Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!yynet.tama.tokyo.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newshub.sdsu.edu!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.comcast.com!news.comcast.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 19:09:06 -0500 Reply-To: "a link to the past" From: "a link to the past" Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.zelda,alt.games.video.game-boy,alt.games.video.nintendo.gameboy.advance,alt.games.video.nintendo.gamecube,japan.videogames.nintendo,rec.games.video.nintendo,uk.games.video.gamecube,alt.video.games,alt.gamecube Subject: Nintendo E3-2005 Predictions from Game Informer Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 19:09:07 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Message-ID: Lines: 62 NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.184.223.18 X-Trace: sv3-VvfTQaKlHwN0fDeCw6S6xpC2nhanWGkiVwZjPK/RhNEOeczo//vKIsd+XShnInG0Gvc67pFL0AVYHp5!Lh6TbcBYgo8HqPsma3knUm32Dm9osdOsOt+Wm2NtAuLQTLWvtmWrmNjASe+8hw== X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-DMCA-Complaints-To: dmca@comcast.net X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.31 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.videogames.nintendo:13 http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200505/N05.0505.1812.35169.htm quote: ____________________________________________________________________ "While Microsoft has been leaking information about its upcoming 360 hardware like a water filled baby sitting in a pool, Nintendo and Sony for that matter will be a little trickier to predict. While an industry joke that Nintendo once stated at E3, "Nintendo is an open door company" with information, that couldn't be further from the truth. Alas, Nintendo is cooking up a few things that they're planning on revealing in their booth and at their press briefing on May 17th. While we don't know everything, we do have some interesting predictions, and rumors about the company's plans for E3 2005." * The Legend of Zelda will be one of the primary focuses for Nintendo at E3, and we will learn the official name of the game, and the reason behind showing the howling wolf at the end of the GDC trailer. * There will be three different levels of The Legend of Zelda playable on the show floor, as well as a Legend of Zelda theater where they'll show off additional footage. * While Mario 128 will not make an appearance on the GameCube at this year's E3 (cough.Revolution), we will see first and second party titles such as Pokemon XD, Mario Baseball, Geist, Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball, Odama, Donkey Konga 3, Mario Party 7, and Fire Emblem. * A surprising number of GBA titles will be getting sequels on the Nintendo DS, including a possible appearance for another Mario & Luigi. * The next Mario DS title will be playable on the show floor. * Mario Baseball won't be the only Mario sports title revealed at E3. * The "true" successor to the Game Boy Advance will not make an appearance, but that's not to say there won't be any interesting portable announcements from Nintendo. * While GameCube will have an wide assortment of games on the show floor, expect to see almost as many, if not more Nintendo DS titles revealed, and playable * The Nintendo DS online strategy will be revealed, the company's online and wireless partnerships, as well as a time table on when the service will begin * Nintendo will reveal what titles will be playable online with the Nintendo DS including Mario Kart DS and Animal Crossing DS. * Nintendo will reveal Wi-Fi instant messenger software, and other application software for the Nintendo DS * Nintendo will reveal new colors for the Nintendo DS and the Game Boy Advance * The Revolution will not be televised. We may see a technical demo and some video, but the system itself will not be shown nor have any games playable on the show floor. * While the hardware won't be shown, there will be sweeping and general announcements, the official name revealed, and we will learn about some of the specifications of the system, its wireless and online functionality, and what will set the Revolution apart from the other next generation systems. * Nintendo will announce that they will reveal more on the Revolution at a Space World show in August, or the Tokyo Game Show in September. * Mario Kart GP - The new arcade version of Mario Kart that will be in Japanese arcades this fall will be playable on the show floor * There will be less third party exclusive game announcements for the GameCube than any other console at E3. _______________________________________________________________________________________