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"A half-arsed E3 and Mario Kart's too slow......"

What's up with that?

Anyone who's paid any attention to the Ninty side of E3 this year would have to be a fanboy to not agree that it's been a total non-event. An extreme lack of any really big announcements other than some complete cashin Pokemon games and some terrible GBA link-up things.

What's going on with Nintendo?

They say they've adopted a more aggressive approach an then they attend the biggest gaming show in the world and there wasn't a single thing on show that was really good that we hadn't seen before. Sony announce the Playstation portable, new Gran Turismo game, new MGS game, they announce a massive deal with EA for exclusive rights to the online sports line-up. Microsoft unveil Halo 2, Doom 3 amongst other things.

Where's all the amazing 1st party support from Nintendo?

Oh and to rub salt in the wounds, every single person at IGN says that Mario Kart is too slow.

Oh and Donkey Kong is still to make an appearance... don't worry It will happen.

Pumpkinist wrote:
> When is Spaceworld?

End of August.

When is Spaceworld?

The problem with E3 isn't what was on show... just what was announced.

We are used to Nintendo dropping the bomb shell of new games at the show... instead Pikmin 2, Metal Gear Solid and Mario Kart... essentially the biggest games at the show were revealed before hand.

It was genuinlly a show that does show Nintendo's agression... but for a die hard fan we didn't get anything special... bar perhaps geist. Nintendo showed their incredible support to the GBA-GC link up with 4 games that requires it... all developed by Nintendo and all rather popular brands (Zelda, Zelda, Pokemon and Pac Man). Nevertheless as I say the problem is that everything was revealed before the show... and Star-fox should have got a bigger hand into things.

No Pilotwings? No new Mario? Looks like we may have a Spaceworld and a half on our hands.

On a different note the GBA showing was rather impressive.

11 out of 24 made an appearence at E3.

AfroJoe wrote:
> Mario Kart: Double Dash
> F-Zero GX
> Mario 128
> Pikmin 2
> Mario Golf: Toadstool Tournament
> Mario Tennis
> Skies Of Arcadia Legends (Friday)
> Ikaruga (Friday)
> Splinter Cell
> Hitman 2
> Geist
> Starfox Armada
> Donkey Kong GC
> R: Racing Revolution
> SSX 3: Out Of Bounds
> Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3
> Conflict: Desert Storm 2
> WWE Wrestlemania X-9
> Wario World
> 1080: Avalanche
> Killer 7
> Viewtiful Joe
>
> *Wants all*

Sounds like a bad E3 there.

Hehe.

Money needed now.

Yeah... I'll get Starfox Armada twice....

Yar.

I'll get them all.

I will will will will I will.

AfroJoe wrote:
> And also Starfox: Armada.

You already said that.