GreenDream

Every brilliant designer has their highs and lows...
Creating a gameplay experience, then wrapping it in a separate experience, is indeed a sound method of design. However, "Nintendo Land" has the multi-purpose existence of entertainment product, tech demo, and life experience... for Eguchi, falling into the "Wii Play/Sports trap" came all too easily. Animal Crossing was a brilliant example of how to fold multiple purposes into a game. Perhaps going beyond that is too difficult...

circa 2009 Ah, yes, I remember the days when 4 people wanted to play Mario Bros. at the same time... and now we can!

circa 2012 Ah, yes, I remember the days when 5 people wanted to play Mario Bros. at the same time... and now we can!

Multiplayer was probably considered for a long while, but the touchscreen mechanics of the "Upad" probably eliminated any plans of a tightly balanced cooperative control scheme.

Agreed, this should have been shown instead of Just Dance 4. Platinum Games team always makes interesting stuff!

I'm beginning to wonder if EA and Ubisoft paid Nintendo to have more presence in the Nintendo presentation...

I'm curious, how does the NintendoLife team feel about recording "event vlogs" like this one?

Lots of good points made, from Mass Effect 3 to critiquing the E3 presentation.

Another indie victim of "mainstream sequalitis"...

All told, the most expansive launch of any Nintendo console.
Pikmin 3, Game & Wario, and Project P-100 look interesting, but I hope they won't be rushed just to meet the launch window.

Isn't it a bit unusual for the Gaijin team to be making direct sequels, instead of spiritual successors?

Until modders open it up, we won't know all the juicy details...

The proposition of using a standard hard drive begs the question: will online game support be handled exclusively by Nintendo's servers? I am curious to see Nintendo's take on restrictive DRM.

Even though this is a casual experience, it actually seems a little bit TOO complex. Wii Sports was such a runaway success to sell the Wii due to it's simplicity. I doubt "Nintendo Land" will have anywhere near the cultural impact...

I actually did enjoy the beginning of the show, with Miyamoto and Pikmin, the introduction of the exclusive version of Arkham City, and the 3D demo of the Wii U Gamepad. That was a good starting point. It all went downhill from there, though...

@Mario500: I dunno, Yamauchi was indeed a brutal leader, but he didn't screw around with making sure Nintendo made good games. Reggie doesn't seem like such a cold-hearted, hot-headed tactician.

@Samholy: Yeah, I'm hoping the 3DS will be another excellent system for RPG's, like the DS.

Well everyone, it's up to us to create the good games for Wii U! Let's get to it!

@cheetahman91: At least these games won't lock up after the 5th boss level xD

@bobbiKat: Basically, today's show should have been tomorrow's show.

@Capt_N: That probably won't be topped for some years.

If you saw E3 2010, you know that Nintendo knows how to put on an E3... just not this year

The design documents of all the good games got hidden in Reggie's boxer shorts drawer of his dresser.

Look on the bright side, theres never been a better time to be a Retro Gamer!

Microsoft and Sony probably infiltrated Nintendo, assassinated the coordinator of the real E3 2012 plan, set up a trained body double, and set them up with this junk.

I don't think even Reggie's body is going to ready for all the people whining about the Wii U Revolution of Mini-Games!

Nintendo probably realized that almost no one ever makes brilliant use of their controllers anyways, so they didn't bother going with their REAL E3 2012 plan. There's always next year to come out of hiding...

Shame on you, xenomaster! At least you can go through life knowing Reggie is a kinder, gentler Regginator.

Well Microsoft and Sony do bad always, Nintendo can't really do worse than them.

A few years ago, Reggie was all about kicking names and taking butt. Now hes all about Peace, Love, and cuddly Unicorns.

This is the sort of thing they should showcase tomorrow, not today...

Worst Nintendo conference in some years.

Pacman: Luigi's Mansion Casual

Nintendo Land: proof that social and casual trends are infecting them.

Do they really need padding from other conference showcases? This is just like Sony's conference last year X_X

ZOMBIE REGGIE. HIDE YOUR CHILDREN.

All the suckage from Microsoft's conference rubbed off on Nintendo this year X_X

Whoever thought up this event procedure was on drugs.

Sexy french accent. Not gay. Sexy.

Now we know why they usually only put Iwata, Reggie, and Miyamoto up on stage.

None.

Maybe with the Wii U Gamepad, we might finally see some "Counter-Operative" modes in games again, like back in Perfect Dark.

LITTLE brother? Luigi?

So its like an open-ended RPG version of badges

ok paper mario now...

damn that guy is TRIPPIN coins

OMG HIS BODY IS READY, CONFIRMED.

Shes using her finger instead of stylus!! Smudge alert!

Arkham City. The better version.

5th player = HAX.

NSMBU less fanfare than COD: BO2!?!? Blasphemy!

NSMBU

Anti-genitalia/anti-troll measures?

"Mario takes shrooms! LOL!"

Oh Dear.

"The camera will be used for a variety of applications, such as watching you while you sleep."