Every year the Electronic Entertainment Exposition, best known has E3, is held by the video game industry to show their latest technologies and games. We will focus on what is out the Nintendo Wii and DS systems.
First and foremost we will take a look at Nintendo itself. With sales for both the Nintendo Wii and DS both going very strong, having sold 6 million Wii consoles in 8 months, Nintendo is still having trouble keeping up with consumer demand for the Wii.
At E3 2007, the company announced that it will focus on more family based games especially for the Wii. They wish to make Wii will be accessible to anyone regardless their experience of gaming or age. Nintendo mainly focused on games this year discussing Wii Fit, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario & Sonic Olympic Games (with games such has the 100-meter dash, triple jump and hammer throw) and Mario Kart Wii/w steering wheel.
Click to watch the
Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Games Game Trailer.
Video introducting
Mario Kart and wheel.
Wii Fit
Wii Fit is a game for the health conscious, the game will be played with a balance board in which you will first enter information about yourself and weight yourself and it will calculate your body mass index. The game will then update your Mii appearance to fit your Wii Fit data. The balance board will then be used to for different games and exercises. Games included will be a skiing game where you get to reenact daring ski jumps, a virtual hula hoop game known as Hoop Twirl and a soccer heading game where you must balance yourself to hit flying balls with your head. The game also includes Yoga exercises where you get to do the Half Moon pose and the Tree pose just to name a few. There are also one-legged and two-legged balances exercises. So now there are no excuses not to work out and be a video game couch potato any more. The game is due out next year, 2008.
Super Mario Galaxy coming out in fall 2007 (November 12)
In Super Mario Galaxy, the player will have to collect 120 stars within several galaxies. There are to be 6 main areas with 40 galaxies to explore, such has the Honeybee Galaxy, Eggplant Galaxy, Star Dust Galaxy and Cookie Factory Galaxy. The good news for some players is that they can have assistance from a second-player who gets to play alongside with the first player. The second-player gets to point and offer comments on how to play, great if you have a buddy who likes to play with you or give you hints.
Nintendo seems to be capitalizing on their Mario series games with so many releases. They announced that Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii has a release date of December 3, 2007. Just in time for the holidays. The other game is Mario Kart Wii, which will come with a steering wheel for the Wiimote.
Coming out for the Nintendo DS will Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. The game is already released in Japan.
Capcom’s Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicle
Everyone is waiting for this game to come out. The Wii Zapper is one of the peripherals announced out for the Wii. And you guessed it, Resident Evil is going to require it. Kill zombies, shoot outs on city streets, to reload your weapon just point the Wii Zapper off screen and make a jerk motion. The Wii Zapper is just a plastic gun-shaped casing that will house both the Wiimote and the nunchuk. The trigger position is used to shoot and the nunchuk analog stick is used to look around and target enemies. Holding the Z button and swinging the gun around provides you with the options of knife attacks. Aiming for headshots are the best and easy way to kill enemies with those enemies getting decapitated. Another vulnerable spots to shoot Zombies were at their kneecaps, which made them fall to the ground slowing them down. This game comes out in November.
Other Games Highlighted
- Metroid Prime 3 comes out on August 20. Watch the Metroid Prime 3 Corruption Game Video Trailer.
- Harvest Moon Wii wll be coming out in Novemeber 2007 and will feature unique Wiimote controls for farming actions that use the motion-controlled for watering, tilling soil and fishing.
- Sierra’s Geometry Wars Galaxies has options for co-op mode, including the option to download the game’s Retro Evolved mode from the Wii to DS. This game will also be coming out in November 2007
- Konami is making dancing just a little harder for us with Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party. If you just thought your feet got tired think again, now added to the mix is the Wii controller for arm and hand movements. The Wii is turning out to be a real workout.
- The next version of Rayman Raving Rabbids is coming out in the Q4 2007. The game will provide players with the option of customizing the Rabbids wear and style in addition to the many mini games. Watch the game trailer by clicking on Rayman Rabbid Raving 2 video.
Electronic Arts (EA) announced it’s Wii family mode option. EA has stated that they plan on offering different gaming option for the Wii, you can use the family mode or the pro modes of the games. The family mode does not require you to memorize the button sequence unlike the pro mode. EA also has a wide range of games coming out for both the Wii and the Nintendo DS.
Boogie - players will sing and dance to their favorite tunes, they can also capture their dance moves, record their own singing voices and create music videos with the video music creator. Boogie is out on August 7, 2007.
Madden NFL 08 – Fans know the football season continues all year long. Madden NFL 08 provides new features such has Field Vision Passing allowing players to read the opponents acts for first downs and touchdowns. This game never stops being fun to play.
MySims – The game is especially designed for the Wii and the DS. Players will create their own Sim, similar to the Miis but will have the option of having more features to play with such has hats and hairstyles. Player will be able to create a town and grow the community, making a unique world of their own.
NBA Live 08 – Get ready to
slam, sink, shoot and win the game just by flicking your the wrist. NBA Live offers 2 playing modes, the first being the EA SPORTS Family Play which allows the player not to worry about knowing all the controllers button and movement sequences and lets them just shoot, pass and steal using the Wiimote. The second mode is for the real gamer (pro) in which the player uses the Wiimote and nunchuk to really play. Go for the winning basket.
The Sims 2 Castaway - Just has it sounds, your Sims must survive on a deserted tropical island. It begins when your Sims are washed ashore and must survive by explore the island, living with nature and building tools all while explore the island’s mysteries. Island paradise is never as it seems in dreams, Sims will have to learn about the plants and wildlife, discover the hidden treasure and mysteries of the island. This game is coming out for the Nintendo Wii and the DS.
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