E3 2008 - The Official Thread of Sheer Joy!

7:29 Someone has the temerity to ask if this is really more of a musical toy than a game. HOW DARE HE! Miyamoto says the questioner is right, and "that's why it's more interesting than a video game." The audience laughs and applauds at this verbal *****slap.

Oh snap.

LONGEST PRESS CONFERENCE EVER.

"The audience applauds at his verbal *****slap"

Always the character, eh Shig? It's getting close to the mystery Wii game! Let's not hold our breath, though.

Originally Posted by Slime

I think some people would like to see something new as well. I don't really expect a new Mario or Metroid game to come immediately. Zelda is inevitable, but probably not until late 2009 or 2010 at the earliest. But I'd honestly like to see them do something new that is still as compelling as their major franchises. Having new installments in established series is fine, but I'm starting to get tired of waiting for the same bunch of games over and ever with each Nintendo system. That's why a new Kid Icarus game would have been nice.

Ya, I know what you mean. The thing that really got me though was that Nintendo promised "hardcore titles" and they promised new franchises. So far we haven't been seeing either of those. I'm not really expecting a Mario since that's had the trend of one major installment per console and now that Prime is over and done with they would probably take a bit of time to do whatever they're going to do next.

They better announce something.

Something that their true fans will like.

I've read and it may be Wario Land or Captain Rainbow, seeing as how it's still in Japanese.

Uh? Let's go, Live blogs.

EDIT: PIKMIN?!?!?!

"We're making Pikmin."

E3 was very disappointing. Nintendo has gone down a very steep slope.

Hey, is anyone here getting stressed about all this? I mean, the previous e3s were so easy to go through and were exciting, but this damn e3 is just so f****ng frustrating! I could just get the hell out of my computer, but I'm afraid I may miss something even though I doubt something interesting will show up.

I just got a pimple on my nose-- I'm THAT stressed. I seriously need to get out of here and have a drink... like... now.

They just said they were making pikmin. SHOW A TRAILER!

"We're making Pikmin."

There's something! (Hinted at before, but now much more blunt!)

Pikmin? I hope so.

TRAILERTRAILERTRAILER

Also, is this "core"?

As in, this is the next game you're going to show, Nintendo? Or are you just sayin'?

Pikmin...o_o...I was hoping the announcement would be so much more spectacular. I never got into Pikmin so I'm not sure if it'll appeal to me.

I have a feeling they're just sayin'.
But at least we know.

Originally Posted by LightForestSage

Pikmin? I hope so.

TRAILERTRAILERTRAILER

Also, is this "core"?

MadWorld and Conduit are definitely more "core" than Pikmin. But that's IMO.

It would be the one ****ing franchise I don't care about. They better make this Pikmin not gay unlike the first one which was crap.

The end, folks.
Nothin besides a Pikmin to fantasize about.

EDIT: I'll assume this is a typo and he meant "old".

Motion plus offers no new functionality for new games.

Has to mean "old".

Originally Posted by IGNIS

MadWorld and Conduit are definitely more "core" than Pikmin. But that's IMO.

That wasn't a question meant to be answered.

I'll take a new Pikmin, though. It's a gamer game and gamer game only.

7:40 Motion plus offers no new functionality for new games. And with that, the event is over. Trinnen says he hopes we found it illuminating. Well, there was that Pikmin thing, we guess ...

It's over. No Pikmin.

Originally Posted by jehuty

Ya, I know what you mean. The thing that really got me though was that Nintendo promised "hardcore titles" and they promised new franchises. So far we haven't been seeing either of those. I'm not really expecting a Mario since that's had the trend of one major installment per console and now that Prime is over and done with they would probably take a bit of time to do whatever they're going to do next.

Word. At this point, I really don't know what they're going to announce next. But I would have liked to hear about anything that would truly appeal to the hardcore gamer. Before E3, Reggie talked about "maximizing" Nintendo's key franchises and that there'd be a holiday game everyone would be crazy about. And that game was Animal Crossing. I wasn't impressed.

EDIT: Oh hey, Pikmin. Kind of cool I guess. This "reveal" isn't really all that different than Miyamoto talking about the new Mario and Zelda games in development though. It also kind of sucks that Pikmin is one of those Nintendo franchises that only kinda interests me.

Well, it's over, and Nintendo has lost all my respect. **** you Nintendo.