Nintendo at E3

Well, today was Nintendo’s e3 conference. They revealed some neat things. A new add-on for the wii remote has been announced called the Wii Motion Plus. It allows the remote to notice more movements, for example, bending your arm while twisting it. It will be included, as well as a larger remote jacket, with the new game Wii Sports Resort.

Wii Sports Resort was shown with games such as Frisbee (Disk Dog), a jet ski game where the remote and nunchuck serve as the throttle and steering, and a sword fighting game. It is planned to be released next spring.

Animal Crossing: City Folk was announced for the Wii. It will feature a microphone add-on for communication with people who visit your town.

Wii Music was again shown with a professional drummer using both the Wii Remote, Nunchuck, and Balance Board. The Balance Board was used to activate the pedals on the drum set. Later, Shigeru Miyamoto and some other people came out an did a performance to the Mario Theme.

Remember Cooking Navi for the DS in Japan? Well were are getting that here in the US. It is called Cooking Guide.

Nintendo is working with some places to integrate the DS. Some of these include Airports, as you are landing you will be able to see where you can pick up luggage, where nearby hotels and restaurants are, etc.

Those were some of my favorite highlights. The conference is available at e3.nintendo.com, or Gamespot, or IGN, etc.

Sorry for being inactive, I have been really busy with theater things and school work for next year (AP Bio, Summer Reading). I haven’t been able to work on the text walktrough either. It will be done soon though… I promise.

June 24th… In Japan

Super Mario RPG for the Virtual Console has been confirmed, by Nintendo, for release in Japan on June 24th. We may be getting closer for it in the US, we may never get it… nobody knows for sure.

SML Lives On!

Well, Super Mario Legacy continues to exist. I will get up the banner asap. I still have the text link in the Blogroll for anybody interested,

Super Mario RPG Confirmed for PAL

Super Mario RPG has been confirmed for the PAL region Virtual Console. This includes Europe and Austrailia. The US is the only unconfirmed location for the release.

Super Mario RPG

Super Mario RPG has been confirmed for the Virtual Console in Japan.

What does this mean for us? We have a high chance of getting it here. Many people are very excited about this.

If you haven’t played Super Mario RPG, here is a basic storyline:

Bowser comes in on the Clown Car thing and takes Peach. Mario comes rushing to her rescue and finds her in Bowser’s Castle. Bowser and Mario fight, but during the fight, a giant sword by the name of Exor falls into Bowser’s castle, claiming it as the property of the Smithy Gang. The force causes Mario, Bowser, and Peach to be scattered.

You learn that Exor has destroyed Star Way and thus no wishes can be granted. Your main goal is to get all of the Star Peices back from each area, the final one being held by the head of the Smithy Gang, Smithy.

Super Mario RPG was a great game whith a great story with many twists and turns. It is something thta cannot be completed in one day. Don’t forget, it has some of the greatest secrets too, the hidden treasure chests. Can you find them all? The first one is th hardest!

SML, The Legacy of Legacies

So, it is confirmed… SML is closing its doors for good, unless something very good happens. Visit supermariolegacy.com for details.

I just want to take this time to thank Super Mallow (maybe he will read this) for the time and effort he spent to make that site. I too know that effort and know what a toll it can take on you.

I had a lot of fun over the past year (or more, I think I went to your site long ago, but didn’t realize it then) and will truely miss eveything, the comics, the news, the reviews, and well… just about everything.

I never got a chance to explore the message board, something which dissappointed me since I could have made a good contribution, and it seemed like a good amount of fun things happened (until May 6th/10th obviously)

I also want to thank you for mentioning me. Today, when I saw the page, I almost started to cry for two reasons, I will deeply miss the site, and for mentioning me.

Tanshin - For being one of our constant emailers, supporters, and one of our links. As well as one of our contributors to the Fan Review section. We’ve talked a lot in the last few months. One of the few who bothered to read the full May 10 posting, so thank you

To dispel any un-needed rumors, as SM said, he is NOT making a new site.

Thank you so much

PS: If you do read this, I would like to say a final good bye to you, and if you are up to it, can you teach me a bit of PHP? You don’t have to.

Farewell

Tanshin (Drew)

Back to Super Mario Galaxy news, the walkthrough is coming soon. I have had no time with finals coming up and a concert tomorrow whoch goes with rehearsals, etc. I’m planning on adding more content besides SMG soon so stay tuned.

I am also very sad to say that I have removed the SML banner, the link will remain in the Link section until SML is gone (which would be great if it didn’t go)

New Wii SKU???

According to Neowin.com, we should expect to see a new version of the Wii soon.

Within the next 90-days it is expected that the current version will begin to be removed from stores, and a new one will be replaced.

Do you think it is the long awaited DVD version, or the long awaited colors?

Wii Fit Release Change

The release date for Wii Fit has been changed from today (May 19th) to Wednesday (May 21st).

Wii Fit and New Apple Store

On Monday (May 19th) Wii Fit is planned to release. For those of you who live in or near New York City, there will be a fitness trainer there to teach you how to get the best workout from Wii Fit. For every person who comes, Nintendo will donate $5 to the American Heart Association (or one of those). Their goal is $25,000.

On another note, tonight at 6:00 (est), there is a new apple store opening on Boylston Street in the Boston Area. It is three floors with one dedicated to support and seminars. You can get details here: http://www.apple.com/retail/boylstonstreet/

Get there early to get t-shirts.

Super Mario Legacy becomes a legacy

While there is still hope of a miracle, the site Super Mario Legacy (supermariolegacy.com) is set to close on July 22, 2008 (as of today). There is a chance of a revival, it all depends on what happens.

According to Super Mallow’s account of the story, it was caused by the reaction of people who took something small and a semi-prank, and made it into something completely out of proportion. Many people overreacted before Super Mallow was able to apologize for what happened and offer his opinion, and left the site.

More details are available on the site. I am deeply saddened by this news as I am a big fan of the site and use it for much of my nintendo information.

We will miss you all!

BTW, sorry for the lack of updates, school has been really busy lately, and I have had no time for free things and have not been able to work on the walkthrough. When I can work on it (and with finals coming, that may not be until school is out) I will let you know and will finish it as soon as possible.

Tanshin