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E3 2009 highlights: The Nintendo roundup
Nintendo E3 2009 checklist: Mario? *check* Zelda? *check* Metroid? *check* Are we missing something? Head past the break to find out!
Seen@E3: Huge lines!
(click to DS Phat-size) If there was one thing completely different about E3 for us this year, it was the mass of people now occupying the Los Angeles Convention Center's West and South halls. Compared with last year's ghost town feel, E3 2009 was brimming with gamers vying for hands-ons with the biggest games of the show (we're looking at you, Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and Halo 3: ODST), which made us feel that much worse when we were ushered to the head of a line to play this game or that (we repeatedly apologized!). Like it or not, E3 is (almost) back to how it used to be and we've got the pictures to prove it, just below.%Gallery-65403%
The Nintendo E3 2009 booth in pictures
Outfitted with dozens of kiosks for nearly every title coming up from the Japanese powerhouse, the Nintendo booth at E3 was teeming with folks who wanted nothing more than to ... well, the folks mostly just wanted Wii Sports Resort frisbees and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks styluses. Rather than just stand around like a bunch of loafers, we snagged our handy point 'n shoot for a quick booth tour in pictures.%Gallery-65009%
Reggie promises a better E3 from Nintendo this year ... again
Fresh off the announcement of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks at GDC 2009, Nintendo of America head honcho Reggie Fils-Aime had some interesting things to say about Nintendo's plans for this year's E3. "From Nintendo's perspective, we always go into E3 with a very high bar wanting to satisfy not only the core fans but also ourselves," he told GameTrailers TV, teasing the reveal of a release date for the upcoming Zelda. "We haven't announced a launch date -- maybe we'll do that at E3."So, conclusive evidence of a brand new Kid Icarus game? Not quite. Though Keighley hammered "the Regginator" for details on what exactly Nintendo would be bringing to the "glamour and sizzle" fest of this year's E3, the exec kept mum, saying, "Everyone wants to know what we're going to announce at E3 and my answer is, come to E3 and you'll see." Guess we're waiting 'til June 2 like everyone else.[Via Play.tm]
GDC09: Train your eyes on 'The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks'
Zelda more like Celda news now, with the return of Nintendo's favorite saucer-eyed adventurer in a new DS game. According to some very brief footage shown during Nintendo GDC 2009 keynote, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (tentative title) sees cel-shaded Link ditching boats and single-horsepower vehicles for a train. Considering said train is also equipped with a cannon, we think it's safe to call this the franchise's first on-rails shooter.It's due to be released later this year, if you can believe that.%Gallery-48535%
