We’re still about 30 minutes away, but take a look at these photos will you wait!

We were left in the dark about Nintendo’s impending conference for quite some time, but a few details have finally been released. According to Nikkei, the Big N will start the event at 1 AM EDT/10 PM PST. We also know that Capcom will have official news about two game announcements at 2 AM EDT (okay, it hasn’t been confirmed to be Nintendo-related, but what else could it be?!). One other thing – From what I can gather, this is not necessarily a 3DS-only conference, so we may very well hear about some Wii titles.

Just so you know, I’ll be covering the conference in any capacity I can. This includes posting updates on the site as soon as any information becomes available, as well as hosting any screenshots/trailers I come across. I’ll probably regret staying up so late in the morning, but Nintendo conferences don’t happen too often – might as well soak in all the news!

Red Dead Redemption (PS3/360) – 10/10/9/10
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (DS) – 10/9/8/8
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 (PS3/360) – 9/8/7/8
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (PS3/360) – 8/9/7/8
F1 2010 (PS3/360) – 8/8/7/8
Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. 3 (PS3) – 7/7/6/8
Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. 3 (PSP) – 7/7/6/6

– Can make your own customized character
– Choose the gender
– Can edit the character’s appearance as you progress
– Player Change System: Send out 4 generals to the battle field, switch out between them on the touch screen
– Each general has certain skills/abilities
– Who you can select is based on the scenario
– Individual general can be sent off to take on missions within the current missions
– Bottom screen shows your status
– Combat on the top screen
– 50% complete

Source

This information comes from Nintendo Power…

– From Schell Games
– Loosely based on the Chinese historical saga Romance of the Three Kingdoms
– Take on the role of a young citizen of the Jelly Kingdoms
– Choose your name and gender
– You get kicked out of the village
– Gameplay is a mix of brain-teasing puzzles and adventure aspects
– Interact with the touch screen
– Slide tiles around an eight-by-eight grid
– As you drag a tile through the rest of the group it will swap positions with other tiles
– Need to form clusters of four or more like tiles
– This will cause your hero to perform actions on the top screen
– Weapon tiles include swords, crossbows, halberds
– Weapon tiles will cause your character to attack enemies at different ranges
– Health-potion titles: restore some of your life energy
– Shield tiles: Block enemy attacks
– Can create clusters of elemental magic tiles that don’t do anything on their own, but can increase attacks with powers like fire (damage over time) or thunder (paralyze foes)
– Waves of turn-based battles await you in each stage
– Trickier enemies and powerful bosses as you progress
– Some bosses will require new strategies
– Chi meter rises when you make tile clusters
– Use the chi’s power to turn tough battles in your favor by shuffling the board, healing yourself, or unleashing the fury of the heavens on your enemies
– Meet heroes and villains
– Historical characters from Romance of the Three Kingdoms like Guan Yu and Liu Bei will be your guides
– They’ll help you face off against threats like corrupt court officials, the mystical and rebellious Zhang brothers, a dastardly warlord
– Releasing early next year

“2012 is the 10th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts, so we’d like to do something to celebrate. However, I’ll say this up front, just because it’s the 10th anniversary, we still won’t have KH3 out (laughs).” – Tetsuya Nomura

Well, this is rather unfortunate news! I figured we’d be getting the assets on Kingdom Hearts 3 in some of the coming months, judging by how long it’s been since the second one! Sure, we’ve had the little side-stories in between that have had the developers keeping busy, but come on, where’s the main installment?

Via Andriasang

WiiWare

A Monsteca Corral: Aliens vs. Monsters – Recommended
Deer Captor – Grumble Grumble
Enjoy your massage! – Grumble Grumble
Fantasy Slots: Adventure Slots and Games – Grumble Grumble
My Aquarium 2 – Hmmm…
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 – Recommended
Space Trek – Grumble Grumble

VC

Uforia: The Saga – Recommended

DSiWare

3D Mahjong – Hmmm…
Absolute Chess – Recommended
Absolute Reversi – Recommended
Blayzbloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale – Grumble Grumble
Divergent Shift – Recommended
G.G. Series Ninja Karakuri Den – Hmmm…
Hints Hunter – Hmmm…
Just Sing! National Anthems – Grumble Grumble
Match Up! – Hmmm…
My Farm – Grumble Grumble
Petz Dogz Family – Hmmm…
Turn: The Lost Artifact – Recommended