Nintendo E3 2008 press conference: Let's play bingo
by Ross Miller 
{ Jul 11th 2008 at 11:00AM }
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 DS Lite redesign |
 Mega Man 9 |
 That pesky storage problem |
 More Mario sports |
 DLC |
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 A new Wii peripheral |
 Link returns |
 Even more Fit |
 What comes after FFIV? |
 Pikmin, baby, yeah! |
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 Dragon Quest IX |
 Layton sequels |
 Fanboys love Reggie |
 New Wii colors |
 Balance Board games |
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 Guitar Hero for everyone |
 More language trainers |
 Chrono Trigger |
 Pokémon Platinum |
 DS Novel to US |
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 Wii Music |
 Captain Rainbow |
 Spore Creatures |
 Animal Crossing Wii |
 Kid Icarus |
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In anticipation of next week's E3 Media and Business Summit, we've prepared bingo cards for each of the big press conferences, filled with some likely (and some not-so-likely) predictions for what each of the big three console makers intends to announce at arguably the biggest trade shows of the year.
Today's card is for Nintendo (special thanks to Wii and DS Fanboy). Our fingers are crossed twice over (trust us, it's painful) for the no-brainer Pikmin sequel. Click on each of the slides above for more information about our predictions. The folks at NWF and DSF got a little carried away, so check out their full predictions (Wii, DS).
Nintendo's E3 2008 press conference begins Tuesday, July 15, at 9:00am PT (that's 12:00 pm Joystiq Time / ET). As always, we'll be liveblogging the event, so you can play along in real-time with us. (Also: check out all our press conference bingo cards, including some for Microsoft and Sony!)
Download a copy (PNG file) and play along!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
ThePerfectCompanion @ Jul 11th 2008 11:11AM
Kid Icarus and a new Legend of Zelda pretty please Nintendo...
Thanks!
Vidikron (FU) @ Jul 11th 2008 1:03PM
"(and it would have to be a NEW zelda, not another link to the past knockoff)"
Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing a LttP knockoff for something other than a portable. Did you mean another OoT knockoff? I am getting a bit tired of that formula. I couldn't even be bothered to finish TP... I was bored just a few hours in.
Vidikron (FU) @ Jul 11th 2008 1:15PM
Gah... that was supposed to go one post below.
iofthestorm @ Jul 11th 2008 2:02PM
RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!
Seriously, can you guys take your flamewars elsewehere? I want to read interesting comments, not people flaming each other.
xFenixKnightx @ Jul 11th 2008 2:13PM
Ahhhh shutup Flanders!
deaftly @ Jul 11th 2008 3:49PM
Stupid family going to stupid Flanders' stupid barbecue. What if they got back and I was dead from not eating? Then they'd be sorry. They'd say, "Oh no, why did we go to Flanders barbecue? Why did we leave Homer all alone without any food?" And I'd be laughing. Laughing from my grave. Heh heh heh.
Moffka @ Jul 11th 2008 11:14AM
Nintendo has changed a lot... that or maybe I have... But those the Sony and Microsoft bingo cards were interesting, but the Nintendo one fails to interest me at all. I hope some 3rd party companies show something interesting for once so that I'll finally be compelled to buy a Wii.
RC @ Jul 11th 2008 11:23AM
Agree, I grew up playing the NES, SNES and N64, but I just can't find any love for any of their stuff now.
NATO_Duke @ Jul 11th 2008 11:29AM
Yeah, this kind of scares me. I ran out to get a Wii a while back, and yet other than the idea of an Animal Crossing MMO, I can't think of any games for it that I would be excited to hear of. The whole bingo card seems very uninteresting to me.
Sorry guys, its just how I feel.
tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 11th 2008 11:36AM
Seriously that is a pretty pathetic bingo card compared to the others. If I did have a wii the only things on there that would even get my attention would be a new zelda (and it would have to be a NEW zelda, not another link to the past knockoff) and animal crossing but only if it was an MMO. Knowing nintendo that's too many ifs for them to take a risk on.
xFenixKnightx @ Jul 11th 2008 11:46AM
I was gonna say the same thing but out of all teh Fanboys teh Nintendo ones scare me the most :P. They can be just downright nasty :( Sony and MS bingo cards are just way more interesting with the MS card being a little better than PS3's. What happened Nintendo? What happened?
Moffka @ Jul 11th 2008 11:55AM
What happened is that they saw the light. The green light. Having worked at EB Games or any retail outlet with video games, you'll see a lot of people buy video games now and vast majority of these games are the same shovel ware that we hate, but ordinary people seem to love on the Wii and DS.
WRE: I own all 3! (4 if you count the DS.) @ Jul 11th 2008 11:57AM
Breaking news, Joystiquers. We have confirmed reports that tbag...err...tmac, doesn't like what Nintendo may be offering at E3. Stay tuned for more on this shocking development.
Moffka @ Jul 11th 2008 12:02PM
Wow WRE... FAIL TROLL IS FAIL.
tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 11th 2008 12:05PM
Wow and here I thought WRE would have something meaningful to say and actually contribute to an article for once instead of attacking people. Guess I should feel stupid for expecting anything else.
NATO_Duke @ Jul 11th 2008 12:08PM
This is about to slip into another flame war isn't it? Happy friday!!!!
tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 11th 2008 12:12PM
If it does you can thank WRE, which is what he intended to do from the start. Notice how 4 other people in this one comment said the same thing I did, but I'm the one who gets singled out and attacked. I'm not biting though.
Hell I didn't even say anything bad or trollish.
samfish @ Jul 11th 2008 12:13PM
No, tmac, you're just shitting on Nintendo again like you do every time something Nintendo related pops up on this site.
tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 11th 2008 12:19PM
Again go back to my first comment where I actually said I would play 2 of their games on this card. Oh but then you couldn't single me out of 5+ people and say I'm trolling.
WRE: I own all 3! (4 if you count the DS.) @ Jul 11th 2008 12:42PM
Thanks for the back-up samfish. Moffka is too new to know that tmac is playing his Fox News "Fair & Balanced" card.
NATO_Duke @ Jul 11th 2008 12:55PM
Hey, leave fox news outta this. You all get CNN and MSNBC.
DBuck_Eye @ Jul 11th 2008 1:08PM
And here I was worried that I wouldn't get my Friday Flame War Fill. In all honesty, I didn't think tmac was flaming Nintendo, because he said what I (and many others, apparently) thought when I saw this card. Really, is it just me, or is almost everything on this card about a sequel?
PS I am a Nintendo fanboy. I can proudly say that I have never bought anything from Microsoft or Sony except a wired 360 controller I use when playing on an emulator on my PC.
Vidikron (FU) @ Jul 11th 2008 1:14PM
"(and it would have to be a NEW zelda, not another link to the past knockoff)"
Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing a LttP knockoff for something other than a portable. Did you mean another OoT knockoff? I am getting a bit tired of that formula. I couldn't even be bothered to finish TP... I was bored just a few hours in.
ThePerfectCompanion @ Jul 11th 2008 1:20PM
Oh look tmac is bitching about Nintendo...YET AGAIN.
Fuck off dude. Nintendo doesn't need you so I doubt they give a shit whether you're into their games or not right now.
In case you didn't notice there are millions of other fans who enjoy their games.
Vidikron (FU) @ Jul 11th 2008 1:25PM
"Oh look tmac is bitching about Nintendo...YET AGAIN."
Isn't that a bit hypocritical given your history of constantly bashing any Sony?
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jul 11th 2008 1:26PM
1. simmer down Samfish, believe it or not, Tmac isn't trolling this time and even though I disagree with him and many others, he still has a right to speak his opinion. I'd have a problem if the only thing he has to say is: "LOL LOOKS LIKE NINTENDO IS ONCE AGAIN FUCKING OVER HARDCORE GAMERS LOL LOL!!" Then again, he's not an idiot like Shag is so I don't have to worry about that.
2. It's not like this is the official list of what Nintendo is going to show at E3. For all we know Nintendo could release info on a game that is completely unexpected. And the same goes for both Microsoft and Sony. Unlike those two though, Nintendo has pretty much shrouded itself with mystery, which is why I'm mostly interested in what Nintendo has to say this E3. What I'm guessing is that they'll be releasing info on a couple of casual titles(like Wii music or Wii sports 2) and some games for the more hardcore user(like that new Wario game). And here's another prediction: With a few exception, 90% of third party software will be lame.
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jul 11th 2008 1:33PM
Also I don't agree that Nintendo has changed. They haven't changed at all. Through out Nintendo's history, Nintendo has always payed more attention to its' old franchises and has always been considered a much more kid friendlier company than the bad ass Sega or the more adult Sony. So the problem isn't that Nintendo has changed, it's that even though the gaming industry has evolved through out the years, Nintendo stubbornly decides to stick to what made them successful in the first place. Whether you see that as a problem or not is entirely up to you.
ThePerfectCompanion @ Jul 11th 2008 1:40PM
The difference being vid that I don't deny it.
Yes I bitch about sony. I make fun of sony. Cuz clearly they're doing almost everything wrong this generation and they're in 3rd place because of it.
Nintendo meanwhile is on top like they should be. It'd be one thing if Nintendo was barely staying afloat this generation but its another to just attack a successful formula.
But hey w/e floats your boat sony fanboys.
Co @ Jul 11th 2008 1:53PM
"Moffka is too new to know that tmac is playing his Fox News "Fair & Balanced" card."
LMAO so true....
tmac just stop typing.
Vidikron (FU) @ Jul 11th 2008 2:07PM
@TPC
"Nintendo meanwhile is on top like they should be. It'd be one thing if Nintendo was barely staying afloat this generation but its another to just attack a successful formula."
I'm not really sure why being successful should mean you are immune to criticism. Yeah, they have a successful formula right now, but that doesn't mean it works for everybody or that people shouldn't be allowed to say they don't like it. McDonalds is popular with the masses too, but that doesn't mean they've got the best food or that they can't be criticized.
NATO_Duke @ Jul 11th 2008 2:41PM
...but chicken nuggets are damn good!
Josh @ Jul 11th 2008 5:46PM
Yikes guys. I couldn't even work up the interest to read the Sony or MS bingo sheets, but I read through the Nitnendo one(s) with glee.
To each his own, whatever.
Mr Khan @ Jul 11th 2008 8:35PM
I may be a pure Nintendo fanboy, but i think the only thing that makes this one less exciting than the others is the fact that more of it is unfounded rumor than the others. The PS3 and 360 ones were all based on at least something we knew
A lot of this is just centered around pure rumor, which makes it more fun as a bingo card, but yields less promise for the show itself
Moffka @ Jul 11th 2008 10:12PM
Actually, I've been on this site for a really long time and just lurk. I rarely post, but I've seen tmac make some pretty bad comments against Sony before... I always assumed he was 360 only or something... Guess I don't stay on the site 24/7 like some of you veterans.
tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 11th 2008 10:42PM
It's ok, you're not the only one to be confused. I've been called every kind of fanboy except nintendo fanboy by various people (sometimes the same people call me a ps3 fanboy and then a 360 fanboy a week later). It's what happens when you're critical of all the systems, and I've accepted that fact.
WRE: I own all 3! (4 if you count the DS.) @ Jul 12th 2008 1:10AM
You guys show me ONE post where tmac was called a 360 fanboy by anyone other than himself. It doesn't exist.
creid @ Jul 11th 2008 11:15AM
I think Wii Music is a shoe in. It will look terribly inferior to all existing rhythm games (prior videos showed 1-button gameplay,) but Nintendo fanboys will splooge all over themselves anyway.
Rodrigo @ Jul 11th 2008 11:17AM
mario lifting weights??
Benny @ Jul 11th 2008 11:19AM
Am I the only one failing to see any point in these bingo cards?
However I do hope Pikmin gets a sequel :)
Red Leader @ Jul 11th 2008 11:20AM
I'm hoping for a My Japanese Coach game. That'd be fun.
samfish @ Jul 11th 2008 11:43AM
Already confirmed for this fall.
Chinese Coach, too.
Double J @ Jul 11th 2008 11:26AM
COME ON "N" STORAGE PROBLEM FOR A BINGO!
Ethan @ Jul 11th 2008 11:26AM
That storage problem is quite the pesky one.
pauldacheez @ Jul 11th 2008 11:33AM
Come on, not a single mention of Kirby Wii?!?!?!
Red Leader @ Jul 11th 2008 11:34AM
My original DS has just about had it after hundreds of hours playing Dual Strike and Days of Ruin. If they remake the DS again, they'll probably drop the price on the Lite. I've had my eye on the red and black Lite for a while now.
BigD145 @ Jul 11th 2008 5:57PM
That redesign looks a bit like the existing fat. I know I enjoy mine.
tacoman @ Jul 11th 2008 11:40AM
I think we'll hear something about Metal Slug 7 too, since it's dropping in Japan really soon.
I also want to hope for a new F-Zero, but considering how popular Mario Kart is right now, next year would be more likely.
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jul 11th 2008 11:40AM
None of the Nintendo items seem that far off.
samfish @ Jul 11th 2008 11:42AM
I did it for the other two, so...
B: No. No. Yes. No. Yes.
I: Yes. Yes. YES! Not from Nintendo. ...yes?
N: Yes. Yes. *insert comment about oral sex*. Yes. No.
G: No. V. No. Yes. Yes.
O: Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes.
BlackFreefall @ Jul 11th 2008 11:43AM
Any chance of seeing the next full fledged Mario game for the Wii or we have to wait for the Wii 2 to come out?
Hell if Nintendo would give me Luigi Mansion 2 for the Wii I would be happy.