MASSIVE List of Confirmed 3DS Games

When Nintendo showcased the 3DS this past week at E3, no one would have imagined the kind of 1st and 3rd party support the new portable system has currently attracted. See the list for yourself after the read link.

E3 2010: Preview Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

After viewing the famous Legend of Zelda Wii artwork (pictured above), it was incredibly difficult to perceive what exactly the new Zelda Wii game would end up looking like or play like going into this E3. From my thirty or so minutes with the demo for the new Skyward Sword, I can confidently say that it not only has a great art direction, but its gameplay thus far is fantastic and the new Wii Motion Plus dependent items and swordplay work very well and have the potential for a needed fresh and unique take on the franchise.

Pre-E3 2010: Nintendo

Gaming giant Nintendo is revving up for another excellent year of gaming at E3 2010. Although the Big N’s presence at the gaming convention these past few years has not been spectacular, they have positioned themselves to either blow everyone away with new software and hardware, or terribly disappoint fans and gaming press everywhere by giving another unsatisfying performance. The former is certainly more plausible than the latter, thanks to Nintendo’s own realization of previous years’ faults, and promises to right their wrongs with some great new product and breathtaking revelations.

Still Gotta Catch ‘em All

To think that September 8^th, 1998 marked the beginning of the hugely successful Pokémon franchise in America; almost twelve years later, the phenomenon once thought fad, hasn’t gone anywhere but up in popularity. With the Pokémon video games taking the 2^nd spot in the top selling game franchises of all time, the trading card game having sold over fourteen billion cards worldwide, and the animé continuing to attract new and old audiences alike, Pokémon has never been healthier. What truly sets this franchise apart from any other “fad” like Pogs in the 1990s, or similar properties like Digimon, is the quality control put in place by both Nintendo (franchise owner) and The Pokémon Company (marketing branch) to ensure that each major component of the intellectual property keeps fans happy, and newcomers intrigued – starting with the games.