C_Stewie
As someone who doesn’t own a Wii, and only a DS that I share with my family, I couldn’t really go into the Nintendo Conference thinking that X was going to be revealed or Y would get a new trailer. There were many things to get excited about though, with Nintendo delivering a wealth of new games from their classic selection of games. Mario, Kirby, Donkey Kong and Zelda amongst a whole host of other games I can’t remember right now, were shown with a large majority of them receiving cheers from the crowd as all their favourites from yesteryears were revealed. Zelda in particular though, had a few problems. Being passed off as wireless problems the game failed to show how impressive it could’ve been. The game that most impressed me was Goldeneye, a surprise reveal that was exclusive to the Wii, it promised everything the classic shooter had, including proper full player splitscreen multiplayer and all the classic characters.
Nintendo then moved on to showcase their 3DS (A 3D Nintendo DS, see what they did there?) which through a computer screen is obviously quite difficult to see the whole ’3D with no glasses’ effect, but what I could see were the lovely women they were attached too. Naughty Nintendo. Regardless, the games offered for it looked promising. Kid Icarus:Uprising was shown to much excitement of the crowd and with games such as Madden, FIFA, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Assassin’s Creed and even a new MGS from Hideo Kojima, the 3DS looks like it has a bright future and certainly seems to justify the upgrade.
Overall, Nintendo showed to me that they’re more than their stereotype. Their games may be more tailored for a casual market, but they’re determined to give that market the best experience they possibly can with a whole host of top titles playing to the hardware’s strengths. Most importantly though, they hammered home the point that it was all about the games. Even when revealing their glasses-less 3DS (If you have a lisp, I’m sorry) they were keen to get it across that they had a whole host of titles to cater to anyone. Well done Nintendo.
peespee63
I didn’t watch Nintendo’s conference, as the sight of Shigeru Miyamoto playing Zelda Skyward Sword like that put me off with it’s sheer cheese and embarassment factor. Honestly, I felt embarassed for everyone in the room and I couldn’t watch it any longer. I am only mortal and not much of a mental case, also, I’m not 5 years old. Seriously, what?
Hodgi92
I haven’t got much to say about the Nintendo conference as I wasn’t really paying attention. The 3DS did catch my attention, however, as its 3D technology does not require glasses. Despite impressing me I still won’t buy one, though.
Dexter17
Like the other members of staff I don’t own a Wii, but will make sense of their conference as best as I possibly can. It all kicked off with Reggie getting up on stage and explaining that technology is only a tool, and that it is the experience that you make with the technology that really matters. Afterwards, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was showcased, and then Reggie came back onto the stage and detailed a variety of sporting titles and statistics. These statistics were pretty impressive, but I would have liked to know more as to how they gathered the data, as they did seem slightly too good to be true.
Fast forward a bit and Nintendo showed off their 3DS, essentially a DS capable of showing a three-dimensional picture without having to wear glasses. My judgement is reserved on this one; I won’t believe it until I see it, and I am unsure whether 3D without glasses will provide a good enough improvement to warrant spending another two-hundred quid on a portable console.
Overall, I enjoyed Nintendo’s conference, but as I don’t own a Wii it didn’t really mean much. Those with a Wii though, seem to have exciting times ahead.
Mezino
First up the easy stuff to comment on, well for me anyway. The 3DS finally revealed looking mightily like a DSi. Yes I will be getting one due to the fact it can actually do WPA/WPA2 encyption and connect to networks, let’s hope the software developers take the hint too, especially Nintendo themselves. Plus the addition of an analogue joystick to compliment the D-Pad raised my eyebrows. No surprises gamewise except the reboot of GoldenEye on the Wii with Daniel Craig’s face instead of Brosnan’s. My thoughts on that…………Oh dear.
The one thing that does excite and worry me is the other consoles getting motion sensing. Whist I think this will again bring about exciting new games for both Xbox 360 and PS3 owners, I’m slightly worried that they’ll have to put up with some shovelware waggleathons before they get the good stuff. Some gamers by pure definition do not want to get up off their arses to play games, FACT. However the claim by a few websites that they cannot play any Kinect games sitting down is a worry, as this could exclude some disabled gamers. Microsoft are “fixing it” apparently.
Pricey stuff those Move and Kinect controllers. Kinect was displayed at my local GAME for £120! That’s the RRP of a DSi now.
I feel 3D is going to be the next big thing though. Imagine playing a Monster Hunter game and having a lumbering dino-monster snapping at your face. It would be like my local Greggs first thing in the morning, just less smelly.
The whole market needs a shake up and things exhibited at E3 will certainly do that. I’m not going to ramble on about a whole list of games though. There are a few I will be getting but since they all seem so far away I’ll just keep dreaming for a while longer………..And being the cynic I am I can see a few of those games being canned already.
LiquescentShadow
I can’t remember rightly the last time I bought a Nintendo product, and come to think of it it was probably my Game Boy Advance, which came out nine years ago, and they haven’t been able to grab me since. Whilst I don’t own a Wii or a DS I always keep an eye on what Nintendo are doing on the off chance that they’ll come up with something I might enjoy. The motion gaming gimmick (whether WiiMote, Kinect or Move) has little-to-no appeal to me anyway, and the DS library is so crammed full of shovelware that it’s a joke. However, I think it’s time to get back into Nintendo.
Out of everything Wii-based that was shown, the only two titles that remotely interested me were GoldenEye and Metroid: Other M. While GoldenEye looks to be a blast I’m not sure how long I could stand the fact that Daniel Craig is in it. I don’t like his new, serious Bond (the franchise died for me when Brosnan left) because they don’t ‘fit’ with the older, tongue-in-cheek films which the original GoldenEye was based on. The possible fun of the game feels tainted by his inclusion, and I would have preferred Brosnan again or a new Bond created for the game. Other M looks like an interesting style, with mixes of both the classic sidescrolling and newer FPS gameplay of the Prime series.
The 3DS looks like it’s going to be a nifty bit of kit, too. Obviously the 3D tech is a major plus point, but for me the real advancement is how seriously Nintendo are backing the console by getting quality 3rd party developers on board. It’s nice to see that I’ll be able to play some of my favourite franchises (such as Metal Gear Solid) in 3D on the 3DS. Oh, and it was kinda cool that Nintendo actually got some applause this year, rather than the silent awkward pauses of 2009.
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Oooooh I didn’t know the 3DS has WPA/WPA2 tech. That’s bumped it up my want list ever so slightly.
I made a solemn promise to myself that if it didn’t do WPA/WPA 2 I wasn’t getting it!
Have to say, all you guys must have seen a different Nintendo conference to me
I thought they blew everyone else away.
Just looking at software they had the E3 highlights, in Epic Mickey (Best in show by a mile) Donkey Kong Country Returns, Zelda & Kirby’s Epic Yarn, I really can’t see how any other hardware platform, or publisher can live with that
sure, there was Killzone 3, Halo: Reach, Bulletstorm, Crysis 2 (which looked abysmal) Gears 3 but all these games are practically the same and just an evolution of their respective prequels and offer nothing to combat the inventiveness, charm & probably playability of Mickey or Kirby.
Then they were the only the only platform holder to show off new hardware, other than a new SKU for MS, and they nailed it – got the great graphics enabling developers to get behind it, and boy are they with everything from Pilotwings & Starfox through to Metal Gear and loads of really non-ninty style games… so hardware & software-wise they nailed the handheld arena as well.
Not only did I think this was Nintendo’s year – I thought they were so far ahead of Sony & MS it’s unfunny.
MS showed off 4 out 5 of what will probably be years top selling games (between PS3/360) in Halo, Gears, CoD & Fable, but then went on to spend too long on Kinect
Sony had a real good show and showed off a variety of games to appeal to core gamers, had the biggest surprise with Portal & Gabe – had some good laughs with KB, but as far as content goes felt they didn’t reach the heights of their awesome show last year.
Of course its all opinions, so doesn’t really mean shit other than spending some time having a discussions
Nintendo has a problem though, it will never shake the casual gamer tag. Perceived as the family friendly market a lot of gamers will never take them seriously. Other people are far too quick to point out the limitations of the console.
Even if people have a Wii they don’t take advantage by getting online half the time. Which is one of the easiest things I’ve ever done. (Throw me a message if you want to know how anyone
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As for the games yes new games…..of old franchises. I’m personally looking forward to some of the 3rd party games more than Nintendo titles themselves.