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June 18, 2010

E3 Impressions – Kirby’s Epic Yarn

Filed under: Editorial Rants — Tags: , , , — Aileen Viray @ 4:07 pm

Kirby's Epic Yarn
Finding Kirby’s Epic Yarn playable on the show floor after hearing the announcement of the title at Nintendo’s Press Conference was a complete joy. Even the length of the lines could not deter me from a demo playthrough, and so I adamantly waited in line for my turn.

As proof that you never know who you might be standing next to at E3, I asked the man next to me if he wanted to join me with the game only to discover that he was out of Nintendo’s top game composers, credited with having worked on quite a few memorable titles.

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June 17, 2010

Under the Radar – FlingSmash

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , — Jamie Love @ 9:24 am

FlingSmash
I feel bad for not having already listed FlingSmash along with all the other side-scrolling joy Nintendo managed to haul out to the show this week. Plus the game has one of those great pitches, specifically that this is what you get when combining tennis and pinball.

On the list of small design tidbits you don’t hear very often, FlingSmash also sympathizes with left-handed players and the game can position play from the left side of the screen – which would mess me up, but I’m certain some southpaw reading this will appreciate the thought.

Keep in mind you’ll need to get yourself some Wii MotionPlus if you haven’t already, which after this week is getting a lot harder to avoid.

Catch some video and art after the break.

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June 15, 2010

Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid-palooza

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , , , , , — Jamie Love @ 10:46 pm

Metal Gear Solid 3DS
Turns out that Metal Gear Solid 3D Snaker Eater – The Naked Sample for Nintendo 3DS is Hideo Kojima’s third mystery E3 title – which severely surprised the hell out of me for what it’s worth. Oh ZOE, shall I never know your future exploits?

Kojima Productions has added a teaser site for the game with some screenshots that seem to leave many of my fellow editors cursing the amount of devices Metal Gear Solid fans are driven to purchase.

As one of those fans, who is still happily chewing through Peace Walker this week, Metal Gear is one of the very few things you can never have too much of, especially when following Big Boss’ story – though even I wonder if Kojima wants a break yet.

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Under the Radar – Don’t Forget Pikachu

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , — Jamie Love @ 6:07 pm

PokePark Wii
The mini-game roundup of PokePark Wii was another title waiting for a date, which now has one, like so many others set as this Holiday season. Feels like an awful lot of games are coming for the Holidays, so we’ll see how that plays out.

Other potentially under the radar Holiday listings on the Wii include FlingSmash, and TRON: Evolution-Battle Grids, which I’m certain I haven’t heard of before today because I’d have remembered the word TRON.

Flip’s Twisted World, a title I saw at E3 2009 has a date of September 21, 2010, along with another Majesco title that seems to move around a lot, Dawn of Heroes on the DS, which is now marked for August 17, 2010. Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal joins the party on October 26, 2010 at the moment, and Nintendo’s list dates Ivy the Kiwi? for August 24, 2010.

Kirby Turns Into Things, Awesome Things

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , — Jamie Love @ 5:37 pm

Kirby's Epic Yarn
No matter what else happens today, Kirby’s Epic Yarn has really surprised and charmed me – entirely because I wasn’t expecting the game, but more over that I certainly wasn’t expecting to care quite so much if the little guy did come back for another adventure. As I said earlier, the amount of side-scrolling being seen in several games today makes me feel ten years old again, but it’s the entire virtual fabric world Kirby brings with him that drives that nostalgia home.

The minute game footage began to play, I was immediately remembering the first time I played Yoshi’s Island, and that’s something I never imagined I’d say, type, or emote in any way.

Of course Kirby can also turn into things, and you can catch some art for said transformations after the break – including the always important massive robotic tank.

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Under the Radar – More Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , — Jamie Love @ 4:31 pm

Mario vs. Donkey Kong
It may not have earned a place on the screen during the Press Conference, but a new entry in the series has made Nintendo’s release list. Create level maps and share them with friends via Nintendo Wi-Fi – it’s kinda trendy this year I hear.

Honestly, I’m not just looking for a reason to post some great art for the title, but if you’re into that sorta thing you can catch it after the break.

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Nintendo’s E3 2010 – You Tell Us

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , — Jamie Love @ 2:27 pm

Nintendo Press Conference Follow Up
I suppose I should start listing off everything that Nintendo just showed to the world, but there’s plenty of sites jamming out the assets Nintendo just made available – believe me there’s giga amounts of assets flying across the net right now.

What I’d rather know is what grabbed your attention during the Press Conference. Personally I was thrilled to see so much emphasis on side-scrolling games like Kirby, Donkey Kong, and even the Steamboat Mickey bit of play within Disney’s Epic Mickey. I was also glad to see Metroid: Other M receive a more atmospheric trailer, and hear Reggie hit on the long running themes of the series, even if he had to mention emotional drama directly after.

Even Mario Sports Mix got my attention, and that’s not even close to scraping the list of everything announced live and via the press releases hitting us.

Obviously the 3DS was a show stealer, but what else is making you salivate?

Bonus points if you don’t use “Donkey Kong made me go bananas!” :/

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