OXCGN’s Nintendo E3 2011 Conference Wrap-up
A Plethora of Details and Announcements
by exterminat
©2011 Nicholas Laborde
The final conference of the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo has just concluded.
To say Nintendo absolutely stole the show would be a massive understatement.
OXCGN brings you up to speed on Wii U and everything else they discussed.
A late start, but worth it
Starting late, as per the norm at E3 2011, Nintendo opened their conference with a lengthy montage of games in the Legend of Zelda series with a live orchestra playing several key pieces from the series’ soundtrack.
Iwata came on stage and promised that their new games will be deeper, and cater to a wider audience. More 3DS titles were shown, with five new titles being announced (listed below)
Reggie gave a “something for everyone” speech, regarding 3DS and Project Cafe, now known as Wii U.
Nintendo gave the fans what they wanted: more titles in the series we care about, more new content (and a good bit of free content), big announcements and tons of details about their next system.
It was their best conference in years, and my favorite of E3 2011. Check out the detailed key points list below with every single bit of info announced at the keynote!
Key points
Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening to be first Gameboy title available on 3DS eShop, available by end of today- Master Quest mode to be available in Ocarina of Time 3D
- Legend of Zelda Four Swords to be coming in September on DSi Ware for free
- Skyward Sword to be available this fall for Wii
- Special gold Wiimote to be available at launch
- Legend of Zelda: 25th Anniversary symphony concerts to be held around the world, beginning in Fall
- Two music CDs: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D official soundtrack; to be gift for first to register their game on Club Nintendo; Skyward Sword CD
- Further Nintendo games to be “deeper and wider”
- Mario Kart 3DS, Star Fox 3DS, Super Mario 3DS, Kid Icarus 3DS, Luigi’s Mansion 3DS all shown
- Mario Kart 3DS, coming holiday 2011
Star Fox 3DS to feature gyroscope control; to feature faces of fellow real life players on their fighters; releasing this September- Super Mario 3DS to be out “before the year is over”
- Kid Icarus Uprising (for 3DS); features 3v3 multiplayer battle mode; features Augmented Reality functionality; releasing “later this year”
- Luigi’s Mansion 3DS (known as Luigi’s Mansion 2); “not a simple revision, an entirely new game”; features several new mansions
- Game demos available later this year on eShop
- Virtual Console service on 3DS eShop, supporting Gameboy titles and console titles
- Free 3D version of Excitebike on eShop
- Pokedex 3D to be available on eShop; to complete it, you must collect Pokemon via SpotPass, friends, or special AR markers; “the essential tool for fans”; available exclusively on eShop; available for free; “our gift to you”
Project Cafe to be known as “Wii U”- Controller featuring screen, sort of like mini DS bottom; dual analog sticks
- Featuring system similar to Transfarring, transfer to controller from console
- Drawing/sketching support
- Mini-game support independent of console
- Motion control built in; sort of like a hyroscope
- Works in correlation with Wii peripherals
- Make video calls
- Can move content instantly to console
- Releasing in 2012
- controller screen is 6.2″
All Wii controllers and games are backwards compatible- “Appealing to the most hardcore and dedicated players”
- Touch screen, accelerometer, mic and gyroscope as well on controller
- “Not designed to be a portable video game machine, even though it shares some characteristics”
- Console transmits to controller “without latency issues”
- “Want to create strong bond between games and the internet”
- e3.nintendo.com has full “Iwata Asks” interview regarding Wii U
- Next Smash Brothers to be on 3DS and Wii U, work together
- New Super Mario Brothers Mii; stars your Mii playing alongside Mario
“A new form of multiplayer” called Chase Me. Set in Mario landscapes, each input method different; Wii U controller gets bird’s eye view of level for advantage- “Different kind of shooter” in space combat
- All above are prototypes, not actual games
- New game: Lego City Stories; new installment in Lego series; obviously GTA spoof of sorts from HUD views; coming to both 3DS and Wii U
- Many prominent developers shown supporting the Wii U, including Ken Levine and Warren Spector
- Darksiders II at launch
- Batman Arkham City to be on Wii U
- Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and Ghost Recon Online to be on it as well
- Aliens: Colonial Marine to be on Wii U
- Metro: Last Light to be on Wii U
- Tekken game
- Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge (working title) on Wii U
- Deep Electronic Arts partnership
Report card
Nintendo gave the best press conference of E3, only eclipsing Sony for the fact that they announced so much new stuff and the way they went about doing it.
There were no celebrity guests or shovelware demonstrations.
There was simply games, games, games, and new system information.
While we didn’t receive too much in terms of concrete content information, and Wii U is essentially bringing Nintendo into the “current gen”, it is most definitely going to be an exhilarating, unique experience with tons of third party support.
Nintendo gets an A+
OXCGN’s E3 2011 Articles:
Make sure you check out as many of these great E3 2011 articles, not only showing you the news, but looking deeper into the games and hardware coming from this year’s E3.
In the mean time, please feel free to grab any of the videos (we supply easy share-code for that) and images to share with your friends using the helpful social media buttons on the site. But basically, enjoy the information, and share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
This list will be updated with every new article and new notice, so make sure you bookmark it so you’ll be notified when there’s a new item up – enjoy
- E3 2011: Brothers In Arms: Furious 4: Desecrating the BIA Name - click here
- OXCGN’s Nintendo E3 Conference Wrap Up - click here
- E3 2011: The Darkness 2 – To Sequel or Not to Sequel - click here
- Sony PS Vita (NGP) Australian Price Revealed? - click here
- Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – Limited Animus and Special Editions Unveiled (with trailers) - click here
- OXCGN’s Sony E3 Conference Wrap Up – click here
- The Kinect Strikes Back: Kinect Star Wars - click here
- E3 2011: Hitman – Are Stealth Games Becoming Action Games - click here
- Tomb Raider: A Darker More Visceral Lara Croft - click here
- OXCGN’s EA Conference Wrap Up - click here
- OXCGN’s Ubisoft Conference Wrap Up - click here
- E3 2011: Minecraft Coming to 360 - click here
- E3 2011: Microsoft Showcases Halo 4, Halo HD remake - click here
- OXCGN’s Microsoft Conference Wrap Up - click here
- Konami E3 2011 Conference Wrap Up - click here
- Top Announcement We Want and Don’t Want at E3 - click here
- The Best Places to Watch E3 2011 - click here
©2011 Nicholas Laborde
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