Thoughts on Nintendo's E3 2011

Hey everyone! Today is the day for Nintendo's E3 presentation!
We know for sure that Nintendo will be announcing a new console and telling us what that new Super Mario game for the 3DS will be. (My guess is Super Mario Galaxy 3DS.) Hopefully, they will also give us some more release dates for the anticipated titles for the 3DS (other than Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS, which should be June 19 for the United States.) Check your region's Nintendo website for release dates outside of the United States.
I'm looking forward to the presentation and the new games coming our way. I'll be back after the presentation to tell you what I liked, what I found interesting, and what I'll be playing for the blog.

After E3
Once again, Miyamoto and his translator talked at the same time, each with full volume, making things harder to hear and understand.
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is available as a Virtual Console game for the 3DS and Ocarina of Time will launch next weekend globally with hint movies and mirror quest and boss quest modes. Four Swords will have a 4-player mode for the DSi. Skyward Sword will be launched Holiday 2011. There will be a gold promotion Wiimote with Wii Motion Plus. As part of the 25th Anniversary, there will be concerts held in each region in the fall. Check your region's website for details. 2 soundtracks will be released: Ocarina of Time for those who register their game with Club Nintendo and a 25th Anniversary CD for release around Skyward Sword's launch.

The new console is supposed to offer deeper gaming experiences and wider appeal. It is called Wii U. The controller looks like a flat, tablet-like Game Boy Advance. You can swtich from the TV to the controller and the controller has a touch screen, a camera, and a gyroscope. It seems very seamless and allows for video chat and internet browsing. Coming in 2012. You can continue gaming without the TV and Wii accessories are fully compatible. But it is not a portable game machine. The controller and TV connect wirelessly. You can use the Touch Screen and the TV interactively. It will have HD graphics. Super Smash Bros. will be created for both 3DS and Wii U and can work together. Third-party developers are excited and have announced some concepts for popular franchises as well as trailers.

Lego City Stories has been announced for the Wii U and 3DS. It is an open world game.

New titles for the 3DS include a new Luigi's Mansion, Mario Kart, Star Fox, Super Mario, and Kid Icarus.

Mario Kart will have coins again, retro courses, and a hang-glider for each kart, as well as an outboard motor for driving underwater, and the ability to customize karts. Holiday 2011

Star Fox 64 utilizes the gyroscope so you can tilt the 3DS to steer, as well as use button controls. Your friends can put their videos and voice for multiplayer mode. September 9, 2011

Super Mario 3D allows Mario to sommersault, use the Tanooki Suit, and stomp Piranhas. It will also include flagpoles. Before the end of 2011

Kid Icarus Uprising allows for multiplayer mode and will be coming soon 2011. It also uses AR Cards.

Luigi's Mansion 2 will have a slightly different look when vacuuming ghosts. It will be entirely new with several new mansions. It will be released in 2012.

The Virtual Console with have classic portable games from the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. It will also have some console games.

There will be a Pokedex 3D for the 3DS. You can scan AR markers, get data from SpotPass or from friends to complete it, and use it to add Pokemon to real life scenes. It will be complementary and available only via download.

I like the concept of the Wii U and the new games for the 3DS.
I am looking forward to all of the new Mario games, and will be playing Super Mario 3D and Luigi's Mansion 2 for the blog. We haven't heard about the release of Paper Mario for the 3DS, but we should be hearing soon. That will probably come out first and I will also play that for the blog. I can't wait for more information!