Oh boy, I can't help but be excited today. Around noonish, eastern time, Nintendo takes the stage at E3 and gives us a peek at what to expect for the Wii over the next few months. You can watch the news unfold as it happens on G4 or over at their website at G4tv.com.
For gamers, E3 is truly an exciting time. The only day that is more like Christmas in the video game world is ... well, Christmas.
There are already rumors flying, with Nintendo being well-known for dropping a few surprises on us. Some are expecting announcements for some games we haven't seen on the Wii yet, like Mario Kart. Personally, I'm hoping for and salivating in anticipation of an in-depth look at the new Metroid game, since we're only seven weeks from that game hitting shelves.
And there are already a few things we know. The one I am most excited about is Namco's announcement that upcoming game Beautiful Katamari will abandoning the PS3 and be released only on the Xbox 360 and ... drumroll ... Wii! Actually, I don't know which news is more noteworthy -- being able to play a Katamari game on the Wii, or the continuing implosion of the PS3. I've already said how much I love the Katamari series of games, and it was disappointing when the announcement first came that the new game would only be released on the PS3 and Xbox 360. But now that disappointment has come full-circle.
On the other hand, the lack of a Katamari game on the PS3 is big heaping spoonful of good news for Wii afficionados too. The Wii has broken new ground as a game system designed for a wider audience than just hardcore gamers, attracting people who haven't picked up a game controller since the joystick. The Katamari series of games attracts the same audience, so the lack of a PS3 version of the game only solidifies the Nintendo's market domination over Sony.
We also know one thing we won't be seeing -- Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Nintendo announced that it wouldn't be showing this highly anticipated game, much to the disappointment of a lot of fans of the series. However, they have firmed up their intention to release the game within the 2007 calendar year.
Hang on, folks, we're just a little over an hour away of having a whole slew of new information to whet our appetites for the coming weeks and months.
UPDATE, 11:30 a.m.: This news came out yesterday, but I just found it. E3 has announced that they are bringing Sid Meier's Civilization series to the Wii and DS. If there is one game that could possibly have me drooling more than Beautiful Katamari, it's Civilization. The game is digital crack. I have literally lost days of my life playing previous incarnations of the game. What begins as me deciding to play for an hour or so in the morning somehow becomes me calculating how much longer I can play and still get a halfway good night's sleep. There will be a bit of a wait, though. Civilization: Revolution will now hit stores until next spring. But initial reports have the game taking full advantage of online gameplay and there is even a mention of voice chat. Somebody pinch me!
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