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.

Weekly savings (10/26 – 11/1)

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Circuit City

My Sims Kingdom (Wii) – 10 free character trading cards with purchase
New Super Mario Bros. (DS) – $24.99
Save $10 plus free headphones with purchase of Guitar Hero: On Tour for DS

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)

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Wii update causes new Homebrew Channel installations to fail

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The official word regarding the latest Wii system update and the Homebrew Channel is in. Those interested in adding the channel to their Wii might want to think twice before updating their system, as the latest update causes installation processes to fail. Although the newest firmware apparently has no effect on existing homebrew data, it will be impossible for new users to install the channel with the latest update. Unfortunately, the update is mandatory in order to access the Wii Shop Channel.

On the bright side of all of this, faster loading times with the Wii Shop Channel have been reported and the creators of the homebrew channel will undoubtedly discover or invent a workaround as they have done previously.

The Conduit – motion capture animations

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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

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Sonic Unleashed Shamar trailer

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Clone Wars Wii and DS trailers

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DLC for Guitar Hero World Tour announced

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DLC available on launch day

# An Endless Sporadic – “Anything” (free)
# Blind Melon – “No Rain” (200 Wii Points)
# Boston – “Rock and Roll Band” (200 Wii Points)
# Foreigner – “Hot Blooded” (200 Wii Points)
# Metallica – “Broken, Beat & Scarred” (200 Wii Points)
# Metallica – “Cyanide” (200 Wii Points)
# Metallica – “My Apocalypse” (200 Wii Points)
# Rick Springfield – “Jessie’s Girl” (200 Wii Points)
# Sworn – “Electro Rock” (free)
# Ted Nugent’s Original Guitar Duel (free)
# Zakk Wylde’s Original Guitar Duel (free)

DLC available in the coming weeks (with more on the way)