Those crazy Germans. First they host the World Cup and now they’re shaping up to be host of one of the most anticipated shows of the summer, the Leipzig Games Convention. I don’t know about you, but I’m still on the fence about which event will have more people following it.
First, we had the Wii Prove Our Promise keynote announcement from yesterday, and today we’re hearing there will be an additional 5 “brand new” Wii games also making an appearance. Nintendo France magazine is reporting that it’s still not clear at this time whether the games are first party, third party or Mario Party; but does it really make a difference? With the amount of positive press surrounding this system since E3 (may it rest in pieces), this thing could launch with a Pong remake and still sell out.
But obviously Pong is not in the cards, so what are you hearing? What are the 5 titles? Icarus? A Burger Time sequel? Golgo 13?
E3 is dead!Long live the Leipzig Game Convention!!
My five:1) Mario Party2) Pikmin 33) Kid Icarus4) Bionic Commando 25) Star Wars: KOTOR 3Welcome J B Cougar! (Are you new?)
I would love to see a proper remake of Stunt Race FX (SNES title).Unlikely to happen though.
SOLAR JETMAN!!!Pilot WingsContraKid Icarus
Yeah! Pikmin 3 has to be there innit?That alone would sell Wii to me.erm…A shock new Rare game (I wish)
I wonder if they're bringing in prostitutes from other countires for this event also…
Ich esse das regal, mit zitrone. I want Cing to announce their Wii project. They've been hiring for a while for "New Gen console." Come on Cing! Tell us!Announce Trace Memorwii!
Paperboy Wii. And Mario Galaxy before Christmas. And something with cooking.
A Pokemon title, just to confirm the videos around (it was not shown or confirmed on the past E3). Plus, a Battalion Wars sequel would be great. And Pikmin, for sure. The other two probably new IP just like the Project HAMMER and ExciteTruck.Best!!
Derek: True, the official word is that E3 is just going to get "smaller" and moved to July, but with "smaller" really meaning "by invitation only", and other game convention shows being far bigger and more of a show targeted to fans of the product, E3 is bound to become quickly what it was originally: a series of press conference announcements. The same as what you see the rest of the year on a monthly basis.If that's not dead, it is at least a transformation beyond recognition.Oh, and I'm also hoping for a Pikmin 3! But that is very unlikely, since it would steal the limelight for Elebits…PilotWiings would be nice, too!
Golgo 13! Yes, please.
1. Kid Icarus2. Star Fox3. a Jedi/Sith dueling game4. Pilot Wings5. Mario Paint
No one's mentioned Punch-Out!!?
Seeing as the Wii booth at E3 was mostly about showing how Wii could be used on existing game concepts, I'd really hope/think that Nintendo has some totally original, totally Wii-focused, games up its sleeve.For once, let's hope they leave Mario and the other traditional franchises alone. What they need is games with the same kind of impact Nintendogs had, only in even more innovative and exciting directions.
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