So here we are finally, waiting for Nintendo to impress with details of their new Revolution console, which is sure to be the number one place to play Mario and Zelda games in the next generation. I’m just happy that I finally got into a press event—I’d be a sad panda if I made it all the way to a console-launch E3 and didn’t make it to a single one.
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo-revolution/index.php#nintendo-revolution-first-pics-103824
Also, the Engadget boys are here, and their hair, as always, is beautiful.
12:35 EST – The fire marshall is saying we’re all going to die. Sounds awesome.
12:43 EST – Nintendo has said we’ll be starting as soon as they work out some “issues with the fire marshall.” But yet, people are still cramming themselves in. Very weird.
12:46 – It’s started and it’s already sort of lame. More liveblogging after the jump. It’s about “kicking ass and taking names” and people screamed. Come on, people.
12:48 EST- First games: Metroid, Mario, Animal crossing DS, Nintendogs, new Zelda (people flipped out, bu tit’s old footage), Mario Kart DS, another Veiwtiful Joe, some Football game. It’s really unclear what of those were on Revolution and what were on existing platforms.
12:50 EST – Sounds like Reggie is going to talk about the DS, a bit about Revolution, and the new Zelda.
12:52 EST – Nintendo is an “‘and’ company,” they say. They’re talking about how many games they’ve sold since the beginning (2 billion). Still, it’s a bunch of yapping about how innovative they are and how they have “changed the game.”
12:55 EST – Five million DS sales worldwide, 2x of what the PSP has sold. It’s still a load of crap, right? So the DS is doing somewhat better, but the PSP isn’t launched in Europe (which Nintendo admitted). Anyway, just pointless.
12:59 – They have this DJ on stage making music with two DS and Electroplankton. It’s sort of cool, I guess. They’re really going to have the portable gaming DJ cornered.
13:02 EST – Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Dual connection system, Gamespy, etc. All stuff we know, really. “We expect the participation rate of the Nintendo DS to reflect a clear majority of owners.” They’re aiming for 90% adoption of DS online gaming. It’s free, at hotspots (they haven’t said with whom, yet). No additional monthly charge for first-party wireless play.
13:06 EST – They’re going to try to address the issue of “macho” gaming although they didn’t really say. 25 publishers making DS wireless games. Square Enix is making a DS online game. Mario Kart and Animal Crossing DS by the end of this year. Year-end LAN/Wi-Fi Tony Hawk game, allowing people to form their own ‘skate crews.’ DS multiplayer will be live on the showfloor tomorrow.
13:08 EST – The Japanese are loving Nintendogs, apparently. I can understand, because it’s awesome. They’re saying the runaway success of Nintendogs is pushing a lot of DS hardware in Japan, tripling the sales of the PSP. Guess there’s their killer app. Give it to us, thanks.
13:11 EST – Nintendogs still. You can go into ‘Bark Mode,’ which will let you send your dog out to play with others. And the owner of the other dog? Shigeru Fucking Miyamoto.
