E3 2011: Nintendo Announces New Console and 3DS Details

Posted by: 6/7/2011
Nintendo has come out and starts promising the new console will be a much deeper and much wider experience then that have ever experienced before. But, before he introduces it, he decides to move into more what will make 3DS more potent.

First off, it looks like a Mario Kart 3DS, and Star Fox 3DS are in the work. As well as a New Super Mario Brows 3DS. Kid Ikarus 3DS. LUIGI’S MANSION 3DS!! That one gave me goosebumps!!!

Nintendo’s president Reggie takes the stage. He begins explaining how they are listening. Fans want the safe games like Mario, but also the innovative third party titles.

Mario Kart 3DS: Being released this holiday season
 – Hang gliding
 – Submarine
 – Kart Customization

Star Fox 3DS: Being released this September
 – Use the the buttons to steer, or use the motion of the of the controller to steer
 – Live camera stream in vs mode

Super Mario 3D: Being released before the year is over

Kid Ikarus: Being released later this year
 – I don’t think I’ve been excited about a game series that I never first got into
 – Offers 3v3 mulitplayer
 – Offers augmented reality

LUIGI’S MANSION 2: no release date set
 – Features several new mansion

Third Party Title Games
 – Two Resident Evil Games
 – Ace Combat 3DS
 – Sonic and Mario
 – Tetris Online
 – Cave Story 3D
 – Driver
 – Pac-man and Galaga
 – Tekken 3D
 – Metal Gear Solid 3D

Nintendo eShop and Digital Downloads
 – Game Demos
 – Trailers
 – Virtual Console Service (Gameboy and Gameboy Color and more)

3DS owners can download 3D Classic’s Excitebike for free for a limited time

Pokedex 3D will be a downloadable for the 3DS. It will work like an AR Reader. Gotta Catch’em All. It will be released exclusively to the Nintendo eShop. It is free with the newest system update.

WiiU is the name of new console being released by Nintendo. It is coming out in 2012. 100% Backward compatible with the Wii.


This sucker is going to be expensive.

Last bit of information to get announced, Smash Bros is coming to 3DS and WiiU.

First games to be officially announce to the WiiU
– Lego City Stories
 – Darksiders 2
 – Batman Arkam City
 – Assassins Creed
 – Ghost Recon Online
 – Dirt
 – Aliens
 – Metro Last Light
 – Ninja Gaiden

My apologies for not being able to capture better screenshots. The live stream wasn’t the best, and I didn’t want to damper the experience. But, trust me, if you could watch the video of WiiU gameplay and video, you would be pretty excited, too.

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