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Nintendo E3 2006 Conference Thread (start at reply ~#1300)
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PkunkFury
Member
Wow that was awesome! It was very well put together and the message was clear. I'm buying into it now. If priced around 200, The Wii is going to sell.
Really made Sony's conference look even worse. The DS showing made the PSP look like a lame duck. All those games out of nowhere. And the Wii looks to work just as well as described. Can't wait to here impressions of some of those games
Really made Sony's conference look even worse. The DS showing made the PSP look like a lame duck. All those games out of nowhere. And the Wii looks to work just as well as described. Can't wait to here impressions of some of those games
Slurpy2k20
Member
Wheres my Mario Wii demo, bitches?! I I don't understand why they didnt demo that on stage- it looked amazing.
My thoughts...
Graphics: Atrocious. I mean, some looked sub-PS2 level. Even Metroid Prime 3 looked EXACTLY like a mirror version of Metroid Prime 2. Mario Galaxy even didn't look that great graphically. It was just worse than I had even thought it could be. Depressing, but we knew it would be this way.
Gameplay: Mix. Mario Galaxy looks legitimately fun, as does Pilotwings and a bunch of others. But EVERYONE who used wiimote looked like a huge incredibly embarrassing douchebag, and even the 'smaller' gestures looked hilarious. I'm already a geek and a loser, but upping my geek/loser quotient by 80% is slightly less appealing. I hope sitting down and just slightly waggling my wand is not as disgustingly embarrassing.
That said, it DOES seem like a legit revolution... and it's also THE ONLY SYSTEM I CAN AFFORD. That should be the tagline. Wii: The Only System You Can Afford. *sigh*
Support: Can't tell. They said they will let third party games do the talking this week, so we'll see.
Bonus: Fire Emblem, Yoshi's Island 2, Starfox. YES YES YES PLEASE.
Graphics: Atrocious. I mean, some looked sub-PS2 level. Even Metroid Prime 3 looked EXACTLY like a mirror version of Metroid Prime 2. Mario Galaxy even didn't look that great graphically. It was just worse than I had even thought it could be. Depressing, but we knew it would be this way.
Gameplay: Mix. Mario Galaxy looks legitimately fun, as does Pilotwings and a bunch of others. But EVERYONE who used wiimote looked like a huge incredibly embarrassing douchebag, and even the 'smaller' gestures looked hilarious. I'm already a geek and a loser, but upping my geek/loser quotient by 80% is slightly less appealing. I hope sitting down and just slightly waggling my wand is not as disgustingly embarrassing.
That said, it DOES seem like a legit revolution... and it's also THE ONLY SYSTEM I CAN AFFORD. That should be the tagline. Wii: The Only System You Can Afford. *sigh*
Support: Can't tell. They said they will let third party games do the talking this week, so we'll see.
Bonus: Fire Emblem, Yoshi's Island 2, Starfox. YES YES YES PLEASE.
anachronous_one said:OK, so exactly WHY aren't the Mario characters in WiiSports instead of these el generico doodle characters? These could've easily been Wii Mario Golf, Wii Mario Baseball, and Wii Mario Tennis.
RIP-OFF TOTAL!!!
I'm glad they did this. If they want to expand the market, they have to break away somewhat from the overdone Mario, Zelda, Starfox thing. These "generic" characters are more accessible and will help Wii expand it's appeal.
Nice decision.
PhoenixDark
Banned
I missed it all
I'm going to download it
I'm going to download it
GitarooMan
Member
Solid show, good first-party stuff on Wii/DS, Nintendo's got their shit together. Graphics are Xbox quality or worse, but Mario, Zelda, Excite Truck have me there day one. Metroid 3 was a little disapointing. Overall solid, but I wouldn't want to just own it for my only console
jamesinclair
Banned
Not a single GC game?
Not one GBA game?
Nothing for Arcade?
No Smash Bros?
No Pilotwings?
No ending thatnks to Gamespot screwing me over?
3rd pilar is over.
Not one GBA game?
Nothing for Arcade?
No Smash Bros?
No Pilotwings?
No ending thatnks to Gamespot screwing me over?
3rd pilar is over.
Blackcherry
Member
It's over? WTF?
soundwave05
Member
BTW Kodak Theater >>>>>>>>>>>>> everyone else's E3 location.
ChronoMagnus
Banned
Good confrence. I'm suprised they didnt announce a price though. They must be waiting to see what microsoft does with the 360 price point. As for the games, they all obviously need more tweaking but i trust they'll come out well.
Zelda and Mario on launch day would be a serious backhand to the ps3. And just so we can end all this silly debate, there is no way in hell the DS3 can emulate what the Wiimote can do.
I do wonder one thing though? Reggie said 27 Wii games tomorrow, and much more videos of other games. What secrets are nintendo still hiding? Tomorrow is gonna be great.
Face it guys, Nintendo is back
Zelda and Mario on launch day would be a serious backhand to the ps3. And just so we can end all this silly debate, there is no way in hell the DS3 can emulate what the Wiimote can do.
I do wonder one thing though? Reggie said 27 Wii games tomorrow, and much more videos of other games. What secrets are nintendo still hiding? Tomorrow is gonna be great.
Face it guys, Nintendo is back
JonathanEx
Member
That was awesome. Great DS game announcements, great Wii games...
No killer trailers tho, but killer montages.
No killer trailers tho, but killer montages.
Crab Shaker
Doesn't pay his sources
I have to add to the nintendo splooge and say awesome show.
On this day, God smiled and said "now you know children, now you know."
On this day, God smiled and said "now you know children, now you know."
broadwayrock
Member
Reggie said it was in their interest to not reveal the price or release date for the moment.
Re: Read Steels controls:
The leaked game informer article stated that there is a delay with the controller because most peoples arms dont stay still when holding the remote which would make the camera all wobberly. I hope they allow for sensitivity tweaks for it.
Re: Read Steels controls:
The leaked game informer article stated that there is a delay with the controller because most peoples arms dont stay still when holding the remote which would make the camera all wobberly. I hope they allow for sensitivity tweaks for it.
evilromero
Member
Goddamn Nintendo, show someone playing Mario Galaxy! It's like my dream game and you hardly even showcased it. I'm sorry but they should've ended with a demo of Mario. Or maybe a video of Smash Bros.
Slurpy2k20
Member
Also, wheres my new Zelda trailer? Last year's was amazing- and theyve had over a year to make a new one. Did I miss it?
jerrymaguire
Member
if i was the competition winner, i would have done backflips up the stage.
brilliant conference, wished i was there. reggie delivered once again!!
brilliant conference, wished i was there. reggie delivered once again!!
GameSpot worked flawless for me - too bad I was on the phone for 30 minutes though during the best parts... sigh...
No Smash Brothers?
Oh well, it was a hell of alot better than the snore fest last night from Sony... here we actually saw games...
Now for Microsoft, my most anticipated conference...
No Smash Brothers?
Oh well, it was a hell of alot better than the snore fest last night from Sony... here we actually saw games...
Now for Microsoft, my most anticipated conference...
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Polari said:
What media briefing were you watching? Did you confuse it with Sony's?
Gamespot did not die on me luckily. Go Linux!
First impressions: this is going to be fun. As in reaaally fun. The tennis match alone was pure comedy to watch, can't wait to play with wife + kids! :lol
Oh and the footage shown was pretty decent.. That disaster game looks promising (see that giant Tsunami wave.. Wow!), The Excite Truck thing looked intense, MP was just too cool and hey, Red Steel is going to own! Man, what a fantastic line up!
Great great great conference..
First impressions: this is going to be fun. As in reaaally fun. The tennis match alone was pure comedy to watch, can't wait to play with wife + kids! :lol
Oh and the footage shown was pretty decent.. That disaster game looks promising (see that giant Tsunami wave.. Wow!), The Excite Truck thing looked intense, MP was just too cool and hey, Red Steel is going to own! Man, what a fantastic line up!
Great great great conference..
LiquidMamba
Member
Over already? This E3 is looking to be a major disappointment.
gamergirly
Member
DAMN! I hope somebody from the show can put out more Zelda info quick. That demostration was great but gosh there must be so much more left in the game they didnt show.
graphics: almost everything was a let-down, this coming from a person who expected half-life 2 graphics tops. mario looked very good, but everything else shouldn't have been shown.
gameplay: mario and a few others could be fun, but really right now i'm only looking forward to 2-3 titles.
DS is fucking amazing. so many games i need to get. I might not pick up Wii and just snag a lot for DS.
gameplay: mario and a few others could be fun, but really right now i'm only looking forward to 2-3 titles.
DS is fucking amazing. so many games i need to get. I might not pick up Wii and just snag a lot for DS.
Started out nicely, showed some nice DS shit (FF3 and Zelda), then someone decided it was a good idea to let Iwata ramble, and then the show fizzled for me. If I were trying to play that tennis game in my apartment, even two player, some very expensive Apple products would likely get smashed.
I thought apartments were smaller in Japan? Is multiplayer really not that important there?
I thought apartments were smaller in Japan? Is multiplayer really not that important there?
__Andrea__
Member
No, there was none
Maximilian E.
AKA MS-Evangelist
Crisis: Day of disaster was interesting.. nice "wave coming in over city"-scene there.
Besides this.. hmm.. don´t know.. I mean, I didn´t like Metriod Prime because of all the backtracking and such.. and if the Wii-version is similar but with a different controlling-scheme.. then that will not cut it, the "error" or the thing I don´t like is in the game, not in the controller...
Well..
A solid show, nothing spectacular but not crap either..
Besides this.. hmm.. don´t know.. I mean, I didn´t like Metriod Prime because of all the backtracking and such.. and if the Wii-version is similar but with a different controlling-scheme.. then that will not cut it, the "error" or the thing I don´t like is in the game, not in the controller...
Well..
A solid show, nothing spectacular but not crap either..