Nintendo will be revealing the release date for the 3DS on September 29, according to Bloomberg Japan. This would seem to preclude a 2010 launch date. Nintendorks will be there* live to report on any release date release date announcements that might occur.
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EA's Chief Operating Officer John Schappert has been absolutely cooing about the Nintendo 3DS. He told Business Insider, "The 3DS is just incredibly cool. The 3DS is magical. You put that in your hand, you look down, and all of a sudden it’s in 3D without glasses. That’s an amazing experience. I’m a huge fan." I feel like he's talking about my penis.

Schappert also glistened mightily when he added, "I think it’s going to do incredibly well, and in typical Nintendo fashion they have re-energized the industry, yet again."

What about Sony? "I think the PSP business has been challenged for a little while now," Schappert mused, perhaps with a hint of whimsy.

I meant to post this last month, but I didn't want to distract from all the E3 posts. Now that both E3 and regular updates are a thing of the past, here's some video! Whoo!

Nintendo's new Wii party games were not only announced at the same press conference – they were right next to each other on the E3 show floor. On one hand you have "Wii Party," the Mii-filled heir apparent to the now-dormant "Mario Party franchise. On the other, "Mario Sports Mix," the Square Enix-developed expansion of their "Mario Hoops" title on the DS, now with volleyball, hockey, and more.
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Garret:

3D TVs - Upon meandering into the Sony booth, working my way through myriad screens showing Playstation Movers and shakers, waggling away at casual games with a visual edge, I found a section dedicated to the ever growing and expanding 3D television craze. Sony, being a company that makes all kinds of electronic marvels, of course would be touting their new line of TVs and glasses that support the technology. As you might already know, the Playstation 3 is now able to display 3D games so long as you have all the necessary equipment. So why wouldn’t Sony be showing this all off? There’s games here, guys. Games in THREEE DEEEE!

I waited a moment or two for a strapping young gentlemen to put down the glasses that were tethered to a glowing white table. Once he moved, I pushed my way in and girded myself for the onslaught of this 3D phenomenon. On the screen in front of me was a demo of a racing game that will end up on the PS3 that will also be in 3D. I put on the glasses. Before me the screen went from two fuzzy images to one slightly better, depth filled image.


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Garret: As the only one of us who actually had a chance to play Metroid: Other M, I figured I'd write up a little something something about it.

The demo that I played involved some backstory, so just know they didn't take any of that business out of anything they showed. If you've been dreading the day when you actually have to learn something about Samus via something other than context clues or scanning environments, in a couple of months you'll have to endure a new type of storytelling for a Metroid. Get yourself into the mindset of getting over it. That's the new direction.

The demo was basically the one you may have read of before, the one they've been showing press for the last couple of months. Samus is sent to a scary derelict space station. As she enters, she is shot at by some crazy space marines. As Samus ninja-dodges out of the way, a cutscene enters. You learn a few things via the cutscene that we might not have known before. And how do you know that this information is something you might not know? Well, Samus says, "This is something that you might not know about me…" So there you go.

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"Kirby: Epic Yarn" is the wonderful surprise of the show, even beating out the joy spread by "Donkey Kong Country Returns." This is not to say that Kirby is a better game, because even based on the demos it's clear that it's not. However, the Donkey Kong/Retro relationship had previously been rumored. It was on everyone's minds. Kirby came out of nowhere. AND HE'S SO DIFFERENT!

This Kirby is made out of a couple strings of yarn. He doesn't inhale enemies, he turns into a car and parachute on a whim, he moves through a world of cloth and zippers! This game is so weird and delightfully cute. And it's two players! The game isn't super hard based on the demo, and I have a feeling it won't ever be anything ridiculously challenging, but it's such a peaceful and relaxing little 2D platformer with some creative ideas.

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This year's E3 has been an interesting experience to be sure. We saw the unveiling of an amazing and innovative new product, the Nintendo 3DS, and the more widely playable demos of two peripherals pretending to be just as innovative; Microsoft's Kinect and Sony's Move. What this means is that while there was plenty of new technology to try, there wasn't a lot of games! There was a heck of a lot of tech demos, though, but who cares about those?

So for day three of E3 I didn't play much that hasn't already been covered. I took a look at Zelda (because I wanted/needed the Zelda t-shirt they were giving out). Kevin has already covered this, but I'd like to add that it's really fun and BEAUTIFUL. I had zero trouble controlling it.

I played some sort of mysterious Socom 4 but heeeey this is a Nintendo site. If you're interested in my thoughts then ask Garret/Garman because he's played other Socom games and can give you a better idea of what to expect.

I also played some Kirby: Epic Yarn, but more on that later!

Today was the day of E3 that I sat around a lot and felt old. Oh man, I am so old, you guys. I don't want to stand in lines and watch these people talk about the game before they play it like they know everything about it. I don't want to see a loyal army of ladies trying to lure journalists to play games they wouldn't. You guys, I don't want to fight for food in the media lounge. We're supposed to at least be pretending to be professionals.

I'm not entirely sure what I'm intending to say here. This started off as a means to write quick impressions about a few things and now I'm complaining about the kids on my lawn. So I will simply close with a most accurate statement regarding E3. When it starts you are filled with wonder and when it ends you are so sick of it you can't even take a minute to say goodbye. We left a bit early today and I couldn't have been happier to leave.

Hey, come play Kinect. NO LEAVE ME ALONE!