Nintendo's E3 summed up in 1 word

[shams]

Lame.

Sorry, I was expecting more.

- Galaxy 2 is a no-brainer - basically a level pack.
- WiiFit+ is WiiFit 1.1
- Mario Bros Wii looked lame IMO - I'll get it, but it looks like someone rushed for a couple of weeks to slap it together. The Wii is capable (and deserves) so much more.

Pros:
- Metroid, esp Team Ninja was unexpected. I actually thought it looked cooler until I knew it was Metroid, but hey.
- Galaxy II - can't go wrong with more Galaxy (but not this year)
- WS:R looked cool

Cons:
- No Retro - again?
- No Zelda
- No Pikmin
- No new franchises
- No new hardware (sorry, the vitality thing does *not* count IMO)
- No Miyamoto
- Really don't like Cammie (why is she always scowling?)
- No surprises (apart from Metroid)
- No network/online functionality, nothing new there
- No slideshows of game compilations
- nothing outstanding for the DSi
- No surprise partnerships with Capcom, Konami, SQE, ...
- WS:R didn't look as cool as it could have

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Looks to me, like Nintendo are playing it safe. They have this year sown up, and with the three potentially biggest Xmas sellers: WiiFit+, WiiSports, Wii MarioBros

...there is no need for them to do anything different.

I think they are also struggling to adapt their msg, now that MS & Sony have motion controllers - and since the marketing department upheaval in NOA.

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In fact, I think this years E3 was *much worse* than last years from them. I sense a little desperation creeping in :P