Nintendo's E3 '09 Conference: Let's play bingo!

by Xav de Matos { May 27th 2009 at 5:10PM }


WiiHD Revealed	Miyamoto Reveals New IP	DSi Specific, 2D Metroid	New Wii Colors	Friend Codes Are No More
Pokémon Stadium Wii	Earthbound (VC) Gets Dated	Wii Player's Choice	Metal Gear Solid Touch!	Twilight Princess Redux
Executive Shenanigans	Mario Parties Again	FREE SPACE	New Mario Title	Cammie Dunaway Talks about her Kid
Motion-Plus, Talk of the Town	Merging Wii & DSi Points	New Zelda for Wii	GameBoy/Color On Virtual Console	Kid Icarus
DSi Gets It's Own Virtual Console	Motion-Plus Lightsaber Title	Wii Fit Plus	VC to DSi Transfer	Wii Gets A Price Cut

We're one week away from the industry's biggest event, and Joystiq wants to play prediction bingo! For our second annual E3 Expo bingo cards, we've decided to poll our entire staff for their safest and wildest predictions for each of the big three media briefings.

Today we look at Nintendo -- this generation's sales behemoth. Click on each of the squares above for more information about our predictions. Nintendo's E3 press conference is scheduled for next Tuesday, June 2, at 9:00 am 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.

Download a copy (PNG file) and play along! And remember to have fun! This feature is a game, after all.

Tags: bingo, e3-2009

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)

skyzbig @ May 27th 2009 5:13PM

move along people, nothing interesting to see here..

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ May 27th 2009 5:32PM

You're right, I can barely see your comment.

Vamp @ May 27th 2009 8:47PM

hahaha tha was funny as hell. LOL
CTC nice one....

Cypher @ May 29th 2009 4:04AM

ArchiGamer @ May 27th 2009 5:13PM

Is it weird that I find the Wii price cut more unlikely than the friend code thing?

FraGNeM @ May 27th 2009 5:24PM

it's like saying you're less likely to find the Loch Ness Monster than Bigfoot.

Neither's happening anytime soon.

ArchiGamer @ May 27th 2009 5:26PM

That's why I said it was weird that I did.

Brodo @ May 27th 2009 6:55PM

The final version of the bingo board is gonna be so dissapointing.
The boxes that will be crossed off are executive shananigans, Cammie talking about her kid, wii fit plus, motion plus talk of the town, merging wii points, dsi gets its own vc, and mario parties again.

Im hoping for a New Zelda though. But nintendo will probably just dissapoint us.
If they get Ravi to come drum it is an automatic bingo!!

SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread - XBL: SoCoolCurt) @ May 28th 2009 1:55AM

i'm expecting a huge E3 out of Nintendo. i mean they didn't really do anything at all last year and they did say that the few games they did have, they decided to move back. E3 would be a great time to announce those games.

come on Nintendo! make me love my Wii again!

helghast102 (Valkyria Chronicles and the anime OWN!) @ May 27th 2009 5:15PM

Wii price cut will never, ever happen... never... ever.

Spartan @ May 27th 2009 6:08PM

in the UK you can now get a new Wii for just £10 more than a new DSi.
That's right, there was a price cut.

(OR at least a good promotion at ASDA)

Jason Dash @ May 27th 2009 7:44PM

Heck, we've had a price RISE in the UK, from £179.99 to £199.99. Talk about stupid!

Xav de Matos @ May 27th 2009 7:55PM

Click on the square!

LordPoncho @ May 27th 2009 5:15PM

Nintendo has the most predictable bingo card I think.

dextro @ May 27th 2009 5:18PM

damn straight... Just looking at it I can see that no one can even get close to scoring a row.

manyquestions @ May 27th 2009 6:23PM

Third and fourth rows plus the N collumn seem the most likely. You'd only need one or two miracles to win that way.

But then again, you and everyone else would win at exactly the same time . . .
Well, there's always first to post "Bingo!" I suppose . . . .

Ignatius @ May 27th 2009 7:36PM

Well, you could use my bingo card. If Nintendo has an E3 conference, you've already won!

http://img41.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nintendobingotruth.png

Jon2309 @ May 27th 2009 7:52PM

Middle row, across.

Mario Party is a Mario game, after all. ;)

LilTmac2003 @ May 27th 2009 5:16PM

I'm hoping for a DVD enabled Wii with all the vibrant colors they showed off when the Wii first launched, even though I have a ton of DVD players.

No more friend codes would be a plus, a new Pokemon game wouldn't be bad, and more Mario is always more fun.

Dean M1 @ May 27th 2009 7:28PM

same here i want colored wiimotes!!!

and i they dont need to release a new wii they just need to offer a download for 10$
(the homebrew channel proved that it was possible)

Moptimus Slime (PhilosoRaptor is the new Keyboard Cat) @ May 27th 2009 5:17PM

in b4 flamez

Damian @ May 27th 2009 5:17PM

B-3
You know it will happen.

B-5
G-4
G-5
God i hope so, Super metroid on DSi, and links awakening, yes please.

O-3
Thats a Given.

Damian @ May 27th 2009 5:19PM

Also N-1 would make me release my manly fluids.
With 2.5 D,yes please.

cuteSAVAGE @ May 27th 2009 5:34PM

People may not like this but, please no 2.5D!

Metroid has always had wonderful organic and industrial art, it would be impossible to pull off in 3D with such small screen space and less than adequate power behind it. Keep it 2D, sprite-based and throw in 3D effects if they must.

Metroid Prime: Hunters is proof that Metroid would have been a monstrosity on N64. It may have played well, but without a strong audio/visual backing, Metroid just isn't Metroid.

2D Metroid or bust on NDS.

ronald.raygun @ May 27th 2009 7:52PM

i agree no 3d, 2.5 wouldnt be terrible but i would love a 15 hour 2d metroid for the DS or i guess dsi, even though i dont want to have to go buy one of those

Mark @ May 27th 2009 5:17PM

I'm aware of the fact it wasn't well-received, but there technically has been a Pokémon Stadium game for the Wii with Battle Revolution. If this bingo board is simply predicting another iteration in the Stadium/Colosseum/etc. series, then it's certainly possible (though IMO they're a bit more likely to put it off until next year because right now Pokémon is in a post-Platinum and pre-GS remake marketing phase) but if you're saying something specifically branded as a Stadium game, I don't see it as a likely thing.

Vcize @ May 27th 2009 5:18PM

Hmmm, I half expected this bingo board to be loaded up with sales data across every tile.

WhatIsThatThing @ May 27th 2009 9:26PM

But that would make it too easy!

Sev @ May 27th 2009 5:18PM

I highly doubt O5 will happen seeing as how well the Wii is selling still.

B3astofthe3ast @ May 27th 2009 5:19PM

All I need is a new Zelda...

Brett @ May 27th 2009 5:19PM

Bingo on the top row, please

Snowblind @ May 27th 2009 5:21PM

I'm looking forward to a proper sequel to Pokemon Stadium.. The past few attempts have been dire.

Also, I stop watching the conference the second Cammie comes out.

Donald @ May 27th 2009 5:38PM

You'll be sorely disappointed when Cammie comes out, followed by Reggie bashing her with a chair and announcing a Punch-Out styled remake of Pro Wrestling for the Wii.

No, wait, I'm dreaming again.

Mr Khan @ May 27th 2009 6:05PM

They need to hand the series back to HAL Labs, who did Stadium 1 & 2

Viney @ May 27th 2009 6:14PM

@ Donald

I'd love to see him bust out the Amazon's Piranha Bite myself.

A WINNER IS YOU!

Metayoshi @ May 27th 2009 7:07PM

@ Mr. Khan,

It would be awesome if HAL Labs did the next Pokemon Stadium-like game, but Genius Sonority seems to be the company doing all of Nintendo's Pokemon-on-a-console games aside from the Pokemon Box-like games. I'm just surprised Genius didn't put in Mini Games in Battle Revolution since, you know, it IS the Wii we're talking about.

I would love a Pokemon Stadium 3 though with Gym Leader Castle(s), mini games, the main Stadium area, and a better online system. Heck, I wouldn't mind if they just made a Pokemon Stadium 2 remake (as in a complete overhaul of the game) since HeartGold and SoulSilver are coming out.

The Dark Wayne @ May 27th 2009 5:22PM

B-3 and O-3 Obviously, fucking cammie dunaway.

uncle jesse @ May 27th 2009 6:08PM

...fucking Cammie Dunaway... pffff I wish!

SR388 @ May 27th 2009 10:44PM

Think of all the comments and jokes we would not of been able to make about her if she had not talked during last year Nintendo E3 confernce. I am happy to see that she is returing, because now we can make new comments and jokes about this years preformance.

Zertoss @ May 27th 2009 5:23PM

I bet we'll see Zelda: Spirit Tracks, a new Sonic in the storybook series and no less than 2 new accessories for the Wii. No Mario, no Kid Icarus, no F-Zero, no Star Fox, no Pikmin, no Metroid. But we'll see new WiiWare apps, like a clock that integrates with the News and Weather channels.

There, I've set my expectations so low, at worst Nintendo will meet them.

gs942002 @ May 27th 2009 5:59PM

now that i think about it, i bet your prediction will be COMPLETELY correct.

Mr Khan @ May 27th 2009 6:35PM

Too soon for a new Sonic storybook game, sadly. Black Knight rocked.

Dean M1 @ May 27th 2009 7:32PM

i would expect to see pikmin 3 but nothing else i mean they did say they were working on it after e3 last year so i am 99%sure they will show it now

samfish @ May 27th 2009 10:06PM

Ahh, rock bottom. Where the best expectations are always found!

ice~ @ May 27th 2009 5:23PM

You release a new pokemon stadium where we can do matchmaking online and do 1 poke vs 1 poke with our 6 pokemon party and I will gladly go rebuy my Wii. If not, well then Nintendo...you won't be getting anymore of my money! :]

oh and get rid of friend codes....that's a good one!