The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Other Top 2011 Releases to Make Public Playable Debut at Leading Pop-Culture Event
REDMOND, Wash., July 18, 2011 – Nintendo is returning to Comic-Con in San Diego this year, and fans will have a lot to get excited about. In addition to top Nintendo 3DS™ games releasing this holiday season such as Super Mario™, Mario Kart™ and Kid Icarus™: Uprising, The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword for Wii™ will make its public playable debut in North America, letting players experience Link’s latest motion-controlled adventure firsthand. In addition to Nintendo’s booth at the show (#5135), multiple activities will take place at a special Nintendo Gaming Lounge for Comic-Con attendees in the San Diego Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis & Marina at 333 W. Harbor Drive, adjacent to the San Diego Convention Center.
Games that are scheduled to be playable at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge include:
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1 1 ZUMBA FITNESS WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
3 2 TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 3 DIRT 3 XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
15 4 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10 5 TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 6 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
8 7 INFAMOUS 2 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
5 8 UFC PERSONAL TRAINER XB360 THQ THQ
4 9 DIRT 3 PS3 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
24 10 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11 11 BRINK XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
17 12 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 13 JUST DANCE 2 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 14 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 WII EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
35 15 DUNGEON SIEGE III XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
21 16 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 17 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 18 ART ACADEMY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 19 L.A. NOIRE XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
13 20 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 21 MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3: FATE OF TWO WORLDS PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
22 22 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN WII DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
30 23 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
25 24 FIFA 11 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
26 25 POKEMON WHITE VERSION DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 26 HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 27 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD PS3 PLATINUM UBISOFT
27 28 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
37 29 LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 30 MORTAL KOMBAT XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 31 JUST DANCE 2: EXTRA SONGS WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
31 32 POKEMON BLACK VERSION DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 33 L.A. NOIRE PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
16 34 RED FACTION: ARMAGEDDON XB360 THQ THQ
– 35 KINECT SPORTS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
28 36 BRINK PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
32 37 WII PLAY: MOTION WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 38 F.E.A.R. 3 XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 39 RED DEAD REDEMPTION XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
– 40 XBOX LIVE HITS COLLECTION XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
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1 1 ZUMBA FITNESS PIPEWORKS 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
3 2 TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON HIGH MOON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 3 DIRT 3 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
7 4 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 5 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRAVELLER’S TALES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
12 6 LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS TRAVELLER’S TALES LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
– 7 HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 8 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 9 BRINK SPLASH DAMAGE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15 10 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT (MONTREAL) XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
19 11 DUNGEON SIEGE III OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11 12 FIFA 11 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 13 L.A. NOIRE TEAM BONDI ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
39 14 MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3: FATE OF TWO WORLDS CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
14 15 RED FACTION: ARMAGEDDON VOLITION THQ THQ
13 16 UFC PERSONAL TRAINER HEAVY IRON STUDIOS THQ THQ
17 17 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 18 F.E.A.R. 3 DAY 1 STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
31 19 MORTAL KOMBAT NETHERREALM STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
28 20 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
26 21 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
18 22 INFAMOUS 2 SUCKER PUNCH SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
25 23 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
20 24 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
33 25 F1 2010 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
16 26 PORTAL 2 VALVE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 27 VIRTUA TENNIS 4 SEGA SEGA SEGA
32 28 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS XBOX 360 CLASSICS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
24 29 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 30 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
22 31 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 32 HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
29 33 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 34 DUKE NUKEM FOREVER GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
27 35 ART ACADEMY HEADSTRONG GAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 36 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
35 37 ALICE: MADNESS RETURNS SPICY HORSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 38 TOP SPIN 4 2K CZECH 2K SPORTS TAKE 2
– 39 OPERATION FLASHPOINT: RED RIVER CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 40 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12: THE MASTERS TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
The image above is a snapshot of the latest The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword trailer. As you can see, the eye of the Sheikah made an appearance in the video, though it’s a bit hidden. This doesn’t necessarily confirm that the Sheikah will be a part of Skyward Sword’s story, but it surely makes things more interesting.
This information comes from Xbox CFO Dennis Durkin…
“I would ask you to go and look at some of your data, just to compare first party performance over the course of this lifecycle, because I think our first party performance in terms of quality bars and units per title this shift has been superior to our competition’s.”
Look, I’ll just be honest here. Personally, I wouldn’t say that Microsoft has the best exclusives… this generation at least. I much prefer the offerings on Nintendo’s console and I absolutely love some of Sony’s first-party games. Microsoft has had its fair share of fantastic titles as well, but there aren’t a ton of games that come to mind.
Again, that’s just how I feel! Perhaps you guys would like to weigh in as well.
It’s a pretty simple question, but for those of us who have been with Nintendo games for years, it can have anywhere from one simple answer to a millions of vague and undefined ones. For me, I find myself more on the latter side of things, which is why I’m coming to you: I’m going to be putting together a massively pro-Nintendo piece of video soon in the feature, and I want it to include not only the opinions of one lone “journalist”, but the thoughts of many Nintendo gamers young and old.
So what is it for you? Is it their focus on things like frame rate and graphical consistency over technical prowess? Is it their attention to little details like easter eggs? Their innocent-yet-deep nature? Or maybe something as simple as “they make their games fun to play inherently– not fun to play because you want to see the next cutscene”?
Whatever it is, I want to know what you all think so I can take them and make a massive list that we can all use the next time someone asks us why the hell Nintendo games are better than anyone else’s. Not to say that there aren’t other great games, but there’s just something about games made by the big N that have a special ring to them, and I think a lot of you agree!
I do have my doubts about this game, but I feel that it’ll be better than your average mini-game collection. At least it has some substance to it!
This information comes from Capcom Europe COO David Reeves…
“I think down the road, you could probably see a Monster Hunter iteration somewhere. Probably on both of them (3DS and Vita).”
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd has shown that the series can be successful on portables. Actually, that game might be the most successful release in the series. With Portable 3rd doing well Monster Hunter Tri exceeding expectations in west Monster Hunter on 3DS would seem like a good fit.
