Engadget & Joystiq's live coverage of Nintendo's Wii E3 event
By Ryan Block 
posted May 9th 2006 12:34PM
posted May 9th 2006 12:34PM
12:15 am - We're all seated and situated. The theater is huge with three mezzanines and 3,400 seat capacity.
12:17 am - We're sitting in the Kodak theater waiting for the press corps, VIPs, and assorted industry folk to file in, ever so slowly. Pictochat sessions are starting to fill up as people take their seats and whip out their portables. The announcer just told us to turn off all wireless and bluetooth devices before the presentation begins -- could that be so that our bluetooth doesn't interfere with the Wii's wireless capabilities? Sounds like a hint to us.
12:23 pm - We've been informed that the program will start promptly at 9.30 am PST, right on time.
12:28 pm - Here's the layout -- yellow and blue ticket holders were sent to the third and fourth floors of the theater. Green tickets are on the second level. On the ground floor, those with red tickets (Mushroom Kingdom) are holding court.
12:37 pm - And it has started: symphonic music : Miyamoto takes the stage and directs a puppet symphony with the Wii controller. He's looking dapper in a tux. As he waves his hands, the symphony adjusts its pace to keep up with him. The music swells when his arms wave wildly, the tempo adjusts with his tempo.
12:38 pm - The crowd goes wild -- that many symphony geeks? Who knew. First Guitar Hero, now Symphony Hero (not the actual title). We're being shown a driving game, a sword fighting game, and more conducting from Miyamoto. It's worth taking a pause right now to remark that these gamers are, in fact, waving their arms rather wildly. This system is going to be a workout, but we're cool with that.
12:41 pm - Reggie takes the stage: "You came to LA this week to peek into the future, but if all you want is next generation you're in the wrong place. What we're unveiling is the next leap in gaming. It's no longer confined to just a few, it's about everyone. It's not about what you see because what you see isn't always what you get. The next leap is about playing because playing is believing"
12:42 pm - Reggie's wearing the game executive's corporate uniform: suit and no tie. After a short intro, the Regginator steps off the stage and we're treated to a brand-spanking new trailer. Hipsters drumming, clean youth playing tennis, a middle-aged couple golfing, an entire Japanese family conducting a symphony, an earringed, pony-tailed fellow steering an off-road vehicle. CONFIRMED: Speaker in the Wiimote.
12:44 pm - Now we're being shown a flight sim, then Metroid Prime 3. The Prime demo looks hot in terms of playstyle -- with the gamer ducking and rolling in order to dodge enironment obstacles. We're shown an updated Wario Ware with a variety of mini games that involve the controller. Depending on the game, the controller is held in a different fashion.
12:46 pm - A note on graphics: these graphics aren't all that impressive, but the gameplay looks super fun. Zelda demo demonstrates the Wii controller's use to shoot a grappling hook, shoot arrows, fish, sword fight. Reggie: "Two years ago we pulled the curtain back on DS and many said, 'huh?' Then nine months ago we revealed how Wii for Nintendo will change gaming forever, and a lot of people said, 'we'll see'"
12:47 pm - "Our purpose this week is not to feel your left brain with informationm but to jolt your left brain with inspiration." The Wii logo appears again, and the two little "i" characters take a deep bow. Very Japanese, but universally understood. After the trailer is over, there's genuine applause. The audience is certainly more into this conference than Sony's audience was into their conference yesterday. "Let me ask you ... 'do you know someone who's never played a videogame? I bet you do. How can this be? If we want to grow as an industry this has to change. And today, change begins today."
12:50 pm - "As many of you know, Nintendo's way is to challenge conventional thinking." Reggie spins a metaphor: "The graveyard of the industry is filled with the headstones of companies who tried to keep doing things the same way. Over the years our industry has come to gauge progress simply by what's displayed on screen ... In the same way that Super Mario 64 changed everything, we asked how do we make games that will entirely new. We will give you more fun for less money, and you will be playing we in Q4 in 2006."
12:51 pm - "Okay, the name ... we want to thank everyone that had good things to say about it ... both of you." Reggie's pronunciation of Wii is different. He says "Wii" in a clipped way, flattening the "i" a little bit, and driving it from the diaphram. "Every distincitive name sounds strange at first. Cahnge is good. [Wii is] a giant leap of gaming, for everyone around the world. It's the sound for the future."
12:54 pm - 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
12:56 pm - "This is by far the best Zelda we have every made, and also the most beautiful game Nintendo has every made. But this is breaking precedent because this is the first time a Zelda game will be along side a Nintendo console on launch day." Nate & Bill of Nintendo to host world premiere of Zelda on Wii.
12:57 pm - Bill: Very basic control ... your movement is handles with the analogue stick. Zelda's targeting system with be handled using the Z button. The Wii control adds the presence of a fairy, which indicates where you will be pointing using the Wii controller. Forward swing is handled using the B button. Link's bow is aimed using the pointer on the Wii remote. The series of trailers went by quickly, but here's the impression we got from it: there's real variety in gameplay, and lots of variety in graphics. Some of the graphics look decidedly Xbox/GameCube/PS2, and some look incredible. It was unclear which were pre-rendered and which were footage of actual gameplay. The best-looking trailers were graphically impressive. Overall, sound was disappointing. We're hoping that's just an issue with the theater.
12:58 pm - "With the bow, the Wii remote adds depth of sound. Built-in to the Wii remote is a speaker. You'll hear the bowstring draw taught and you'll hear the bow sound draw to the screen as the arrow is shot. A quick jab with the Wii remote and shield shove. You'll feel the impact with the built-in rumble." Using pointer to launch boomerang. Classic Zelda chime heard on Wii remote speaker. You can pick up crates with the A button and then chuck them with a quick motion
1:01 pm - You have two different controllers and two different motion sensors. Link's iron boots also make a return. This time they lift you up [Link is hanging upside-down from the ceiling]. A quick rotation for spin attack, stab down with controller to do down thrust.
1:02 pm - The Zelda demo focuses almost exclusively on gameplay. Though the narrator tells that it's intuitive, the control scheme is actually fairly complex. It's certainly not dumbed down, but we wouldn't say that it's as intuitive that they're making it out to be either. Then again, few games these days are, and Zelda's one of those games that appeals to the core gamer audience. It won't be one of the titles that Nintendo uses to break into the mainstream market.
1:04 pm - Reggie: "This Zelda is the first ever to feature unique freehand control. Here in the America's Nintendo will launch two different versions: one for GameCube and one for Wii -- on the same day Wii launches ... Mario is back too!" Game list again. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is "most intuitive first-person shooter ever," says Reggie. Super Mario Galaxy: With freehand control Mario has new moves. Swing hand to grab objects ... swim threw space (and more).
1:06 pm - Excite Truck: "Now you're holding the steering wheel of a big damn truck! This feels like driving ... What happens if the bad guy is mother nature? Come feel the panic and bring the catastrophe uner your control"
1:08 pm - "Square Enix is offering exclusive iteration of Final Fantasy Chronicles." Excite Truck is one of 3 new franchises, the others being Project H.A.M.M.E.R. and Disaster: Day of Crisis. More third party titles:
1. Hyper Sonic. "Finally the speedster is totally under your control."
2. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.
3. Madden 07
4. Activision's Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
5. Ubisoft's Rayman
6. THQ's Spongebob Squarepants
Reggie: "We are not gonna specify a launch number this morning, you'll be playing 27 titles on the show title tomorrow. That 27 does not include Virtual Console [games]."
1:10 pm - Now showing Red Steel demo: "Red Steel is a first-person action game set in US and Japan. Player must master both firearms and katana." Taking the stage, Xavier Poix (studio director) and Roman Campos (lead game designer), both from Ubisoft Paris, where Ubisoft is developing the Wii-exclusive title Red Steel. Destuctible environments, soft bodies, realtime physics. Technical difficulties: The screen is blanked out with just a "Wii" logo, the Red Steel demo isn't being shown for the first minute of the presentation. When it comes back, there's a bit of applause.
1:12 pm - More still on Red Steel: enemies will care for themselves. They will hide, go for cover, and flank. Unique wepaons like the shotgun -- the shotgun is unique? AI uses 'clan system' where one enemy is the leader; if he is killed, the others become confused. Free shots mode: by holding button, player can freestyle, and target points on an enemy. You choose between killing or making them submit.
1:15 pm - Sword fight: the moves you make are intricate. You can block with left, and slash with right in any direction. That means there are dozens of combinations. This is easy to learn, but hard to master (sounds like the Tetris catchphrase). Playable tomorrow at E3 booth. Hate to inject a little bit of reality into the conversation, but Red Steel's visual quality lacks the sex and sparkle of the Sony demos yesterday -- take away the controller, and the game could run on an original Xbox or PlayStation 2. Nintendo would of course remind us that judging a game by what's displayed on screen is a mistake, but the game industry has tended to judge games visually for many years. Nintendo can't change the critical criteria overnight. They're going to have their work cut out for them on this front if gamers prove intractable in their lust for next-gen graphics.
1:16 pm - Reggie: "We want to switch gears now to what's hot right now: Nintendo DS." George Harrison enters: "What we've given you today is a promise: 'Wii' will make things better." The conference has moved on to talk about the Nintendo DS. 16 million Nintendo DSs have sold worldwide (that's sold, not shipped). "Wi-Fi service is easy and free. 1.3 million discreet wi-fi connection users totalling over 40 million gameplay sessions."
1:18 pm - Brain Age launched three weeks ago in North America. In Japan, 5 million purchasers. The first few weeks here have sold better than during the Japanese launch of Brain Age -- but does it have the same staying power?
1:19 pm - "Nintendo DS Lite is smaller, lighter, and brighter than the original. In only a week you'll be playing a new Mario game, which is the very picture of 'old school.' But this is a brand new Mario game, which will appeal to brand new players. Pokemon is coming too. You don't play with the Pokemon, you are the Pokemon."
1:22 pm - "Final Fantasy III ... be prepared to be fulfilled. The legendary title will have improved graphics." We're being taken on a tour through DS titles and sales. Tony Hawk Downhill Jam announced. Exlcusive Zelda ... The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. Features sailing, sworday play, and the boomerang. All in all, 100 new games for DS from now until end of calendar year 2006, including Mario Hoops 3 on 3, Starfox DS, Diddy Kong Racing, Final Fantasy III, Yoshi 2, Elite Beat Agents (multiplayer multi-rhythm, Pokemon Myster Dungeon, Diddy Kong Racing, Big Brain Academy, Mario vs. DK: March of the Minis.
1:25 pm - Iwata takes the stage: "In order to [expand the total number of players who play games] we needed to target ... those who once played and who lost interest and those who never played before. How do we do this? The logical solution is to reinvent the relationship between player and game. The game controller interface. We believe this approach can appeal to a much broader audience. Our first implementation [of this imprvement] was Nintendo DS. At first it confused some people, but these people started to understand when they started to pet their puppies with their stylus."
1:27 pm - Iwata nonchalantly tucks the remote into his pocket. Why, hello sir, is that Wii in your pants, or are you just happy to be here? The Virtual Console will bring gamers together and act as the leading laboratory for simple games.
1:28 pm - "The startup time before gameplay begins is growing longer and longer. These days I am busier and busier and ever. Even if I have to wait 30 seconds or 40 seconds or more for a game to load, often I get frustrated. Sometimes I just cannot wait. And now that I know I can instantly stop or start playing my DS by just opening or closing the top, I think I am spoiled. Maybe this has happened to you too? If seriees gamers find the delays frustrating, how can we ever expect the mass market to show more patience than we do. Unless we change we can never increase the game population."
1:30 pm - Audience chuckles as disgruntled gamers are flashed on the screen. "The Wii console will also help solve this problem ... [it will be] almost as fast as the television or telephone. One more hardware feature -- we've designed our machine to provide owners with a variety of services when it is turned off. Wii Connect 24: the Wii console can be constantly connected to the internet. This means that developers can push a new weapon or vehicle to you even while you sleep. Anytime the console is in standby, players may return to find that their friends have left a message or a gift."
1:32 pm - Networking software is included in the hardware. In other words, developers don't have to write code to utilize this. "What we are aiming for is a system that is new everyday." WiiSports ... this is a combination which will include tennis, golf, and baseball in one package. It will be available on launch day.
1:33 pm - "Today, there are people who play and people who do not. Wii will help destroy that wall between them. Anyone can instantly understand Wii. Everyday there is something new for everyone, eveywhere. This is our answer." The "playing = believing" slide has been shown for the -- what -- sixth time now? In repeating this phrase, Nintendo's driving home the point that the typical version of this aphorism ("seeing is believing") no longer applies to their console. This is a key message for the audience here to believe, because without that belief, gamers will compare Nintendo's console to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on a purely graphical level. This console simply cannot hold its own on a purely graphical level. Nintendo knows that, so the company *must* insist that playing is believing.
1:34 pm - Back to Reggie: "We'd like nothing better than to invite you all up on stage to play. While we can do that for everyone, we can do that for one person ... We have three grand prize finalists. Mr. Miyamoto has randomly selected the winner ...
1:37 pm - Miyamoto: "The winner is ... Scott Dyer. [To Scott] May I ask you to be my partner in the next game?" He agrees, of course. It's Iwata and Reggie vs. Miyamoto and Scott in tennis. Miyamoto demonstrates how the remote is used for a variety of shots in tennis, from serve to lob to to smash. It looks fun and responsive.
1:38 pm - Team Miyamoto wins! Huzzah! Scott aces Iwata on the serve! Team Miyamoto wins again!
1:41 pm - The game will clearly take some practice to master, which is as it should be. Most impressive is that a clumsy return will send the ball wide of the court. In many tennis-type games, it's far too easy to keep the ball in bounds. Reggie: "Bottom line of every E3 is what's hot and what's not. What's hot is the next step ... What's hot is if it's disruptive ... We know that the future is right here. Wii and the DS represent that same thing: risk. Change is good. We were the disrupter 20 years ago ... Wii will come next. Playing is believing. Thank you all, we look forward to seeing you on our show floor tomorrow."
1:45 pm - Reggie's talking a big game about how the company doesn't run from risk, but runs to it. An obvious counterpoint jumps quickly to mind: Nintendo is a very conservative company. Though the company has taken some risks with DS and Wii hardware, its also meticulous about controlling hardware costs, managing contracts and quality control, and in general ensuring that the margins are there to make a console profitable. Nintendo supporters routinely brag about the comapny's ability to make money, even on the GameCube. Their ability to do this is directly reliant upon keeping investment (in hardware, in marketing) low relative to sales projections. That is the very definition of risk averse. To put it another way, these aren't bet-the-farm risks. Touchscreen aside, the DS is still a solid gaming handheld supported by a very standard ecosystem of software developers and a solid portfolio of original IP. The Wii strategy takes a small risk on the HCI (human-computer interface), but everything else is rather similar to any other console's strategy, sans insane spending.
Sony's taking more risks this generation. Blu-Ray's success is critical to multiple lines of business that keep Sony afloat. It's huge investment in complex technology that will make or break the company in the decade to come. That's risk. Even if the Wii were to end up in third place again (as several analysts we talked to yesterday predicted it would), Nintendo will still survive. If Sony were to fail to capture dominant marketshare this generation, the results would be catastrophic. That's risk, and we just wanted to set the record straight on it.
That's it for the Nintendo press conferece! Thank you all for joining us, and be sure to check out the Microsoft press conference, which we will be covering shortly.
Should be interesting..
I'll say this:
I've never been interested in Play Station or any of the recent systems. The controllers hurt my hands and the capital outlay for the systems plus the games was just too large for something uncomfortable. The last console system I owned was the Sega Genesis.
I think Wii (despite that horrible name) might break my 15 year abstinence from console systems.
Can't wait to see the coverage.
Matt, I think what you meant to say was you "can't wait to Sii the coverage".
So, is there any online live coverage of this? G4's live covereage doesn't start till 6pmEST.
alright, i guess i'll stay up for coverage.
GORAM FINALS, IT'S WII!!!!
How did the dreamcast controller NOT hurt your hands if you weren't able to work with the playstation controller? The dreamcast controller was large enough to be a murder weapon! :-)
I think Nintendo has live coverage on their site. If not them, I think Gamespot also has free streams.
The new controller is all well and good, but I'm really interested to hear some solid details on the downloadable emulator games. Look, I know we all have every game ever made on our computers already, but it's still cool, especially if they make games available for like $1 to $5.
what time is that in GMT and PST?
He said sega genesis not dreamcast, read....
And, in terms of being a "pussy", I play the guitar . . . my muscles are just trained differently.
Someone who has spent hours and hours adapting their hands to those controllers doesn't have a problem, sure, but I'll be damned if I'm ruining my musculature in my hands so I can play Final Fantasy VVIXXIIIX :-D
Yeah, I've been looking for some pre-event streams, but have been finding nothing..
Eh? It should be a bigger mob this year I'd think. I haven't been this excited for gaming in years and I know I'm not alone.
Why is Apple speaking at the E3 Nintendo??? makes no sense??
true dat matt - there was a time when i could play games endlessly. that time has past, my hands just won't stand it. i'm all for a new controller, and if anyone wants to call me a pussy, first spend 8 hours a day lifting bags of cement and jackhammering, then see if you're hands feel like holding a 20lb xbox weight. if so, good for you.
WII AND XBOX360 all the way!!!!!
yeah got firefoxtabbed with gamespots live stream and engadgets commentary a bowl of popcorn im so hapy i got expelled i can actually watch this
Somehow I have never bought a Nintendo product in my entire life. Growing up I was always a SEGA fan... But of all 3 of the next gen's this is the only one I'll consider buying. Excited to hear what they have to say today?
Korey thats sad
Surprised Paul Gale hasnt been on here mentioning that 1up.com are streaming the thing live for free.
If they really can do something cool with that controller, and can keep the price tag sub $300, I may be in. As a (quickly) aging, casual gamer, the possibility of my 4-year-old "interacting" more than just sitting there veg'ing out sounds pretty darn good to me.
#15 that is really sad.
This event begins at 9am PST... which is Noon EST.... at least Nintendo is filing people in early, unlike Sony's late start yesterday...
I make it 4pm GMT, or 5pm BST, i.e. 38 minutes.
Come on Nintendo, don't let us down!
I was just reading some Wikipedia articles on classic Nintendo stuff like the NES and Gameboy, then made my way over to the Wii article. I was pretty sure an announcement was to be made today, but didn't know when. Imagine my suprise when I discovered it's right now!
EST = GMT -4.00 or BST -5.00 :)
Ha, the Wii isn't looking so bad now. After PS3's horrible showing. Will have to wait to see what Nintendo brings. But they're saving the best for last....Microsoft. Let's see if they really can finally own Sony (as easy as that should be now). No vibration, useless motion sensors, direct copy off of every other system, an un-upgradeable low end package, poor launch titles?? Come on Sony!! You had a whole year to beat Microsoft. Ah well, makes me even happier with my 360 purchase.
For all you X-Box "pony-riders", do you really feel that the PS3 does not stand up to or even surpass the X-Box 360 spec for spec?
Now I didn't think that the Sony's press release wasn't as bad as some of you guys on here made it out to be, perhaps a little disappointing, but never the less ok overall. Just need to remember that it'll take a while to develop a game that will utilize ps3's capability, and it probably won't be out for a while.
@RazorElite:
Really??? Xbox 360 is a horrible console. Sure it's got a good graphic chip... But the price. I just refuse to buy a console that is actually more expensive than getting a real PC.
its been said by technical people and game developers the same the xbox360 and ps3 are a wash the specs look different but equate to the same performance so just drop it
Excuse me, but this is not a PS3 vs. Xbox360 thread. This is the thread for the Nintendo press conference.
Put your fanboy comments elsewhere.
Well, here we go...
c'mon nintendo! put them all to shame.
Totally what Steven just said.
I really wish they would deactive comments in these posts, most of the people who post are fight picking children.
Gamespot stream is up and online, they are just playing music, however get it loaded before it starts to suck
Jon Getar, what are you talking about? What console is more expensive than a real PC? Who else thinks Nintendo has a fighting chance in the next-gen wars? I pretty much do, just lets hope they don't do anything to out of the ordinary to alienate customers.
Gamespot's feed wasn't too choppy last night (for me), so anyone who wants to check it out might wanna...
i was hoping the wii would at least cover 720p resolution... oh well.. crossing fingers on specs.
Nintendo should send sony a tank you basket for going first... talk about an easy act to follow. But now they better nail their show or its REALLY going to look bad.
Actually I don't care about "who is winning the next-gen console war". I know I am going to get a PS3, even though yesterday's announcements didn't excite me. But I had PSone and PS2. But I will also get the Wii because it will offer other game plays and I just love Zelda, Mario etc. And on this page I am not interested in Fanboy talk about PS3, XBOX or if a PC is more expensive. I am just excited what Nintendo will show us.
Im having trouble watching gamespots live video in Firefox, have to use IE now. Bleeh! =X
Well. Hope wii will sii some funnii stuff nonight!
you're all just a bunch of cheap ass children. Just buy all 3. Seat in front of your SXRD and be happy. Like me. Cheers!
I just think it'll be interesting to see if the PS3's motion sensing basically equals what is in the left "nunchuck" of the Wii controller... we shall see...
Anyone seen the cool E3 stuff on XBOX live? Man oh Man, damn I just wet myself.
Digging the music at the conference!!! Pretty good.
this wait is killllllering me. Nintendo should hire that guy who did the warhawk demo to do the Wii show. He could do his interpretive dance again and show everyone how COOL you can look while using a motion sensing controller.
Gahh! Delays are annoying.
OT, but does anyone know what the heck the music GameSpot is playing is?
Damn this sucks.. the military blocks joystiq's website so I wont be able to see any images at all.. How about someone host the images elsewhere so people in the military can see it? Pwease!!!
lol @ military-blocking! Show better start soon my snacks is running out!
My company blocks Joystiq too. How about hosting the images locally Engadget?
If someone else can host them, please don't use Yahoo Photos or Flickr or the like b/c our corporate firewall blocks those sites too.
For the guy that can't load images:
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Gamespot was playing "Brass Monkey" last night, which kinda made me laugh! Must have just been getting everyone prepped for some killer Ape Escape footage ;-)
Ummm I'm picturing in my head a big FAT kid next door sitting on his couch holding a 360 controller playing Halo and eating chips. And on the other house there's a slouchy mid 30's something guy holding his PS3 controller in front of his TV playing Final Fantasy. Meanwhile the whole family, young and old, guys and girls in the middle house are swinging, jumping, pushing, moving around while holding the Wii controllers and having a blast playing some unheard of, "fully audience participation" game. Now which living room would you rather be playing with??? It's ALL about the EXPERIENCE ppl!!! Fuck the specs of XBOX or Playstation cz' none of that will give you the EXPERIENCE of playing a videogame that you've NEVER had before. I'm not a gamer and the last system that I played was the N-64. But the Wii has sparked my interest in games again as it does with many of you. So let's the revolution begins!!!
Thanks for the images.... people keep, posting up what you can please!!!!1
Nintendo should have not been let in the building.
What is there market? children age 12 and younger.
Nintendo you rocked in the 80's & early 90's.....face your time is up!
P.S....go join forces with Sony.
Looking forward to the coverage, although it appears you are blogging in the past, i.e. 12:21am.
@56
Put the Kooool-Aid down and slowly step back
Dude, Matt, what are you talking about?
Did you really have to let us all know you "play guitar". Guess what? About 99.99% of the worlds population plays geetar. It kinda goes along with sitting in your room for hours at a time.
As far as hand muscles go... try stretching. Close your fists and then open them, stretch your fingers back reeeeal far. Then shale your hands loosely. You aren't going to ruin your "musculature".
Seriously though, as an Xboxer, Fight Night 3 has been kicking my butt. That game seriously is tough on the muskulls. But the pain goes away in 3 minutes.
-The Invisible Hammer
You know Nin is going to come out with guns blazing. They're going to go after Sony right away. This could be classic stuff coming up here.
I want this sound track... me likes...
Yo, guys... I think you mean PM, not AM.
Err I guess @57
The suspense is boring me.
Does anyone have any idea who the artists are of some of these tunes - I am really diggin it!
It's 12:00pm guys...come on. Although the 12:15am truly shows dedication.
@ 58... Huh? I dont understand but I would say put that remark to what #57 said... so dumb, its obvious Nintendo will win the battle now... Who cares about graphics and crappy games when you got Zelda.. Mario.... Ugh...
lol, but yeah im excited...
Seriously... the pic links help. Please post more (the school here blocks everything!)... thanks!
Damn websence...I get no joystic either.....Its game related....fricken proxies
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Me thinks you mean PM now....it's afternoone guys! :D
Everyone sing along now...
Whii are we waiting.... Whii-er are we waiting...
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well if the green ticket is "hyrule" and the red ticket are " mushroom kingdoim" then what are the yellow and blue tickets?
N has better music.. Sony was playing gangsta rap yesterday... it made my ears bleed and my brain hurt. *gag*
Such a classy place to unveil.
Wii will change everything.
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It's obvious Sony has won already. When the PS3 drops later this year. It is going to sell out in the states and most likely be a shortage of units. The same people on here who own a X-Box 360 will be on Ebay spending ridiculous amounts of money trying to get one. X-Box and Nintendo had there chance to get last years holiday money. I gotta give it up to Sony. Those are some smart bastards.
I'd be happy to host as much as I can for the fine folks in the military. email me "egorgry [ at ] lilelvis dot k0m"
Pocky: Why are you posting this to the engadget page? We're obviously looking at the engadget page already...
Wheres the damn picture - Gamespot....
Dear iaui,
There are some people who cannot see the PICTURES.
I am helping them by posting the engadget page as one giant picture ( so they can see the small ones)
OMG Im pissed im not there. It seems huge..... If i was there I would have to setup a streaming video thing. Where will this video be available for download when finished... Wait.. let me answer that... EVERYWHERE IM SURE.... Keep the posts coming (with pics) [hosted by imageshack.us if possible commenters!]
I can't see anything (I'm at work) but the word is that Mr. Miyamoto is conducting a digital symphony with the Wiimote
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Does anybody really see video? I hear everything but i cant see anything, only a nintendo testimage :(
I have video via gamespot.
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I just signed up to get the HD video on GameSpot and I can't get any working video!! Anyone else having this problem?
Pocky..............You are the man...
Thanks bro!!
ya i see it but the game videos look really just like game cube... :( or atleast it does to me.. but controller seems cool... but then again its not for the lazy gamers that want to sit back and relax and play games.
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TOO CONFUSING look at the guy its gonna be clumsy uggh
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The problem i've always worried about is more apparent than ever now. Games will be incredible for the first 20 minutes but after an hour they'll be annoying.
Do you really want to physically swing for every batter or literally pass every football for 2 hours? Are you going to have a 6 hour FPS session while being forced to physically aim and strafe? And Zelda's bow looks awesome since it isn't used much but swing the sword to kill every single enemy?
People have to consider that we honestly wont be into doing these things for sessions longer than an hour. Games like golf and warioware will thrive but most traditional games will still be better on a lazy old controller.
This will rock.
All I can say is that Soul Calibur IV better be on the Wii.
Can you imagine playing as Voldo with two Wiimotes in your hands?
Reggie scares me!!