#June2011
Press Start!: It’s E3. Gimmicky Controllers, TVs, and Franchises.
Press Start!, the week of E3. There was a time when E3 was a wondrous occasion. Those days are gone now, like leaves from a tree. With the advent of the Internet, everything is known weeks prior. Secrets exposed, dissected. Shit is passé before it’s even revealed. Take for example Nintendo’s Wii U. While I’ll admit that seeing any new console in motion gets me up, it would have truly blown my asshole out if they could have kept the entirety of it secret until the conference.
With that in mind, let us not spend the entirety of our fleeting brain-focus-capacities on regurgitating the quasi-reveals and appreciable moments of the Big Three at the show. Let us instead turn our ADD-addled brains towards shooting the shit about the show. Deal? Press Start!’s usual conceit is pressed pause in lieu of some geek spit.
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Nintendo Stock Drops After ‘Wii U’ Reveal.
Despite dropping the ‘Wii U’ on the very expecting asses of the gaming public, worst secret ever, Nintendo’s stock has been dropping this week. I don’t see why! Revealing a console with no first-party games, a gimmicky tablet controller, and footage of third-party games culled from footage from the other systems is a recipie for rock! Not!
More Pictures Of The ‘Wii U’ Controller. Tabletized!
Here’s some more looks at the Wii U controller, which is all sorts of bananas. While I wasn’t totally down with the Nintendo conference since you know, they showed no fucking games, the controller itself is super swank time. To me at least.
Nintendo Reveals ‘Wii U.’ Pictures, Details, and Games Inside.
Nintendo’s revealed their successor to the Wii, titled “Wii U.” Come inside for a collection of captivating morsels. Or just all the known news so far.
Nikkei: ‘Wii 2’ Will Have Touchscreen Controller, Arrive In Late 2012.
Nikkei is some legit Japanese news source. That’s what the internet is telling me today. They are some news source who accurately predicted a bunch of DSi crap or something, and today they’re offering some proclamations and confirmations about the Wii 2/Project Cafe/Whatever you want to call Nintendo’s next console.
Nintendo’s New Console Will Be At E3, Playable ‘By Everyone.’
Well, son of a bitch! Just add another thing to the list of reasons why I’d sell a good pint of my liqui-children to a bank or two for the opportunity to go to E3. Nintendo has confirmed their new console will be there, and people who are attending will get to play it.
Here’s A Possible Leaked Image Of Nintendo’s Wii 2.
Nintendo’s successor to the Wii has been rumored to be codenamed “Project Cafe.” Yeah, that’s a bit complicated. Today there’s an image working its way around the internet purporting to be a glimpse at the console/or cafe or whatever.
Hit the jump to check it out.
Want Some Wii 2 Specs? IGN Got You Covered.
The onslaught of new Nintendo console news is rolling in. Continuously. I’m sort of excited about it though, so please wait it out if you’re not feeling it.
More Wii 2 Controller Details & Rumors, With Mock-Ups!
There’s a shitload of new Wii 2 controller details, rumors, and purported mock-ups. I know I may be crazy saying this, but holy shit, could this rock?
Microsoft and Sony Won’t Launch New Consoles Until 2014.
Last week saw news that not only is Nintendo going to unveil their Wii 2 or whatever quite soon, but also that they’re intending to launch it next year. It’s a rumor, but let’s pretend it’s true. Today news dropped from “industry sources” that Sony and Microsoft won’t return with their own salvos until 2014.
