4 reasons why Nintendo’s October conferences kicked the crap out of E3
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The future is anything but bleak as far as Nintendo gaming goes. Wii and DS owners can look forward to The Conduit, Punch-Out, Sin and Punishment 2, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, and a few dozen other titles over the next few months. After E3, however, the months ahead did not look so bright. Even though E3 was no longer the beast it used to be, and in spite of the fact that the summit has lost much of the glory and flare that it’s been known for, hardcore gamers had very high expectations in terms of Nintendo’s conference. Regrettably, the company’s entire event was, more or less, a big letdown. It wasn’t until this October, with two separate conferences in Japan and North America that Nintendo was redeemed in the eyes of their fans. The company had a complete turnaround and more than made up for their mistakes at E3. Below are just a few of the reasons that Nintendo’s October conferences, well, to put it bluntly, kicked the crap out of E3.
Game montages/trailers
Video montages/trailers of Wii and DS titles were pretty much absent from Nintendo’s E3 media briefing this year. It is unfortunate that the company largely ignored video content, as visual representation of games could have definitely complimented some of Nintendo’s scarce announcements by adding some actual substance to their media presentation. In Japan this month, new trailers of highly anticipated titles such as Monster Hunter 3 and Dragon Quest IX were shown (although in private), while montages of DS and Wii games were on hand as well – both of which included fresh footage of titles. Visual pizzazz is more than appreciated by gamers at conferences to help break up sales-talk monotony and to give fans something to drool over and analyze for a few months while they wait for new products. Please Nintendo: At your next E3 conference, show us game montages or trailers in order to temporarily satiate our gaming appetites.
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Famitsu’s 15 most anticipated games
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1. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
2. Dragon Quest IX (NDS, Square Enix)
3. Biohazard 5 / Resident Evil 5 (PS3, Capcom)
4. Dragon Quest VI (NDS, Square Enix)
5. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii, Capcom)
6. Chrono Trigger (NDS, Square Enix)
7. The Last Remnant (PS3, Square Enix)
8. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
9. Animal Forest (Wii, Nintendo)
10. Dissidia Final Fantasy (PSP, Square Enix)
11. Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360, Square Enix)
12. Ryuga Gotoku 3 [Yakuza 3] (PS3, Sega)
13. Layton Kyouju to Saigo no Jikan Ryukou (NDS, Level 5)
14. The Last Remnant (X360, Square Enix)
15. White Knight Chronicles: Inishie no Kodou (PS3, Sony)
First day sales in Japan
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[PS2] ??????? ???????????? (Devil Summoner) – 50k (normal + special version)
[NDS] Girls’ Mode – 27k
[NDS] ???????? ?????? (Castlevania) – 14k
[PSP] Bleach – about 10k
[Wii] Tenchu 4 – about 10k
Clone Wars Wii and DS trailers
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New Dragon Ball: Origins trailer
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Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Music (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum 2009 (Majesco)
4. Wii Fit (NIntendo)
5. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
Japan:
1. Wii Music (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Tenchu 4 (From Software)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Wii Play (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Carnival: Fun Fair Games (2K Games)
4. FIFA 09 All-Play (EA Sports)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Konami)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo)
2. Pocket Monsters Platinum (Nintendo)
3. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
4. Akumajou Dracula: Ubawareta Kokuin (Konami)
5. Culdcept DS (Sega)
UK:
1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.)
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
5. Imagine: Teacher (Ubisoft)
