Visual overload: Nintendo's E3 DS lineup

If, at any point in the last week, you forgot about the existing DS platform due to all the news about the 3DS, you've made a serious error, and you owe the Nintendo DS an apology. Nintendo brought a diverse selection of first-party (and sorta-first-party, in the case of Dragon Quest IX) DS games to E3, and we've collected trailers and artwork for the whole set.

Included after the break is Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. It might be a little ... puzzling, but Nintendo brought two Professor Layton games to E3 (which means, by the way, that this was the best E3 of all time) -- this one, number 3 in the series, for the original DS, and Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle, which is number 5, for 3DS.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Dragon Quest IX (E3 2010)

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS)

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (DS)

Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs

Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (DS)

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (DS)

Reader Comments (27)

*looks at header image*

"Objection!"?

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

damn...but wouldn't it be opjection with the accent in his voice?

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Objection! Ow my eye

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Oh, I wish.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Maybe Phoenix Wright was Luke's great grandson?

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze
It makes you wonder about Ace Attorney series on the 3DS, always having the feeling that someone is trying to poke your eye out while you are playing.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

OBJECT---owww! cot dammit

Ah, can't wait for Professor Layton in 3D!

@Sleeping Lesson Oh, uh... I mean........ 2D!!

@Sleeping Lesson Just imagine Professor Layton games 50-100 years in the future, with virtual reality!

@Sleeping Lesson Where's that Professor Layton movie? I really love the art style.

Cannot wait for Golden Sun. It's been ages since I played the originals, but they are still probably my favourite JRPGs of the last decade. Touch controls seem perfect for some of the psy powers.

The visuals look pretty sweet too. At first I was wary about the 3D rendering, but it looks great, very reminiscent of the PSX Final Fantasies.

@Dance Love Pop meh, not too sure about the battle system... looks like a regular rpg and nothing at all like the original gameboy titles.

@pangit; I don't get your meaning. What's changed about the Battle System? From the trailer, the game looks exactly like the original games, save for the visual upgrade.

I'm gonna have to buy a 3DS just for Golden Sun. I forgot how much I loved that game.

No need, it's on the regular ol' 2DS

Future Luke gets all the ladies.

And several men.

A combination of this Layton trailer and Dr Who tonight reminds me that I need to get Prof Layton and Pandora's Box soon. I bet the contents won't be as awesome as a Dr Who, but the first Layton was great, and suited my schedule great back in September when I picked it up. Great for 15 min sessions.

Ya todays Dr Who was awesome, love my little ginger Amy..

It feels like i've been waiting for Golden Sun forever!

They certainly plan out the Layton games. In Diabolical Box the passcode reference to the sequel is "A Ticket to Time Travel".
C'mon Layton, do the chronomotion!

I was surprised by that pokemon game, looks pretty cool.

These DS games look good, but their soundtracks are horrible in my opinion, so glad their is a mute button (Professor Layton's ST is alright though).

DONKEY KONG vs MARIO !!! Love the level editor.

I would like to take a moment and remember the idiots that flamed the DS for being an experiment and that it wont last long at the beginning of its journey, and that it was not the next game boy, even then i told them they were morons and that their opinions were worthless, but with such success and now even an upgrade to its current format, I hope those idiots learn to keep their mouths shut since it is only filled with donkey dung. DS rules!

M v. DK is looking very unchanged. Boss battles look more manageable though.

Oh, and why does the 'stiq have artifacts in all of its videos today?

Visual overload: Nintendo's E3 DS lineup

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