First we come out with an orchestra performing Legend of Zelda music to a montage of various Zelda games. To celebrate the 25th Year of Zelda of course! In celebration, Shigeru Miyamoto came out and announced that they were adding Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past to a new 3DS virtual store, and Four Swords Adventures to the DSi store for free! Yay, can't wait to play this on my DSi. Also an OoT soundtrack for the first of you to register your copies of OoT 3D on Club Nintendo! Also an orchestra tour, Skyward Sword in the holiday season and a 25th Anniversary controller.
All very awesome, but I would have liked a compilation like we got for Mario.
Then a sick line up for the 3DS of Mario Kart, Super Mario 3D, Luigi's Mansion 2, Kid Icarus (with awesome looking 3v3 multiplayer), and Starfox 3D. With also some wicked 3rd party support in the form of Snake Eater 3D, Resident Evil: Revelations and Tekken. Oh and some Pokedex thingy.
And then this emerged.
The Wii U. The first announced 8th generation gaming system. With a touch screen that has all the features of a 3DS, wirelessly streams data to both supplement and replace the console screen entirely.
We got a few titles, new Smash Bros, New Super Mario, Darksiders II, Batman Arkham City, Aliens, Assassins Creed, Ghost Recon, new Metro game (drool), Ninja Gaiden 3.
And this was fairly much the conference, now considering this write up is shorter. I shall now offer my thoughts. This is just my opinion, if you disagree, more power to you.
As you will notice in my reviews, my favourite games are those that revolutionize the way I look at how I can play games. Many of these titles have emerged from Nintendo consoles as of late. As such, the Wii U makes me very excited, the potential for innovation is incredibly intriguing,
This came out today, glad it did helps me prove my point. Gaming graphics are plateauing, as all developers and console manufacturers recognize this, they are seeking ways to increase interactivity and player immersion without having to double the memory which would only make the most marginal improvements. Also, considering the sizeable the WiiU had, ON ANNOUCEMENT, I have got a lot of faith in Nintendo's ability to reign in the "hardcore" developers and create some serious, solid titles.
Overall grade A-. Very exciting E3, how far we have come from that horrible, horrible 2008 one...
EDIT: Apologies for any poor grammar usage, I am extremely exhausted after this week. Thank you everyone for your messages of support, it really helped me ^_^
I'm a bit disappointed by this Wii U.. I expected something else !
ReplyDeleteI loved the idea of having a screen in the controller. 2 of my favorite games on the gamecube were zelda 4 swords adventures and final fantasy crystal chronicles. I loved how they used the GBA as a personal screen for it and I'm glad to see a similar feature with the new Nintendo.
ReplyDeleteMy only concern is that they only plan to use 1 of these controllers per console. That kind of rules out any new games like the 2 I mentioned... which sucks. I don't want any more Wiimote games!
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I want to get one of these when they come out. I heard they were gonna go for about $600 each. I don't care though, I'd still get one.
ReplyDeleteA display in the controller was one of the main advantages of Gamecube. I bet it will work even better in Wii U.
ReplyDeleteBtw. Is Wii U really going to be a 8th generation console? As far as I remember Nintendo decided to cut off the "n-th generation competition" just before they released the first Wii. The reason was quite simple - Wii is just other than X360 and PS3 so it's hard for these products to compete with each other.
Decent, I'd buy one.
ReplyDeleteI was skeptical when they first announced the Wii and I'm skeptical now too. I hope that this means the WiiU will be another roaring success
ReplyDeleteSeems like a really good toy but I heard that its not even par with a X360 when it comes to the graphics.Nintendo should really focus on graphics for hardcore gamers.
ReplyDeleteIt's like a home nintendo DS, or something like that. I still think that is freaking weird xD
ReplyDeleteThis could be very popular.
ReplyDeleteI might get one, though, I am considering Vita more.
ReplyDeleteI want one! Im starting to save up now. that touchscreen sounds cool.
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ReplyDeletedouble the screens...
ReplyDeletedouble the fun..^^
I was just bitching about A Link to the Past earlier and it not being included, this makes my day!
ReplyDeleteNintendo is always the most innovative game creator in the market, this is just another monument to them living up to that title.
ReplyDeleteI think the wii U was mandatory for sure.
ReplyDeleteit brought Nintendo up to power with the other 2 systems out and will allow them to compete.
What I am afraid of though is if/when Sony and Microsoft put out new systems soon and leave poor nintendo completely in the dirt.
But for now I think this is a great new system for the Nintendo lovers out there!
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ReplyDeleteThe GameCube never had a display in it?
Can't wait for the WiiU. Looks awesome. But I'm tired of all these potentially awesome titles coming out for handheld games. =(
ReplyDeleteThe WiiU looks like something I could buy :)
ReplyDeleteThe more I see the Wii U, the more i wanna cop one. I thought they looked too gimmicky at first.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for this! It does so many cool things plus the graphics (especially for Zelda) look amazing!
ReplyDeleteI like the two screen thing for one reason, playing Madden. It sucks to play madden with someone on the same console because you can see each others plays. If Nintendo can set it up so you have the plays on the small screen only it would be sweet.
ReplyDeleteI kind of like the idea of the screen in the controller, will have to try it out when it's released.
ReplyDeletestill finding it hard to figure out
ReplyDeleteThe orchestra in the beginning was amazing.
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I'm pretty happy with this E3, I hope that the WiiU will force Sony and Microsoft to bring out their next-gen consoles.
ReplyDeletePretty interesting, I hope to see good stuff from Nintendo
ReplyDeleteOutta the whole presentation, I was most excited for the Zelda concerts.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I got the 3DS. I can't wait to play all the great releases for it in the future. I'm just a bit concerned with how much the WiiU might cost, though Nintendo is usually good at keeping their things on the cheap.
ReplyDeleteI think the Wii U is an interesting concept and has great potential but Cafe would have been a better name choice IMO.
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ReplyDeleteLooks like just the next fail to make a game console to me.
ReplyDeletenot very convincing product to be honest
ReplyDeleteNot sure if I'm really into playing with Wii.
ReplyDeleteThe Wii U looked great until I found out there will only be one controller per console.
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