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E3 2008 Nintendo Conference
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From a creative perspective, it's depressing how hard others have to work in fighting over Wii's scraps at the moment, compared to Nintendo. And I don't care how great it is for business..creatively one cannot commend that. And I think music could be the start of them pushing too far in terms of dumbed down semi-edutainment software for the masses.
Adam Scott Aukerman
Member
Couldn't they have just put that all in a press release and saved everyone a lot of trouble? I personally wasn't expecting much, but... bloody hell.
All the third party games looked crap, AC looked only to have the slightest of slight improvements over the DS version, Wii Sports Resort looked pretty crap and the sword fighting looked just as messy as the boxing (where's my proper sports, huh?! And SPRING?! Are you fucking kidding me?) and even Wii Music looked like a waste of space (with the exception of the drum kit). Seriously, I expect it's more enjoyable to play a jackinthebox.
All the third party games looked crap, AC looked only to have the slightest of slight improvements over the DS version, Wii Sports Resort looked pretty crap and the sword fighting looked just as messy as the boxing (where's my proper sports, huh?! And SPRING?! Are you fucking kidding me?) and even Wii Music looked like a waste of space (with the exception of the drum kit). Seriously, I expect it's more enjoyable to play a jackinthebox.
borghe said:
Indeed. I think they severely undershot with wii music, considering that the genre was already broken down by Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
Weakest wii ____ game thus far.
I'm not really all that concerned about the conference, however. You'd think that some of you people would learn that there's always more behind the show by now. :lol
James Power
Banned
Nintendo: Next time just announce the Mario franchise was bought by Atari. This will hurt less.
Chû Totoro
Member
Best conference ever !
So many hardcore games, so many new licenses.
It's all over my face !
Ok not funny. Now where is the true Nintendo conference ?
This one was pure shit.
Disapointment am here
So many hardcore games, so many new licenses.
It's all over my face !
Ok not funny. Now where is the true Nintendo conference ?
This one was pure shit.
Disapointment am here
Scott32020
Member
I'll probably only buy 2 or 3 of those games. Hopefully Sony will have good stuff inbound in a hour.
Virtua Ben
Member
Judging by what you guys are saying, I'm glad I didn't skip English class to come watch the conference.
__Andrea__
Member
Wow. That sucked.
I thought Microsoft's conference was very underwhelming, but Nintendo's was just sad.
They didn't even touch on the more staple titles releasing, like Wario Land, or Mario Baseball.
No price for the MotionPlus, and some pretty underwhelming first party titles.
Where's the hope that Virtual Console redeems itself after E3 now? Pretty depressing.
They didn't even touch on the more staple titles releasing, like Wario Land, or Mario Baseball.
No price for the MotionPlus, and some pretty underwhelming first party titles.
Where's the hope that Virtual Console redeems itself after E3 now? Pretty depressing.
Takeda Kenshi
blew Staal
Udder disappointment.
Yes, Udder.
Yes, Udder.
Herpes Reasons
Banned
well, that sucked. on to Sony camp.
dermannmitdemcolt
Member
Teknoman said:
I'm not going that far...yet. But right now I can't think of one real Wii game in the next 12 month that interests me. Really sad.
BishopLamont
Banned
This is only half the show, wait a little longer.
Son of Godzilla
Banned
Oh push off you tossers. Wii Sports 2 was pretty cool. And GTA:SubtitleThatDoesn'tAbbreviateToDS was a surprise. Spore looked decent too.
Sure, Guy Rambling On About Animal Crossing and WiiSoundMakingSpasms were probably the worst moments of e3 ever, but there was still some good stuff.
Sure, Guy Rambling On About Animal Crossing and WiiSoundMakingSpasms were probably the worst moments of e3 ever, but there was still some good stuff.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
If you want to have a Casual Games Summit Nintendo, that is perfectly fine.
But do it on your own time.
This is E3. This is our time.
But do it on your own time.
This is E3. This is our time.
Azure Dream
Member
Hah hah, Reggie on G4. "Literally."
Kevin: "What do you say to the hardcores that felt left out?"
Reggie: "How could they feel out? We have Animal Crossing, we... ... Animal Crossing!"
Kevin: "What do you say to the hardcores that felt left out?"
Reggie: "How could they feel out? We have Animal Crossing, we... ... Animal Crossing!"
For those asking for a recap...here's everything:
-Starts off with montage of very different gamer types
-Kids, adults, teens, the elderly play
Cammy (sp?) Dunaway VP of Sales and Marketing
-We promise to keep you smiling CHEESY!
-This lady is definitely out there to appeal to moms and Nintendos new audience types
-This is nearly unbearable. Shes telling stories about her fall snowboarding last year.
-Shaun White is on stage to demo snowboarding with the Balance Board and totally hamming it up.
-Whatever game it is, it looks good
-Of course, its Shaun Whites Snowboarding by Ubisoft
Shaun Whites Snowboarding
-Shaun White gave lots of input in development such as look and feel
-Goofy mom figure steps on the a board next to Shaun
-I dont know if this is pre-rendered, but shes nailing some nice tricks in the half pipe ok, not pre-rendered, she wipes out a few times
-Exlusively for Wii by year end
Satoru Iwata
-A true paradigm shift has taken place
-5 years ago in May 2003 was Iwatas first E3
-Everybody had negative outlook on Nintendos future
-Agrees that view was common sense, even Nintendo couldnt imagine that 5 years later that Nintendo would be on top and selling bathroom scales by the millions around the world
-Games like Nintendogs and Brain Age combined with games like Mario Kart and New Super Mario Bros. are causing the big change in the market
-Graphics arent always the answer (yeah, we know this stance all too well)
-Nintendo is dedicated to making impressive games from a technical standpoint internal teams hard at work on those (confirmation of Mario and Zelda games on the way?)
-Small games and small budgets can be worldwide hits if they have good ideas backing them
-Intuitive interfaces attracting new games and expanding audience
-Seasonal nature of hardware sales is gone. No longer just a gift item.
-Nintendo selling hardware like every week is a holiday week
-Guitar Hero III selling best on Wii
-Takes a jab at those trying to reproduce what Nintendo has done
-Must find more ways to engage players and enrich games to grow enthusiasm
-Nintendo always challenges itself to be a pioneer in the industry
Katsuya Eguchi - Creator of Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: City Folk
-Curved world, like DS
-No required goals (as in the past)
-Players still rise and sleep while you arent playing
-City is new place to explore separate from Town where you live
-You can put things up for sale in the city auction center
-Stores located in the city for customization
-Letters can be sent to PCs, cell phones, Wiis
-NEW PERIPHERAL WiiSpeak
-Microphone for the Wii, shows a group (4 players) talking while fishing together
-Still looks very similar to old Animal Crossing experience
-By the end of the year
Reggie Fils-Aime
-Nintendo is pleased, but not satisfied
-Wii over 10 million, DS over 20 million in North America alone
-Total DS worldwide sales will be over 100 million by the end of the fiscal year
-Pokemon over 180 million sales
-DS software 29% higher than last year, hardware 12% up
-After ads ran targetng females using celebs, software sales doubled on those featured titles
-Wii software sales are at a higher pace than 360 and PS3
-Wii library fastest growing of all 3 consoles
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
-Trailer showing players in lightsaber duels using Wii remote and nunchuck
-Force moves motion controlled
-Coming for the holidays
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
-Balance Board + Wii Remote + Nunchuch
-Looks fun and silly, just like youd expect
Call of Duty: World at War
-Graphically very strong for Wii
-Using Wii Zapper
-Co-op mode included
-Coming Soon
-Audience pretty underwhelmed WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THESE GAMES
Back to Mommy to speak about DS releases
-DS appeal for females growing fast
-Guitar Hero: On Tour sold over 300k in first week, On Tour: Decades on the way
Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades
-Able to song share between other versions of the game
Spore Creatures
-DS version is unique and custom
-Missed a lot of the rest
Pokemon Rangers: Shadows of (something or other)
-No info given
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
-DS this winter
-Thats it for info?!
-DS going to be used to improve air travel
-Currently being tested in airports
-DS to be used to check box scores, watch highlights, play trivia, order food, and more at Seattle Mariners baseball games
-Cooking Navi is an electronic cookbook in Japan
-English version coming in November
-Jeez, laying it on thick wit the moms, huh?
Back to Reggie
-Wii remote improvement through Wii MotionPlus
-Makes the Wii remote much more precise
-Successor to Wii Sports
Wii Sports: Resort
-Comes with MotionPlus and extended Wii remote jacket
-Wow, MotionPlus looks super accurate with Wii Sports: Resort
-Mommy throws a frisbee, her puppy doesnt catch it
-Second try the puppy catches the frisbee Reggie not impressed (jokingly)
-Reggie playing a Wave Race type of game using Remote and Nunchuck
-Mom and reggie getting ready to duel with swords
-Game understands any angle of slashing or blocking
-Reggie takes down mommy in first round
-Reggie loses round 2
-Launches next Spring
Wii Music
-Starts off with a guy showing drumming
-Uses balance board for bass drum and hi-hat, Wii remote and nunchuck for the rest
-Shigeru Miyamoto using Wii remote to play a sax instrument, buttons like valves
-Shiggy on sax, funny looking second dude on the drums theyre playing a jazzy song
-Was in development while in finalization of plans for Wii
-Music transcends age and gender
-Different than most music games
-Wii Music allows everybody to perform, rather than just try to hit buttons quickly
-Wii Music lets you create music through movement
-Ok, this looks insanely simple to play maybe too simple?
-Over 50 different intsruments
-You control tempo, but the game controls the tone
-Amount of motion controls volume
-Other game types including (conductor, record videos, etc.)
-Showing 4 players (Nintendo execs) choosing from 6 parts
-All 4 perform Super Mario Bros. theme w/ drummer dude in the background
-It looks fun, but everybody looks like a giant tool doing it except Shiggy of course, hes the muthaflippin
Reggie and Mommy
-Recapping the show
-Is this it? Cmon Nintendo, at least one more game!
-Looks like theyre playing it safe with the casual crowd
-Reggie saying that you cant call the Wii a fad anymore
Thats it. Underwhelming, for sure, and the crowd looks confused. Yes, it looked like they were having fun out there, and Im sure there are more games coming, but the spotlight was given to some pretty tame stuff. The mainstream news is going to be all giddy about what Nintendo has in store, long time fans didnt get any Mario, Zelda, Metroid, F-Zero, Fire Emblem, or any other big franchise outside of Animal Crossing.
-Starts off with montage of very different gamer types
-Kids, adults, teens, the elderly play
Cammy (sp?) Dunaway VP of Sales and Marketing
-We promise to keep you smiling CHEESY!
-This lady is definitely out there to appeal to moms and Nintendos new audience types
-This is nearly unbearable. Shes telling stories about her fall snowboarding last year.
-Shaun White is on stage to demo snowboarding with the Balance Board and totally hamming it up.
-Whatever game it is, it looks good
-Of course, its Shaun Whites Snowboarding by Ubisoft
Shaun Whites Snowboarding
-Shaun White gave lots of input in development such as look and feel
-Goofy mom figure steps on the a board next to Shaun
-I dont know if this is pre-rendered, but shes nailing some nice tricks in the half pipe ok, not pre-rendered, she wipes out a few times
-Exlusively for Wii by year end
Satoru Iwata
-A true paradigm shift has taken place
-5 years ago in May 2003 was Iwatas first E3
-Everybody had negative outlook on Nintendos future
-Agrees that view was common sense, even Nintendo couldnt imagine that 5 years later that Nintendo would be on top and selling bathroom scales by the millions around the world
-Games like Nintendogs and Brain Age combined with games like Mario Kart and New Super Mario Bros. are causing the big change in the market
-Graphics arent always the answer (yeah, we know this stance all too well)
-Nintendo is dedicated to making impressive games from a technical standpoint internal teams hard at work on those (confirmation of Mario and Zelda games on the way?)
-Small games and small budgets can be worldwide hits if they have good ideas backing them
-Intuitive interfaces attracting new games and expanding audience
-Seasonal nature of hardware sales is gone. No longer just a gift item.
-Nintendo selling hardware like every week is a holiday week
-Guitar Hero III selling best on Wii
-Takes a jab at those trying to reproduce what Nintendo has done
-Must find more ways to engage players and enrich games to grow enthusiasm
-Nintendo always challenges itself to be a pioneer in the industry
Katsuya Eguchi - Creator of Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: City Folk
-Curved world, like DS
-No required goals (as in the past)
-Players still rise and sleep while you arent playing
-City is new place to explore separate from Town where you live
-You can put things up for sale in the city auction center
-Stores located in the city for customization
-Letters can be sent to PCs, cell phones, Wiis
-NEW PERIPHERAL WiiSpeak
-Microphone for the Wii, shows a group (4 players) talking while fishing together
-Still looks very similar to old Animal Crossing experience
-By the end of the year
Reggie Fils-Aime
-Nintendo is pleased, but not satisfied
-Wii over 10 million, DS over 20 million in North America alone
-Total DS worldwide sales will be over 100 million by the end of the fiscal year
-Pokemon over 180 million sales
-DS software 29% higher than last year, hardware 12% up
-After ads ran targetng females using celebs, software sales doubled on those featured titles
-Wii software sales are at a higher pace than 360 and PS3
-Wii library fastest growing of all 3 consoles
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
-Trailer showing players in lightsaber duels using Wii remote and nunchuck
-Force moves motion controlled
-Coming for the holidays
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
-Balance Board + Wii Remote + Nunchuch
-Looks fun and silly, just like youd expect
Call of Duty: World at War
-Graphically very strong for Wii
-Using Wii Zapper
-Co-op mode included
-Coming Soon
-Audience pretty underwhelmed WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THESE GAMES
Back to Mommy to speak about DS releases
-DS appeal for females growing fast
-Guitar Hero: On Tour sold over 300k in first week, On Tour: Decades on the way
Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades
-Able to song share between other versions of the game
Spore Creatures
-DS version is unique and custom
-Missed a lot of the rest
Pokemon Rangers: Shadows of (something or other)
-No info given
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
-DS this winter
-Thats it for info?!
-DS going to be used to improve air travel
-Currently being tested in airports
-DS to be used to check box scores, watch highlights, play trivia, order food, and more at Seattle Mariners baseball games
-Cooking Navi is an electronic cookbook in Japan
-English version coming in November
-Jeez, laying it on thick wit the moms, huh?
Back to Reggie
-Wii remote improvement through Wii MotionPlus
-Makes the Wii remote much more precise
-Successor to Wii Sports
Wii Sports: Resort
-Comes with MotionPlus and extended Wii remote jacket
-Wow, MotionPlus looks super accurate with Wii Sports: Resort
-Mommy throws a frisbee, her puppy doesnt catch it
-Second try the puppy catches the frisbee Reggie not impressed (jokingly)
-Reggie playing a Wave Race type of game using Remote and Nunchuck
-Mom and reggie getting ready to duel with swords
-Game understands any angle of slashing or blocking
-Reggie takes down mommy in first round
-Reggie loses round 2
-Launches next Spring
Wii Music
-Starts off with a guy showing drumming
-Uses balance board for bass drum and hi-hat, Wii remote and nunchuck for the rest
-Shigeru Miyamoto using Wii remote to play a sax instrument, buttons like valves
-Shiggy on sax, funny looking second dude on the drums theyre playing a jazzy song
-Was in development while in finalization of plans for Wii
-Music transcends age and gender
-Different than most music games
-Wii Music allows everybody to perform, rather than just try to hit buttons quickly
-Wii Music lets you create music through movement
-Ok, this looks insanely simple to play maybe too simple?
-Over 50 different intsruments
-You control tempo, but the game controls the tone
-Amount of motion controls volume
-Other game types including (conductor, record videos, etc.)
-Showing 4 players (Nintendo execs) choosing from 6 parts
-All 4 perform Super Mario Bros. theme w/ drummer dude in the background
-It looks fun, but everybody looks like a giant tool doing it except Shiggy of course, hes the muthaflippin
Reggie and Mommy
-Recapping the show
-Is this it? Cmon Nintendo, at least one more game!
-Looks like theyre playing it safe with the casual crowd
-Reggie saying that you cant call the Wii a fad anymore
Thats it. Underwhelming, for sure, and the crowd looks confused. Yes, it looked like they were having fun out there, and Im sure there are more games coming, but the spotlight was given to some pretty tame stuff. The mainstream news is going to be all giddy about what Nintendo has in store, long time fans didnt get any Mario, Zelda, Metroid, F-Zero, Fire Emblem, or any other big franchise outside of Animal Crossing.
rollingstart
Banned
Reggie on G4 saying GTA DS and Animal Crossing should satisfy core gamers :lol