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In less than two days, Nintendo will have its Pre-E3 Press Conference. This presscon is definitely the one receiving the most amount of hype right now. Why, you ask? No one has more to win or lose than Nintendo. They have played their cards on the Wii very close to their chests for two years now and the world is tired of waiting. There have been no games shown. There haven't even been any tech demos shown. All we have are pieces of what is an elaborate jigsaw puzzle. "Here is the controller" they say. "It's revolutionary" they say. Now is the time for them to prove it.
At this conference, the Wii should become clear to us all. The price and release date may not be released, but the games should be unleashed in full force. We will actually be able to see Metroid Prime 3 with its revolutionary new control scheme. We will witness the evolution of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and its brand new Wii controls. We will (hopefully) get a peek at what Super Smash Bros. has become. With Wii, Nintendo is embracing the online world. They have already reached record numbers with their Nintendo WiFi Connection on the Nintendo DS. They must now do the same in the home console market - home to gamers with a bit more requirements. The barebones service might work on handhelds, but a console requires more structure. When on a console, you're not looking for "a match before work," you're sitting down for some serious playtime. Will the Nintendo WiFi Connection reflect that?
The Virtual Console promises to let us download some of the greatest games in history. At this conference, Nintendo might just give us the price of nostalgia. How much will Super Mario World cost us? How much of our childhood will we be able to download? We know Nintendo, Sega and Hudson are all on board with the Virtual Console, but what about Square-Enix, Capcom and Konami? Would this not be the perfect time to remove the veil of secrecy surrounding this feature?Although Wii is what has the entire world's attention, it's not the only thing Nintendo has to market. They've still got the DS and Gamecube on hand. The DS Lite will be launching in only a month. They've got to show us what it's got. They've got to back it up with new software. The Sony PSP has been Nintendo's strongest handheld competitor since the Sega Game Gear. Although Nintendo is doing well, they still need to show that they've got a lock on the formula. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass was shown at the Game Developer's Conference, so what's left? Metroid Dread perhaps? Pokemon Diamond and Pearl? You can be assured that Nintendo will reveal something extraordinary for the DS. Just what it is remains to be seen.
Even though nobody is really looking into the Gamecube anymore, it's still got what is quite possibly the most anticipated game of this generation coming out this year - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. You can expect Zelda to be a huge hit. Not only that, a Japanese magazine quotes Nintendo as saying they still have a title or two they'll be revealing for the Gamecube soon. The long rumoured Kirby game might be one of them.As you can see, Nintendo has a lot to do in the span of an hour. The journalists who will be attending have been starved of this information for far too long. They're ready to hear it. Just witness their reactions during the 2004 E3 Press Conference after the unveiling of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Now doesn't that just get your heart racing? Nintendo did not pay these people off. That's just the Nintendo magic at work. With the amount of information there is for this year, the entire conference will be filled with those moments. Obviously, the reaction is going to die out by the end, but we're going to see at least one thing that reaches out to our inner fanboy and allows us to holler and scream with joy. Even if it is into our monitors. Want something to tide you over? Download and listen to this little "rap" that a fan created by pasting together the words of Satoru Iwata and Reggie Fils-Aime - the two men you'll be hearing from most on Tuesday May 9th at 9:30 PT.
QJ will be at Nintendo's Press Conference. You can check in here for live updates during the entire conference and pictures plus a downloadable video of the entire thing shortly after. We'll be updating the website with interviews and podcasts throughout the week.
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weeeeeee first one
xD i think nintendo can kick off this E3..... just need smash brothers... XDDDDDDD and a spectacular show on may 9
I have that video of the unveiling on my puter and everytime i see it I still get chills. Man E3 should change to Wii3 cuz its Wii, Cube and DS (3 by odd coincidence) that will rule this time round.
"Wii3" that's tight, never thought of that. But yeah, the first time I saw that video I think I became about as happy as a Japanese school girl. I was screaming like a sissy and didn't care who heard me.
That's something that not many other games can do.
what?! are you sick? zeldas rubbish.
you got chills and screamed?!
sad....very sad....nintendo need new franchises, mario and zelda are old, and boring, and always have been
Zeldas rubbish?
What did you say!? i think you're the sick one here.
noob.
Its obvious that Nintendo lost a lot of consumers and what that means for their fan base is that only those true diehard fanboys remain.
F10=fail 10, which means is the 10th time they will fail in E3. Why do you think Nintendo will do any better this time around? Its pretty much the same games redone to death. Miyamoto doesn't even design anymore, he spends all of his time just marketing the Nintendo brand now (and making much more money).
The controller idea is great but it looks like they have given up. I felt nothing but disappointment when Iwata spoke at the last E3. I was expecting big things. (Mostly Zelda) Been a fan for years. But with his apologetic voice and fallen demeanor he seemed like a man who just didn't want to fight anymore. It made it worst that he was sick and seemed defeated. On the other camp Phil Harrison seems so confident and answer questions with authority, he's a huge guy and has the attitude of a winner. Ken Kutaragi also gave a sense of true confidence its like he had a grin that said "we will dominate the next gen" that was lacking from all of Nintendo's reps. MS Reps just seems a bit clueless and awkward which is expected from the newbies.
Lets hope this E3 isn't as sad as the last one for Nintendo. I love sad emotional speeches in movies but in a gaming company I want to see them put fear into the hearts of competitors and I hope they accomplish that with at least an announcement of a Zelda Wii. BTW it pains me to call it that.
Thay make more money on games than there competitors... Where would the PS2 be with out it's DVD player?
Why would this be Nintendo's last E3? They're the most profitable games company out there, they might not sell the most but they are sitting on a massive war chest of cash. It would take at least 3 failed console launches to bankrupt them. And that cound doesn't include the GC or N64, people might say they failed in terms of sales but Nintendo did make a profit from them.
Nintendo might not be the biggest selling games company anymore but they are extremely shrewd.
Confident?? they would have to be pretty confident to name their new machine after a body function that even 4 year olds relate to. i think they are beyond confident and have slipped into arrogance.. they think that people will buy whatever crap they make....Nintendo does make loads of money.. even more then my golden shower videos combined with my records(althoug h underage sex takes are R kelly's new bag) They don't care about the industry or gamers.. all we are is dollar sign in their eyes(which they havent been seeing as much of since the N64 was released... They had a reall chance with the rev but the wii will certainly go down the drain.
I find it odd you say Miyamoto makes "much more money". He only makes a manager's wage.
Okay, you guys are all just pessimistic, because nintendo knows what they are doing.... Did you not see the video up there? OMG it totally made me get the chills again. I've watched it like a million times! Nintendo knows how to present their *****. No one knew that that game was zelda, but when they saw Link, everyone became 10 years old again. Nintendo is about kicking @$$ and taking names at this E3.
Oh and btw, nintendo hasnt fallen behind at all, have you seen the sales!??! The DS is the most popular video-game device in history!!! It reached the 5 million mark before any other previous console, and its WiFi player count is at HALF the amount of Xbox Live, in only 6 months time. I dont know about you, but NINTENDO is where the ACTION is at biotch!!!!
If they reveal Golden Sun 3...