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<blockquote data-quote="Zonerunner" data-source="post: 205875"><p>Right, first up tonight was Nintendo's E3 conference. Here's the big stuff: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii) in 2008</strong><br /> Yup, everybody expected it. New city area, take pictures to send to Wii Message Board, mobile phones, PC's. Nintendo are usually known for keeping their big stuff secret, but I think everybody would have been more surprised had this not been announced...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>WiiSpeak</strong><br /> To along with Animal Crossing is a device called WiiSpeak. Basically its a microphone that sits on top of your sensor bar. <em>Revolutionary</em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Shaun White Snowboarding exclusive to Wii</strong><br /> I thought this was headed to next-gen consoles too? Wasnt it at Ubidays just a few weeks back? Huh.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades for DS in Autumn</strong><br /> On Tour players will be able to share their songs with Decades players and vice versa. Presumably only during multiplayer. Hasnt the first one only just come out?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on DS this Winter</strong><br /> Set in modern day Liberty City with new characters. Like GTA IV presumably. Alright, this one was unexpected...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Wii MotionPlus</strong><br /> Small attachment to the bottom of the Wii remote, "renders every slight shift of your wrist or arm into the gameplay". Wanking minigame confirmed?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Wii Sports Resort</strong><br /> Yup, Wii Sports 2. "Literally a day on the beach". Comes with MotionPlus included. Dog Disc (frisbee throwing with a dog catching it), Jetskis, Sword Fighting (I do that at the beach all the time...) games confirmed. A game that was also largely expected. Global release next spring.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Wii Music</strong><br /> Long rumoured, now confirmed. Due "this holiday", which is American speak for Christmas. "Over 50 instruments" confirmed. They apparently played a song from F-Zero but i'll be damned if I could recognize that jumbled mess. Using the Wii Balance Board an entire drumkit can be emulated, complete with tutorials, turning it into an effective drumkit simulator. I think they also confirmed the conductor mode from two years back? Ended with Super Mario overworld theme. I recognised that! Mostly.</li> </ul><p>So there you go. Remember, Sony's conference is in a bit. Then maybe I can finally, y'know, play a game...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zonerunner, post: 205875"] Right, first up tonight was Nintendo's E3 conference. Here's the big stuff:[list][*][b]Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii) in 2008[/b] Yup, everybody expected it. New city area, take pictures to send to Wii Message Board, mobile phones, PC's. Nintendo are usually known for keeping their big stuff secret, but I think everybody would have been more surprised had this not been announced... [*][b]WiiSpeak[/b] To along with Animal Crossing is a device called WiiSpeak. Basically its a microphone that sits on top of your sensor bar. [i]Revolutionary[/i]. [*][b]Shaun White Snowboarding exclusive to Wii[/b] I thought this was headed to next-gen consoles too? Wasnt it at Ubidays just a few weeks back? Huh. [*][b]Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades for DS in Autumn[/b] On Tour players will be able to share their songs with Decades players and vice versa. Presumably only during multiplayer. Hasnt the first one only just come out? [*][b]Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on DS this Winter[/b] Set in modern day Liberty City with new characters. Like GTA IV presumably. Alright, this one was unexpected... [*][b]Wii MotionPlus[/b] Small attachment to the bottom of the Wii remote, "renders every slight shift of your wrist or arm into the gameplay". Wanking minigame confirmed?[*][b]Wii Sports Resort[/b] Yup, Wii Sports 2. "Literally a day on the beach". Comes with MotionPlus included. Dog Disc (frisbee throwing with a dog catching it), Jetskis, Sword Fighting (I do that at the beach all the time...) games confirmed. A game that was also largely expected. Global release next spring.[*][b]Wii Music[/b] Long rumoured, now confirmed. Due "this holiday", which is American speak for Christmas. "Over 50 instruments" confirmed. They apparently played a song from F-Zero but i'll be damned if I could recognize that jumbled mess. Using the Wii Balance Board an entire drumkit can be emulated, complete with tutorials, turning it into an effective drumkit simulator. I think they also confirmed the conductor mode from two years back? Ended with Super Mario overworld theme. I recognised that! Mostly.[/list]So there you go. Remember, Sony's conference is in a bit. Then maybe I can finally, y'know, play a game... [/QUOTE]
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