Topic: The Official Nintendo E3 Press Conference Is Happenin'! Thread

[Ian Sane]

HOLY F*CK! That Cube Mario game looks sweet!  Hell I'm more excited about that then all the Wii games!

[willie1234]

it wouldn't surprise me if mp3 is the same engine, but new levels and different control.  being a launch title, they probably didn't retool the graphics so much to take advantage of the better hardware.

[Athrun Zala]

Communication: Wii can communicate with the Internet even when the power is turned off. This WiiConnect24 service delivers a new surprise or game update, even if users do not play with Wii. Users can connect wirelessly using IEEE 802.11b/g, or with a USB 2.0 LAN adaptor. Wii also can communicate wirelessly with Nintendo DS.

interesting......some whre wondering about that........

Other Features: Four ports for classic Nintendo GameCube controllers. Two slots for Nintendo GameCube Memory Cards. An AV Multi-output port for component, composite or S-video.

so, that means no VGA cable? shame .....

oh, check this here

[zakkiel]

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Virtual Console: Wii will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles originally released for Nintendo 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Virtual Console also will feature a "best of" selection from Sega Genesis titles and games from the TurboGrafx console (a system jointly developed by NEC and Hudson). It also will be home to new games conceived by indie developers whose creativity is larger than their budgets.

Perfect.

[Famicom]

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Originally posted by: zakkiel
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/wii/controller.html

For those that were disappointed by the lack of a shell revelation: I do not understand your pain, but this should assuage it nonetheless. Looks pretty good, but I wonder how comfortable it can really be.

Looks too big on the bottom, but that all depends on the size. At least we can finally see it!!

BTW, the description says there's left and right Z buttons now.

[zakkiel]

http://www.gamespot.com/e3/e3story.html?sid=6149677&pid=928517

First MP3 hands-on!

[Ian Sane]

Gamespot has the trailer so I checked it out.  Pretty cool thought none of those games graphically look like they couldn't be done on the Cube.

One thing I noticed is that in Nintendo's trailer the Red Steel footage is identical to that of the Red Steel trailer but the guy controlling the game is different.  In other words he's not actually controlling the game.  He's just an actor pretending he is.  That kind of hurts it for me.  I want to see splitscreen videos of someone legitmately playing Wii games next to footage.

The amount of movement shown in the demo isn't encouraging either.  Not everyone has an empty room to work with.  Before if I could sit somewhere and see the screen I could game.  Now I have to clear floor space?  That kind of sucks.

Super Mario Galaxy at first glance looks like it would be more fun with traditional controls.  I see the footage and want to play in those areas with a Cube controller and Super Mario Sunshine controls.  I need to read some impressions because it doesn't look like the motion control is being put to any logical use.  I don't want point-and-click Mario.

It's a nice lineup overall though.  I want to know what is available at launch besides Zelda and Wii-Sports.

[zakkiel]

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Super Mario Galaxy at first glance looks like it would be more fun with traditional controls. I see the footage and want to play in those areas with a Cube controller and Super Mario Sunshine controls. I need to read some impressions because it doesn't look like the motion control is being put to any logical use. I don't want point-and-click Mario.

If you read up on it, you would find that it does control like a traditional mario for basic movement, it's just there are a lot of additional actions that use the wii-mote.

[Requiem]

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Originally posted by: willie1234
it wouldn't surprise me if mp3 is the same engine, but new levels and different control.  being a launch title, they probably didn't retool the graphics so much to take advantage of the better hardware.

Well considering the game might come out next spring or later, I think it's safe to assume that they are focusing on the controls for now. The graphics will come.

[The Omen]

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Now I have to clear floor space? That kind of sucks.

Why do you have to clear floor space?  I'm quite certain you can sit and still make all the necessary motions....it's not as though you're skipping around, it's all arm and hand motions.

[trip1eX]

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Originally posted by: Famicom


Looks too big on the bottom, but that all depends on the size. At least we can finally see it!!

BTW, the description says there's left and right Z buttons now.

Interesting that there is no classic controller shown on the American Nintendo website, but yet otherwise the site has many of the same photos.

Wii info

IN the hardware features it only mentions the Wiimote and Nunchuk with no mention of a classic controller being included.


 

[Hostile Creation]

The only real floorspace needed is for Warioware, from what I've seen, and we already know you hate Warioware, Ian

[Smash_Brother]

Ian should be happy...

MP3 impressions:

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While the basic action in the demo was the standard Metroid fare, how you got on with it was all-new thanks to the Wii controller. Much like our Tokyo Game Show demo, the game relied on the main controller and nunchuk attachment. We moved Samus with the analog stick while we did our looking and aiming by simply pointing the new controller. The B button shot her primary weapon and, when held down, charged up for a power shot that sucked in nearby items. The directional pad fired missiles. Scanning was tweaked a bit with a translucent reticle coming up that you could "lock" by hitting the C button. When locked onto an enemy you'll be able to perform the same actions you always could. When locked onto an item you can scan you'll have to hold down the A button to initiate it. The Z button initiates your morph ball.

There you have it. Lock-on is still in the game.

[Hostile Creation]

And apparently lock-on and freestyle shooting can be used really seamlessly, jumping from one to the next as necessary, using the grapple beam for one enemy and your arm cannon for another.  According to IGN's impressions.
I'm hyped as heck, but need more infoz.

[Ian Sane]

"There you have it. Lock-on is still in the game."

YEAH!  Real Metroid Prime game!  None of this FPS crap!

[Requiem]

IGN's impressions are FAR BETTER.


READ THAT ONE NOW!

[wandering]

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Super Mario Galaxy at first glance looks like it would be more fun with traditional controls. I see the footage and want to play in those areas with a Cube controller and Super Mario Sunshine controls. I need to read some impressions because it doesn't look like the motion control is being put to any logical use. I don't want point-and-click Mario.

Still negative? How? What will it take for Nintendo to break your defenses?

Anyway. Not sure where to post this: I just flipped to CNN. Unexact quote: "Sony has announced that they are launching their PS3 in Novemeber, where it will compete with the Xbox 360. What's the difference between the PS3 and the Xbox 360? Well, if you wave the controller around, like you see someone doing there, the system can sense that. It'll be able to detect motion there. Sony also announced the price, it'll be $499 for the system with a 20GB harddrive, or $599 for the system with the 60GB hardrive, if you want that option. That sounds expensive, but some are speculating that Sony will be loosing alot of money, that it may cost up to $800 to produce the system. Sony's willing to do that because they really want to get systems out there. Okay, up next, we look at the stocks...."

One can only hope they're just slow on the uptake. Though, actually, this can be constured as pretty good news for Nintendo: when the only difference CNN can see between the Xbox 360 and the PS3 is the controller, you know Nintendo must be on to something....

[Requiem]

Pffft......Pish Posh.

Wait till tomorrow if your looking for Nintendo news on mainstream outlets.

[mantidor]

I really think that whatever bomb there was going to be, Nintendo prefered to keep it still under wraps after the sony fiasco thing yesterday. Its indeed a huge damn theater to only present what was presented.

[Smash_Brother]

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Originally posted by: mantidor
I really think that whatever bomb there was going to be, Nintendo prefered to keep it still under wraps after the sony fiasco thing yesterday. Its indeed a huge damn theater to only present what was presented.

I got that feeling as well.

It seemed like George Harrison was unprepared to give a speech and I can't help but wonder if they had him do it at the last moment because they don't want to give Sony 3-4 months to rip them off which they obviously WOULD do.

[Louieturkey]

Here's a better link for the shell.
It looks like an SNES controller, only fatter with two analog sticks, a home button, and two Z buttons which look like they are inbetween the L & R buttons.

I personally like it, though I wonder how easy it will work with N64 games.

Dagnabbit, fixed the link.

[nitsu niflheim]

That link doesn't work, keeps going to a Microsoft website, even after I take out the extra http at the beginning.  

[wandering]

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Originally posted by: Requiem
Pffft......Pish Posh.

Wait till tomorrow if your looking for Nintendo news on mainstream outlets.

Probably right.

On an unrelated note, not sure if these have been posted yet, but you can see the demo reels from the presentation here and here

[mantidor]

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"There you have it. Lock-on is still in the game."

YEAH!  Real Metroid Prime game!  None of this FPS crap!

what? me dissapointed , I was hoping that with the controls finally the Metroid 2d-3d transition was going to be perfect, you certainly dont lock on in the 2D games.

But if its there is because they chose other path different of what I envisioned, lets wait and see how it turns out.

[couchmonkey]

I'm going to be captain bringdown and say that I don't think there is a "bomb".  Nintendo probably has some more little secrets along the lines of teh 24-hour online thing or the speaker in the remote, but I think we know most of the important stuff.  Although if you want a glimmer of hope remember that Animal Crossing hasn't been shown, nor Super Smash Bros or any original Miyamoto title.  Maybe Nintendo is hiding some features that could be given away if one of those was shown.

My disappointments (just to get them out of the way):
- Too much Mario.  I'm stoked for Super Mario Galaxy, but then they showed off four more Mario games.  And I bet we'll hear about Mario Party 8 tomorrow.  Blech.
- Two versions of Zelda.  I was really annoyed when they delayed the GameCube version, and now I can't help but feel like Nintendo did it just to make the game into a Wii launch title.  Maybe that's not the case, but it feels underhanded.

My happies:
- Every Wii game looked like fun.  Of course I'll read reviews and pare the list down, but I wanted to play every single game they showed, even Madden, which I normally couldn't care less about.
- Nintendo has a bunch of games that should appeal to the mature audience.  Twighlight Princess, Hammer, Red Steel, Disaster, Metroid Prime 3...good work Nintendo.
- Metroid, Mario and Zelda haven't all appeared on one system at E3 since 2002.
- Miyamoto's conducting intro.  That was just so cool.  Some have complained that the show slowed down at the end, that's true, but there's always the slower, corporate part of these E3 press conferences, I think the ending was perfectly fine, it just paled in comparison to the AMAZING first half.
- Super Mario Galaxy!  I complain about the overdoing of Mario, but you can bet any time Nintendo releases an original Mario platformer, I'll be right there.  Super Paper Mario looks neat too, one thing I am happy about is that most of the Mario titles are platformers, I think the basketball game is the only one that isn't.

I didn't get to see the GameCube E3 press conference, but this is certainly the most exciting one Nintendo's had since then, and I'm convinced that Wii has the potential to knock Sony and Microsoft on their arses if Nintendo keeps this momentum up.