early speculation, but I must admit I don't keep up with the gaming sites as much as I used to, so I haven't been reading reports on previews or how far the game was into production. But yeah, this kind of stuff with RPGs never surprises me. An 08 release wouldn't surprise me at all.

As predicted the 360 is actually the place to be for next-gen RPGs this year. Maybe Nintendo (or even Sony) can change that next year.

[Mateo_home]

You think they would have announced a US date for Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn. But there's still time unless it got shafted for a dopey board or Nintendo completely forgot about it. Nah.

Yeah, no FE news was a big disappointment for me. Although WiiFit does seem like it could have some uses for me, especially since it could track data, which would make sure that I'm making progress. (I know it won't be instant, but... I'm about the long-term.) Overall, I do have to say that it was more entertaining than Microsoft's was, but yeah, it does feel like N's going a little too casual. (Then again, I left the hardcore market, so maybe that's why I'm interested?) I'll have to give them a B- on this.

Add me to the list of people pissed that we STILL don't have a US date on Fire Emblem, given that we're a year in and we STILL don't have an RPG on the system (and no, Super Paper Mario doesn't count). Hell, no new RPGs were announced, either.

But look at all the "great" things we get instead: a Zapper peripheral that does the same damn thing the existing Wii remote ALREADY does well; a somewhat superfulous Steering Wheel attachment; a Mario Kart game we ALL knew was coming; and a bunch of non-gamer crap. Yippee! </sarcasm>

This is the problem with the new E3: it comes so late in the year now that all the companies have already unloaded their big announcements before the convention has even started. What a disappointment from Nintendo...it's their biggest year in 4-5 years and they won't even properly show off their big titles. What is with Smash Bros. being nonplayable, given that it's only releasing in 6 months?

Good to hear Metroid's nearly ready to go, though.

I think the reason Nintendo is holding off on FE is because it's the first game for the Wii to not use any of the Wii's features. And if they release it now you know those dopey game reviewers are going to bash it because of it. Such as not purchasing and using 50 Wii boards to physically run to adjacent squares with the selected unit or not pointing the wii mote at the menu. :roll: And when Smash Bros. Brawl is going to use it along with a couple other control styles, SSBB being a hyped up game will just make them forget about it. But I think standard controls suit FE well. In fact, just thinking about this just makes me want to play the JP version right now, so I think I'll go do that.

Also on the subject of the DS, you think Nintendo would have shown us more on the DS camera.

[Leon_Belmont]

Of course standard controls would work well. RPGs are the dinosaurs of the gaming realm. Add anything novel and it's no longer an RPG. You get called an "Action RPG" or "MMO RPG" or basically denoted as an entire hybrid genre for not having pure RPG elements.

[Chris Beveridge]

OMG, this Wii fit shit is rediculous. Just go outside and fucking jog already!!

I'm actually interested in it, could be interesting for people like me that are working towards getting fit. Also could work to properly educate young'n's. But mass market appeal is possible. Hardcore gamer? No way, not gonna appeal at all.

[Nosredna]

Overall I was disappointed by Nintendo's effort. There are only a few games I'm interested in and even though Wii Fitness looks ridiculous, I'll still probably be picking it up :sd: . Of course it was going to be impossible for them to top what they did last year, but I still didn't think they did a good job this year.

[Jarred]

OMG, this Wii fit shit is rediculous. Just go outside and fucking jog already!!

I'm actually interested in it, could be interesting for people like me that are working towards getting fit. Also could work to properly educate young'n's. But mass market appeal is possible. Hardcore gamer? No way, not gonna appeal at all.
I'm all about people wanting to do what they can to get fit, I just can't get over the irony of exercising indoors with a video game. :sd:

Maybe I'm just too old school with exercise. Nothing like new running/walking shoes, sun, and fresh air!

[Chris Beveridge]

There's that. But how many people exercise indoors at gym's while watching TV? I do all of my aerobic exercise in front of the TV as well.

[Jarred]

There's that. But how many people exercise indoors at gym's while watching TV? I do all of my aerobic exercise in front of the TV as well.
Oh I know, again, the irony kills me. :D

I do a lot of sprint work and hard cardio when I work out, which makes TV watching impossible for me. iPods are my best friend. :)

[Chris Beveridge]

Believe me, I wish I was at a point where I:

A) Could do outdoor exercise more (without killing myself in the process)

and

B) Felt comfortable enough with myself to do so.

Stuff like this, Wii Sports and so forth is good for me. :)

[Jarred]

Yeah, and I understand that too, which is why I said I knew my partner would love it. Didn't mean for my original comment to be an attack or anything. It was more just an outburst over the irony complex in my brain. :D

And keep working at it, you'll get there!! :)

[broodwars]

You think they would have announced a US date for Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn. But there's still time unless it got shafted for a dopey board or Nintendo completely forgot about it. Nah.

Yeah, no FE news was a big disappointment for me. Although WiiFit does seem like it could have some uses for me, especially since it could track data, which would make sure that I'm making progress. (I know it won't be instant, but... I'm about the long-term.) Overall, I do have to say that it was more entertaining than Microsoft's was, but yeah, it does feel like N's going a little too casual. (Then again, I left the hardcore market, so maybe that's why I'm interested?) I'll have to give them a B- on this.

Add me to the list of people pissed that we STILL don't have a US date on Fire Emblem, given that we're a year in and we STILL don't have an RPG on the system (and no, Super Paper Mario doesn't count). Hell, no new RPGs were announced, either.

But look at all the "great" things we get instead: a Zapper peripheral that does the same damn thing the existing Wii remote ALREADY does well; a somewhat superfulous Steering Wheel attachment; a Mario Kart game we ALL knew was coming; and a bunch of non-gamer crap. Yippee! </sarcasm>

This is the problem with the new E3: it comes so late in the year now that all the companies have already unloaded their big announcements before the convention has even started. What a disappointment from Nintendo...it's their biggest year in 4-5 years and they won't even properly show off their big titles. What is with Smash Bros. being nonplayable, given that it's only releasing in 6 months?

Good to hear Metroid's nearly ready to go, though.

I think the reason Nintendo is holding off on FE is because it's the first game for the Wii to not use any of the Wii's features. And if they release it now you know those dopey game reviewers are going to bash it because of it. Such as not purchasing and using 50 Wii boards to physically run to adjacent squares with the selected unit or not pointing the wii mote at the menu. :roll: And when Smash Bros. Brawl is going to use it along with a couple other control styles, SSBB being a hyped up game will just make them forget about it. But I think standard controls suit FE well. In fact, just thinking about this just makes me want to play the JP version right now, so I think I'll go do that.

Yeah, the lack of Wii-specific functionality supposedly really hurt the game's sales in Japan, although I honestly don't understand why when that control scheme has been perfect for the genre for decades. Nintendo went into this generation stating that the Wii's strength was its ability to let developers choose a control scheme that worked best for them. However, when one of Nintendo's OWN developers decides that a standard control scheme works best, Nintendo's quick to sweep the project under the rug.

Perhaps Nintendo would have been happier with a Fire Emblem where you could only play the game with other players if all of you had a DS and a copy of the previous Fire Emblem handheld game? Or perhaps if you had to recruit troops by swiping cards through a reader (starter and "reinforcement" sets sold separately). Or perhaps they're just waiting for a "Wii sword" attachment that forces you to swipe it every time you enter a fight. *sigh*

To me, Fire Emblem fills the void left by the fall of the Ogre Battle franchise (a franchise Square STILL hasn't done anything with since acquiring it), so seeing nothing regarding it is a bad sign.

[Kaikou]

Didn't catch the conference, but I gather that it's still up in the air whether Smash will have online battles?

I'm happy that Mario Kart Wii will have online races, but I really hope there isn't friend codes to deal with. I'm really hoping Nintendo manages to get some kind of hub where you can just meet up with random people to race. (actually be able to add people, without exchanging friend codes)

[broodwars]

Didn't catch the conference, but I gather that it's still up in the air whether Smash will have online battles?

I'm happy that Mario Kart Wii will have online races, but I really hope there isn't friend codes to deal with. I'm really hoping Nintendo manages to get some kind of hub where you can just meet up with random people to race. (actually be able to add people, without exchanging friend codes)

As far as I know, Nintendo confirmed online play in Smash Bros. a while ago. They just haven't gone into any detail exactly how the online system would work (I have a strong suspicion friend codes could be involved).

[Mateo_home]

I was just thinking about the Wii Zapper and Wii Balance Board could be put to another good use. You think Nintendo would release Duck Hunt and that Track & Field game on the VC and you could use them respectively?

[nickcreech]

Ok, so at this press conference they must have also delayed SSBB because on ebgames it says the new release date is 12/08/2007. Damnit Nintendo, just for this I'm going to have to sell my Wii and all of my goodies because the Wii SUCKS ASS and the controls are not fun, in fact they SUCK! It's different when you wait for R1 anime releases because if you're impatient you can torrent it for free. They've ruined my day so I'm going to harass and annoy the shit out of the Nintendo reps until the point they just say, "ok ok, we'll send you a copy of SSBB. Please just don't pull any terrorist attacks at our headquarters!"...u_u.

[Johnny]

As far as I know, Nintendo confirmed online play in Smash Bros. a while ago. They just haven't gone into any detail exactly how the online system would work (I have a strong suspicion friend codes could be involved).

No, they didn't say. I think they would have announced it here when talking about Mario Kart online.
Still, one small step for gaming, one giant leap for Nintendo. I welcome it.

[DiGiKerot]

I was just thinking about the Wii Zapper and Wii Balance Board could be put to another good use. You think Nintendo would release Duck Hunt and that Track & Field game on the VC and you could use them respectively?

I want them to combine them into a game where you play a skateboarding assassin. It'd be the best game ever!(*)



(*) DiGiKerot may be exaggerating.

[Mateo_home]

Perhaps Nintendo would have been happier with a Fire Emblem where you could only play the game with other players if all of you had a DS and a copy of the previous Fire Emblem handheld game? Or perhaps if you had to recruit troops by swiping cards through a reader (starter and "reinforcement" sets sold separately). Or perhaps they're just waiting for a "Wii sword" attachment that forces you to swipe it every time you enter a fight. *sigh*


I guess transferring your Gamecube data just isn't good enough. Oh god, I hope Nintendo never resurrects the e-reader. That was just as bad as Virtual Boy.

[ADC]

All right, I'm here with my thoughts now that you've all spooged (or vomited) all over the boards.

• MP3 (8.27.07) – I haven't enjoyed the first two, so it's going to hinge on how they use the Wii Remote.
• Wii Zapper – Yay. Could they have made that thing look any more retarded?
• ZPH (10.1.07) – Will get, will have all kinds of fun with.
• SMG (11.12.07) – Will get, will have all kinds of fun with.
• SSBB (12.3.07) – Will get, will kick all of your asses, not joking. I'll just get Dr Wright as my assistant and beat the crap out of everybody with my skyscraper. I'd thought it was out in November, but this is close enough.
• MKW (Q1 2008) – Will get, will kick all of your asses, will actually fly to wherever you are and literally kick your ass if you're a snaker because that's cheating. :P
• Wii Wheel – Yay. Luigi and I don't need all that extra plastic to kick all of your asses.
• Ninja Gaiden DS – Already knew of it, looks okay. Probably wait for a TRU B2G1 sale for it, though. (Was this the only third-party title in the whole thing?)
• Wii Fit – Uh, sure. Could be nice, considering I can't go for a walk in this part of town without a bulletproof vest. Otherwise, :sigh:
• FE:GOD – What the fuck, man. Where's my street date?

Overall grade: B. I pretty much ignore the peripherals and pay attention to the games, and other than the Fire Emblem bidness, I was satisfied but not blown away.

[DiGiKerot]

• Ninja Gaiden DS – Already knew of it, looks okay. Probably wait for a TRU B2G1 sale for it, though. (Was this the only third-party title in the whole thing?)


The showed Resi Evil:UC and that SEGA gun game for the Wii at the start, too.

[ADC]

• Ninja Gaiden DS – Already knew of it, looks okay. Probably wait for a TRU B2G1 sale for it, though. (Was this the only third-party title in the whole thing?)
The showed Resi Evil:UC and that SEGA gun game for the Wii at the start, too.
Glossed right over those. Which probably speaks to how excited I am for on-rails shooters. Somewhere around :sigh: or :roll: .

[DiGiKerot]

• Ninja Gaiden DS – Already knew of it, looks okay. Probably wait for a TRU B2G1 sale for it, though. (Was this the only third-party title in the whole thing?)
The showed Resi Evil:UC and that SEGA gun game for the Wii at the start, too.
Glossed right over those. Which probably speaks to how excited I am for on-rails shooters. Somewhere around :sigh: or :roll: .

:sd:

They mentioned Dragon Quest: Joker for the DS as well, now that I think of it.

[lostnomad84]

I felt Nintendo was trying to throw out a few curve balls, many just missed and others just barely made it. I could careless for Wiifit, but it is definitely something the general public would be interested in. Mario Kart sounds great! The Zapper is long over due and I look forward to using it, but I would like to know what else is going to use it besides 2 games.

Overall, just like Microsoft, they have an impressive line up for what is coming out in the next 6 months and they just delivered the message that the Wii has a lot to look forward to shortly. However, just like Microsoft, I wish they would have expanded with what their plans are beyond the next 6-8 months.

[ADC]

They mentioned Dragon Quest: Joker for the DS as well, now that I think of it.
I say this as a fan of the Dragon Quest/Warrior series since the beginning: Pffth. This game doesn't excite me in the slightest. DQ9, sure. DQS, sort of. But this one gets a bit :sigh: from me.

[Arcturus]

They've ruined my day so I'm going to harass and annoy the shit out of the Nintendo reps until the point they just say, "ok ok, we'll send you a copy of SSBB. Please just don't pull any terrorist attacks at our headquarters!"...u_u.

Doesn't take much to ruin your day, does it?

[Johnny]

They mentioned Dragon Quest: Joker for the DS as well, now that I think of it.
I say this as a fan of the Dragon Quest/Warrior series since the beginning: Pffth. This game doesn't excite me in the slightest. DQ9, sure. DQS, sort of. But this one gets a bit :sigh: from me.

No wait, come back! It's not a typical DQ. It's like DQ mixed with Pokemon which = amazing!

[Johnny]

You think they would have announced a US date for Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn. But there's still time unless it got shafted for a dopey board or Nintendo completely forgot about it. Nah.

12th of November (http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/11/fire-emblem-and-forever-blue-coming-to-north-america/).

[ADC]

You've got serious spelling issues, Irish.

No wait, come back! It's not a typical DQ. It's like DQ mixed with Pokemon which = motherfucking lose!
There. And I thought the American school system sucked. :P

[Johnny]

You've got serious spelling issues, Irish.

No wait, come back! It's not a typical DQ. It's like DQ mixed with Pokemon which = motherfucking lose!
There. And I thought the American school system sucked. :P

Oi! You just wait. This will drop and sell by the shedload. Did you know our crazy Japanese cousins snapped up over 500,000 copies of this when it came out in Japan last December. Also sold 1,000,000 in under a week. That's fucking insane.

[ADC]

You've got serious spelling issues, Irish.

No wait, come back! It's not a typical DQ. It's like DQ mixed with Pokemon which = motherfucking lose!
There. And I thought the American school system sucked. :P
Oi! You just wait. This will drop and sell by the shedload. Did you know our crazy Japanese cousins snapped up over 500,000 copies of this when it came out in Japan last December. Also sold 1,000,000 in under a week. That's fucking insane.
That may be so, but you have to remember that, to the Japanese, Dragon Quest is the sound of one hand fapping.

[Johnny]

You've got serious spelling issues, Irish.

No wait, come back! It's not a typical DQ. It's like DQ mixed with Pokemon which = motherfucking lose!
There. And I thought the American school system sucked. :P
Oi! You just wait. This will drop and sell by the shedload. Did you know our crazy Japanese cousins snapped up over 500,000 copies of this when it came out in Japan last December. Also sold 1,000,000 in under a week. That's fucking insane.
That may be so, but you have to remember that, to the Japanese, Dragon Quest is the sound of one hand fapping.


True, but America should be more like perhaps the greatest demographic anywhere - the young Japanese boy. The Shonen if you will.

You yanks like the Pokemen, right? Well it's like that only different.

[Shibi]

You've got serious spelling issues, Irish.

No wait, come back! It's not a typical DQ. It's like DQ mixed with Pokemon which = motherfucking lose!
There. And I thought the American school system sucked. :P
Oi! You just wait. This will drop and sell by the shedload. Did you know our crazy Japanese cousins snapped up over 500,000 copies of this when it came out in Japan last December. Also sold 1,000,000 in under a week. That's fucking insane.
That may be so, but you have to remember that, to the Japanese, Dragon Quest is the sound of one hand fapping.


True, but America should be more like perhaps the greatest demographic anywhere - the young Japanese boy. The Shonen if you will.

You yanks like the Pokemen, right? Well it's like that only different.
how is Dragon Quest Joker different from Dragon Quest Monsters then?

[Johnny]

how is Dragon Quest Joker different from Dragon Quest Monsters then?

Well the game is called DQ Monsters Joker so I'm not really sure what you mean.

If you mean how it differs from the usual DQ games, it's about role playing, but you capture monsters and use them to fight against other monsters kinda like the Pokemon layout.

[Shibi]

how is Dragon Quest Joker different from Dragon Quest Monsters then?

Well the game is called DQ Monsters Joker so I'm not really sure what you mean.

If you mean how it differs from the usual DQ games, it's about role playing, but you capture monsters and use them to fight against other monsters kinda like the Pokemon layout.
sorry, my point is that its just the latest iteration in a long running Dragon Quest spinoff rather than anything unique or good.

[Lego]

Well, that sucked. Was there any DS info I missed in the beginning thats new/worth knowing about?

You know all I heard was Mario Kart Wii with online play across the WORLD. So unless you're talking about Mario Kart Wii I really have nothing to say about Mario Kart Wii.

[broodwars]

You think they would have announced a US date for Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn. But there's still time unless it got shafted for a dopey board or Nintendo completely forgot about it. Nah.

12th of November (http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/11/fire-emblem-and-forever-blue-coming-to-north-america/).

*raises fist in the air*

Alright! That's one more Wii game to keep an eye out for this holiday season, along with Smash Bros.; Metriod Prime 3; and Mario Galaxy.

Anyone else notice, though, that Nintendo's release list is (as usual) suspiciously void of anything except Mario Kart for the first quarter of next year? Looks like it could be another deathly-dull Q1 next year.

The guys at IGN vaguely referenced a possible Tales of Symphonia game on the Wii coming next year. Anyone hear about that from E3?

[Magus427]

Here's a list of the new games coming to Wii and DS with release dates where applicable straight from Nintendo:

http://gonintendo.com/?p=21115

-Magus

[HitokiriShadow]

Mario Kart for the Wii in '08
Super Smash Brothers Brawl on Dec. 3
Super Mario Galaxy on... I don't remember, but its this year.

I think that about covers what I cared about from Nintendo.

[broodwars]

Mario Kart for the Wii in '08
Super Smash Brothers Brawl on Dec. 3
Super Mario Galaxy on... I don't remember, but its this year.

I think that about covers what I cared about from Nintendo.

Meh, after the abomination that was Mario Sunshine, Mario Galaxy really needs to be something special for me to justify it as a "must have NOW" game. No Metroid for you, eh? I'm just hoping that Corruption is as interesting to play as the first Metroid Prime. Echoes just bored me to tears, to the extent that I had to start the game over 3 times before I worked up the interest to finish it (and it was 2 years later before that happened).

[LordGeo]

Here's a list of the new games coming to Wii and DS with release dates where applicable straight from Nintendo:

http://gonintendo.com/?p=21115

-Magus

XSEED Games Victorious Boxers: Revolution TBA

Hell yeah!

It's good to know that even though the anime sold horribly here, at least the games keep coming somewhat...

[Magus427]

Mario Kart for the Wii in '08
Super Smash Brothers Brawl on Dec. 3
Super Mario Galaxy on... I don't remember, but its this year.

I think that about covers what I cared about from Nintendo.

Let's amend a couple of these...
Mario Kart for Wii 1st Quarter '08
Super Mario Galaxy November 12

-Magus

[Johnny]

Mario Kart for the Wii in '08
Super Smash Brothers Brawl on Dec. 3
Super Mario Galaxy on... I don't remember, but its this year.

I think that about covers what I cared about from Nintendo.

That's pretty much all they talked about too. Where was Project Hammer? Disaster: Day of Crisis? :( I seriously hope they haven't been canned.

[Lego]

Project Hammer is canceled my friend..

[LOUiE]

To me, Fire Emblem fills the void left by the fall of the Ogre Battle franchise (a franchise Square STILL hasn't done anything with since acquiring it), so seeing nothing regarding it is a bad sign.
I would like to say that I miss the OB series as well and definitely enjoy FE to death. Great storyline on both accounts. I wish Square would do SOMETHING with OB or why would they buy it in the first place (I'm guessing to have a close monopoly on the SRPG type games a la now releasing many FFT games).

I'll also throw my request in for a new REAL Shining Force game, not one of these action rpgs that Sega keeps releasing.

With that said, FE will be released this year in the US, and that makes me happy.

[LOUiE]

Here's a list of the new games coming to Wii and DS with release dates where applicable straight from Nintendo:

http://gonintendo.com/?p=21115

-Magus

XSEED Games Victorious Boxers: Revolution TBA

Hell yeah!

It's good to know that even though the anime sold horribly here, at least the games keep coming somewhat...

Wait, is this Hajime no Ippo boxing for the Wii?

If so, that's cool, though I've heard bad things about it.

[Johnny]

Wait, is this Hajime no Ippo boxing for the Wii?

If so, that's cool, though I've heard bad things about it.

Yeah, the same game. I have the import and can say that at first it seems like a real mess control wise, but once you spend an hour or so with it and get the controls down it's a great, fun boxing game.
I may get the US version too just for the story etc.

[Chloe]

Mario Kart for the Wii in '08
Super Smash Brothers Brawl on Dec. 3
Super Mario Galaxy on... I don't remember, but its this year.

I think that about covers what I cared about from Nintendo.

That's pretty much all they talked about too. Where was Project Hammer? Disaster: Day of Crisis? :( I seriously hope they haven't been canned.

It was in looking over that big long Nintendo release schedule that Magus? posted above, that I had a mini-epiphany; is THIS what you were worried about with the Wii, Johnny? I admit it, there are a few nice titles in there but not a whole heck of a lot. While I think I liked a bit more of the launch titles then you might have, that release schedule is a bit....thin. :sd:

[broodwars]

Mario Kart for the Wii in '08
Super Smash Brothers Brawl on Dec. 3
Super Mario Galaxy on... I don't remember, but its this year.

I think that about covers what I cared about from Nintendo.

That's pretty much all they talked about too. Where was Project Hammer? Disaster: Day of Crisis? :( I seriously hope they haven't been canned.

It was in looking over that big long Nintendo release schedule that Magus? posted above, that I had a mini-epiphany; is THIS what you were worried about with the Wii, Johnny? I admit it, there are a few nice titles in there but not a whole heck of a lot. While I think I liked a bit more of the launch titles then you might have, that release schedule is a bit....thin. :sd:


Personally, I don't give a damn if Project HAMMER was canned...it was just another damn beat-em-up. Like I haven't seen a million of those over the years. My worry is the lack of RPGs and adventure games, a genre Nintendo systems have been thin on since the N64 days. Where's the Square-Enix support? And no, wanna-be RPG "Crystal Chronicles" doesn't count.

Ideally, the somewhat-thin Wii line-up would be supported by strong virtual console support, but I can count maybe a couple dozen good-to-decent virtual console titles out there right now. Of course, in typical fashion we have no RPGs right now on the VC...

[Johnny]

It was in looking over that big long Nintendo release schedule that Magus? posted above, that I had a mini-epiphany; is THIS what you were worried about with the Wii, Johnny? I admit it, there are a few nice titles in there but not a whole heck of a lot. While I think I liked a bit more of the launch titles then you might have, that release schedule is a bit....thin. :sd:


Exactly. I just find it really laughable that a lot of the people who think the PS3 has no good upcoming exclusives are Nintendo fans holding on to just 4 Wii games (Mario Galaxy, Metroid 3, Mario Kart, SSBB) for the foreseeable future.

I'm alright in terms of volume of games because I will import the weird and wonderful stuff that no one else wil care about, so at least I'll be playingsomething but the WiiFit thing and how Miyamoto was talking about making Mario Galaxy shorter for the 'inexperienced player' really annoys me.

Yes, more people in gaming is great but if I see another 'lifestyle' vid with painfully cool people playing 'hardcore' Wii games, or Nintendo talking about making their games more accessible to the family or new gamer, I'm going to either cry or smash shit.

If Nintendo continue to do this, fair enough, I can understand that but what happens when 3rd party devs feel the need to release short, easy games with no substance just because they can include a control scheme that makes it easy for granny or your little brother to play?

[RZetlin]

E3 2007 is a disappointment.

Most of the games announced was from last year.

Nintendo was the only noticeable company that had some new items like the Wii Fit, Wii Zapper and Wii Wheel.

[Johnny]

Nintendo was the only noticeable company that had some new items like the Wii Fit, Wii Zapper and Wii Wheel.

I laughed at that Wii wheel thing. This is the same peripheral Ubi have had on the market since the Wii launch only with a Nintendo logo on it.

I wouldn't call the Wii gun new by any means. Sure, it'll likely make Resi UC and Ghost Squad easier/more fun to play but it's just a glorified light gun. Gimme the GCon 4 any day.

As for having new stuff to show, it was clearly Sony who triumphed there. But yeah, this E3 has been sorely disappointing. It's been great seeing new vids of games I'm looking forward to, but there's been very little excitement. Roll on TGS.

[Magus427]

Mario Kart for the Wii in '08
Super Smash Brothers Brawl on Dec. 3
Super Mario Galaxy on... I don't remember, but its this year.

I think that about covers what I cared about from Nintendo.

That's pretty much all they talked about too. Where was Project Hammer? Disaster: Day of Crisis? :( I seriously hope they haven't been canned.

It was in looking over that big long Nintendo release schedule that Magus? posted above, that I had a mini-epiphany; is THIS what you were worried about with the Wii, Johnny? I admit it, there are a few nice titles in there but not a whole heck of a lot. While I think I liked a bit more of the launch titles then you might have, that release schedule is a bit....thin. :sd:


Maybe I should've mentioned that release schedule is for titles they've announced are coming before the end of the year for the most part. Mario Kart is supposed to be for Q1 2008.

Frankly I'm not concerned though because I really don't expect to see some really good 3rd party software for Wii until sometime next year. Right now the 3rd parties are just hobbeling through for the most part with a few minor exceptions and it shows.

Oh, and Project H.A.M.M.E.R. has been shelved for the time being, not cancelled. Disaster: Day of Crisis is coming along nicely.

-Magus

[Johnny]

Y'know what? I've been watching more Wii Fit vids and am currently watching the Gamespot live E3 feed where they're demoing it and I reckon I might get this, not for the fitness stuff so much, but for the mini games etc.

Anyone else coming round to the idea?

[Chacranajxy]

Y'know what? I've been watching more Wii Fit vids and am currently watching the Gamespot live E3 feed where they're demoing it and I reckon I might get this, not for the fitness stuff so much, but for the mini games etc.

Anyone else coming round to the idea?

No. Still looks like the same shitty mini-games, but with a new gimmicky controller.

[ape2020]

Y'know what? I've been watching more Wii Fit vids and am currently watching the Gamespot live E3 feed where they're demoing it and I reckon I might get this, not for the fitness stuff so much, but for the mini games etc.

Anyone else coming round to the idea?

No. Still looks like the same shitty mini-games, but with a new gimmicky controller.

Just wait, Johnny will getting excited when the Big N announces the new POWERGLOVE attachment for WiiABATION! And you know those Japanese and I sure British, its alllllll about those mini-games! ;) ;) ;)

-ape2020

[Johnny]

Y'know what? I've been watching more Wii Fit vids and am currently watching the Gamespot live E3 feed where they're demoing it and I reckon I might get this, not for the fitness stuff so much, but for the mini games etc.

Anyone else coming round to the idea?

No. Still looks like the same shitty mini-games, but with a new gimmicky controller.

Just wait, Johnny will getting excited when the Big N announces the new POWERGLOVE attachment for WiiABATION! And you know those Japanese and I sure British, its alllllll about those mini-games! ;) ;) ;)

-ape2020



Seriously man, Wii Fit - I'm, there. Granted I'm a wee bit drunk (alright, completely fucked) and have been since I typed that I was hyped for the game but fuck it, Miyamoto is awesome and he makes me smile and the Wii is awesome even if there isn't too many games atm :D

[HitokiriShadow]

Mario Kart for the Wii in '08
Super Smash Brothers Brawl on Dec. 3
Super Mario Galaxy on... I don't remember, but its this year.

I think that about covers what I cared about from Nintendo.

Meh, after the abomination that was Mario Sunshine, Mario Galaxy really needs to be something special for me to justify it as a "must have NOW" game. No Metroid for you, eh? I'm just hoping that Corruption is as interesting to play as the first Metroid Prime. Echoes just bored me to tears, to the extent that I had to start the game over 3 times before I worked up the interest to finish it (and it was 2 years later before that happened).

Er, yeah, Metroid Prime 3 as well.

Super Mario Galaxy is on the bottom of my list as well, but the nice thing about it is that the Wii is my brother's, so he'll be the one getting all the games anyway. And I'm pretty sure his list of games he's interested in is the same as mine.