E3 2009 highlights: The Nintendo roundup
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Jun 12th 2009 at 4:00PM } 
- Mario? *check*
- Zelda? *check*
- Metroid? *check*
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| Titles: A–G | Titles: J–P | Titles: R–W |
| Astro Boy | Ju-On: The Grudge | Red Steel 2 |
| The Beatles: Rock Band | The Legend of Zelda | Resident Evil Archives |
| a boy and his blob | LEGO Rock Band | Silent Hill: Shattered Memories |
| DanceDanceRevolution | Mario and Sonic (Winter Olympics) | Sin and Punishment 2 |
| Dead Space Extraction | Metroid: Other M | Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
| DJ Hero | Monado: Beginning of the World | Tales of Monkey Island |
| Endless Ocean 2 | Muramasa: The Demon Blade | Tatsunoko vs Capcom |
| Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | TMNT: Smash-Up |
| Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | No More Heroes 2 | Tony Hawk Ride |
| Gladiator A.D. | Overlord Dark Legend | Twisted World |
| The Grinder | Pop'n Music | Wii Fit Plus |
| Wii Sports Resort | ||
| Your Shape |
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Hardware & Peripherals |
| C.O.P.: The Recruit | Future Releases | Controllers |
| Cooking Mama 3 | FrisWii | |
| Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter | Flipnote Studios | Hardware |
| Golden Sun DS | Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Again) | WaSaBi |
| Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days | Six-in-one Translator | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | WarioWare DIY | E3 2009 |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | Booth Tours / Banners | |
| Mario and Sonic (Winter Olympics) | Culture | |
| Professor Layton | Press Conferences | |
| Scribblenauts | Polls | |
| Trailers |
[A–G]
Astro Boy- Impressions: Astro Boy
The Beatles: Rock Band
- The Beatles: Rock Band to feature harmonizing vocals
- Ten Beatles: Rock Band songs, first downloadable album revealed
- See the first Beatles: Rock Band trailer and Ludwig drums
- The Beatles: Rock Band intro is our 'Real Love'
- The Beatles: Rock Band DLC not compatible with other Rock Band games
- The Beatles: Rock Band 'Abbey Road' E3 booth in pictures
- The Beatles: Rock Band to get NO mustache DLC
- Hands-on: The Beatles: Rock Band
- See The Beatles: Rock Band cartoon intro in high quality
Gallery: The Beatles: Rock Band
a boy and his blob
- Impressions: a boy and his blob
- Interview: WayForward's Voldi Way talks blobs, Shantae, and street cred
Gallery: A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
DanceDanceRevolution (Untitled)
Dead Space Extraction
Gallery: Dead Space: Extraction
DJ Hero
Gallery: DJ Hero
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Endless Ocean 2
Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
- Impressions: Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Gallery: Fragile
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
- Hands-on: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
- Interview: Square Enix's Akitoshi Kawazu on Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Gladiator A.D.
- Impressions: Gladiator A.D.
The Grinder
- Impressions: The Grinder
[J–P]
Ju-On: The Grudge- Impressions: Ju-On: The Grudge
Gallery: Ju-On: The Grudge (Wii)
The Legend of Zelda (Untitled)
LEGO Rock Band
- Hands-on: LEGO Rock Band
Gallery: Lego Rock Band
Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympics
- Impressions: Mario, meet Sonic (at the Winter Olympics)
Metroid: Other M
- Team Ninja collaborating with Nintendo on Metroid Other M
- Reality check: Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M not due 'til 2010
- See Metroid: Other M in action
- Itagaki has only nice things to say about Team Ninja's Metroid project
- Reggie: Metroid Other M is a 'more traditional' Metroid game
Gallery: Metroid: Other M (Wii)
Monado: Beginning of the World
Gallery: Monado: Beginning of the World
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
- Hands-on: Muramasa: The Demon Blade
- Interview: Vanillaware's Jouji Kamitani on Muramasa
Gallery: Muramasa: Demon Blade
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Nintendo reveals New Super Mario Bros. for Wii
- New look at New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Hands-on: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Gallery: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
No More Heroes 2
Gallery: No More Heroes 2
Overlord Dark Legend
- Hands-on: Overlord Dark Legend
Gallery: Overlord: Dark Legend
Pop'n Music
Gallery: Pop'n Music (Wii)
[R–W]
Red Steel 2- Hands-on: Red Steel 2
Gallery: Red Steel 2 (Wii)
Resident Evil Archives
- Hands-on: Resident Evil Archives
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Sin and Punishment 2
Gallery: Sin and Punishment 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 shown for Wii
- Reality check: Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M not due 'til 2010
- Marvel at this Super Mario Galaxy 2 gameplay trailer
Gallery: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Tales of Monkey Island (WiiWare)
Gallery: Tales of Monkey Island
Tatsunoko vs Capcom
- Introducing the I Am 8-bit Tatsunoko vs Capcom E3 T-shirt
- Here's the back of the Tatsunoko vs Capcom T-shirt
- Tatsunoko vs Capcom gets online play, 5 new characters for North America
TMNT: Smash-Up
Gallery: TMNT: Smash Up (Wii)
Tony Hawk Ride
Gallery: Tony Hawk Ride
Twisted World
- Hands-on: Flip's Twisted World
Wii Fit Plus
- Wii Fit Plus shapes up for fall, lets you 'be' Mario
- Hands-on (and flapping like wings): Wii Fit Plus
Wii Sports Resort
- Go skydiving, do archery, shoot hoops in Wii Sports Resort
- Wii Sports Resort video: watch Reggie trash talk
- Hands-on: Wii Sports Resort's archery and canoeing
Gallery: Wii Sports Resort
Your Shape
Zephyr: Rise of the Elementals
Gallery: Tornado Outbreak
C.O.P.: The Recruit
- C.O.P.: The Recruit takes you to an urban open world on the DS
- Interview: Nouredine Abboud: The Producer on C.O.P.: The Recruit
- Hands-on: C.O.P.: The Recruit
Gallery: C.O.P.: The Recruit (DS)
Cooking Mama 3
Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter
- Hands-on: Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter
Gallery: Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (DS)
Golden Sun DS
Gallery: Golden Sun DS
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
- Hands-on: Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
- Hands-on: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Gallery: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympics
- Impressions: Mario, meet Sonic (at the Winter Olympics)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
- New Mario & Luigi RPG titled Bowser's Inside Story, coming in fall
- Hands-on: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Scribblenauts
- Play Scribblenauts off, keyboard cat
- Hands-on: Scribblenauts
- Scribblenauts passes our ten-word challenge with flying colors
Gallery: Scribblenauts
Future Releases
Flipnote Studios
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong Minis March Again in a week
Six-in-one Translator
- Impressions: Six-in-one Translator
WarioWare DIY
Gallery: Made in Ore (WarioWare DIY) (DS)
Controllers
- Classic Controller Pro mysteriously on display at Nintendo E3 booth
- Miyamoto flattered, not worried by Sony, Microsoft motion controllers
FrisWii
Hardware
WaSaBi (Gametech)
Gallery: WaSaBi accessories
Wii Vitality Sensor
Booth Tours / Banners
- E3 2009: A banner year
- The Beatles: Rock Band 'Abbey Road' E3 booth in pictures
- 45 Second Booth Tour: EA
- The Nintendo E3 2009 booth in pictures
Gallery: E3 2009: A Banner Year
Gallery: Nintendo Booth Tour @ E3
Culture
Press Conferences
- Live from Nintendo's E3 2009 keynote
- Live from EA's E3 2009 keynote
- Nintendo press conference Bingo ends in epic failure
- Live from Ubisoft's E3 2009 keynote
- Live from Konami's E3 2009 keynote
Polls
Trailers
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
DeepFriedSushi @ Jun 12th 2009 4:05PM
shovelware? *check*
mr nimblewick @ Jun 12th 2009 4:09PM
Incredibly good looking games? Check.
goldeneyesoldier ( noble prophet of rant and ownage ) @ Jun 12th 2009 4:14PM
Other M alone begs to differ.
Protodude @ Jun 12th 2009 5:43PM
I don't think you know the definition of shovelware
Heavytoka @ Jun 12th 2009 4:07PM
I want Kid Icarus! Maybe Next year.
Austin @ Jun 12th 2009 5:26PM
Wait? People still expect that?
Dustin @ Jun 12th 2009 8:34PM
I came here to comment that there is no Icarus :(
Ghen @ Jun 12th 2009 9:13PM
as long as its not emo teen icarus
Gun Barrier @ Jun 12th 2009 4:08PM
My wallet is going to be losing some weight this year.
DBuck_Eye @ Jun 12th 2009 4:59PM
I'm still not sold on Wii Fit: Wallet Edition. You pretty much insert dollars into your Wii until you're broke. I just don't see what's so awesome about that.
Old Professor Zertoss @ Jun 12th 2009 4:12PM
It's funny how the Scribblenauts devs have no idea of the military applications of their software. Their work leads to a brilliantly designed device with incredibly capable voice-recognition technology that does what Scribblenauts does, but in real life. Unfortunately, the voice-recognition was a little too capable, and "hackers" around the world simply called out "Nuke!" causing nuclear explosives to rain down from the skies, resulting in the 3rd apocalypse.
If only that one Captain Planet fan hadn't yelled "Fire!"
j.howlett @ Jun 12th 2009 4:36PM
if your avatar stopped switching your post nonsensical post wouldn't seem out of place
Old Professor Zertoss @ Jun 12th 2009 4:41PM
Posting from the future causes small ripples in time that Joystiq's avatar system seems sensitive to.
Aivskar @ Jun 12th 2009 4:14PM
Looks like I'm getting a DSi for Flipnote Studios.
brawl96 @ Jun 12th 2009 4:28PM
the big 3 are back(mario,link,samus)!!!
j.howlett @ Jun 12th 2009 4:33PM
i still have to replace a wii for my niece but i will be getting a black one asap. i almost bust out my card to get my own DS after seeing scribblenauts, but i'll wait a bit longer.
David Black @ Jun 12th 2009 4:36PM
The Big N's press conference was a disappointment to me. Yes, we did get 3 good looking titles for the Wii, and 1 for the DS but come on...Would you even doubt that this would be considered a failure if it came from MSFT or Sony? We have lowered our standards for Nintendo and it is easy to forget that they are BOTH the console and handheld leader of this generation. They can do alot better than this....
Austin @ Jun 12th 2009 5:27PM
You said ONE for the ds? Nonsense.
David Black @ Jun 12th 2009 5:35PM
Yeah, one for the DS, at their press conference. There are a bunch of really interesting games coming out for the DS but I only really found one interesting but you could probably argue two. I'm not in for that Golden Sun rubbish.
S. Tiger @ Jun 12th 2009 5:39PM
No, I'm pretty sure Golden Sun DS is the only one good DS announcement Nintendo made.
jason @ Jun 14th 2009 9:20AM
Nothing Beats FF14 at sonys press conference thats bigger then what nintendo can thow out lol sorry yes its a MMO but its free lol beat that suckers .....ooooooh nintendo's online play is shit lol ..
sorry just the fanboy comeing out but still if thats what nintendo has to offer thisa year then say bye bye to Wii sales .....and yes Wii cant never out sell sony's PS2 thats last gens system .....
dantebk @ Jun 12th 2009 5:05PM
Lame! Where's your coverage of Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion? Inexcusable!
"Why join a book club, when you can join a murder club?"
Dante G @ Jun 12th 2009 5:21PM
Rabbids Go Home is also missing...
tenor77 @ Jun 12th 2009 5:22PM
Well it was better than last year, not that that's much of a feat, but there's a couple of games I want to play.
Shmil @ Jun 12th 2009 5:32PM
Great 3 toed sloth of ice planet hoth! You're posting on the ancient blogs from the present? That's highly inefficient proffesor. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go relax the traditional Jamaican way.
ArchiGamer @ Jun 12th 2009 8:18PM
With a glass of warm milk and good night's sleep I presume.
Thief @ Jun 12th 2009 6:23PM
If by Zelda, I hope you're talking about Spirit Tracks... not the joke concept art they threw together in 20 minutes to quiet the masses.
Although i should be pleased by some news of a new proper zelda game, I felt that more insulting.
Mr Khan @ Jun 12th 2009 6:32PM
They could have done nothing at all, would that have been better?
Mr Khan @ Jun 12th 2009 6:36PM
Helps paint a picture of the vastly improved 3rd party situation, seeing it all there
Not nearly up to parity (unless you exclude multiplats, but what's the point of that?), but the Wii is finally getting a good number of solid 3rd-party titles
Matias @ Jun 12th 2009 6:37PM
Great E3, I'm waiting for about 10 wii titles (but only a few of them were actually announced at the E3), and about only 2 ds games (golden sun and...golden sun, well, maybe zelda too, because I can't miss a zelda).
David black, get out of here now, someone that said that golden sun is rubbish doesn't deserve to play games anymore.
ArchiGamer @ Jun 12th 2009 7:00PM
Yeah FrisWii!!
Sam @ Jun 12th 2009 8:12PM
It's so funny how you have an avatar of a man with a bleeding chainsaw arm, and are excited about FrisWii.
Baker1000 @ Jun 12th 2009 7:22PM
Golden Sun DS is just taunting me right now. I need more!
Levi @ Jun 12th 2009 8:07PM
OTHER M!!
geoff0011 @ Jun 12th 2009 8:24PM
I wanted to see Pikmin 3 out of Nintendo this year, but at least they said it's still in the works...sort of.
Kenofthedead @ Jun 12th 2009 10:10PM
Needs more Scriblenaughts
Tyler @ Jun 13th 2009 11:14AM
You forgot to mention Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.
sparx.jl @ Jun 13th 2009 2:00PM
When I went to my local EB for a preorder they said that the place holder date for Golden Sun is Jan 1st, we all know that not the real date but hope to god its close
friendlyfire @ Jun 13th 2009 10:47PM
Uhh... anyone heard of this little game called "The Conduit"? I could've SWORN I saw it in the High Voltage booth somewhere...