Wii Threadcast

[HRose]

Nintendo DS stuff now

[Talisker]

Reggie keeps hypnotizing me with his piercing glare.

[Wholly Schmidt]

DS time, I'm out. Have fun threadcasters!

[Matthew Gallant]

George Harrison comes out of a booby hatch in the stage.

[Shmtur]

I think so. There's no reason you couldn't have. The aiming independant of the movement is nothing that couldn't be done with a regular controller either way.

I'm sorry; I was going off the Goldeneye example. In the default scheme, you had to hold down the R trigger to aim, at which point you couldn't really move.

The whole thing is a really minor point, though. It's not really an important point, I just like seeing something other than the center of the screen being where the bullets land.

[Ben Sones]

Wii is going to be a hell of a platform for shooters.

[zabuni]

That's disappointing, I was hoping for more Wii.

[Talisker]

I've always said: "I'm not a gamer, I'm a disruptor. I buy disruption."

[Jason McMaster]

we became clean that its just a matter of games.

[Angie Gallant]

I'm sure we'll get more Wii at the end.

[Charles]

"We are going to introduce new games and new IPs!"

"Here's a rehash of a NES game! Now with trucks!"

[Shmtur]

I think they prefer for people to learn more about the Wii from first hand experience - demonstrating it on stage just isn't the same.

[fuzzyslug]

Who let Reggie off the stage without a freakin' price?

[Angrycoder]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, get this DS guy off

[Shmtur]

You can be sure he'll be back. Gotta save that for the strong finish. I hope.

[Ben Sones]

I'm sure we'll get more Wii in the end.

Heh... that's gay.

[Angie Gallant]

Just imagine, they could bring Nintencats to the Wii. You use the remote to stroke your kitty and the remote purrs when it is happy.

[Talisker]

blah blah blah

[fuzzyslug]

Combined Nintendo marketing.

Touch your Wii for Generations.

[Angie Gallant]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, get this DS guy off

Wow, you like him that much? Do it yourself.

[Shmtur]

Just imagine, they could bring Nintencats to the Wii. You use the remote to stroke your kitty and the remote purrs when it is happy.


For the good of all mankind, please, make more of these jokes.

[Hawkeye Fierce]

Man, did I pick the wrong time to go get lunch.

[Ben Sones]

New spinning blue shells! INNOVATION FTW!!!1!

[Talisker]

my feed froze, but I can barely tell, since that guy's probably still rambling.

[Jason McMaster]

THE POKEMON ARE COMING, LOOK OUT

[Angie Gallant]

YOU ARE THE POKEMON

COSBY EXPLODE

[Angrycoder]

wow, we are getting the pokemon mysterous dungeon games?

[Shmtur]

But I don't wanna be a Pokemon...

[fuzzyslug]

I think they prefer for people to learn more about the Wii from first hand experience - demonstrating it on stage just isn't the same.

There will be a rush for the Nintendo booth when the E3 doors open.

[Matthew Gallant]

"It's all about showing people things they haven't seen before. Here is Mario DS, Yoshi DS, Starfox DS, and Diddy Kong DS."

[jim crawford]

Spontaneous applause for Yoshi's Island 2!

[Shmtur]

I hope the Starfox game is the shooter style, not a platformer.

[Talisker]

They didn't really get into any connectivity/downloadable stuff for Wii, did they?

[Jason McMaster]

IM SO EXCITED ABOUT VOIP

[Ben Sones]

"It's all about showing people things they haven't seen before. Here is Mario DS, Yoshi DS, Starfox DS, and Diddy Kong DS."

And Zelda.

[Shmtur]

"It's all about showing people things they haven't seen before. Here is Mario DS, Yoshi DS, Starfox DS, and Diddy Kong DS."

Don't forget Tony Hawk.

[Jason McMaster]

someone is going to kick this guy in the nuts

[asspennies]

Asian kid, White kid, Black kid all playing their DSes together on a leather couch.

[noun]

Ok, the Crystal Method music amuses me.

[Talisker]

Elite Beat Agents -- that's the ossuo takey bloogle game (whatever the hell it's called), yes?

[Angrycoder]

Ouendan has been renamed to Elite Beat Angels?

[Matthew Gallant]

Starfox DS is a rail shooter where you draw the rail? That's crazy.

[fuzzyslug]

That Pokemon game for the DS looks a whole lot like Zelda for the SNES.

[Jason McMaster]

yeah, I wish this would turn into an Aphex Twin video with Richard James face on everyone at the conference

[Matthew Gallant]

BOMB ZAL DROPPEN

[Ben Sones]

Asian kid, White kid, Black kid all playing their DSes together on a leather couch.

Later, they'll all pull out their Wiis.

[shang]

Create your own levels in Mario vs DK (assumably shareable via WiFi?)

[fuzzyslug]

They didn't really get into any connectivity/downloadable stuff for Wii, did they?

Other than to brag about gaming sessions, no.

[zabuni]

Not a bad lineup for the DS, new yoshi's island, diddy kong racing, zelda.

[nixon66]

Iwata!

[Shmtur]

And now Iwata is back on the Wii.

[Talisker]

Again with the "disruption".

[Angie Gallant]

Iwata keeps doing the international sign language for "large breasts".

[fuzzyslug]

Not a bad lineup for the DS, new yoshi's island, diddy kong racing, zelda.

Looks good to me. Sign me up for Yoshi's Island 2, the new Mario game, the Zelda game, and the brain age games (my wife even loves the current one).

[Ben Sones]

Iwata keeps doing the international sign language for "large breasts".

Well, touching is good, right?

[Not One Of Us]

HE PULLED OUT HIS WII!

[Angie Gallant]

Playing (with breasts) is believing!

[HRose]

It breaks down a barrier (the controller)

[asspennies]

For all their talk about non-gamers, I don't know any "non-gamers" who own a DS, and I doubt I'll know many who buy a "Wii"

[Talisker]

Ah, here comes the Virtual Console.

[Shmtur]

So...he broke the 4th wall?

[Ben Sones]

"We must appeal to non-gamers who have fond memories of all the past games they've played."

[Not One Of Us]

Lord Jesus I can not wait for the hentai games for this console.

[nixon66]

Virtual Console time! Finally

[Angie Gallant]

My teenage girl cousin who was losing interest in games now owns a DS.

[Talisker]

Uh, is the "virtual console" referring to the downloadable stuff? I didn't get what it was supposed to be. Mentioned the phrase, then showed someone picking up a Wii, then onto other stuff.

[Ben Sones]

Iwata has ADD.

[Matthew Gallant]

Iwata smash load time. RAARGH.

[fuzzyslug]

Ok, I've been posting about the torrid pace of the conference to this point. In all fairness, I should mention that it just ground to a halt.

Let's get back on track.

[Angie Gallant]

He's so adorable. I want a NintenIwata where I can bathe him and take him on walks. I could brush is luxious hair for minutes.

[Angrycoder]

go away boring japanese man

[Talisker]

We have a DS, but I never get to play anything on it, 'cause my wife is always playing animal crossing.

[Charles]

This is like politics. "Their stuff sucks! They are so bad!"

[Ben Sones]

They need to have Reggie come out and bite the head off a journalist or something.

[Linoleum]

It watches me when I sleep! Nooooooo.

[HRose]

Always on Wii

[noun]

Please make a point soon, Mr. President.

[Shmtur]

So the Wii plays with itself when you turn it off? THE WII NEVER SLEEPS

[zabuni]

Wii is on when you wii

[fuzzyslug]

We have a DS, but I never get to play anything on it, 'cause my wife is always playing animal crossing.

My PSP is also known as "what I play while she is playing Brain Age."

[Ben Sones]

It's like a virtual stalker.

"Honey, can you show me where the Wii touched you on this doll?"

[Not One Of Us]

IT'S FUCKING SKYNET.

[Angie Gallant]

PS3, 360: You can connect to the internet and buy new weapons as microtransactions.

Wii: Developers can give you new weapons for free while you sleep.

[Talisker]

oh shit, don't show my wife what he just said about animal crossing on wii.

[Shmtur]

If I'm not using it, why do I want it connected? Seriously, downloading a new vehicle/weapon/whatever can't take that long. Do it when I turn it on. Yawn.

[Talisker]

"Wii Sports" -- uh, no comment

[HRose]

Wii Sports

[E-phonk]

Wii sports: all in one sport game

[Angie Gallant]

His point with the 24 hour connectivity seems to be that you will never have to wait for new content. It will just be there and ready to go.

[zabuni]

Imagine if you could mail other people in Animal Crossing without having to go to their towns.

[Charles]

WiiSports.

The jokes! They write themselves!

[forgeforsaken]

If I'm not using it, why do I want it connected? Seriously, downloading a new vehicle/weapon/whatever can't take that long. Do it when I turn it on. Yawn.

Considering the number one complaint about the 360 is you can't download in the background...

[Ben Sones]

DESTROY!

[Not One Of Us]

Iwata is the DESTROYER.

[Shmtur]

It really is good to hear that the Wii is intuitive. If it were complex, I'm not sure I could handle my Wii.

[fuzzyslug]

Wii sports: all in one sport game

That relaxes a concern. None of the sports games looked all that impressive on their own. However, put them in one package and it's suddenly a value (if it is good).

[Talisker]

FRIGHTENED

[Not One Of Us]

From a nice, crazy man to Mr. Scary.

[Hawkeye Fierce]

It's actually gonna be called WiiSports? Did they seriously never test the name on an audience? Gah.

[Shmtur]

Considering the number one complaint about the 360 is you can't download in the background...

I don't own a 360. I don't have experience with this. Makes sense, I suppose. I really don't know.

[Charles]

WiiSports: WaterSports added while you sleep!

[noun]

Yeah baby, the enforcer is back. TELL ME REGGIE.

[Ben Sones]

He's going to do it! Reggie is going to bite off someone's head!

[Talisker]

Which fat guy will win?

[Jason McMaster]

Oh man, look at these pecker checkers.

[Charles]

Why not get his or her hands on a Wii? Bahahahaha.

[fuzzyslug]

This should be interesting. Let's see how someone who has never touched the thing does with the controller.

[Shmtur]

I'm really glad he didn't say "to get his or her hands on our Wii."

[Angie Gallant]

We will get to see someone who has never played with the Wii before try it out live. If it works, that will sure as hell sell the concept as being intuitive.

[Matthew Gallant]

"Even your mom can play."

Oh snap.

[Angrycoder]

he's going to play with my mom with his wiimote?

[Angie Gallant]

I could watch Miyamoto play games all day.

[HRose]

OMG, he is SWINGING the controller

[Talisker]

My wife is so gonna punch me in the face while playing that game. She'll even try to call it an "accident".

[Not One Of Us]

Miyamoto is so cuuuuuuuuute! >_<

[Jason McMaster]

Man, that looked pretty fun

[Claycw]

not a great showing of his Skills

[Ben Sones]

Scott Dyer, come touch Miyamoto's Wii!

[Kevin J Baird]

Wait, what's the Wii downloading this media onto? It has no storage. Unless it plans to fill my memory card up with junk so when I go to save my game it says it can't because there are new Mario clothing options taking up the space.

[Jason McMaster]

THATS RIGHT, WHITEY WON

[Angie Gallant]

Iwata is all about kicking ass!

[Matthew Gallant]

Iwata will destroy the contest winner, like he destroys walls.

[Charles]

Please don't touch the Miyamoto.

[jim crawford]

Wait, what's the Wii downloading this media onto? It has no storage. Unless it plans to fill my memory card up with junk so when I go to save my game it says it can't because there are new Mario clothing options taking up the space.
Has half a gig of flash memory, IIRC.

[Linoleum]

This is when you are confident in your controller: You have four people on a big stage demoing the thing live out in the open...and one of the people hasn't played the system before.

[Angie Gallant]

This looks like so much fun.

[Angrycoder]

did he just say we need a wiimatch?

[Jason McMaster]

did he say a wii-match

[Matthew Gallant]

Reggie whiff!

[Talisker]

OK, definitely looking easy to play, the contest guy is right there in it.

[Shmtur]

This is excellent.

[Ben Sones]

That actually looks like fun.

[Hawkeye Fierce]

If this is less than $200, I'm there on Day 1.

[Angrycoder]

dude, that guy totally just got a high five from miyamoto!

[Claycw]

Looks kind of awkward but fun

[Jason McMaster]

I'll buy 2

[Talisker]

So.... how much is it gonna cost?

[Angie Gallant]

I'm sold.

[fuzzyslug]

This is when you are confident in your controller: You have four people on a big stage demoing the thing live out in the open...and one of the people hasn't played the system before.

Uh, yep. That's a big risk, even with a simple game. All that dude needs to do is look at it and just say, "I don't get it."

Neat demo, even if I always find this kind of stuff kind of useless.

[Ben Sones]

Oooh, a dig at Sony's pricing. "It's about inclusion, not exclusion."

[Angrycoder]

do you want to be included, punk? Well do ya?

[noun]

Gotta be $299. Why charge less when your competitors are charging so much more? That's more profit for you, and you'll still be far cheaper than they are.

[Ben Sones]

Reggie: "WE ARE THE DISRUPTOR!"

Iwata: "DESTROOOOOOY! AAAAARGH!!!!"

[Claycw]

I'll buy it depending on the price level. I hope they give us some idea.

[Angrycoder]

WTF, no price?

[Shmtur]

Especially considering one of the points earlier made it seem like they were going to announce it, that's pretty disappointing.

[Angie Gallant]

And that is how you put on a conference that sells your system.

[Ben Sones]

It's free. In fact, it downloads itself into your living room while you sleep. You'll just come down one morning and find it playing tennis with your mom.

[Talisker]

I'm sold. But then, since it'll have whatever's the next version of Animal Crossing, it's a foregone conclusion at our house, so hey.

[nixon66]

How could they not tell us the price!

[fuzzyslug]

Dude. Price! C'mon. It'll be the only disappointment. Crap.

[Claycw]

Guess not :(

[Jason McMaster]

GAH
___

[Charles]

I tuned in late. Was zelda moved to a revolution only game?

[Angrycoder]

It's free. In fact, it downloads itself into your living room while you sleep. You'll just come down one morning and find it playing tennis with your mom.

roflmao, nice

[fuzzyslug]

Great conference but I can't believe they didn't just put a $199 on the screen as he walked away. That would have been killer.

[Lunch of Kong]

Did they confirm that both controllers have a motion sensor?

Yes, each controller tracks an entire sphere of rotation.

[Angie Gallant]

I tuned in late. Was zelda moved to a revolution only game?

No, it will be a simulantious release for Gamecube and Wii.

[zabuni]

And, we're done.

My score 3.5 out of 5. Good footage of games, several nice announcements, but nothing Revolutionary in terms of new stuff. If they really wanted to disrupt, they should have lowballed the price, and watched Sony squirm.

[CustodianV131]

Where can I send my money to?

I'm sold! Wii is going to win over a lot of my none gaming friends for sure!

And for me? 20+ years of gaming Finally something new!

[Moggraider]

As in, two versions.

[zabuni]

I tuned in late. Was zelda moved to a revolution only game?

Two versions, revolution and cube.

[Matthew Gallant]

How could they not tell us the price!
Well, Reggie said at the beginning they were deliberately leaving some questions unanswered. Whether that's bullshit or not, we'll know by the end of the conference. It would make sense to save something like that when the rest of your presentation is so strong.

[asspennies]

I think that not announcing the price might be indicitive of it being more around the $250-$300 range than they originally hoped.

[Claycw]

is gamespot showing all the Press conference stuff???

[E-phonk]

Wii + mario + zelda on launch
plus maybe warioware or something similar

[forgeforsaken]

I think they are debating the price anew with the Sony super expensive announcement.

[zabuni]

The closer they get to $200, the better they will do. $300 is xbox range, and that's what the cool kids will be playing.

[Shmtur]

Not that it was a bad display, but by not announcing a price, they really left a vulnerable Sony time to recover. $199 would have been a Sony killer, almost.

[forgeforsaken]

Much much better presentation than the Sony folks, almost made them look like amature hour imo.

[Charles]

Not that it was a bad display, but by not announcing a price, they really left a vulnerable Sony time to recover. $199 would have been a Sony killer, almost.


How would sony recover? Magically lower the price?

[fuzzyslug]

I think they are debating the price anew with the Sony super expensive announcement.

That might be true. I can't believe they left the price off. It felt like one thing was missing and that was it. I think they lost a great opportunity to lay one hell of a blow to the Sony empire.

[Angie Gallant]

The way I am seeing it, the conference was powerful enough as it was to get plenty of good press. More when people get their hands on it in the Nintendo area. The price? That can be used for big press later on, if anything is threatening to push the Wii out of the forefront.

[Ben Sones]

I think they are debating the price anew with the Sony super expensive announcement.

It's possible, though they did announce previously that it would be "under $200," didn't they? Given Sony's price bombshell and Nintendo's whole "it's for everyone" tack, they might be giving some serious thought to upping the price and including multiple controllers in the box. But who knows?

[Shmtur]

How would sony recover? Magically lower the price?

Pixie dust.


(which is to say, I don't know. But do you really want to give them an opportunity to spin things some more?)

[Ben Sones]

Oh, and BTW--they sold me. The graphics were very last-gen, but a bunch of those games looked like they would be a blast to play. The swordfighting game looked promising, and the Wii Sports thing looked like it would be a great party game.

[Uncle Larry]

It's possible, though they did announce previously that it would be "under $200," didn't they? Given Sony's price bombshell and Nintendo's whole "it's for everyone" tack, they might be giving some serious thought to upping the price and including multiple controllers in the box. But who knows?

$299 with 4 remotes and tennis packed in FTW.

[Shmtur]

Actually, I should add the same thing. Right now I want one on day 1 of release. I'm just disappointed they left arguably their best weapon against Sony lying on the table at (again, arguably) the best possible time to use it. That's slightly worrisome.

But the games look amazing.

[BDGE]

The Zelda demonstration alone completely sold me, I'm just giddy at the thought of flinging the boomerang and aiming the bow. Even just moving the fairy around for menu management turned me into a flaming fanboi. It's amusing that Nintendo decided against doing the obvious sword swipe motions instead keeping that action tethered to the remote button, ultimately a gracious decision.

DS lineup is extraordinary. Yoshi's Island 2 headlines a nice swath of sequels/updates to some great franchises. Wonderful showing overall. I'll be there on launch day.

[Matthew Gallant]

4 player games with action like that are going to need a very big room.

[Ben Sones]

Even just moving the fairy around for menu management turned me into a flaming fanboi.

You move the fairy with your Wii. That is pretty flaming.

It had to be said.

[Charles]

Actually, I should add the same thing. Right now I want one on day 1 of release. I'm just disappointed they left arguably their best weapon against Sony lying on the table at (again, arguably) the best possible time to use it. That's slightly worrisome.

But the games look amazing.


They might be holding back in case MS makes a huge announcement. God knows, Microsoft is good at making things look good. And this is their second public E3 for the 360 -- there will be second generation games being shown. That's a huge thing to fight against.

[Linoleum]

Nintendo doesn't have to announce the price yet. There is no reason to. They will be much less expensive than either the PS3 or 360 at Christmas time, and unlike the PS3, you'll actually be able to buy one in stores. They can time the price bombshell whenever they want to.

In the meantime we get to try out 27 games at E3....

[KaoFloppy]

$299 with 4 remotes and tennis packed in FTconstantly Wrecked living room Wall.
My first fix!

[fuzzyslug]

The Zelda demonstration alone completely sold me, I'm just giddy at the thought of flinging the boomerang and aiming the bow. Even just moving the fairy around for menu management turned me into a flaming fanboi. It's amusing that Nintendo decided against doing the obvious sword swipe motions instead keeping that action tethered to the remote button, ultimately a gracious decision.

DS lineup is extraordinary. Yoshi's Island 2 headlines a nice swath of sequels/updates to some great franchises. Wonderful showing overall. I'll be there on launch day.

I hear ya. After watching that press conference, I feel much more like a fanboy than I have in a very long time.

[triggercut]

I'm not sure this *is* the best time to announce the price point of the Wii. We're what, six months out from the release of the PS3? That gives Sony a lot of time to respond and maybe do something crazy like announce a lower price point, or announce the $600 unit will come bundled with a game. If I'm Nintendo (and if I'm MS and planning a price drop) I announce it in August when it'll be nearly impossible for Sony to react except through marketing.

[Ryan Markel]

I just have to say that they got me when Reggie talked about the move from 2D to 3D and what it meant in terms of immersion, and then applying that to the Wiimote.

Also - is there anyone else in this thread who found themselves grinning like an idiot with everything they managed to show? The first twenty minutes were nothing but pure joy for me.

I've been somewhat happy with my 360 (might be because I don't have Oblivion), but Wii just looks like it's going to be ridiculously fun. There's not much they didn't show that I didn't say to myself "I'd really like to see what that would be like."

Lucky E3-attending BASTARDS

[Angie Gallant]

Oh yeah. The smile didn't slide from my face during the whole conference.

[fuzzyslug]

I just have to say that they got me when Reggie talked about the move from 2D to 3D and what it meant in terms of immersion, and then applying that to the Wiimote.

Also - is there anyone else in this thread who found themselves grinning like an idiot with everything they managed to show? The first twenty minutes were nothing but pure joy for me.

I've been somewhat happy with my 360 (might be because I don't have Oblivion), but Wii just looks like it's going to be ridiculously fun. There's not much they didn't show that I didn't say to myself "I'd really like to see what that would be like."

Lucky E3-attending BASTARDS

Fanboy!



Oh yeah. The smile didn't slide from my face during the whole conference.


Fangirl!

[Midnight Son]

You mean consoles should be about having fun? I thought it was to sell the latest technology at any price............

[Not One Of Us]

Fanboy!
I totally am now.

[E-phonk]

They didn't even show the best games!

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/gc/02_papermario/img/04.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/gc/02_papermario/img/01.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/gc/02_papermario/img/02.jpg

[nKoan]

They didn't even show the best games!

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/gc/02_papermario/img/04.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/gc/02_papermario/img/01.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/gc/02_papermario/img/02.jpg

I'm having flashbacks of Donald Duck in Mathmagicland.

[BobJustBob]

Is that for Wii? The site says Gamecube but the video has that little cursor thing onscreen the whole time. Looks amazing either way.

[VegasRobb]

I'm interested in the system now. I wasn't really looking at it before, but that's changed. Knowing the price might seal the deal, but the press event did it's job and hooked fence-sitters like myself.

[E-phonk]

Maybe you like it more in video:
http://movie.nintendo.co.jp/data/wmv/gc/papermario.wmv

[Jab]

Damm I keep missing this stuff. 200$ would be an instant buy for me, the only thing I'm wondering about is the virtual console, is there another way to download games to it since my cable connection isn't near where my consoles are?

[PeterGinsberg]

Does anyone know of any sites that have a saved version of the stream that those of us who missed it live can watch? None of the one's who hosted a live stream seem to have it.

[E-phonk]

A hi-res version of the stream will hit torrent sites in a few hours, i'm sure.

[delirium]

Can't wait to see the video when I get home from work. Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!

[Moore]

They didn't even show the best games!

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/gc/02_papermario/img/04.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/gc/02_papermario/img/01.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/gc/02_papermario/img/02.jpg

! awesome !

[Odysseus]

Does anyone know of any sites that have a saved version of the stream that those of us who missed it live can watch? None of the one's who hosted a live stream seem to have it.

Gamespot has it up now. E3->E3 Live.

[Ben Sones]

Uh... no. I get a button that says "taped stream starts at 1:00 PM PDT."

[fuzzyslug]

Uh... no. I get a button that says "taped stream starts at 1:00 PM PDT."

That matches the text on the grid. Odd thing is that the countdown ended at 3:00 EST. We still have an hour to go.

[RickH]

Damm I keep missing this stuff. 200$ would be an instant buy for me, the only thing I'm wondering about is the virtual console, is there another way to download games to it since my cable connection isn't near where my consoles are?

Built-in WiFi's still there, isn't it? Seems like a wireless router's becoming mandatory for gamers.

[RickH]

Not that it was a bad display, but by not announcing a price, they really left a vulnerable Sony time to recover. $199 would have been a Sony killer, almost.

Being $100 less than PS2 & Xbox helped the GC not one little bit. IMHO, it made people think it was worth less than the other two.

The Rev will sell just fine at $300.

[schizoslayer]

Right now they can suck $200 a month from my bank account for the next ten years so long as I can have a Wii. Seriously never been so excited about a console in ever.

[Odysseus]

Uh... no. I get a button that says "taped stream starts at 1:00 PM PDT."

When you try to watch the Nintendo conference? That's odd. I'm watching it now.

[Jazar]

Anyone care to give a rundown of the games announced for Wii?

[RickH]

Take a look at the Joystiq article, good rundown of the games.

[Cosmic Hippo]

Well.

In the words of Jimi Hendrix, "Nintendo Wii... you're the only one.... for meeee!"

I'm sure a lot of this stuff won't be as cool as it currently seems. But that's still a hell of a lot of cool.

[Jazar]

I didn't find the joystiq article summarizing the Wii games but I did find this:

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/wii/img_con/photo_classic.jpg

[RickH]

Try this link: http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/09/engadget-and-joystiqs-live-coverage-of-nintendos-wii-e3-event/

From the article:
List of games: Metroid Prime 3, Dragon Quest Swords, Disaster: Day of Crisis, Fire Emblem, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Cars, Super Mario Galaxy, SD Gundamn G Breaker, Tony Hawk Downhill Jam, Sengoku Action, Excite Truck, Elebits, Red Steel, Rayman 4, Super Swing Gold Pangya, Sonic, Project H.A.M.M.E.R., Finalfurlong Revolution, Madden, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Twilight Princess.

[Jazar]

No Mario game?

[nKoan]

There is a Mario Game. Super Mario Galaxies.

[Hawkeye Fierce]

No Mario game?

List of games: Metroid Prime 3, Dragon Quest Swords, Disaster: Day of Crisis, Fire Emblem, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Cars, Super Mario Galaxy, SD Gundamn G Breaker, Tony Hawk Downhill Jam, Sengoku Action, Excite Truck, Elebits, Red Steel, Rayman 4, Super Swing Gold Pangya, Sonic, Project H.A.M.M.E.R., Finalfurlong Revolution, Madden, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Twilight Princess.
Miss it the first time?

[RickH]

If launching with a Zelda game, a Mario platformer, and a Metroid game doesn't move units, nothing will. This certainly explains their lack of recent 1st-party support for the Cube. It was the smart thing to do, even with the Rev being backward-compatible.

[Theodore Rex DX]

Super Paper Mario and Yoshi's Island 2 omgwtf? Galaxy looks good too, but I have to see it in motion. Zelda looks fantastic. Prime 3 is crushingly disappointing, but at least they have the good sense to make it a 2007 release.
The new ips looks shit. I guess the longer you put it off, the worse it gets.

[Moore]

I didn't find the joystiq article summarizing the Wii games but I did find this:

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/wii/img_con/photo_classic.jpg

HAWT AND SNESY

[jim crawford]

Galaxy looks good too, but I have to see it in motion.
Looks good in motion. The control scheme isn't at all obvious from looking at the screen, range of movement is very ambitious. I don't see how to make it flow well, but Mario games are all about flow so I can't imagine it being far from perfect.

It's one of the games on the show floor, right?

[Jab]

Built-in WiFi's still there, isn't it? Seems like a wireless router's becoming mandatory for gamers.

Would that mean that it would work with the ds wi fi connector for the computer? If so then I'm going to have buy one around the time it's released.

[OrfBC]

Is that Fire Emblem they're showing for Wiiiiiiii! or DS?

[Ben Sones]

It was for the Wii. I don't know if they are showing much of it, though--they just had a brief clip (looked prerendered) in the conference.

Better still: Trauma Center: Second Opinion. The name just makes me chuckle, mostly because I like the idea of a game where people come to me for a medical diagnosis. "Ma'am, you have allergies. I'm afraid we'll have to operate. Nurse: get the bone saw!"

[Marcin]

I've been following this from work via multiple proxies (Congrats Tom, Qt3 is now considered blockable by at least one commercial proxy product!), but haven't been able to find this out ... is the Wii still promising to let people play games from old platforms? And if so, how?

[BDGE]

I've been following this from work via multiple proxies (Congrats Tom, Qt3 is now considered blockable by at least one commercial proxy product!), but haven't been able to find this out ... is the Wii still promising to let people play games from old platforms? And if so, how?


I'm very curious to know as well, virtual console was mentioned a few times during the conference, but just in passing with no concrete details(though I swear they reaffirmed Genesis and Turbografx games again somewhere?). Surprising too given that those old 'n simple games can probably do quite a bit to attract new consumers. What's the model? What's the plan?

[Qmanol]

We have no details. All we know is that it seems similar to Live Arcade in principle.

Well, we know which consoles it will emulate, and that they're probably selling them online, but that's it.

[Ben Sones]

I suspect that Nintendo is saving all the virtual console (and pricing) details for the TGS.

[Luke M]

So when are game writers going to get enough time with the Wii to assuage concerns about Wii controller wrist fatigue? I see that as the number one issue facing Wii's real world viability. My biggest fear is that you won't be able to play with Wii for long 'cause your wrist won't let you.

[nKoan]

Better get started on your wrist exercises then.

[E-phonk]

The virtual console is on display at E3. All the games are rendered at the native resolution (480p?) - and look very sharp with very solid framerates according to those who played it.

movie:
http://media.revolution.ign.com/articles/707/707705/vids_1.html

[Chris Nahr]

I can't imagine anyone with a healthy arm getting wrist fatigue from holding a remote-sized controller. If you do you really should get some exercise.

[Not One Of Us]

If you do you really should get some exercise.
And thus, the Wii.

[instant0]

The first video games console where anything you do will have a positive effect on your health?

These machines should be required in every home.

[shang]

One NeoGAF-poster ain't too happy (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3346192&postcount=136) with the controller. Anxiously waiting for more hands-on experiences from the E3 goers.

[E-phonk]

Yup, but mario tennis is really one of their games for non-gamers, so I can understand someone being frustrated with the lack of control. So the only thing that's left is metroid.

Mario seemed to control very well, zelda a bit awkward with the camera but fixable, excite truck worked very good. Those things come back often, I don't know the impressions about the other games

[BobJustBob]

Eh, I think that guy made that exact post (minus the impressions) months ago. You can't trust anything anyone at neogaf says.

There was that other report, though, the source of which escapes me, that said the wiimote needed to be pointed directly at the sensor bar to work as a pointer in Mario Galaxy. That report worried me a little.

[E-phonk]

Bob, that is in the beginning afaik. Before you start the controller asks to "aim" at the sensor bar - I think it needs this to calibrate itself.

[Aeroplane]

Does anybody know if Nintendo is planning to do something like the Gamecube Clubs that they held prior to the launch of that console? That, or something like it, seems like it would work well for the Wii. Though, perhaps using the controller in that sort of an environment would cause problems.

[delirium]

IGN reports that the WiFi multiplayer features will work just like the DS.

http://revolution.ign.com/articles/707/707865p1.html

Friend codes, no standardized system interface. I can't say I'm surprised, but am not too happy to hear this. It isn't at all developer friendly. As we've seen on the DS I imagine that few will care to put in the money and effort to implement online features. Friend codes are a royal pain in the ass. I wish Nintendo would just embrace the internet rather than stand away from a safe distance and prod at it.

[RickH]

I can see why they do it. Restrictions make it more family-friendly than the wide-open voice-chatting Live. Nintendo has to be horrified by the prospect of people hurling racial and sexual slurs on their systems.

Just as I'm sure they're horrified by that guy that put a swastika on his Mario Kart DS icon.

[forgeforsaken]

Just as I'm sure they're horrified by that guy that put a swastika on his Mario Kart DS icon.

I've played against that guy!

[Kitsune]

Wait, there was an actual swastika, or was it actually a manji?

-Kitsune

[RickH]

Wait, there was an actual swastika, or was it actually a manji?

-Kitsune

It was in a white circle with a red background, which I assume is Nazi-style from my vast knowledge of Hogan's Heroes.

[Moore]

Friend codes that you'd have to type in ? bleh