Nintendo Bores us to Tears
Techtree News Staff, Jul 16, 2008 0724 hrs IST
A whole lot of nothing shown
Wow, was Nintendo's conference a bore-fest! More so in light of the amazing showing from Sony. The conference was underlined by a bizzare motto of 'smiles for everyone' -- lots of talk of audience expansion and paradigm shifts. Well, one paradigm-shifted seemed to be missing games, you know, those things we play on that Wii console thing? Nintendo did showcase four titles during its E3 2008 conference. These were:
Animal Crossing: City Folk for the Wii. Animal Crossing is an old Nintendo staple. The game involves mundane activities such as collecting butterflies, fishing, digging for seeds, doing tasks for other town folks and so on. These activities are centered around your 'town'. This iteration adds some online networking features in that you can visit your friend's towns to partake in community activities with them, such as fishing. You can also leave your town and visit a city wherein you can purchase clothes, change hairstyles, take part in auctions, and so on. You can also write letters and attach pictures to send to your friends via several routes: the Wii Message Board, mobile phones, PCs and other towns. This iteration of Animal Crossing also saw the release of yet another peripheral for the Wii -- called the Wii Speak. This is a speaker which sits on top of the television much like Wii's sensor bar and picks up your voice, allowing you to take part in team-speak with your online buddies.
Wii Music A music game for the faint-of-heart. What was shown seemed to be a title that you could do no wrong with -- unlike games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band, there isn't a key combination to successfully execute to churn out tunes in Wii Music. Instead, the game allows for random action and key presses -- as long as they are in some form of tune -- and automatically adjusts the music to fall in track with your performance. As such, some of the frustration (and also most of the excitement, we imagine) is removed from the game. It seems like a game aimed squarely for the entire family to enjoy, i.e. the casuals. From what was shown of this title, little seemed impressive or exciting.
Wii Sports Resort A successor to Wii Sports, this title will make use of the Wii MotionPlus accessory that was revealed yesterday. As we mentioned earlier, the MotionPlus hardware adds greater precision to the motion tracking features of the Wii Remote. For example: it was demonstrated how even the slightest movements of one's wrists would translate accurately on-screen. One of the most exciting aspects of this game was a sword-fighting mini-game which made great use of the MotionPlus accessory: accurately translating every movement made weilding the Wii Remote to the screen. The demonstration made us hopeful of seeing a realistic light-saber combat game sometime soon. This game is expected sometime in 2009.
Grand Theft Auto: China Town for the DS. This was a surprise announcement. Not much was revealed about the title, except that it is based in Liberty City and features all new characters and a brand-new story.
And that was pretty much that. Huh. No smiles here Nintendo...
USER COMMENTS
I am sure Wii Zelda is in the works. Maybe they are using the MotionPlus thingy? That would be so awesome -- realistic sword movements, oh yeah! I would also really really love a new F-Zero, hope they team up with Sega once again for that. Starfox is meh, and it's too early for Mario after the awesome that was Galaxy.
by ahmed, bombay, on Jul 18, 2008 09:53 AM, Report abuse
I was hoping for at LEAST Earthbound for the Wii Virtual Console. :( Don't forget about MOTHER, Ninendo!! Although I am looking forward to the new AC...
by Dev, Blenheim, on Jul 16, 2008 10:01 AM, Report abuse Reply
I don't think Mother is ever coming out :( Hope burns eternal, right? This was such a non-conference for us gamers.
by ahmed, bombay, on Jul 18, 2008 09:50 AM, Report abuse
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Animal Crossing: City Folk? That is their BIG secretive game for Christmas? What!? I thought for sure it would be for Starfox, F-Zero, Zelda or Mario. That's what they promised. Well, to each is own. I was REALLY REEEEALLY hoping for a sequel to Twilight Princess. But, I highly doubt we will get one. Maybe.
by Lori, Portland, on Jul 16, 2008 09:28 AM, Report abuse Reply