In 2008, Infendo brought me on board to cover Nintendo’s 2010 media summit in San Francisco – this year, a newer, younger, bolder Sean is covering the event!  Introducing my old buddy Sean Hollister, former editor of Gamecyte and all around great guy.  “Other Sean” will be digging up the facts for us at this year’s media event, and we’ll be delivering quotes, commentary, and insight on his findings shortly.
For up to date snippets of what he’s finding out, check out his personal twitter page!
UPDATE: Full Twitter Transcript available after the jump!
- I’m tweeting live from the SF Nintendo Media Summit. Get your news here first! #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago
- Just met the head of NSider… and now the doors have opened. We’re in the presentation room! #NintendoSummit. – 1 hour ago
Waiting for the presentation to start. Journalists and Nintendo reps are all seated. http://is.gd/95Dlq – 1 hour ago Lights just dimmed, but came up again just as quickly. False start. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago And we’re away! On stage is Marc Franklin, director of PR for NOA #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago “Liveblogging and still photography are okay.” Good to hear, Marc! 🙂 #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago Marc promises plenty of hands-on play demonstrations today, as well as a cooking demonstration. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago Cammie Dunaway takes the stage — says it’s all about the games today. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago …before jumping right into a discussion of sales records. 11.2m sold for DS franchise. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago 3.2 m Wii sold, 24.9m units software sold in December. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago But “as always, software sells hardware.” #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago Cammie’s holding up a DSI XL… bright, beautiful screens visible even from three rows back. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago “When you play, you’re going to have a crowd around you,” she says, talking about how the viewing angle has been greatly improved. – 1 hour ago America’s Test Kitchen introduced, will have 300 recipes. Looks just like Personal Trainer: Cooking. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago Cammie’s talking about how the DSI XL will provide an “expanded sense of community,” when people group around it for cooking games etc. – 1 hour ago Another family title: 100 Classic Books, arriving June 14th for $19.99. Sounds like it’s filled with books that are past copyright. – 1 hour ago Super Mario Galaxy 2 demonstration time! Cammie says we’ll have hands-on later. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago Demonstrator Nate is showing off the Spin Drill, which allows Mario to tunnel through to the other side of a planet. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago Some worlds won’t be spherical, and the drill is needed to tunnel through. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago Showing off a Super Mario Galaxy 2 boss now, a “cousin of Gigaleg” from the first game. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago Mario and the boss run around the outside of a disc, and Mario has to tunnel through the entire disc to hit the weak point. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago Yoshi will behave very similarly to previous games. “There will be many moments where Yoshi sends you falling to your death.” – 1 hour ago Eat a “Blimp Fruit,” and Yoshi turns into a blimp, giving him limited flight ability until he runs out of air. #NintendoSummit – 1 hour ago