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Things Unmentioned At The Nintendo Press Conference

These are the things we thought Nintendo would mention yesterday at their E3 2009 press conference, but didn’t: Virtual Console For The DSi: We were almost positive that Nintendo would be expanding the DSi store with downloadable classics for the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance, but apparently Nintendo isn’t quite ready to plumb that…

By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2009

Gizmodo, Kotaku, Reggie: Who’s The Best Virtual Archer

Archery on Motion-Plus-enabled Wii Sports Resort is a surprisingly satisfying experience. Like other motion-controlled sports games on the Wii, playing archery is fairly straight forward. You hold a remote in your off hand — left if you’re right handed, right if you’re left handed — and then lift the controller up at the screen as…

By Brian Crecente Published June 3, 2009

Nintendo’s E3 Announcements

Got to give it to Nintendo — this year’s E3 press conference was better than last year’s train wreck, don’t cha think? The company announced some big news. All that and more after the jump. Nintendo’s E3 Expo Live Blog Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, Flipnote Studios Coming To DSiWare New Metroid Game Announced: Metroid Other…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2009

Zelda Attends E3 In Spirit Tracks

Yes, yes, we were all hoping Miyamoto would surprise us with a follow-up to Twilight Princess — but in lieu of a new Legend of Zelda announcement, here are some Spirit Track screens. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is a Phantom Hourglass-flavored adventure for the Nintendo DS and DSi. Players take Link by train…

By AJ Glasser Published June 3, 2009

Sin & Punishment 2 Looks Sick… In A Good Way

Sequel to the Nintendo 64 shooter, Sin & Punishment 2 brings what the press release calls a “frantic arcade sensibility to a post-apocalyptic world.” Players take the role of Isa or Kachi, two young-ish looking people on the run from pretty much everything. Based on these screens, we don’t know much about them besides the…

By AJ Glasser Published June 3, 2009

What Did Shigeru Miyamoto Say?

A recently released Nintendo patent from last year might solve the stumbling block for novice players while keeping the interest of hardcore players. When asked about it, Miyamoto seems to have indicated that New Super Mario Bros. Wii will have such a system — though was vague about details. The solution would turn a game…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2009

Miyamoto Wants To Announce New Zelda Next Year

Speaking at a small roundtable conference this afternoon, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has said that while a new Zelda game for the Wii was not at this year’s E3, he hopes to announce it next year. And to prove he’s not kidding around, the series creator brought in a piece of concept art for the game,…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2009

Miyamoto Addresses Zelda’s E3 Absence

The legendary Nintendo designer confirmed that a new Zelda for consoles is still on the way and complimented my ridiculous pitch for a new Zelda game.

By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2009

The Golden Sun DS Trailer Feels Underappreciated

.html The return of the Golden Sun is definitely a thing to celebrate. Don’t let that Wii Vitality Sensor dampen your enthusiasm for this very core-focused Nintendo DS role-playing game. Golden Sun DS, according to Nintendo of America, follows the story of previous Golden Sun heroes’ descendants and “immerses players into the magic of its…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2009

Liveblogging Shigeru Miyamoto’s Developer Round Table

Shigeru Miyamoto just took the stage for his annual Developers Round Table. Each year the Nintendo developer sits down to talk about design choices, Nintendo and upcoming games. It’s always interesting. Let’s listen in why don’t we. Click to viewShigeru Liveblog

By Brian Crecente Published June 2, 2009

Shigeru Miyamoto Spills Beans On “Kind Code”… Almost

Super Mario Bros. Wii may have a surprise in store for gamers when it hits later this year. Speaking to Kotaku at E3 today, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto seem to let slip that the game may include at least an initial glimpse at a revolutionary save system first hinted at in a patent filed by Miyamoto…

By Brian Crecente Published June 2, 2009

Miyamoto: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Will Have 90% New Levels

Nintendo’s legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto sat down with Kotaku to talk about Nintendo’s biggest projects and shared some details on the newly announced Super Mario Galaxy. “For the most part up until now on a single console we haven’t made two games in a single franchise,” Miyamoto said. “But when we first made Super Mario…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2009

Wii Vitality Sensor Gets Smoothly Fingered

Nintendo announced today that it was adding the Wii Vitality Sensor to the list of things one can attach to the Wii Remote. Nintendo’s official announcement claims it will expand the appeal of video games. How? Well, we’re not quite sure yet, as we’ve not yet poked the Wii Vitality Sensor. But these beautifully unblemished,…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2009

New New Super Mario Bros. Wii Screens

Nintendo has not one, but two major Mario games planned for a Wii release, as Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be preceded by New Super Mario Bros. Wii later this year. The Wii follow-up to New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo DS will feature four-player co-op play, with Mario, Luigi and two Toads all…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2009

First Metroid: Other M Screens

Nintendo is partnering with Team Ninja, not Retro Studios, for the newest outer space adventure starring Samus Aran, Metroid: Other M. The Wii game is a mix of first and third-person action. It looks spectacular. Team Ninja looks like it will do wonderful things with the Wii hardware, giving Metroid fans who crave a return…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2009

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story Hits Nintendo DS This Fall

Nintendo of America is bringing Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! for the Nintendo DS to the West as Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, the latest role-playing game to star the dynamic plumbing duo. The “inside” in the game’s title is quite literal, as you’ll travel through the guts of Mario and Luigi arch-nemesis Bowser in…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2009

New Metroid Game Announced: Metroid Other M

Nintendo will be teaming up with the remains of Tecmo’s Team Ninja to bring us an all-new Metroid title for the Wii: Metroid Other M. Due in 2010, the game looks a blend of first and third-person gameplay (clip showed much more third than first-person), with shooting sequences mixed with old-fashioned Metroid platforming. The game…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2009

The Wii Vitality Sensor Seems…Nice

Nintendo announces the Wii Vitality Sensor, a device that attaches to the tip of the player’s finger that measures their vital signs and helps them relax. It sounds like one of those biorhythm reading machines you find in dirty bowling alley arcades, though as a Nintendo Wii product it is of course pristine and white.…

By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2009

Nintendo Reveals Super Mario Galaxy 2

Nintendo saved their biggest announcement for last at this morning’s E3 press conference, unveiling the first full sequel to a 3D Mario game on the same system: Mario Galaxy 2. From the trailer on show, it appears to be the same deal as the first game. Planetoids you run around, 3D puzzles, unique mechanics on…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2009

Golden Sun DS Coming In 2010

A bit of news out of Nintendo’s E3 2009 press conference sure to make RPG fans get the warm fuzzies, the Golden Sun series continues on the Nintendo DS next year. Arguable one of the best 2D role-playing games on any system, Golden Sun and its sequel, Golden Sun: The Lost Age were two of…

By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2009