E3: Nintendo Press Conference Summary

Jul 15 2008

E3: Nintendo Press Conference Summary

With E3 well under way today was Nintendo’s turn to flaunt their wares, but first they decided to hit back at microsoft’s announcement of out selling both Nintendo and Sony in the console war, by claiming they were actually the one’s outselling Sony and Microsoft. We expect a similar announcement from Sony very soon.

Nintendo did finally get around to making the following announcements:

Wii Games

Animal Crossing: City Folk, the first Wii game to take advantage of new hardware WiiSpeak.
Shaun White Snowboarding, designed for use with the WiiFit balance board.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a standard beat em’ up with lightsabres.
Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party, simply more mini-game madness
Call of Duty: World At War
WiiSports Resort, a beach sport game supporting another piece of new hardware Wii Motion Plus.
WiiMusic, play a variety of instuments how you like, in your own time.

Nintendo DS

Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades
Spore Creatures
Pokemon Ranger 2: Shadow of Alma
Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars

Hardware

WiiSpeak, a set top microphone that will pick up all voices in the room allowing for group to group communication without the need for headsets. Only currently supported by Animal Crossing: City Folk.
Wii Motion Plus, A small unit that plugs into the bottom of your WiiMote that enhances motion detection and more accurate interpretations of the movement on screen. Currently only supported and supplied with WiiSports Resort it also includes an extended sleeve for your WiiMote.

Nintendo also unveiled plans you gradually change the DS into essentially a PDA, so that it can be seen as necessary to carry with you as a mobile phone, with the ability to access train timetables, local restaurant guides, etc.