E3 is the biggest event in the gaming community, it has all the ingredients to make for a great event: mega-games, exciting announcements, upcoming titles, console rivalry, and much more. Not surprisingly, E3 was a big this time as well; what made the extra special is the fact that Sony had a point to prove to the world.

E3 has brief description on each of it's announcements. Since it was a big event and thee were a lot of announcements E3 will be covering it in two parts. First part includes details on MGS4, Killzone 2, Halo 3, GT HD, Home and many more.
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So many games, so little time, which games does, E3 consider the top five games to look out for...
Here you go here is the list:

Rock Band
Mass Effect
Little Big Planet
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Super Mario Galaxy

Click the link to find a brief summary to each game to why they chose that game...
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Mario Kart Wii was an awesome revelation, Metroid still looks amazing and we're sure Wii Fit will be huge, but when Nintendo opened the floodgates to its playable games at this year's E3 we had our minds set on one game - Super Mario Galaxy. Every time Nintendo shows more of this game it looks even more incredible, and this year's E3 showing was no different. In fact, we got more than we'd bargained for, with not only new levels shown but all-new powers and gameplay mechanics, ... » Read More

Nintendo guru Shigeru Miyamoto treated selected journalists to an extra showing of Super Mario Galaxy at a roundtable yesterday, in which he revealed some interesting nuggets of info regarding the much-anticipated adventure.

The game, Miyamoto revealed, is being developed by the same Tokyo-based team that made Donkey Kong Beat - the absolutely awesome bongo-operated platformer on GameCube. Miyamoto himself has been heavily involved in the physical design of the game - more so even than with Super Mario 64, in which he took up more of a directive role.

During Nintendo's press conference on Wednesday Reggie surprised the crowd by saying that Galaxy was the first worthy successor to Super Mario 64. Miyamoto avoided dismissing Mario Sunshine when asked if he agreed with the comments, simply saying that Galaxy's spherical levels give it the same exploratory satisfaction that made Mario 64 so great.
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Super Mario Galaxy was already ranked at the top of our most wanted list, and it just keeps on getting better - check out yet another amazing trailer. There's heaps of new stuff in it, most significantly the first glimpse of the two-player mode. Look carefully at certain points in the trailer and you can see two cursor stars on the screen - the yellow star is the cursor for the second Wii Remote. So a second player, although not controlling Mario, will be able to help collect stuff and ... » Read More

E3: Mario Galaxy will be out on 12th November this year in the US.
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Hardcore Nintendo fans certainly weren't the focus of this year's press conference. True, we saw the Wii Zapper revealed and finally got confirmation on Mario Kart Wii (due Q1 next year) and Super Mario Galaxy's release date (November 12), but the real focus was the company's continued audience expansion. In addition to showing Brain Age 2 and a new visual acuity game called Flash Focus, Nintendo unveiled its secret weapon for its next casual carpet bomb - Wii Fit, an exercise program that uses ... » Read More

Seems like Nintendo may have some big announcements in store for Super Mario Galaxy, like the fact that it no longer goes by that name.

David Rodriguez discovered today that Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption has mysteriously vanished from Nintendo's master list of games on their company website.

This is suspicious news in and of itself, but considering that video game mega-con E3 is just around the corner, SWL are willing to bet they're planning to drop the bomb and a new name.
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According to rumours which appear credible to Jeux France, Nintendo would at this year's E3 reveal firm release dates for Smash Bros and Mario Galaxy. More importantly, Nintendo will have a "grosse révélation au niveau Hardware" [big hardware news] as well as a look at Mario Kart for the Wii.
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Nintendo bossman Reggie Fils-Aime kicked off the company's media summit yesterday with a staggering list of impressive sales figures and feats, illustrating the total domination of the Nintendo DS, Wii, and the company's first-party software.
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After last week's touting of the 44 Wii games Nintendo has in development, the company has since detailed the titles it will be rolling out in Japan this year - and it's a mighty impressive list indeed. According to the list - which was swiped from financial documents by IGN - Nintendo will release its three big hitters: Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Super Smash Bros. Brawl in Japan this year - and considering their importance, probably the rest of the world as ... » Read More

Japanese games magazine Famitsu has slated Super Mario Galaxy for an October release in its latest list of release dates. Now, this list could just be a projection of expected release dates, but when it's Famitsu you're talking about, there's always the suspicion that, as is so regularly the case, they may know something we don't. If the game does indeed release in Japan in October, we hope Nintendo's translators have got their speed hats on because we're expecting it over here before ... » Read More

Famitsu, has divulged the Japanese release dates of some of the more awaited Wii and DS games. Check out what's there.
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If you enjoy playing games with fellow friends, or with someone online you'll be happy to know that Super Mario Galaxy could feature a 2 player mode. The official website has changed the number of players from one to two.
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Though much of Shigeru Miyamoto's GDC keynote has been hushed and without shocking announcements, but Nintendo's main man did confirm Super Mario Galaxy will arrive on Wii before the end of the year.
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Earlier today, legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto took the stage at the 2007 Games Developer Conference in San Francisco. With thousands of eager eyes on him, Miyamoto encouraged developers to free themselves from the constraints and inhibitions. If you have an idea for a game, no matter how out there it is (or unprofitable it may seem), do it. Take the risk. Turns out the phenomenal Mii creation idea started on the Famicom more than 20 years ago and ever-so-slowly evolved into the ... » Read More

Reliable sources close to Nintendo have told CVG that Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on Wii, and Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass on DS will not see light of day until Christmas 2007, which could mean anything from October to December.

CVG called Nintendo about the delays, and was told us: "We never confirmed a date for Super Mario Galaxy, but I can confirm that Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3 and Phantom Hourglass will all release in 2007. We can't confirm an exact release date for any of these titles at this time."
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Wii gamers may have to wait until next Christmas before getting the chance to have a go at Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. In a recent interview with MTV News Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said Super Mario Galaxy will be launched sometime between March of next year and the following Christmas.

It was also revealed that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption will also not be released for the Wii until about March. In same interview Reggie said that between one and five titles will be added to the Virtual Console every Monday on a continuing basis.
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What do Japanese game developers think about the next-gen consoles? Famitsu Mag took it upon themselves to ask 58 game developers (directors, programmers and designers) from 19 game companies about next-gen consoles and here are the results...

Which next-gen console will send cash registers ringing:
* Wii (60%)
* PS3 (37%)
* Xbox 360's (3%)

Which system they prefer for game development:
* Wii (63%)
* PS3 (32%)
* Xbox 360s (5%)

Which next-gen console they want for Christmas:
* Wii (49%)
* PS3 (42%)
* Xbox 360 (9%)

Most anticipated PS3's games:
* Metal Gear Solid 4 (12 votes)
* Final Fantasy XIII (10 votes)
* The Eye of Judgment (7 votes)
* Afrika (6 votes)
* Heavenly Sword (4 votes).
* Runners up: Bladestorm, Gran Turismo HD, Lair and Resistance: Fall of Man

Most anticipated Xbox360 games:
* Blue Dragon (18 votes)
* Lost Odyssey (14 votes)
* Culdecept Saga (8 votes)
* Dead Rising (4 votes)
* Gundam Operation Troy (4 votes).
* Runners up: Lost Planet, Gears of War, Riot Act and Idol Master
Most anticipated Wii games:
* The Legend of Zelda (26 votes)
* Super Mario Galaxy (8 votes)
* Wii Sports (5 votes)
* Animal Crossing (3 votes)
* Smash Brothers X (3 votes)
* Runners up: WarioWare, Fire Emblem, Sonic and the Secret Rings and Elebits

What they expect from PS3:
* Extremely high expectations (48%)
* High expectations (32%)
* Don't expect much (18%)

What they expect from Xbox 360:
* Not expecting much (45%)
* High expectations (40%)
* Extremely high expectations (13%)

What they expect from Wii:
* Extremely high...
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Nintendo Australia is in over-drive behind the scenes, preparing Wii for its big debut in Australia on December 7th, 2006. Last week, an opportunity was provided for the mass media and Australian publisher community to get their grubby hands on Wii.

According to the rarely-Nintendo focused GameArena, Nintendo Australia representatives lugged some Wii consoles to a Sydney nightspot, where games such as Wii Sports, The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess and Super Mario Galaxy were on show, to an enthusiastic reception.

The publication points out that traditionally, female attendees don't generally get too involved when it comes to covering games, but Nintendo's Wii was a whole different ball game. "Here, not only were the ladies getting involved - they were sticking to it," wrote the website.

"Everyone really embraced it and had a ball," Nintendo Australia spokesman Vispi Bhopti told Aussie-Nintendo.com. "It was great!"
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