Nintendo E3 recap
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Submitted by videogame2play.com
Taking place in the brand new Club Nokia just a block away from the LA Convention Center, the popular console manufacturer took some to clue us in on what to expect for the rest of 2009 plus a few surprises including new games and an interesting new peripheral for the Wii. While not nearly as explosive as yesterday’s Microsoft Press Briefing, fans of the Big N will want to read on to learn all of the juicy details including a new Metroid game.
Metroid: Other M
- Brand new Metroid title from Tecmo’s Team Ninja and Nintendo.
- Much, much edgier Metroid title, something you could expect from Tecmo.
- Looks like a lot of influence from the Ninja Gaiden series with the action gameplay.
- Huge focus on story and digging into the character of Samus.
- Lot’s of melee attacks and jumping around.
- Scheduled for 2010.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
- First time a Nintendo console has had a second 3D Mario title.
- Returns to the Mario Galaxy style but with an all-new title.
- Yoshi makes a comeback in full force in SMG 2.
- The worlds looked larger than the pervious title.
- The trailer showed Bee Suit, giant Chomps, ice skating and more.
- Very little info on the title.
New Super Mario Bros.
- Not to be confused with the previous DS title, this is an all-new game on the Wii.
- First drop in, drop out classic style Mario title and includes 4 player co-op.
- The main game mode is playable both single and multi.
- Gameplay style allows players to play as a team or for score.
- All-new levels and items including a new propeller suit to fly around.
- Launching Worldwide Holiday 2009
Wii Fit Plus
- Something between an expanded version of the original and a new game.
- New tech follows the player much closer to find and fit the best workout.
- Now tracks calories and other additional info.
- Workout with Mario for the first time including jogging.
- Players can now omit the interludes so workouts keep flowing.
- Original Wii Fit has sold more than 15 million units surpassing some game consoles.
Wii Vitality Sensor
- Very little was shown on this.
- Small finger trap device that senses the players vital.
- A few hints about maybe working with Wii Fit.
Wii Motion Plus & Wii Sports Resort
- We got to see some of the same stuff as last year and some new.
- Bill Trinen demoed the archery gameplay which seemed to work despite how shaky it looked.
- Bill and Reggie went one-on-one in a 3 point basketball shootout demo. Reggie won.
- We also saw the intro game which was skydiving using the remote.
- Very little new info about Wii Motion Plus since last year.
- Red Steel 2 is first major game to require the device.
- Tiger Woods, Smash Court and Virtua Tennis all shipping with the WMP unit.
New DS and DSi Titles
- A plethora of new DS titles were announced including:
- Golden Sun DS – first title in 6 years.
- Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story, a new RPG feat. Mario and Luigi micro sized and inside Bowser. Launches fall 2009.
- James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club – new mystery story from famed writer from THQ.
- Mario VS Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! - has a level creator that can be shared and it’s a DSi Ware only title going live on Monday.
- C.O.P. The Recruit – new title from Ubisoft about a rookie undercover cop with a “gritty” storyline.
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