Thinking about E3 2011 (Part 1)

E3's coming very soon and I haven't talked much about it. Of course this is the only site that actually matters:

http://e3.nintendo.com/

Live coverage of Nintendo's press conference! I hope I'll be able to catch it. Let's see now... the site says it's on at 9am PDT. Irish time is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles time so I'll have to tune in at 5pm.

It'll be this day next week that it's starting. Nintendo's showing last year was great. The suspense and the big game reveals and the whole thing in general was so fun and entertaining! It was just what I wanted!

I hope it's entertaining this year too.

Retro Gamer Issue 90

BEAUTIFUL COVER! Not only does it have an awesome Zelda logo on it but it shimmers brightly as well. Pity I can't really show how it does. It really stood out on the magazine shelf and when I spotted it I felt like holding it over my head and singing "Da na na naaaaaa!". Pity about the ESRB style logo, they should've made it PEGI style instead!

As you'd expect, Zelda features in a big way what with the 25th anniversary and the Ocarina of Time coming out for 3DS. There's also a nicely informative piece about Four Swords Adventures. That's the feature I appreciate the most. People need to be informed of that game's greatness and how enjoyable it can be for even a single player!

Now for the other stuff besides Zelda.

There's a collector's guide about the Sega Saturn which seems nice. There's also an article which features games on the Apple Macintosh which I'm absolutely thrilled to see since I played those a lot as a kid.

Quite pleased with this issue so far!

I want Snatcher on Wii! (Part 5)

The guy behind the Nintendo DS game 999 recently said that visual novel games should be sold in bookshops as well as game stores. I agree with him.

In this part of the world, point and click games on the PC are often sold in bookshops and Nintendo has found success in bookshops with their Touch Generations series of titles. Even Nintendo's own Another Code R was marketed towards people who read mystery novels.

The Wii is very suitable for this kind of game since it has many examples of adventure games doing well on it and Nintendo could even sell it in bookshops.

Thinking about Skyward Sword - Characters Part 1

We've come across some fascinating characters in previous Zelda games. I'd love it if Skyward Sword had at least a few characters like the Yetis from Twilight Princess. (I'd also love another female character like Telma for obvious reasons).

Zelda herself had a very big role in Spirit Tracks and it's the most memorable and developed incarnation of her character so far. Maybe she'll have a big role in Skyward Sword too?

I'm also a big fan of Tingle. I gotta admit his spinoff game Rosy Rupeeland really made me appreciate him more. I wonder if he'll be in this?

The seemingly Jack Sparrow inspired Linebeck is another prevalent newcomer. Imagine him being in this? Hm... might be nice.

There's a lot to think about on this topic actually... Wind Waker for example was packed full of great characters. I'll talk more about them later.

Wii Play: Motion

I admit I've never actually played a MotionPlus game. I'll definitely try it out though when Skyward Sword comes out.

This Wii Play: Motion game might help to get me more excited about that feature. So far I'm just blissfully ignorant of what the experience is really like. Also, since both of these games are coming out soon Nintendo will surely show MotionPlus in a big way at this year's E3.

Also, let's say this Wii Successor is MotionPlus exclusive. Most people will then associate the Plus controls with the new console.

Director's Cut in Cork City have loads of new copies of Pikmin 2 for Wii

There are a lot of them there and the game costs €9.99. If you like Pikmin it's well worth checking out.

Xenoblade's alternative art cover winner

The voting's over and now we see that the first one with the lone character looking over a vast landscape won.

I didn't vote for this but it is my other favourite. Thank goodness the ghastly third one didn't win.