Nintendo's presentation was short. It started off with 5 new games announcements for the 3DS, which didn't really make anyone too happy, as evident from the non-enthusiastic crowd. The games were basically remakes of older Nintendo games with the 3D aspect and in some cases (Mario), with new graphics. The only new game was Kid Icarus Uprising, which did garner a few claps. Also announced by Nintendo for Pokemon fans was a new System Update, which would entitle them to a new Pokedex available only through online for the 3DS.
After this lack-luster announcements Nintendo announces the Wii U, the follow-up to the Nintendo Wii. The console can run games in HD. The new console comes with a better hardware, and a innovative controller. The new controller is more like a portable gaming console, complete with 2 analog sticks, the face button, a front facing camera, speakers, microphones...the works, and not to mention a 6.2 in touch-screen! Plus it still has the motion sensing and all the features of the Wii controllers and is compatible with the Wii Accessories. The main point of the new controller is that now players can continue gaming even if they can't access the TV or even share what they are doing on the controller with the TV, with just a simple swish of the fingers on the controller, kind of like sliding the content towards the TV. But still controller can't be used as a portable console, because all of it's processing is done and transfered by the main Wii U console. But this also means that whatever is made for the big screen can run effortlessly on the smaller screen and vice-versa. Some of the demos are really interesting. With a golf game where you put down the controller to see the ball, a shuriken game where you slide the shuriken from the controller onto the screen (like the previous sharing), using the controller to shield against in-coming projectiles, using the controller for scanning targets or use it as a portable hand-held map in large-scale quests (An RPG players dream)!
And with many developers promising new games to hit this console like Batman Arkham City, Assassin's Creed Revelation, Ninja Gaiden, Resident Evil, Tekken, Driver, Ghost Recon Online...this console sure looks promising. Sure it won't appeal to hard-core gamers, but for people who want a drawing room entertainment hub, that can be used for occasional serious gaming, this seems to be a perfect match.
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