E3: My Nintendo Picks

Now that E3 is behind us, I guess I should say a bit about it. First, I’ll go through the Nintendo showing this year.

They had a very casual-centric showcase this year (and even apologized about the lack of “hardcore” software later on). For me, the highlights were Animal Crossing: City Folk, the Wii MotionPlus accessory, and well, that’s about it. I think I’ve talked enough about Animal Crossing in a previous post, but the Wii MotionPlus is very intriguing to me. Basically it adds more gyroscopes to the existing wiimote so you can get 1:1 motion detection. In the game Wii Sports: Resort, the showcase its use in different games, much like how the original Wii Sports showed what the basic wiimote and nunchuck could do. The obvious standout to all the press seemed to be the swordfighting game, which let you realistically slash, stab, and block with the wiimote and motionPlus attachment. Exciting. Hopefully that Star Wars Clone Wars game with lightsaber battles will be good enough to warrant another go/sequel when the MotionPlus comes out Spring next year.