Year after year, Nintendo looks to surprise everyone at E3 with new and surprising technology or simply make everyone go crazy about a new Mario or Zelda game. Was 2008 any different?
To kick off the conference, Nintendo showed off a demo of Shaun White Snowboarding with none other than the man himself: Shaun White. Not only will the game use both Wiimote and Nunchuk controller, but will fully use the Balance Board included with Wii Fit.
Also Iwata briefly mentionned that both Mario and Zelda teams were hard at work to create a new adventure for each character. Of course, no other information was made available at this point.
To the delight of all, Animal Crossing for Wii has now been officialized. Sporting the sub title City Folk, we'll be able to make new friends and decorate our house in an urban environnement.
Nintendo also introduced 2 new accessories: WiiSpeak and WiiMotion. The first new item will actually be a microphone that will allow everyone in the room to speak into. The second new accessory called WiiMotion will allow gamers to move around in 3D simply by connecting an adapter onto the WiiMote. Along with this new gadget, Wii Sports Resort has been announced and will be the first game to fully utilize this new technology. Both of those will come as a bundle in Spring 2009.
On the portable side of things, Nintendo came out of nowhere by announcing Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS. This game will take place in Liberty City and include all the free roaming goodness from previous GTA games. And for the younger audience, Pokemons are back! On November 10th, Pokemon Rangers Shadow of Almia will be made available through retailers. Also, if you enjoyed Guitar Hero On Tour, you'll be happy to know that Nintendo and Activision proudly announced a sequel: Guitar Hero On Tour Decades.
Nintendo will also throw their hat into the virtual musical ring. After annoucing Wii Music a few years back and basically never giving new info, Miyamoto and friends came back strong this year by showing off a demo in which Mario's Father performed on stage. The game will include roughly 50 instruments including drums, piano, saxophone, violin, etc...but unlike any other musical games, instead of requesting timing, you'll simply have to mimic the gestures of, let's say a drummer or pianist and voilà! You'll also be able to play with four of your friends.
We hope you enjoy these little highlights on various conferences. Don't forget that Sony and Microsoft's highlights are still available below this one.
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