Yeah Cammie, whatever happened to the Vitality Sensor anyway?

Nintendo Executive Vice President of sales & marketing Cammie Dunaway had some interesting comments in an interview conducted by Gamasutra during E3. Here is a summary:

She revealed that Gaijin Games' Alex Neuse is "over the moon" with Nintendo 3DS and can't wait to do a Bit.Trip.Runner game on the system.

Show attendance was as expected, but that's a good thing.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has released the attendance figures for E3 2010.

45,600 attendees came to the show from around the world, which is right in line with the ESA's 45,000-attendee estimate. There were roughly 300 exhibitors in the Los Angeles Convention Center, and retail participation in the show was up 20 percent.

The franchise director reveals some new details about the upcoming 3DS RPG.

Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, has stated that the upcoming Kingdom Hearts game for the Nintendo 3DS will not be a remake of any previously existing game in the series.

The game is most likely being developed by the same team behind Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for PSP. The previous game in the series, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, was developed by h.a.n.d. and released on the Nintendo DS last year.

Nintendo and Monolith’s Wii-exclusive title sees a healthy debut, while Super Mario Galaxy 2 is still seeing good numbers.

The Media Create sales chart for the week of June 7 through the 13 places Nintendo and Monolith Software's Wii RPG Xenoblade at the top of the charts. The RPG title sold 83,000 copies in its debut week. The previous chart topper, Super Mario Galaxy 2, experienced its first drop since its May 27 debut in Japan. The game sold 73,000 copies, pushing it to the half-million mark (519,000 copies have been sold since launch).

Soccer and synthesizers feature prominently in the first games in the series.

In Japan, Arc System Works has launched the first in their upcoming series of DSiWare games called the Arc Style Series.

The first title is Arc Style Soccer. Available in Japan for 500 DSi Points, Arc Style Soccer is an arcade soccer game that features four-player soccer teams and has eliminated... Read more...

Here are the on-the-record specifications for Nintendo's newest handheld.

Part of Nintendo's Tuesday announcement of the Nintendo 3DS involved a partial reveal of the system's specifications. We say "partial" because a lot of the exact details, such as processor and graphics chip information, were not listed.

Nintendo has put "TBA" for pre-installed software, leading... Read more...

Here's a neat collection of games that was being shown on 3DS demo units at E3.

One of the 3DS demos being shown on the E3 show floor is 3DS Classic Collection, a compilation of classic games that can be selected at will. The games shown were:

If you're wondering what 3DS titles Nintendo is showing at their E3 booth, wonder no more.

For those curious about the 3DS games that are at Nintendo's booth this year, here's a quick list that we compiled.

Playable

Pilotwings Resort

Xevious

Star Fox 64 3D

The Sims 3

DJ Hero 3D

Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle

Steel Diver

Tech Demo: Target Shooting

Nintendogs + Cats

It looks like you won't have to swap cartridges any more.

In a move that mimics the Xbox 360's ability to install games to its hard drive, Nikkei is reporting that Nintendo's 3DS system will allow users to copy cartridge-based games to internal memory.

Once a game is "dumped" to the system's memory, it can be launched by selecting it from a menu listing the games stored on the system. Users will no longer have to carry their cartridges with them on the road in order to play multiple games.

The company's president is waiting for the adoption rate of 3D televisions to go up.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata addressed his thoughts on 3D console gaming in an interview in today's Nihon Keizai Shimbun.

When asked if the Wii would be made 3D compatible, he responded that it really isn't possible with Wii hardware. "If you display a 3D image, the image quality becomes extremely... Read more...

Nintendo's handheld may be a bit pricier than you would assume, and may hit Japan this year.

Echoing what Nintendo themselves seem to be saying, Lazard Capital Markets' analyst Colin Sebastian had an interesting take on the price and launch of Nintendo's new handheld. He feels that its launch price could be $249 or more, and that it will be released in Japan first.

While admitting... Read more...

Reports indicate that at least one territory may get the handheld this year.

Eurogamer is reporting that a source at Nintendo has indicated that the Nintendo 3DS may launch in one territory (Japan, Europe, or North America) in 2010, and that it will be available worldwide by early 2011.

Apparently the internal goal is a worldwide holiday launch this year, but if... Read more...

Some of you might not give a hoot, but here's a trailer featuring the owls of Ga'Hoole. Get it? Hoot? Oh forget it.

The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole is being adapted into a Wii game by Warner Bros. Interactive. Here's a trailer for the Wii version, which features plenty of high-flying owl action.

I just know James Jones is in here somewhere.

Anybody that watched Nintendo's E3 Press Conference had a chance to see the Just Dance 2 trailer that was shown. Well, here it is for posterity.

The game's creator talks about his design and its world.

Warren Spector is a highly respected game designer, so it's no surprise that Disney Interactive sat him down to record his thoughts on the upcoming Disney Epic Mickey. In this video he discusses his design, and the world of Mickey Mouse.

This Disney Epic Mickey teaser trailer should get you in the mood for the mouse.

Disney Epic Mickey is one of the most anticipated upcoming titles for Wii. This trailer doesn't show off any gameplay footage, but it should get you in the mood for the game.

Gameplay footage? Who needs gameplay footage?

The trailer that Sega released at E3 for Sonic Colors doesn't do much more than give you a feel for the world in which the game takes place. However, Sonic fans will certainly appreciate it.

Get ready for friendship, adventure, and the Action Point Battle System.

Square Enix is bringing Final Fantasy back to the DS in the form of Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light. This trailer shows off some of the game's features, such as the Action Point Battle System and Crown Job System.

Check out a trailer from Capcom's handheld follow-up to Okami.

Capcom's sequel to Okami, Okamiden, is on its way and looking great. This E3 trailer shows that the game has retained both its trademark art style and sense of humor.

It's time to possess some inanimate objects.

Capcom's Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is an interesting take on the puzzle genre. Here are two trailers that show what the gameplay is like.

This first trailer explains the concept of the game.

This second trailer is unadulterated gameplay.