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E3 2009: Nintendo Press Conference Post-Game Report

Posted Jun 2, 2009 at 9:53AM EST by Mabie A.

Listed in: Wii, Nintendo DS Tags: Bill Trinen, e3, Facebook, industry news, Nintendo, Nunchuk, Team Ninja, Tiger Woods

Oohhh-kay. That went relatively well, wouldn't you say? Nintendo's E3 2009 presentation wasn't just all about smiles this time around. They did try to be harder-hitting, and we gotta give them props for that. Overall, it was... alright. About one or two items only that got us kinda raising our voices a decibel higher in excitement.

Here's what we saw:

1)Super Mario Bros. Wii

Presentation:

Nintendo obviously wanted to start off with a bang. And what better way to do this than to confirm the last-minute rumor on their longest gaming character resident, Mario? Yep, the rumors have been confirmed.

There will be a Mario game for the Wii, albeit with some confuzzling specs. The graphics are in 3D, but essentially, it is still the same 2D, side-scrolling game. The biggest selling point is the fact that it features a simultaneous four-player coop.

Verdict:

Cammie Dunaway presented this, and it was kinda odd hearing her get caught in the confusion trap herself, initially saying that it was gonna be in 4D. Whoa. Anyhow, classics are always welcome in newer generation consoles. Provides for that good ol' trip down memory lane. Although at this point, I will have to ask: isn't Mario retiring any time soon? Or any time... at all?

2) Wii Fit Plus

Presentation:

Wii Fit Plus is offering six new strengths and yoga activities, mix and matchable ones, too. Plus 15 new balance games. Plus a new calorie-tracker.

Verdict:

A game with a calorie-counter! Ohs noes! But it's all about fitness (and fun).

3) Wii Motion Plus

Presentation:

A lot of effort was definitely put into this presentation, understandably so given that Nintendo surely wouldn't want people to look at it as "just another add-on". To better show how it works, games supporting this peripheral was brought out to the stage as well, starting off with an introduction by Wii Sports Resort. And then several other games came out, kicking off with a skydiving game featuring avatars. And then some.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
Grand Slam Tennis
Virtua Tennis, etc

Verdict:

It looks pretty intuitive. The basketball game sample between Bill Trinen and Reggie Fils-Aime did a pretty good job of showing the sensitivity of the WMP. The archery game sample was also looking impressive. Interesting use of nunchuk and Wiimote, too. Plus, I appreciate how it doesn't look all sissy-like at all.

4) Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers

Presentation:

The intro was a bit misleading as Reggie said they have a "new RPG" for the Wii that's coming. This made us sit right up. And then Square Enix was mentioned. Our eyes narrow down to slits... how new is "new" exactly? "An exclusive open world adventure built for the Wii," so said he.

And then there it was. A short trailer for Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers.

Verdict:

No, that's not new.

5) Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Presentation:

A new short trailer for the DS Kingdom Hearts title. Coming in September.

Verdict:

Again, not new.

6) Bowser's Inside Story

Presentation:

A new Mario and Luigi game, but with a twist. This time, the plumber brothers go inside Bowser to check out his "internal pipes". A gameplay trailer was shown as well. Also for the DS. Coming out this Fall.

Verdict:

The gameplay trailer it showed reminded me of Dr. Mario. Don't ask why, I don't know as well. Maybe because it's got Mario in it? The concept doesn't sit that well with me, however. There's just something... odd... and wrong... about Mario and Luigi checking out Bowser's "internal pipes".

7)DS Third-Party Games

Presentation:

Developers are discovering more things to do with the new hardware of the DS, and Cammie came back onstage to showcase more of these titles. The biggest of which would have to be the GBA-original Golden Sun.

Verdict:

The Golden Sun DS announcement was what made Karl, specifically, jump out of his seat. I sense a happy fanboy here.

8) DSi Facebook Integration:

Presentation:

Looks like everyone really wants to be on Facebook now.

Verdict:

There is no escaping Facebook.

8) Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Presentation:

It was just mentioned in passing along with DSiWare.

Verdict:

It was just mentioned in passing along with DSiWare.

9) Wii Vitality Sensor

Presentation:

No less than Nintendo's big man, Satoru Iwata, came to the forefront to introduce this game item game. The build-up was soooo big, he actually started out with how Nintendo's population is divided accordingly into three sections: those who play, those who say they won't, and those who say they might.

And then he went on to the stats:

25 million people playing handhelds/ consoles games
149 million say they might be interested in getting involved
2:1 waiting to go play

There even was a special mention for Mario Kart Wii for being that game to attempt to cater to all populations. By this time, you'd think this was really gonna be something really big. And then --

It's the Wii Vitality Sensor. Basically, just put your finger on the add-on peripheral and it will read your pulse from there. It's sorta like your digital doctor as it will tell you the "inner workings of your body". It will also supposedly help you attain greater relaxation, although that point wasn't really established and expounded upon well.

Verdict:

Probably the only WTF moment in Nintendo's presentation this year. Come on, guys. You call your President onstage to make him deliver this?

Unless I am missing some goldmine of information regarding how much of a breakthrough this is, I'm gonna have to say I'm not getting it. There seems to be this utter disconnect at the path the build-up followed, to their pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

10) Super Mario Galaxy 2

Presentation:

This sequel for the smash hit Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii is looking smart in 3D. The video showed Mario going into various worlds, and the graphics do look nice and crisp.

Verdict:

Is nice and all, but again, isn't Mario set to retire yet?

11) Third Party Titles

Presentation:

Again a lot of building up before the actual good. And because people want more, Nintendo is giving us more third party titles with harder edge. For example, The Conduit, Resident Evil: Dark Side Chronicles, and Dead Space Extraction.

Verdict:

Nice, nice. But, I don't quite understand. I thought their whole point was to create surprises. These third party titles they mentioned are nothing new. We've known they were coming to the Wii for a while now.

Regardless, though. Still pretty exciting titles.

12) Metroid: Other M

Presentation:

From Team Ninja, a new title for the Wii. And guess what, they made sure it was gonna get the M rating, you know, to deliver that "hard edge" that Nintendo's promising us folks now.

Verdict:

This one stirred up quite a lot of excitement for various reasons. One, It's a new Metroid title - and rightfully so. Two, It's from Itagaki-less Team Ninja, and three, the Wii folks are for some reason highly excitable when talks of a game getting the M rating surfaces.

Over-all Presentation:

I'd have to say this year was more polished - and shall I say less embarrassing - for Nintendo than last year. Everyone had their pieces down pat, and you can tell for the most part that they really tried to up the ante this year. They weren't necessarily all smiles, but they were definitely in on the game.

Over-all Verdict:

Announcements that made us sit up and listen extra hard would be:

Wii Motion Plus
Golden Sun DS
Metroid: Other M
The two new Mario offerings

3.5 out of a possible 5 stars.

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You call that coverage? That was more like some anti Nintendo nerd trying his hardest to downplay every announcement made. Next time you guys should get someone more attune to what hes covering to write articles. But then again I guess we can't expect much from a mediocre news blog.

Anyway, Nintendos conference was passable. Three games stood out for me the rest was all ho hum. Golden Sun finally making a return is fantastic news for the fans and for DS owners since the original games were great. Doesn't take a fanboy to appreciate a well made game.

Metroid looks fantastic, and obviously Mabie A is somewhat mentally slow because he/she thinks the games appeal relies on an M rating that, I should mention, isn't there. So the whole "Wii folks are excited" comment just lessens the writing quality of a bad article.

Mario Galaxy is a follow up to a great game. And it was a pleasant surprise. Why should Nintendo retire a franchise that prints money? Keep in mind, video game companies don't go ending games because they've been around for a while. With that kind of mentality Street Fighter 4 shouldn't have been made with the classic characters because they're too old.

Seriously Qj, try harder in the future. I'm not even a Nintendo fan/fanboy and I found this article pretty poorly written. Articles of this nature should be handled with some degree of unbiased opinion with a bit of ability to view news from the angles of the readers.

# link — Guest 2009-06-02 11:52

the coverage you're looking for would be this: http://www.qj.net/E3-2009-Nintendo-Press-Conference/pg/49/aid/131841

# WTF!?!?!?!?! — ISOHaven 2009-06-02 11:52

Long-standing QJ readers don't expect much from mabie.

The 2/3D mario game looks awesome! I hope Mario never retires. I greatly look forward to it.

# Yea — Digitus 2009-06-02 11:55

Guess I know which articles to avoid in the future lol. Just read this one's Sony coverage and found out why this one was tainted.

Anyway, I'm partial to Sony and Nintendo (my heart will forever belong to Sonic though) so I frequent their news often, seeing an article so biased was kinda surprising from this site but I know why now, guess this one is a new writer or something. I should pay more attention.

# OMG! — ov3rkill 2009-06-02 18:26

I got goosebumps on the new Metroid game. The Samus fanboy in me has been unleashed... wahooo!!.. wait.. that's Mario's expression. haha

# wow harsh much — death 2009-06-02 21:45

this was a run down it did what i needed it too ..... made sure i had all the information

you see i watched E3 but like mabie i thought i missed something about this worthless wii vitality add-on, aparently not ..... its a heart rate monitor wooopdie doooo

and i think the comment about mario was just for a company promising innovation to release their 10th? (not sure) mario game seems strange to me HOWEVER that being said i cant wait for the new super mario bros game *drool*

# Agreed — hypercoyote360 2009-06-03 05:58

Yeah, I agree, the writer of this article sounds like they are hating on everything. It's like watching CNN talk about the republican party.....

# ^ — sony_player 2009-06-03 09:22

Perhaps mabie sounds harsh because she believes (like me) that nintendo has become disconnected with the core audience. Sure mario and metroid are nice, but really isn't that to be expected?

# WTF!?!?!?!?! — ISOHaven 2009-06-03 11:51

If I'm anything towards Nintendo, I'm the core audience. Expected or not, they are connecting to me just fine.

# OMG AGAIN — Althor 2009-06-04 05:23

I got goosebumps on Golden Sun DS's trailer. I will make sure to buy that one the day it comes out.

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