Response to second day of E3 Coverage
WARNING: This is geared primarily to the news that interests me and is in no way comprehensive. It basically covers the top XBox 360Nintendo-related stories. XD
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - This looks like the vs. mode in the DS game, only bigger, more cooperative, and with more players. Basically the Four Swords of Mario. It looks pretty awesome and 2D platformers are more than welcone on my Wii (I'm looking at you Wario Land). Secretly I hope the two generic Toads are replaced with someone else, but otherwise I'm looking forward to this. I hope the single player mode is still fun. It would be awesome if the other three people could be online players.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - This is already out in Japan, but from the trailer I can see the localization is going to be as spot on as the other games. I look forward to playing with His Queasiness!
Golden Sun DS - I never got into the other games, but this was a pleasant surprise.
Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Still waiting on more info about this. It's on the showroom floor, so I'm looking forward to impressions.
Sin & Punishment 2 - This will also be on the showroom and wasn't even mentioned in the presentation.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - A major surprise, considering NSMB Wii preceded it. Although Galaxy isn't my favorite 3D Mario, I won't begrudge it a follow up on the same engine. The inclusion of Yoshi should be awesome, especially since he'll be acting like a proper Yoshi this time, instead of being powered by fruit.
Metroid: Other M - The "Holy Shit" game for me. Though I'm cautious about it being developed by Team Ninja, the game looks gorgeous. It will be exploring the Metroid universe deeper than ever before, which definitely tickles my interest. The game looks to be some kind of 2.5D Shooter Action game... thing.
Monkey Island - The remake is Xbxo stuff, but I'm still anticipating getting to play both the original's remake and the episodic sequel for WiiWare. Now if only Space Quest got the same treatment...
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - This looks like the vs. mode in the DS game, only bigger, more cooperative, and with more players. Basically the Four Swords of Mario. It looks pretty awesome and 2D platformers are more than welcone on my Wii (I'm looking at you Wario Land). Secretly I hope the two generic Toads are replaced with someone else, but otherwise I'm looking forward to this. I hope the single player mode is still fun. It would be awesome if the other three people could be online players.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - This is already out in Japan, but from the trailer I can see the localization is going to be as spot on as the other games. I look forward to playing with His Queasiness!
Golden Sun DS - I never got into the other games, but this was a pleasant surprise.
Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Still waiting on more info about this. It's on the showroom floor, so I'm looking forward to impressions.
Sin & Punishment 2 - This will also be on the showroom and wasn't even mentioned in the presentation.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - A major surprise, considering NSMB Wii preceded it. Although Galaxy isn't my favorite 3D Mario, I won't begrudge it a follow up on the same engine. The inclusion of Yoshi should be awesome, especially since he'll be acting like a proper Yoshi this time, instead of being powered by fruit.
Metroid: Other M - The "Holy Shit" game for me. Though I'm cautious about it being developed by Team Ninja, the game looks gorgeous. It will be exploring the Metroid universe deeper than ever before, which definitely tickles my interest. The game looks to be some kind of 2.5D Shooter Action game... thing.
Monkey Island - The remake is Xbxo stuff, but I'm still anticipating getting to play both the original's remake and the episodic sequel for WiiWare. Now if only Space Quest got the same treatment...