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Nintendo's Q1 2010 Media Summit Liveblog

by Aaron Kaluszka - February 23, 2010, 9:46 pm EST
Total comments: 141

8:36:05: I'm here, waiting outside for the doors to open.

8:44:21: Starting up the audio stream so that you can listen to a bunch of journalists eat breakfast. Let me know how it's working for you.

(Some technical difficulties. Please stand by)

9:08: It's starting

9:11: Cammie's here. The focus is on games, for H1 2010.

9:13: Talking about records. We've all heard about them before.

9:14: DSiXL is here.

9:15: America's Test Kitchen for DS. Recipes perfected

9:16: 100 Classic Books. June 14th. Dracula, etc. Ideal for DSiXL MSRP of $19.99

9:18: Mario Galaxy 2! Nate Bihldorff demoing

9:20: Mario Galaxy 2 is being demoed. A new drill move is being shown.

9:19:54: sorry for the technical difficulties... Try our audio stream here: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com:8000/

9:20:21: Mario Galaxy 2 is being demoed. A new drill move is being shown.

9:22:24: Much of the game is based on determining what you're supposed to do in the particular galaxy-- more puzzling.

9:23:41: Cousin of Gigaleg-- smaller on a small planetoid. You have to drill him or he will drill you. Reminiscent of Raphael the Raven.

9:25:06: Another level demoing Yoshi!

9:26:35: Yoshi can eat a Wind Fruit to float through the air, blowing out air like a balloon.

9:26:52: Nate is very excited and wishes he could be playing instead of Ed.

9:27:22: Playing on a 2-D plane wrapped around a cylinder.

9:28:30: Flutter jump as usual. Yoshi just ran away, but a new one hatched.

9:29:30: More 2-D platforming wrapped on a disc with cut-out stairs/platforms. Besides run and jump, the wind fruit seems critical to getting around.

9:29:50: Demo over, but I'll get to play later!

9:30:10: Movie... you'll be able to see this on our Youtube soon.

9:31:20: Dragon enemy shown, much the one in Super Paper Mario.

Ghostly enemies that actually eat parts of the ground like acid.

9:31:37: Giant world like SMB3.

9:32:12: More 2-D gravity switching levels. Lots of Yoshi usage, tongue acrobatics.

9:32:25: May 23rd launch date.

9:32:39: Sin and Punishment: Star Successor

9:33:49: FlingSmash - new name for Span Smasher.

9:34:03: Coming this summer.

9:34:44: Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver. Pokewalker is a separate device that allows you to take your Pokemon with you Tamagotchi style. Presales are huge.

9:35:12: Picross 3D with downloadable puzzles. May 3.

9:36:02: WiiWare/DSiWare. Dan Adelman presenting. He manages WiiWare/DSiWare at NOA.

9:36:44: Numbers Numbers Numbers.

9:37:33: WarioWare DIY March 28 + WiiWare companion game. Personally, I can't wait.

9:39:15: ArtStyle lighttrax - remake of GBA bitgenerations game.

ArtStyle Rotosoa, something involving colors and tentacles.

9:39:29: MegaMan 10 coming March 1.

9:39:58: Max and the Magic Marker coming March 8th. Already out in Europe.

9:40:14: Cave Story finally coming March 22nd.

9:41:16: Super Meat Boy coming in the summer.

9:41:47: And Yet it Moves coming Spring/Summer. Originally a student project.

9:42:27: Rage of the Gladiator coming in Spring; it takes advantage of the MotionPlus fighting humans and monsters.

9:43:18: From Nintendo, Metal Torrent... players collect cubes to power weapons.

X-scape... Battle ancient weapons resembling giant robots.

9:43:46: Bill Trinen and Dan Owsen showing off Photo Dojo DSiWare.

9:44:59: Bill Trinen likes to go to Nintendo's offices in Japan to see their cool prototypes. This one was one that brought smiles to everybody's faces.

9:46:00: Must match poses. Bill must do punching and getting punched.

9:46:11: Now recording sounds.

9:47:18: "My Kung-fu is better than yours"

9:47:56: Single and multiplayer modes. More hilarious Bill monologue. He has an "Obey the Captain" (Olimar) T-shirt.

9:48:47: It's a fighting game where your poses make up the sprites and your dialog makes up the voices. It's hilarious.

9:50:24: "You've been beaten by a girl." Desperation move to Bill's nads ends the fight.

9:50:40: People have added their cats to the game.

9:50:49: Cammie is back.

9:52:01: Steve Singer, VP of licensing presenting 3rd parties.

9:52:23: Showing old slide showing 3rd party games are important and are doing well.

9:54:09: Ghostwire from Majesco, DSiWare game using Augmented Reality. Not playable here, but there's a video.

9:54:48: A pentagram. Teh mature.

9:55:10: Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands for Wii from Ubisoft. Co-op play.

9:55:32: Includes 1992 SNES release exclusive to Wii.

9:55:45: Launches May 18, DS version also.

9:56:18: Disney's Guilty Party, from Disney and Wideload games. Inspired by a mystery board game-- Clue.

9:57:27: Monster Hunter Tri from Capcom. Bundled with Classic Controller Pro.

9:57:50: Free online play in North America. Compatibility with WiiSpeak. Demo disc at Gamestop on March 8.

9:59:12: Seth Killian from Capcom demoing. Huge international following with fans creating camps, etc. - line in Japan was 4 hours long. Over a million units sold in Japan.

10:00:48: Available on 4/20.

10:01:18: Sean Baxter-- "Don't clap; he's not that good." (kidding)

10:04:19: Made easier for new players. Jaggies are a species... he's running away from them since they were calling their friends. Felines steal your items.

10:05:00: Jumped into water to take on a sea monster. Graphics are nice. Seems to be a fair number of loading screens, but they are short.

10:05:44: Looking for the boss monster (lagocris) but he hasn't found it yet.

10:06:19: Finally found it. It has electrical control. Each monster has their own personality.

10:07:13: Use visual clues to attack enemies. For instance, belly is not as protected. Spikes on back generate electricity -- knock them off to prevent electrical attacks.

10:07:43: Sean died. (Remember, he's not that good)

10:08:39: Pre-order incentive: Collectible 500 Nintendo points (for any software on Wii or DSi Shop).

10:08:57: 4-person online play demo video.

10:09:52: Fished up the water monster onto dry land where it is weaker. The design is a crazy spiked armadillo thing with an angler fish face/light.

10:11:28: Monster ran away back to the water. The hunters have tracked it, and now it has all new attacks.

10:12:01: Weapons look like they are made of the monsters... massive with crazy spikes. They all have their own handling.

10:13:12: Monster (Gobel?) has buried itself in the sand. Weapons such as Lion's Bane and two others were designed by fans and chosen by the design team.

Carving up the monsters, taking his whiskers, etc.

10:14:01: Sinister Saints, Tenebra are the other two community designed weapons. Demo over.

10:14:20: Cammie is back.

10:14:45: Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies from Square-Enix is being published by Nintendo.

10:15:09: Now talking about Club Nintendo surveys.

10:16:16: 10s of thousands of responses regarding award items. First is a set of original artwork Mario posters. Second is Game & Watch Collection 2 (already out in Japan). Third is Grill-Off with Ultra Hand! also released in Japan.

10:16:39: 10s of thousands of responses regarding award items. First is a set of original artwork Mario posters. Second is Game and Watch Collection 2 (already out in Japan). Third is Grill-Off with Ultra Hand! also released in Japan.

10:17:13: Doesn't sound like they've actually done much with the surveys to me.

10:17:35: Metroid: Other M.

10:18:37: Private enclosed areas here to play it totally immersively. Launches June 27th.

10:19:25: Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M footage/photos are prohibited (BOO).

10:19:58: Conference over! Time to play.

Talkback

StogiFebruary 24, 2010

What do you mean by "magically appear below"? Do I not even need to reload cuz that would be pretty sweet.

EDIT:

Oh and do you know how long the conference we actually last?

D_AverageFebruary 24, 2010

Please announce Wave Race Wii

Yes, you shouldn't need to reload.  But you'll have to view from the main page, not the forums, sorry about that.

StogiFebruary 24, 2010

It looks like you guys are the only one live blogging this. Kudos. And hey...alll you guests! Yeah I'm talking to you. Why don't you sign up and post a bit? Instead of looking like creepy lurkers. Join the conversation! All are welcome!*


maybe

EDIT: I see.

I hear the audio feed but it's choppy and grainy.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Quote from: Kashogi

It looks like you guys are the only one live blogging this. Kudos.

Game|Life is also live blogging the event, so if there are any technical difficulties over here--or if you just want an alternate take--check out the link.

BeautifulShyFebruary 24, 2010

Megabyte the audio is working fine.

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorFebruary 24, 2010

Will the NWR Twitter feed be updating on a regular basis?
I gotta go and I'm gonna miss it all!

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorFebruary 24, 2010

I'll throw big news into the Twitter account UB, if Aaron can't...


Assuming I don't get pulled into a meeting at work.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Pale, you need to just start messing with UncleBob by posting outrageous news like OMG Sonic is a playable character in Galaxy 2 and Other M to include full voice acting; Hilary Duff to play Samus.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

O HAY LOOK

Site's finally back.  Hooray.  Why's it crap out every time MegaByte's indisposed?  :(

Sorry, not sure what's going wrong, but I guess we're getting slammed.  Working on it.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Not your fault.  As Stogi said, you're one of the few site's doing a live blog.  GameLife's semi-live blog has kept me up to speed.  And GoNintendo's also doing one so if you can stand RMC's awful writing check that out.

StogiFebruary 24, 2010

Can anyone hear the audio clearly? It seems really far away from the source.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Link to site was posted on GAF, that might explain it.

several live blogs are up incase someone wants text over audio.

http://www.nintendogal.com/2010/02/23/nintendo-media-summit-spring-2010/
^Pics and auto-updating (very frequent updating)

http://gonintendo.com/
^Auto updating too but no pics :(

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Quote from: Kashogi

Can anyone hear the audio clearly? It seems really far away from the source.

All I can hear is the sound of voices, but I can't tell anything they're saying.  For example, I could tell Cammie was talking before and now I can hear Bihldorff explaining something (Galaxy 2 demo, from the live blog).

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

So this is the thread that shall become my personal Twitter for the day?

ThomasOFebruary 24, 2010

All I can hear is a high-pitched sound blocking out the quiet talking.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:20:21: Mario Galaxy 2 is being demoed.  Pretty certain Zelda isn't coming this year.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

-15 Wii games and 8 DS games at summit today.
-24.9m Wii game sales for month of Dec. (09)
-Upcoming launch of the DSi XL March 28th, $189.99
-100 Classic Books (DS) June 14th $19.99, I wonder if that's the free book collection you can get online. 
-Demonstrating SMG2 - Spin Dig Galaxy - involves a new drill

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:27  Barely started this can of Coke.  bout time to open this beef jerky.

ThomasOFebruary 24, 2010

What did they just laugh about?

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Quote from: NinGurl69

9:20:21: Mario Galaxy 2 is being demoed.  Pretty certain Zelda isn't coming this year.

Cammie said at the beginning of the show that they're just talking about games due in the first half of the year.  They won't start talking about winter releases until E3.

StogiFebruary 24, 2010

Wow so 30 minutes in and only Mario is shown....

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:30  Does wind fruit cause bad gas?

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

-Lots of time can be spent chasing Yoshi

ThomasOFebruary 24, 2010

The music sounds awesome!

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Quote from: Kashogi

Wow so 30 minutes in and only Mario is shown....

20 minutes in.  The show started late.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:31  the music can't possibly be awesome because it's not orchestrated.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:32  Why are Nintendo nerds so rabbid about music?  Is it cuz they got burned in the PlayStation era when N64 couldn't output CD music?

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Sin & Punishment 2 confirmation!  Woo-hoo!

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

SMG2 release date is May 23rd(?)

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:33  The crack in my windshield is about 14 inches long now, estimated from all the curves.  My insurance deductible is $500, gotta shop around.  It's raining all this week.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

S&P2: Star Successor launches June 7th

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Picross 3D confirmation.  Even better!

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

FlingSmash, WM+, Summer 2010

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:35  I think i'll give up leaving that live blog open.  BnM does a good job here.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Picross 3d - May 3rd

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:36  Apparently Nintendo has absolutely nothing to show for April.  What a failure of a summit.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Picross 3d - May 3rd

downloadable puzzles

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Quote:

9:36:02: WiiWare/DSiWare. Dan Adelman presenting. He manages WiiWare/DSiWare at NOA.

So is this the man we can blame for not giving us Cave Story yet?

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Quote:

9:36:44: Numbers Numbers Numbers.

Sales figures for WiiWare/DSiWare?  We want those numbers!

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

FlingSmash, WM+, Summer 2010

Fling smash is the new name for span smasher.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:37  Maybe it's a good time to play the first Sin & Punishment.  Not.  I gotta finish Crystal Bearers.  TOUGH LUCK, NINTENDO

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Light trax and Rotozoa Art Style games to launch spring

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:39  Summit's been a massive disappointment so far.  Where are all the bar graphs and pie charts and sales numbers?  That's the real meat of Nintendo shows.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Max & the Magic Marker is coming to NA

StogiFebruary 24, 2010

why does the room they're in look like a piece of dog shit. like an old classroom or something

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:40  Will Iwata drop the bomb?  Or will 3rd Parties drop more turds?

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Quote from: NinGurl69

9:39  Summit's been a massive disappointment so far.  Where are all the bar graphs and pie charts and sales numbers?  That's the real meat of Nintendo shows.

They already did that.  You missed it.  Nintendo's slice was bigger than others.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Max and the magic marker on march 8th

Cave story on march 22nd

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Cave story on march 22nd

That's what I wanted to hear!

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Super Meat Boy being introduced

How did you guys get the audio to work? I've tried the blog button and Aaron's port 8000 link, but neither has worked, not once.

Mario sounds really good, and May 23rd is right on schedule for my master plan of Mario + Metroid + Zelda this year.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

And Yet It Moves (A platformer with a "twist") hits this summer

BeautifulShyFebruary 24, 2010

Hey BlackNMIld after the summit is done can you update the Media Summit 2010 topic?

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

@Kashogi Y. Stogi
9:42  Apparently Nintendo is using the blue ocean/casual approach to holding press conferences now.  they will avoid spending top dollar on cutting-edge conference rooms.  don't worry, shitty rooms are appreciated by regular consumers.

Bout damn time Art Style returned to WiiWare.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Quote from: Jonnyboy117

How did you guys get the audio to work? I've tried the blog button and Aaron's port 8000 link, but neither has worked, not once.

I just clicked the button on the blog post.  But I did that an hour ago and haven't refreshed the page since.  Maybe it's not accepting new connections.

Don't worry about it too much--you're not missing much.  You can't understand anything anyone's saying.  You can kind of make out voices and tones but that's about it.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Rage of the Gladiator (WiiWare)
Metal Torrent (WiiWare)
X-Scape (WiiWare)

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Bill Trinnen comes up to the stage to intro PhotoDojo.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Bill Trinnen comes up to the stage to intro PhotoDojo.

The 2d photo fighter that hit japan

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

@vudu
9:44  I missed it cuz all they did was flash some graphic for 5sec.  sales discussions are supposed to take A HALF-HOUR OR MORE.  I'm definitely not getting my money's worth with this conference.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Bill Trinnen comes up to the stage to intro PhotoDojo.

The 2d photo fighter that hit japan

DSi camera fighting game

can fight your friends

StogiFebruary 24, 2010

johnny i just clicked it and if it didn't worked I refreshed and tried again.

No offense, but the audio is pretty damn worthless. It's way too hard to hear.

StogiFebruary 24, 2010

photodojo sounds like fun

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Bill Trinnen comes up to the stage to intro PhotoDojo.

The 2d photo fighter that hit japan

DSi camera fighting game

can fight your friends

Take photos of poses and record your own fight sounds.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:47  Take photos of your spouse/teachers/parents and assault them?  sounds like it has potential.  Perfect Dark used to have potential.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:49  IGN is drafting a new editorial on the summit's conference room.  something about Nintendo not "going all-out."

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

9:50  Time to take a restroom break.  Something's definitely going "all-out."

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

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Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Bill Trinnen comes up to the stage to intro PhotoDojo.

The 2d photo fighter that hit japan

DSi camera fighting game

can fight your friends

Take photos of poses and record your own fight sounds.

Now I'll be able to show you all why I have a PhD in Penis fencing ;)

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Foto Dojo coming this spring

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

SALES CHARTS!!!!

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Pro, quick--come back!  SALES TALK!!

BeautifulShyFebruary 24, 2010

I have to go now. Hope you can get the NIntendo Media Summit topic updated before I get back BlackNMild.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Maxi is no longer The News Dude.  Remind me to change his title later.

Killer_Man_JaroTom Malina, Associate Editor (Europe)February 24, 2010

Sorry I'm late. What have I missed? Did I hear Super Mario Galaxy 2 for 23rd May? Koo-RAH!

I am also unable to get the audio to work. Then again, the live blogs are doing a decent job.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Ghostwire from Majesco being shown off. Uses DSi cameras and will be available Oct.

NWR needs to get up on this live blog software. Its nice and quick.
http://www.demandmedia.com/products/coveritlive/

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Ghost Wire's music is creepy.

StogiFebruary 24, 2010

*yawn*

hype train let me down again.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Quote from: Killer_Man_Jaro

Sorry I'm late. What have I missed?

Galaxy May 23, S&P2 June 7, Cave Story March 22.  You're pretty much up to speed.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Original Prince of Persia SNES remake included in forgotten sands - May 18th.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Next up: Guilty Party (Disney/ Wideload). Mystery based on a board game. releases 2H 2010

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Monster Hunter 3
Free online play in NA, compatible with WiiSpeak,
Exclusive demo disc at GameStop March 8th.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

You forgot to bold at GameStop.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

@ALL
10:00  HOLY SHIT, WE'VE REACHED THE CLIMAX

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

I didn't forget.

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Monster Hunter 3
Free online play in NA, compatible with WiiSpeak,
Exclusive demo disc at GameStop March 8th.

Capcom could teach Nintendo a thing or two about Wii games.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Monster Hunter 3
Free online play in NA, compatible with WiiSpeak,
Exclusive demo disc at GameStop March 8th.

Game Release April 20th, 2010 for the bundle/non bundle.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

I hope Nintendo is saving the MH3/Black Wii bundle news till the end of the demonstration.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

@Pro
10:02  You didn't miss much.  The sales presentation was short-lived.  Maybe they're scattering it instead of thrusting all at once so the babies won't cry.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

10:04  Being on the toilet reminded me of something.  3rd Parties.  Where are they?  Year old Japanese ports don't count.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

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Monster Hunter 3
Free online play in NA, compatible with WiiSpeak,
Exclusive demo disc at GameStop March 8th.

Game Release April 20th, 2010 for the bundle/non bundle.

Graphics look great

Controls: Wii Remote/Nunchuk, Classic Controller Pro (No word on GC controller)

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

@Kashogi Y. Stogi
10:08  Your hype train was a wreck.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

@Monster Hunter 3rd Party
10:09  Are you even using any of the Wii's exclusive control features?

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Monster Hunter 3
Free online play in NA, compatible with WiiSpeak,
Exclusive demo disc at GameStop March 8th.

Game Release April 20th, 2010 for the bundle/non bundle.

Graphics look great

Controls: Wii Remote/Nunchuk, Classic Controller Pro (No word on GC controller)

GameStop pre-order incentive: 500 Monster Hunter Tri Point card, Good towards Wii/DSi shop channels.

Is a pre-order required for the demo disc though?

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

10:10  How is making a demo exclusive at GameStop -- the niche store for niche Wii gamers -- a good thing?  Shouldn't this also be at Best Buy, Whale Mart, and Burger King?

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

The sound on MegaByte's feed stopped.  Did the summit end?

Nope--seems the sound just stopped, at least on my end.  Oh well.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

10:11  This is time where Nintendo live-feeds around the world go flaccid?

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

NOA will publish Dragon Quest IX

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NOA will publish Dragon Quest IX

But WHEN? Argh.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

New Club Nintendo items:
Mario posters, all original artwork , Game & Watch collection 2, Grill-Off With Ultra Hand! on Wii (WiiWare)  will be available.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

10:16  Zelda and Icarus and Pilotwings and Perfect Dark just weren't important enough to be shown this time.  Nintendo must really be behind schedule.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

At least they're showing Other M.  And we get it June 27!

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Metroid: Other M - Launches June 27th

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

I already said that.

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Metroid: Other M - Launches June 27th

Even sooner than I expected. Assuming no delays, there may be room in the schedule to drop Retro's secret project in August/September and still have Zelda for Christmas.

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

Embargo is up till roughly 9pm so no live feed videos until then.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

10:18  This would have been the best conference to debut Perfect Dark 2, Riqa, Killer Instinct 3, Mario 64 2, Donkey Kong Racing, Rebirth, Catroots, Die Hard: Vendetta, Too Human, Thornado, and the 64DD.  Nintendo really dropped the ball this time around.  A true sequel to Ocarina of Time would've been a bonus.

CaterkillerMatthew Osborne, Contributing WriterFebruary 24, 2010

They told us the date to Metroid but not new trialer? I know its playable, but I sure would like to see a trailer.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Quote from: Caterkiller

They told us the date to Metroid but not new trialer? I know its playable, but I sure would like to see a trailer.

Why?  Is it going to affect your purchase decision?

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

@Caterkiller
10:25  Nintendo was obviously too embarrassed to display it.  RawMeatCowboy might hog the single Metroid kiosk for himself today.  Everyone else can try it tomorrow after Nintendo de-greases it.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

10:26  Sega totally missed their opportunity to debut a new Beach Spikers for this summer's game drought.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

10:27  3rd Party support for Nintendo platforms appears to be as strong as ever.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

10:30  Netflix on Wii is probably an embarrassment as well.

Quote from: Caterkiller

They told us the date to Metroid but not new trialer? I know its playable, but I sure would like to see a trailer.

Nintendo isn't allowing video footage of the playable demos. That tells me they will be releasing official trailers of many of these games sometime today. They'll go up on the press site, and we'll quickly add them to our YouTube channel and post news stories with them.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

10:31  I like Sega's "Welcome to Violence" combo box for Australia.  Seems like a better deal than a bunch of New Play Control stinkers.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

Pro, despite what you may think, trolling's not funny even when you do it.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

10:33  Despite what I think, you should be discussing this non-media summit.  Embargo's?  What a crock.

NinGurl69 *hugglesFebruary 24, 2010

10:39  Just checked some release lists.  Nintendo has NO major titles set for March.  What a letdown.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

March is WiiWare month.  Mega Man 10, Max and the Magic Marker, Cave Story.  What else do you want?

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorFebruary 24, 2010

Officially warned Pro for spamming.  One joke post is one thing... 15 million that clutter up a thread is another. Cut it out.

broodwarsFebruary 24, 2010

Meh, a successful enough conference with some good, solid release dates (Metroid: Other M releasing in June is quite the surprise...now I guess Zelda will have to come out this year, because Nintendo once again has nothing in the Fall).  I was hoping to hear more about games I actually care about (seriously, no love for Last Story?) and new title unveils, as this conference seemed to be mostly about DS.  Still, E3's looking now like it'll be quite the exciting show.

vuduFebruary 24, 2010

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I was hoping to hear more about games I actually care about (seriously, no love for Last Story?) and new title unveils

Cammie said at the beginning of the show that only titles released in the first half of the year were going to be discussed.  I don't think anyone expected Last Story to be released in 2010, let alone in the next 4 months.

broodwarsFebruary 24, 2010

Quote from: vudu

Quote from: broodwars

I was hoping to hear more about games I actually care about (seriously, no love for Last Story?) and new title unveils

Cammie said at the beginning of the show that only titles released in the first half of the year were going to be discussed.  I don't think anyone expected Last Story to be released in 2010, let alone in the next 4 months.

True enough, I suppose.  Can't fault them for being consistent.

D_AverageFebruary 24, 2010

A decent show. Galaxy 2 is all I need but Wave Race would have been nice. I should just accept that it's dead and move on already.

KDR_11kFebruary 24, 2010

America gets no Zangeki. Let's see what NoE will do (answer: Announce 50% of the titles revealed for the US and that's it).

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-100 Classic Books (DS) June 14th $19.99, I wonder if that's the free book collection you can get online.  

Wasn't that released like 2 years ago? Or was that Europe-only?

BlackNMild2k1February 24, 2010

I also suppose that they are saving something for the European Summit.
What didn't we hear about that we were expecting to atleast see mentioned?

KDR_11kFebruary 24, 2010

I doubt there will be any global unveils at the NoE conference, maybe some PAL-only things but nothing that'll affect America.

broodwarsFebruary 24, 2010

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I also suppose that they are saving something for the European Summit.
What didn't we hear about that we were expecting to atleast see mentioned?

Well, this isn't something I'd expect them to care enough to announce, but I was kind of hoping for some big Virtual Console announcements considering how quiet the service has been.  I would have liked to see Fragile given a bit of hype at the summit as well, considering it's just about to come out and needs all the press it can get.

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorFebruary 24, 2010

Thanks to Pale for keeping the Twitter feed updated.  :)

KDR_11kFebruary 25, 2010

So yes, I was right, all NoE did was announce about half the titles the US got and call it a day.

BlackNMild2k1February 25, 2010

Nintendo Euro Summit 2010 Summary

(Hardware)
DSi XL - March 5th

(Wii)
Monster Hunter Tri - April 23rd, 2010
-FREE Online Play
Sin & Punishment 2 - May 7th, 2010
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - June 11th, 2010
Fling Smash - Summer 2010
Metroid: Other M - Q3 2010

(DS)
Dragon Quest IX - Summer 2010

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorFebruary 25, 2010

Quote from: UncleBob

Thanks to Pale for keeping the Twitter feed updated.  :)

That was actually Neal... when I went to do it I noticed he was already on top of it... so give him the credit. :)

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorFebruary 25, 2010

Well, then, screw you, Pale and thanks Neal! :D

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Well, then, screw you, Pale and thanks Neal! :D

Anytime!

BeautifulShyFebruary 25, 2010

When are we going to get impressions from NWR?

vuduFebruary 25, 2010

You expect MegaByte to stop playing Galaxy 2 just to tell you it's a good game?  Dream on.

BeautifulShyFebruary 25, 2010

I wasn't talking about Galaxy 2 Vudu I was more or less talking about all the games that were at the summit. Quit making assumptions about things.

Quote from: Maxi

When are we going to get impressions from NWR?

Aaron's working on them. Keep in mind that yesterday was a marathon day, and we're also doing this volunteer. They'll be up as soon as we can get them to you.

BeautifulShyFebruary 25, 2010

Ok thank you Neal.:)

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