Extremely timely reporting this is, with the Electronic Entertainment Expo being several weeks over. Well this is a music blog first,and other entertainment/art such as movies, TV, and video games come second, so I can be forgiven for being late on this, right? No? Well screw you then.
To those of you who don't know, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, is the annual event where all the video game companies show off all their cool upcoming shit. And there was a lot of cool shit to show off this year.
Goldeneye 007 Remake - Goldeneye 007 for the Nintendo 64 holds a special place in video game history. It was the first successful first person shooter on the consoles (as opposed to the PC). It had awesome 4-player action. It was a very rare licensed game that didn't suck balls. And now Goldeneye is getting remade for the Wii. Hell fucking yes. Just don't screw it up, dudes. This should be a slam dunk.
Donkey Kong Country Returns - The trend of making new games in the old 2D style (see Mega Man 10, New Super Mario Bros. Wii) continues with Donkey Kong Country Returns. It's being produced by Retro Studios, who made the trilogy of Metroid Prime games, so I know its in good hands.
Kirby's Epic Yarn - See above about new 2D games. Also, this has a crazy, trippy art style, and the graphics look positively gorgeous.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Well we knew this was coming, but it's a big fucking deal nonetheless. Using the Wii remote enhanced with Wii Motion Plus to play fencing was mad fun, really gives you the experience of swinging a sword. Combine that with epic Zelda action and now you've really got something.
Nintendo 3DS - Nintendo's new portable system. The name is super obvious and genius. Somehow, Nintendo managed to create a 3D display that doesn't require special 3D glasses. I've been waiting for somebody to figure that shit out, because wearing 3D glasses on top of your regular glasses is super annoying. (As an aside, do they make prescription 3D glasses? If not, I should invent them)
Playstation Move - Both Sony and Microsoft had their response to the Wii's motion controls at this year's show. Sony's Playstation Move is a controller that kinda looks like a lollipop. Not sure what it delivers that the Wii controller doesn't. Perhaps greater accuracy? The ability to use 2 Playstation Move controllers at once could be cool. But they'd better have some games that really show off the edge they have over what's already been done. Otherwise, I can't imagine it being worth the money.
Kinect - And this is Microsoft's response to the Wii. In a bolder move, Microsoft's Kinect (formerly known as Project Natal) uses no controller whatsoever. Instead, a camera senses your movements. Intriguing in theory, but...I really don't see this having the accuracy required to play a fucking game.
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