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Nintendo put on one heckuva show today. It honestly blew Microsoft's out of the water, in my opinion, and it even gave some real CoN news to post. The games looked solid - there was no Wii Music to be found this year. They led with the new Zelda, which looked pretty solid, despite some significant technological problems in the live demo with Miyamoto. Mario's new sports game had dodgeball in it, therefore it wins by default. The not-exactly-news Wiimake of Goldeneye starring Daniel Craig looked like everything it should be. Epic Mickey was one of the best looking games I have seen ever for the Wii, but the new Donkey Kong Country and Kirby, each with their unique styles, give Mickey a run on style alone.

And did you see the 3DS? Did you? Kid Icarus launch title. Remember, kids, #welovepit. It's got a larger upper screen than the DS, an analog nub, variable levels of 3D for titles that support it, and even a stereoscopic camera on the shell that will let you take stereoscopic 3D photos to view on the 3D screen.

But more than that, there's some Square Enix news tied in: Square Enix is one of the twenty third-party developers who are already working on 3DS titles, and Nintendo showed a Kingdom Hearts logo on screen during the presentation. We have no other details as yet - will it be a remixed version of an existing KH game? A brand new game in the continuum? Maybe Squenix will dribble out some details this week.

Wasn't the only RPG news that Nintendo covered, though, and from a CoN perspective, that alone blows away anything Microsoft had to offer. Dragon Quest IX is coming in 26 days, and while Reggie Fils-Aime didn't throw out any real information that we didn't already know, but to see the release get as much love as it did was impressive on Nintendo's part for a Squenix fan. The other RPG that got good face time was the Golden Sun sequel, also on DS. There was a good, solid minute of staged gameplay video on hand there.


Quote of the session, since I can't use one of my own, has to go to Gabe, who said "I hope [the G4 anchors] ask Reggie why there's not Mother 3 in America." Good question, no? It should be noted that Gabe also continued with a string of profanity about Reggie that we shouldn't reprint here.

And here's a tweet from the CoN Twitter to wrap up, why not?

It doesn't matter what Sony does at this point -- Nintendo has won E3. The lack of new IPs has been a trend in gaming lately, but Nintendo and their 2nd Parties have at least found a way to breathe new life into their existing. Kid Icarus, Kirby, and Donkey Kong have all undergone a major overhaul. And with their 3DS coming out, they have changed handheld gaming forever. Yes, there are still some bugs they have to work out with it, but I hope it will be ready by the time it launches.


Reggie, where is my Mother 3...D?

Also thanks to Gabe, we have some followup indicating that Square Enix is bringing a variety of its franchises to the 3DS, too. Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Chocobo Racing, and Dragon Quest are all mentioned in Nintendo's press materials. No further specifics at this time, but I assume that the web is already abuzz hoping for a The World Ends With You sequel.

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"To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly

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Quote (Gabe @ 15th June 2010 13:10)

It doesn't matter what Sony does at this point -- Nintendo has won E3.

Exactly. I was at work all day and couldn't watch the conference, but I asked my friend to text me important updates from the show. By the end of the show I thought he was pranking me. I think it was "Metal Gear Solid 3 on 3DS" that was the straw that broke the camel's back. I actually sent him a pretty incredulous/pissy message, but lo and behold when I got home everything he said was true.

I could not be more happy with Nintendo's E3 showing, especially after a series of pretty weak years.

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"We're not tools of the government or anyone else. Fighting... fighting was the only thing I was ever good at, but at least I always fought for what I believed in." - Frank Yeager (a.k.a. Grey Fox)

Yea I watched E3 today on G4 missed Nintendo totally. Saw PS3 did nothing for me. I sometimes wonder why I got one oh yea Grand Theft Auto 4, Street Fighter 4,Sonic's Ultimate Sega Genesis Collection and last but not least Final Fantasy XIII. Was it worth it well I hardly play it and don't own FF13. But Chocobo Racing, Kid Icarus, Star Fox 64 remake on a kick butt hand held and even though it's old news 4 Warriors of Light AWESOME.

Not to mention that puffy marshmallow Kirby made out of yarn.

Nintendo rules

This post has been edited by seraphimdreamer777 on 16th June 2010 03:40

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I have waited so long, and now I'm getting a new DKC game. I love that they've finally tried to revive it, because I love the series so much. So, even though it doesn't look like the originals, I'm happy.

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Praise Be To Helix!

Nearly three months old, but I posted this link in the original 3DS thread here.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10470363-17.html

I love that Sony scoffs at 3D, and then tries to do the same thing in their E3 demonstrations but at a MUCH worse level than Nintendo. Great work

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Hey, put the cellphone down for a while
In the night there is something wild
Can you hear it breathing?
And hey, put the laptop down for a while
In the night there is something wild
I feel it, it's leaving me

Wow, what a delicious press conference. A lot of content compared to last year. Although I didn't really mind enjoying the giant "Screw you guys, we're making money" from Reggie last year.

Zelda is shaping up to what everyone hoped it would be, obviously. But seriously, Kirby: Epic Yarn is just about everything I love in this world ever. Highly stylized, original, fluid, Kirby... it doesn't get much better for me. Epic Mickey is going to be interesting, and Donkey Kong Country Returns looks like a stellar addition to a series I thought was 90% abandoned.

The 3DS is mostly "eh" for me... I would've appreciated what looks to be an amazing Kid Icarus game to be on the Wii for a better experience. That being said, I LOVE how cheesy the game is already. Perfect use of the Pit concept. The fight is on!

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I find your lack of faith disturbing...

Donkey Kong Country Returns gave me goosebumps! I only wish Squenix would have been more vocal concerning FF 14 and Versus!

Quote (Phunbaba @ 16th June 2010 14:36)

Donkey Kong Country Returns gave me goosebumps! I only wish Squenix would have been more vocal concerning FF 14 and Versus!

I don't think we'll see Versus before TGS. I don't think they have it ready to show. Also, Squenix hasn't had a public conference of their very own yet. I suspect that more from FF14 might show up sometime this week, but since beta's not open yet I suspect we'll be waiting for TGS on that one too.

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"To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly

Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN?

I think that this is the E3 we've all been waiting for from Nintendo. Especially DKCR. I agree with Kappa, I never thought I'd see it again. But we really got everything we wanted, NBA Jam, Goldeneye, cool looking Mickey Mouse game. It was a great press conference.

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Praise Be To Helix!