dude, c'mon - "never before seen software"? I might be a little more excited about that. of course its probably 5,000 new minigames. and besides, I hate you for going to e3 anyway. serves you right you can't play SSBB

I'm not too terribly irked by the lack of online Prime 3 multiplayer at this moment. In all honesty, how much fun was Prime 2's multiplayer?

Now, I say this before playing Prime 3's multiplayer. If they've overhauled it and have made it something I truly would WANT to play online, then I'll make this combination of faces. D:< / :(

ummm, MrRockso, wha?

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption does NOT have multiplayer. That game is a straight up single player game through and through. Just like BioShock (Bioshock!, or Bioshock if you are dirty).

Tazar, they know Smash is going to sell oodles and oodles of games. It is a given, so why focus on a game that will sell when you can show that game but spend more time on others like MP3, Mario Galaxy and maybe even disaster?

Keep in mind the even isn't going to be as big as last year and only news ppl will be there, not necessary.

I guess this is a no brainer because all the other MP didn't have online either.. But why all the delays if online and Multiplayer was not even a thought?

@ DrRockso

All good, I just wanted to stress that to make sure everyone knew it was single player...as it should be.



@ Johnny Blaze

Not many people cared for Red Steel's controls, or most FPS on the Wii. The extra time is to perfect controls and what not.

I don't know about other people going to E3, but I was looking more forward to Brawl than about anything else that I thought would be there.

Last year, Nintendo was the clear 'winner' of E3. This year, I somehow doubt that will be the case. Even a playable Prime 3 and Mario (which were playable last year, too) won't really do that much for me.

"... solid Metroid Prime Hunters Wi-fi play..."

i think i just threw-up in my mouth a little bit... every ich of that game, single-player or otherwise, sucked. and echoes' multiplayer was shitty as well.

So they basically were updating graphics for the last nine months? What scares me is that they talk about bringing the game up to, or beyond the Zelda experience. Zelda? This makes me think that they masturbate to the cover art or something because that game wasn't that good when it comes to graphics.

Metroid Prime Hunters was incredible. Didn't play online as I lack the ability, but a very impressive handheld game for sure. I'm glad Metroid 3 doesn't have multiplayer, I'd welcome DLC, but multiplayer is not something I connect to Metroid. The potential is there, I'll admit, but I'd rather them keep the single player immaculate. We'll see multiplayer FPS on the Wii soon enough. Probably Retro's next game actually.

Who the fuck though MP3 should have had multiplayer in the first place? Blasphemy!

Wow. Droppin' the ball.

Nintendo is fucked up; sometimes I think they get it; and sometimes its obvious they have NO fucking clue what to do.

How have they dropped the ball? Just cause a SINGLE PLAYER game doesn't have multiplayer? That is like complaining that in Halo you have to play as Master Chief.

And about Smash Bros....the game will sell regardless! Who cares if you can't read about SOMEONE ELSE playing a game that YOU won't be able to play for MONTHS! Who cares!

I'd rather here about new games like possible Disaster: Day of Crisis, possibl [iSadness[/i] screens, the Crystal Chronicles game, Metroid Prime 3, and Super Mario Galaxy than hear about Super Smash Bros. Brawl cause I know I am and probably all of you are going to BUY SSBB regardless of if it is playable at this EXCLUSIVE, doors closed event.


You all are just plain stupid if you think this is a "downfall" for Nintenod...not having a playable DEMO. Not to mention it takes precious time out of development time for a game to create a demo for some kid to get their greasy hands on it.

And Sadness, dumb fingers.

beams, not beaams. and normal, not nirmal.

OH NOES IS SUMMA BACK OR WUT?!?!? FANBOY PANIC!1!!1!!

Look at me, I am distraught fan.
Completely indifferent to the MP3 news, but non-playable Smash just makes sense considering the game. Just means we'll get another trailer and Nintendo wants to remain tight-lipped about the roster.

@BlindsideDork

Hey, some of us are actually GOING to that EXCLUSIVE event, and for those of us, I think our disappointment that we won't get to play SSBB there is deserved. That was the one game I wanted to play, and honestly, it was mainly to see if there's anything about the Wii I really care that much about anymore. I'm getting tired of waggle and prettier (sometimes not even prettier...I'm looking at YOU Mario Party 8) versions of games I already own. I'm willing to make an exception for SSBB because Melee is one of my favorite games, and this had damned well better have online multiplayer.

Who gives a fuck who gets to play it, the key point is that there would have been reports on how the game actually is and plays. Now there's nothing but hope and speculation.

I have to agree with Tempus on this one. It IS true we're all going to buy it, but you know everyone going to E3 was hoping to play this game. And then we'd all go back to our sites/blogs (well, not us, we only cover RPGs, and I don't think I can pass this off as an RPG...) and report how awesome it played at this point. You can't buy that kind of awesome PR.

Looks like it's going to have to be MGS4, DMC4, and anything else that ends in 4 for the win this year. If only it'd be Mother 4.....

@ J Sensei:

I still can't agree that Nintendo was the clear winner last year. There was a hell of a lot of hype, and the lines for the Wii were out of control but there are a lot of reasons for that, and it's not because they had a more solid software line up.

@Nick Brutal:

I never said they had the best lineup. I just said they were the 'winner.' The Wii was a smash hit, and the long lines to play it showed. The lines to play the PS3 were nothing in comparison. Truth be told, if I hadn't been led backstage to play Twilight Princess for an impression, I wouldn't have been able to even PLAY the Wii. Exhibits only people filled up the line on the first day, and exhibitors filled up the line before media even had a crack at it the second day. I dunno about the third day. I had to fly out for my wife's college graduation.

The best software lineup doesn't necessarily make a winner. And as for these unannounced games, honestly, I'm not that excited. All nintendo has done thus far is give us old games with newly added waggle. Maybe in in the minority here, but I don't think waggle is the bestest thing since sliced bread. Yes the Wii is flying off the shelves, but I see it losing steam. Nintendo has always been WAY too first party heavy, and their main series are the bulk of that. We've already seen Zelda. Metroid will be there, as will Mario, I'm sure. That doesn't leave a whole lot. Kirby? Donky Kong? I dunno. But so far, the Wii's been a WHOLE lot of mini-games. I want more than that.

Well, it's comforting to know that Nintendo's console will have been out for about 10 months by then and they STILL won't have a solid library of online titles.

Hell, screw "library." I'd be happy with ONE. (Pokemon doesn't count because, well, I'm not 10 years old.)

MP3 was the chance for nintendo to show that they could deliver solid multiplayer experience.

Is time for people to understand that the Wii is not a hardcore gaming platform and because of that will not feature strong multiplayer support ever (we were all expecting that mp3 was going to deliver the experience and the way nintendo was thinking in multiplayer for the wii).

It seems that the multiplayer in the Wii was broken since day one.