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This afternoon at 17:00 BST (09:00 PST) Nintendo will take to the stage at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica to deliver its E3 conference, and Tom will be in the audience providing you with full Live Text commentary of the whole event. And hopefully not talking about how uncomfortable his bottom is on the thinly cushioned seat this time.
We're not sure what the contents of the address will be, but we're confident it will be as bizarre as ever. Join us as we find out live from the US.
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We're here but standing in the lobby while they prepare themselves. It's like the bit before a school play.
We're standing in exactly the same place. It's busy, hot, and static. Usual Nintendo E3 slowness.
ROUND TWO. We're inside the Civic Centre auditorium in Santa Monica. The lobby was a bit like the build-up to a school play. Inside it's a bit better. A man with a metal box on his head is wandering around as everyone takes their seats. A three-part NI NTEN DO screen backs a big stage with a small podium.
Around the sides there are exciting LIFESTYLE photos of women, grandparents, kids and even the occasional man playing Wii and DS.
LIFESTYLE PHOTO STATS: 19 white, 5 Asian, 2 African America, 4 old, 2 kids. Mark from GamesIndustry.biz reckons it breaks diversity laws.
Predictions? Mario Kart Wii this year, Wii Sports 2, Christmas launch for Mario Galaxy, and Miyamoto dressed up as Princess Peach playing Wii tennis with Nicole Kidman.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the show will begin in approximately five minutes." Woo! Finish the fight!
Shouldn't be more than a minute or two now. Pretty much everyone is in. And we're not sitting on sponges slapped on concrete today, so my bottom will be fine.
Lights go down. "Sit down for goodness sake," the announcer more or less says.
Talking silly NES console probably off YouTube. I don't know - I'm not cool. Shots of South Park, Colbert Report Wii bits. Lots of media headlines of success.
It's a reel showing off how popular DS and Wii are, and how they've achieved mainstream recognition. Lots of footage from news reports and so on.
Reggie takes the stage as the trailer ends. His Mii joins him on one of the screens.
"My name is Reggie - and I am happy. Today is more than a press conference or a business meeting. We see today as a celebration." "This E3 marks a conclusive turning point," he says.
"This could be a coming out party for an entire industry when videogames take their place... as a staple of leisure entertainment."
69 per cent of growth this year from Nintendo platforms, he says. It's a whirlwind of stats, and not just for Ninty. Industry growth is up 115 per cent in Japan, apparently.
Nintendo DS doubled its sales percentage of all videogame consoles from 12 to 23 per cent. Reggie jokes that the other bit of the big green bar is down to the GBA.
Players between 18 - 24 have grown 6 full share points since 2005. 25+ have grown to account for a third of all revenues, "This is where potential lives."
For Nintendo's business in the US, over 25s have grown 9 share points. It's 23 per cent at 25+, 17 percent between 18 - 24, the rest below 18.
"The Nintendo DS may be the beacon that's lighting the way to the future of the entire games industry."
It's graph city and Reggie's the mayor. He says male/female split is 80/20. For Nintendo it's 67/33. Soure: NPD.
"The core of the market is still the core of the Wii market." 66 per cent of males 25 - 49 play though, and three quarters of women in the same group have tried it, with a third as regular users.
He admits he'd be saying it's all just a fad if he were the competition. But he points out the DS went past 40 million units sold months ago and continues to grow.
"Wii is poised to become the number one worldwide in this generation very soon." "Nintendo is not a fad, Nintendo is the future."
140 more titles this year for DS, 100 new games for Wii this year. "The development community realises the opportunity."
Trailer reel. More YouTube videos of people loving Wii. More headlines off columns, telly and the Internet.
"Now I welcome to the world, the first offspring of the Wii remote and the Nunchuk: The Wii Zapper." It's a lightgun that houses both like a machinegun.
Could do for RPS what Wiimote did for Sports, he says. The front grip has the Wiimote with trigger and the back one has the Nunchuk with analogue.
Plays up Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles and Ghost Squad's importance to Zapper. We should be able to play with the Zapper at E3, he says.
EA's Medal of Honor for Wii takes specific advantage of the Zapper. Up to 32 people online.
Nintendo has its own Wii Zapper product, of course. It will be packaged with the Nintendo's software, he says. Otherwise it's USD 19.99.
The Wiimote actually lies across the top of the barrel, with a bigger trigger in the front stick that presumably compresses the Wiimote's "B" button.
He's PRing a few third-party games. Smackdown 2008 for Wii and DS, and Soul Calibur Legends. Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword on DS is shown too.
Square Enix's Dragon Quest Swords is shown. Mario & Sonic, too. "You've never put them through their paces as you will" with the Olympics game.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl next. "When? Well, not next year, not next spring - I can announce today... December 3rd."
... in North America, obviously. "The best Smash Bros. ever by far," says Reggie. No wooping yet. Where are all the fanboys this year?
Another video, with a couple of folks who run a Wii website. Apparently they like Nintendo products!
Oh God. Some woman is talking about loving Samus because she's not a damsel in distress. Stop. Oh, they do.
Oh, they're coming on stage. And it's the bloke, not the bird. They're going to demo Zelda Phantom Hourglass.
You can see him dragging the stylus to guide Zelda around the Zelda dungeons we've seen. It's 3D, but looks half Link to the Past, half Wind Waker, I guess.
Swapping between tools looks very easy, as you use a grapple to pull things around, cross gaps and solve puzzles.
Bill from Nintendo says this is his favourite DS game yet. He promises it's not hyperbole. "The hardcore are absolutely loving it."
Aha, and it's Jackie, the girl one. She's going to play Metroid Prime 3. "The best first-person control on any console. Period." Is that hyperbole, Bill?
Three sensitivity settings, which helps the game work well in intense battles, we're told. "Hyper mode" makes you devastating: do it too long and you'll be corrupted.
He says it'll be the biggest and only FPS blockbuster this year. Not in Europe, probably.
Reggie's back and turns attention to online. Says Nintendo is already serious about it, but maybe we hadn't noticed. Video! People talking about DS Wi-Fi.
5.5 million players have used Wi-Fi Connection. 230 million gameplay sessions. He jokes that they've yet to spend their first dollar to connect wirelessly.
Wii Virtual Console channel has done 5.6 million downloads. 112 on there in the US so far.
And of course there's WiiWare (Wii Software in Europe), beginning next year. "Today I can announce a new channel - one devoted specifically to Miis". Called "Check Mii out". People can vote on them, search popular ones and take home the ones you like.
Talks about the links between Pokemon DS and Wii, and Mario Strikers, which has yet to launch in the US.
Adds that EA's Madden and FIFA will both be online, which we knew.
Apart from the Zapper, this has been a bit dull so far. And that's saying something. GH3, Dragon Quest Joker... New balls, please!
"I have one more announcement that should prove our case." aha. Mario Kart Wii. Global, online, Q1 2008.
We'll race real-time on the internet. Tracks through mine carts. Online battle mode for the first time. Cows mooing around tracks. Hints at big player-numbers.
A variety of control choices offered with a custom Wii wheel to debut alongside the game. You strap the Wiimote to the back.
Graphically it looks like the Cube Double Dash, but the tracks and karts are different. Doesn't appear to be doing the two-player-on-a-cart.
Looks like it's time for another video of people saying that Nintendo products are great! "This is definitely okay," says someone's Gran.
Did you know ALPHA MOMS like Wii? You do now.
He says the products so far are aimed "squarely at the bullseye" of the games market. Iwata's coming on to show more mainstream stuff.
Looking dapper as usual. "I played my first videogames 30 years ago. In those days, there were not many gamers. From the star, I thought it would be wonderful if some day everyone could find the same enjoyment I was having."
"To do this, we would have to respond with new proposals and tangible products. So far we are seeing some positive results." Nintendogs and Brain Age flash up.
"When people start to sweat playing tennis in their own living rooms, this kind of thing attracts many who never played before."
There's a paradigm shift in his house apparently. DS Cookbook has convinced him to spend time cooking for his family, he says. Exclusive: Iwata likes onions.
He says his parents told him he was wasting his life. Everyone laughs politely. SHOW NEW STUFF, SATORU.
"Today we are seeing it is not impossible to expand the gaming population. Our next immediate challenge is this: to destroy the psychological barrier that separates veteran gamers from novice gamers."
That's not a bad idea. They said they felt Mario Kart's controls would level the playing field, too. "We must accept that games are for everyone."
Says the Wii Zapper will erase the complexity that casual gamers couldn't overcome. These games don't need to be ruled out for the expanded audience any more, he says.
That said, games should scale up so that even veteran players get what they want, he adds. Miyamoto to introduce new title in a few mins, he says.
"Not only new games forever, but new gamers forever," he says as he wanders off and another video of LIFESTYLE HUMANS liking Nintendo comes up.
This is a bit better - footage of Mario Galaxy as bloke plays it. Kids with braces going "catch the rabbit". The point is games are more communal now, I guess.
Brain Age 2 being shown off. Whoever this family is, they love them some Nintendo. "Before Brain Age, the last game I played was Pac-Man," says MOM.
Reggie's back. He says Brain Age 2 is more popular than the original in Japan. "Until you play this game, you have no idea how hard it is to purposely lose at rock, paper, scissors." Out in US on August 20th.
"In one sense, this is the first worthy successor to Mario 64," Reggie says of Galaxy, and yet it's "instantly accessible". US: November 12th.
How much more mainstream stuff can there be, Reggie asks himself. "We're just getting started." Yay, Picross DS is shown.
Shows MySims on Wii and DS. "The appeal is immediately approachable." It looks very cute.
High School Musical from Disney for Wii and DS - inspired by the films of the same name. Shows Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - "it's even nuttier!"
Brain Age sales at 15 million units around the world. "But can this thing grow? We and other people think so." Vision training - "Flash Focus" - is already out in Japan.
Points to Ubisoft's casual games including My Word Coach. "This is one game where your Mom may end up schooling you."
"Of course, all this stems to the popularity of Wii Sports." Time for a video of people who reckon Wii games improve your health.
"The last game we're featuring today takes our big leads in audience expansion and effectively laps the competition." "Wii Fit is it."
You stand on a sort of step and have to balance your limbs holding Wiimote in a certain position. Exercises swinging legs back and forward, press-ups, the lot.
Hula Hoop twirling actions. They don't appear to be holding Wiimotes as they do this, so the step presumably doesn't need them. Ooh, head tennis.
Step aerobics dancing. Comparing Body Mass Index with the whole family. Balancing balls into holes by tilting on the step.
Yoga. People walk onto stage to demonstrate, and are joined by Shigeru Miyamoto in a loud shirt and jacket. He's talking in Japanese. "Have you all been getting your sweat on lately?"
Says he wanted to introduce this more than he wanted to show Galaxy, Metroid or Mario Kart. He says Wii needed to be relevant to everyone in the household.
"The one subject we thought we had to have to achieve this was health. As you can see, we have three fitness trainers with us today." They're going to demo.
"Sharon" does a one-legged stretch, pushing her leg out behind her and bringing her knee up in front as the game instructs.
Doing this while maintaining balance improves muscles that help with balance. John is now demoing step aerobics. Icons on screen show you which combos of feet to do.
You have to match the timing of the icons to the music. A sort of mixture of rhythm action and aerobics, then. Miis on screen help dictate rhythm.
Josephine on the right shows sideways twist. Miyamoto apologises for a few glitches in the demo and says it'll be on show floor.
"Wii Fit features four genres of activities - aerobics, muscle conditioning, yoga poses, and some balance games." Over 40 activities in the game.
He holds up the step. "We're calling it the Wii Balance Board." It can measure weight, how your balance shifts as you're standing on it. It'll be a new interface for games that accepts full-body movement as input. And it's wireless.
One more element he wants to show is measurement. He's going to do a body check... on Reggie.
"My body is ready." He steps on when the game instructs. It asks what kind of clothing - light or heavy. "Heavy clothing!" he shouts. They select light.
He's asked to release tension and stand still. It walks you through results - your centre of gravity first.
It shows that Reggie's balance is slightly to the right. "Do you maintain good daily posture?" the game asks. A graph will help track this as you improve over time.
Comparing progress to others in the family ought to be fun. The devs apparently are competing to be slim using it.
The game shows BMI, not weight. Reggie's is 27.51. "Overweight" yells the game. Laughter.
"Just remember - the muscle is heavier than fat," Reggie says. "Excuses!" Miyamoto says. Reggie glares.
Head-to-head soccer heading session between Miyamoto and Reggie. On-screen, your Mii shows your posture and the ball's position, allowing for easy heading.
Reggie is having trouble dodging the boots that occasionally fly at you. But he still wins by a margin.
That looked pretty cool. Miyamoto leaves to applause. Reggie says he began by saying he was happy. "But please understand, we're not close to being satisfied."
Pays tribute to the creativity, salesmanship and leadership at work in the industry, "And this is Nintendo's moment to lead."
"Our primary target is much wider. There are 24 hours in every day, and only a small amount of time is available for leisure entertainment. Minute by minute, we intend to steal more of that time for videogames."
"We are the ultimate interactive experience. The future should belong to all of us. And when that day comes; that videogames are accepted as the pre-eminent form of leisure entertainment by the greatest number of people over the greatest part of the world, then we might also be happy, and might also be satisfied." That's it. Lights come up. Laters!
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/round of applause
Well said!
If you're not playing a console you're not playing games like Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Okami, God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, etc etc.
Your loss.
Ooh, maturity level sinking. Okay.
PC gaming = Solitaire and Yahoo! Games. For grannies. Plus The Sims.
See what I did there?
"There are all sorts of reasons why they might make a game that isn't supposed to be an alternative. Gameplay for one but using a familar setting - the tennis game for example is just pong + a couple of decades. Do you think FPS where you go round massacreing (sp?) scores of people is supposed to be an alternative to the real thing?"
FPSs (along with 90% of other games) are all a form of escapism) - allowing the player to do what he/she cannot do in every day life. Things like massacring. That example has no relevance in the discussion we were having.
And on a side-note, what's all this shit you keep spouting about consoles not being for hardcore gamers? Are you trying to say that PCs and Macs are the choice of the hardcore gamer?
What a load of fucking shit. A hardcore gamer wants problem free games games games. You don't get that with PCs and Macs. You've got to install updates, drivers, buy new graphics cards on a semi-regular basis, new mother board (in the worst case). There's no possible argument to support playing games on a PC/Mac - it's too much hassle.
And don't come back with a retort saying that the graphics are superior on a PC/Mac. That's not the ethos of a hardcore gamer, that's the ethos of a fucking graphics whore.
Anyway people, back to slagging off the Wii...
Been so sick for the last few months of people banging on about how fucking great it was, getting your gran and your mum playing games and all that shite.
Its a tossy faddy peripheral for an old console, and I hope it fucks off soon.
How dare they peddle their Gamecube-plus-Dreamcast-fishing-
rod as a 'new' console???
Finally people are realising its actually quite toilet.
Rant over.
I'm almost certain I won't ever bother shelling out for one. The lineup is shit.
EDIT - I had to mention this, re. Metroid Prime 3:
"The best first-person control on any console. Period."
He says it'll be the biggest and only FPS blockbuster this year.
Ha ha, fucking funny stuff, guys. Nothing like a bit of comedy to liven up a shit E3 exhibition.
...the Wii will be dead before Christmas.
That's the spirit!!
Yes, and the multi-platform games that are listed here will be much better on the Xbox 360 and the PS3; the Wii will be dead before Christmas.
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Activision Bee Movie Game Fall
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Fall
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe Fall
Tony Hawk
If they're not meant to be some kind of alternative, why the fuck did they bother?
So, what was the pitch at the press conference before the release of Wii Sports?
"It's nowhere near as good as the real thing, but hey, you've only got to go out buy an entire new console for the pleasure."
I don't think so. I'm sure Nintendo heralded Wii Sports with the same vigour they're putting into Wii Fit.
i would subsitute "goad" with jab in the ribbs!!
Works for me.
I have a wii by the way, just that most of my games are virtual console ones.
Right. Gotcha.
Never been a big fan of net-play either really (on any machine). It just doesn't beat being able to goad your mate who's right there in the room with you.
nah, you just mentioned the only plusses the wii had over the cube were NET-PLAY and a new controller.
And i was taking the piss with the net play, youve got mario strikers. or pokemon stadium which has been slated!!
Sorry mate, you've lost me totally. Never liked Pokemon.
net-play!!
good one, i cant wait for that pokemon game!!!!
What?
Apart from the middle paragraph, none of what you said made sense.
Who doesn't own a Wii? Me? At what point did I claim I did? I already own a Gamecube, why would I fork out
lol, you're not fooling anyone. You don't have a Wii. Grow the fuck up, "clever" little troll.
lol actualy i have owned one since release day and although it hasnt fucked up like my sisters 360 it is never fucking played. It has incredible potential and the ability to be great but the games are fucking shite. The best one so far being an GC port!. The fact that no one is actualy trying to do something cool or different with it is what is letting it down. The only game that has been played on it in the past 8 months has been wind waker and resi 4 for the GC and gunstar heroes.
I do own a Wii and it was the biggest fucking waste of money i have ever spent. So you should grow the fuck up and stop bitching on a gaming forum. Go play something.......oh wait. sorry.
I wish it did work though cause i love virtua tennis.
I rest my case.
I cant even play that game!
I can play every other one but tennis does not register jack s**t.
Are you slightly retarded? Or are you SERIOUSLY suggesting that Wii Sports is an acceptable substitute to the sports it portrays?
Does the tennis get you running up and down your living room in an attempt to volley a ball?
The Wii is nothing more than a
national press bolox, as far as im concerned!
I really don't understand what you're upset about. You sound like a child.
Casual games are fun. Just a different sort of fun. I suggest you have a nice sit down, a glass of milk, and just settle down a bit.
But they are, and have always been a toy company.
That is all.
It's one thing to have your videogame console as a home entertainment hub that houses music and video, that actually works and makes sense. It's completely different to think that it should dominate all the casual entertainment PLUS your health. That's really pushing it. If I want to play a good old family party game, I take out a Scrabble board. If I want to get sweaty and feel those endorphins, I do something about it, outside my house or at least not in front of a television.
AND then when I want to kill virtual bad guys or monsters, and jump out of the daily grind, I plug in my videogames console and enjoy the entertainment it provides.
To me Nintendo has really become just a more high profile toy company selling those direct-to-telly games machines. Even DS feels a bit stupid, and it's only because of the boring games line-up.
He's a sell out , just like any other artist who goes mainstream to make a quick buck,
He's the sell out king and Satoru Iwata and Reggie are his sell out partners in crime.
SELL OUTS, ABANDONED US ALL FOR SOCCER MOMS
The ignorent will still buy the same old shit.
Sorry to be a fanboy (i have sony and PC stuff too, honest!), but Wii Fit isn't the only game that the Wii's gonna have in the next twelve months. There'll be some other awesome nonsense too! Meanwhile, whilst "hardcore gamers" (?surely these words mean the opposite of each other?) play Metroid and Mario Kart, grannies all over Japan will be using Wii Fit to fund Nintendo's next effort, which may be a little more acceptable to your delicate girly palates.
And given the initial reactions to Brain Training, Wii Sports, and even the name 'Wii' itself, it might not be a great idea to be an early nay-sayer on Wii Fit...
So, is this a direct quote from Nintendo/Shigeru Miyamoto?
What unsettles me is the use of the word "leisure" next to the word "entertainment".
What aspect of using the Wii is leisurely? I don't consider being forced to waggle my hands around constantly as "leisurely". And I certainly don't consider it entertaining (unless I'm watching some other twat doing it).
Okay, so the above statement suggests that Nintendo are striving to make videogames the be-all and end-all of what to do with your leisure time. If that's the case, the Wii is a terrible first step.
All that talk of yoga and fitness - I couldn't give a fuck about that. What are Nintendo trying to do? I just wanna sit down and get sucked in to a game for a few hours. If I want to get fit, I'll get off my arse and go for a jog or go down the gym or stop smoking and eating pies. I already know I'm a lazy shit, I don't want a console ramming the fact down my throat.
Nintendo...shove it up your arse. I hope the Wii is the last machine you make.
I don't care. I want to play good games on a good console. I don't want some weird peripheral gadget gizmo that's about fitness applications, virtual characters and the like. So what if it sells 20 million copies. Crap music sells that and it still is crap.
is this a real question
Yeah because all the games coming out for it have suddenly disappeared! Because they made a peripheral!
lol, you're not fooling anyone. You don't have a Wii. Grow the fuck up, "clever" little troll.
Upset hardcore Wii owners could probably sue them, I reckon.
If they ever move away from that?
OK there is more money in there new "touch generations" software, but they no full well that there is a huge market in there for new games in current franchises, and lots of money in virtual console releases for older IP.
I dont care what they say, there is still a huge part of there custemer base that are just massive fans, and will buy zelda's and mario's untill they don't make them anymore.
Drama queens indeed. Don't get your fucking panties in a bunch, whine babies.
This thread is retarded.
Well, there do seem to be a few traditional, gamer type games on the horizon. And by the way, there's really nothing 'noob' about liking the more casual side of gaming at the same time.
It's calling being open minded, surely?
"How dare Nintendo make products that I'm not interested in? I AM OUTRAGED"
Right on, brothers. Fight the power. Rise up, oppressed gaming serfs! Let Nintendo know that you WON'T STAND FOR IT. That'll strike the fear of god into them, I'm sure.
Although they might just be too busy rewarding each other with stock options and hookers to notice.
Prediction - Wii Fit will sell 20 million.
maybe they should make a game about that
2) It will sell loads as there are loads of idi*ts!
3) Nintendo is genius, I hate Nintendo!
4) Happy! Happy! Happy! Happy! Happy!
5) Bu-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haa!!!
(Sorry)
no we get it, we just didn't think they would be so brazen about it. their few remaining hardcore titles increasingly look like a way to carrot along the hardcore until they don't need their foundational drive of sales anymore. then: non-games/mini-games deluge.
Leaving who behind, exactly?
Metroid Prime 3 looked fantastic, as did Galaxy, and they claim Brawl is the best Smash Bros. yet which justifies the price of the Wii alone for me.
Nintendo is not interested in dominating the hardcore market. It's interested in dominating the *whole* market - young, old, male, female.
Wii can't compete with Xbox360 and PS3, so it doesn't - instead, it's expanding into totally new areas.
There's no doubt that if you're a 'traditional' gamer (I refuse to use the term 'hardcore') you also need an Xbox360 or PS3, but courtesy of its controls Wii will deliver quality gaming experiences as essential as anything on those two formats.
Now, roll on SMG and MP3...
if they don't grab the reins back now they deserve to lose
if Microsoft scored a 7, then Nintendo scored a 5
I'll go along with this. I thought MS was a 6 at first but it sunk in quite positively over the course of the day. Killzone is still the most exciting thing at E3 so far, perhaps because it's just about the only new game shown.
I can't believe that both MS and Nintendo have left themselve open for what could... potentially... be a Sony sucker punch in PR terms.
But... it has to actually happen yet....
Close, but not quite yet,
I grew up with nintendo, while my brother always had the sega systems, so i played all the games at the time,
Nintendo always made the best games, im now a xbox lover (orignal and 360). but i have my wii(while my brother now has a 360 as well). as long as they still make good mario and zelda games, i will buy the consoles just for those games alone.
Once again, I laught bitterly at all those who leapt on the Wii bandwagon hailing it as the real next gen. Enjoy wobbling around on your plastic boards surrounded by mounds of Wiimote clipon guns/wheels etc. Ha!
I'll go along with this. I thought MS was a 6 at first but it sunk in quite positively over the course of the day. Killzone is still the most exciting thing at E3 so far, perhaps because it's just about the only new game shown.
LOL
best quote ever...
Nintendo is and wants to be a family gamestation, no matter what they say and tell us. Their primary thing is doing party games, Mario franchising and, now, gimmicky control products for fitness applications.
Nope, TGS is where it'll be, IMHO.
But all this 'Nintendo has abandoned gaming' bull... so SMG, SSBM, MP3 and MK were all figments of my imagination, were they?"
Five (if you inc Zelda) games do not maketh a successful system...especially when they are so thin on the ground when it comes to release dates (look how long they have taken so far and they arent even here yet.) on top of that you have what is likely to be (i am willing to be proven wrong) gimmicky controls and last gen graphics + having to pay a fortune for the wii-mote's and nunchuck needed for lots of people multiplayer.
Both companies dealt with very little beyond end of year 2007 (Stateside, anyway). I doubt Sony's will be much different.
Reckon out last best hope for big new games news is TGS in September...
Fifa 08 online
Madden 08 online
Mario Kart online, more players
Metroid Prime 3
Medal of Honour (did he say 32 players?)
Mario Galaxy
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Wii Fit
Balance Board
Steering Wheel
Blaster
Sony's turn in a bit...
/tries to burn image from brain
this was...
what the fuck was this?
Nintendo are done with games. they have their sights set on taking over the world instead.
It is going to be a pretty crap E3 otherwise... I'm actually dreading the Sony one now in case it is also rubbish!!
But I still have hardly slept, though....
I can hardly believe this was actually worse than the Sony E3 2006 conference.
:'(
are they all fat bastards then?
And what's that I hear about Super Smash Bros. Wii coming out in December in USA? I guess it means Europe gets screwed this year.
That's exactly it. Nintendo have gone from third place to owning the games industry, and with their newfound power what do they do? Grow a vagina.
And you'll be helping the environment by saving electricity, saving tree's and god knows what else by not buying the game with its packaging, distribution etc.
Also save your money on the leccy bill and if you dont do it by the TV you will likely be doing a proper work out meaning you will actually be fitter.
It's not like I only have a Wii anyway
But all this 'Nintendo has abandoned gaming' bull... so SMG, SSBM, MP3 and MK were all figments of my imagination, were they?
The Wii is not a powerful enough machne to compete against the 360 and PS3 for the hardcore market. We all know it's just a rebadged Gamecube but the general populous don't care about that.
finally some action
None of these 'things' feels like games in my understanding.
The mass market has killed it for me. again.
*dies*
What a poor outing. Literally nothing that wasnt already known about other than Wii Fit which isnt even a game. Total abandonment of the hardcore market surely?
Even Miyamoto can't make this seem entertaining.
Eyetoy Kinetic pisses all over WiiFit.....and that was on the PS2!!!
treat your hardcore fans with respect or go fuck yourselves Nintendo
And the way they hyped it up, I was expecting Wii Sports 2 or Wii Music or something that may be potentially good.
/expects GTA announcement of some sort.
Except no more Kutaragi memes.
MS conference was actually ok in hindsight, I liked the idea of Mass Effect, PGR4 looks really good and if Bioshock wasn't coming on a PC, I think I would've bought a 360!
Nintendos conference.............not one thing makes me want to go out and buy a Wii. I think they've already won the console hardware war, but as for software....not a chance. Having sequel after sequel after sequel is beginning to bore me to tears.
Boring so far and arrogant! Metroid 3 "the best FPS, the only hit this year" !!!WTF??? whee have they been. This year would be the toughest yet for competition i would say. No hjyperbole my ass.
What about the Sony one?
sound
Features List on the back of the box - Cows Mooing around tracks...
I'll buy that for a dollar! Then again, maybe not...
Iwata; "yes, i have parents too"
Oh, actually I suppose I should wait to see what Sony do first.
Looks like weve got Excitetruck controls, along with others, there was spinning in the air over jumps.
Is this something to do with there being "less emphasis" on E3 this year or do we have to wait til E3 08 to see Wii Music, Animal Crossing, Pilotwings...
iiiiiiiiiii.
"To those who say 'but whay about serious internet gaming' I give you the example of Pokemon" o_O
Seriously what is wrong with these companies!?
Check Mii Out!
and this guy COMPLETELY forgot about halo 3....
I hope this is just early build... or maybe internet delay
So far, at least. And for some reason I really want to punch Reggie on the nose.
My cynical alter-ego won't shut up.
edit: oh I see, I typed 12 not 3. sorry.
WHERE'S THE GAMES!
so Euroland? 12th Dec 2008?
Oh great more wires and shit to litter my lounge.
WTF you lot on about???
http://www.g4tv.com/e32007/spotl
ight.html
Nintnendo conference streaming
zzzzzaaaappp!! zzzzzaaaapp!!
I though Ninty were all about the kids!
Looks so stupid.
Blake's 7!
We'll probably get 30 of them and they'll all be budget shovelware.
GLOL
I was always told the future would be orange, aren't nintendo blue?!
Nintendo is not a fad Nintendo is the Future!
reg is taking a leaf out of comic henchman movie lines!
YAWN
Christ. Reggie, give me some games instead of waffling around!
We always get the dull stats first, happens every year... it'll get better though.
Show us the games Reggie!
the http://www.g4tv.com/e32007/spotl
ight.html is running for me.
have sony and nintendo traded places this year?
with less applause, like Sid says!
its the eyes.....
reminds me of
"Everyone's a Wally"
(sings theme)
http://www.g4tv.com/e32007/spotl
ight.html
wiiiiiiiiiiii
Thanks EG!
EDIT: Ooh unintentional double pun. Was think xbox elite, but then there is a DS lite, so could be a Wii-lite version
I would like to see Pikmin and a Smash Bros for DS.
Oi! No text commentary allowed during the presentation! You'll be bowsered ya will!
Can't see that happening though sadly
http://e3.1up.com/
http://e3.gamespot.com/live.html
?tag=eve...
http://www.g4tv.com/e32007/index
.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/e32k
7.php
Unless of course they do announce a load of games due in Europe this side of xmas in which case I will be impressed.
Says it all doesn't it? Still can't actually do this a year later!
Both for and against Nintendo.
Maybe adding saturn/dreamcast to the VC?
I just hope they aren't going to hype DS - Wii connectivity...
Yes, both with their already perfect control schemes all fucked up by motion control.
I can't see Nintendo giving us any exciting surprises today; I'd cream my kegs if they announced a 1080p enabled Wii with a 60 Gig HDD for Christmas bundled with GTA 4.
Thats my guess, and maybe Red Steel 2 (Like we wern't punished enough with the first one).
I also wouldn't bet against new Wii versions of Mario Tennis & Mario Golf.
Thanks AG.
GoldenEye on VC wouldn't go amiss, either.
ight.html
Should do the trick - the cheesey pre-conference presenters were a bit overbearing before the MS show last night, but it ran consistently all the way through, for me.
Edit: Think you need to have Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player to run it, though.
zzzzzzzz, i guess its all nintendo wants
I'm going out at 5.