Nintendo Preshow E3 2006 Press Conference: Zelda and the Wii controller

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Red Steel Preview From Gamespot


It gives some details about how the Wii controller feels/works. Doesn't sound too impressive right now...

Supposedly the latest build of Red Steel controls a hell of a lot better than the E3 demo. Regardless, the fact that Alex Navarro said Red Steel's graphics looked "a little better than a gamecube" automatically makes him full of [beep]. I supposed if you used Resident Evil 4 as the benchmark for what a Gamecube can do, yeah. The light effects, physics, animations, reflections, explosions, are all well outside of the GC's capabilities.

Oh, and the reason the reticule isn't set to the center of the screen is because if they did that, is because it would give you some serious motion sickness with an input device like the Wiimote, among other things (such as having to turn your body facing against the screen in order to turn 180 degrees)

If you've played Metroid Prime: Hunters, you'd know that this control setup works just fine.

In all seriousness, the Wii is going to have the greatest launch of all time for any system, and you can quote me on this. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Excite Truck, about a dozen third party exclusives including Red Steel, Rayman 4, and Trauma Center: Second Opinion (too lazy to link, but rest assured the original Trauma Center is virtually a cult classic), all on the same day, with a new Mario platformer coming 6 months later? Yes please.



EDIT: Language. Froggy.

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If you've played Metroid Prime: Hunters, you'd know that this control setup works just fine.

That's the DS game right ? It looks really uncomfortable playing an FPS on a handheld.

In all seriousness, the Wii is going to have the greatest launch of all time for any system, and you can quote me on this. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Excite Truck, about a dozen third party exclusives including Red Steel, Rayman 4, and Trauma Center: Second Opinion (too lazy to link, but rest assured the original Trauma Center is virtually a cult classic), all on the same day, with a new Mario platformer coming 6 months later? Yes please.

...and a Sonic game soon and a Dragon Quest game at launch. if they can keep the price of their games reasonable too (65€ for a friggin" 360 game ???) the Wii should be an enormous success.

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Yeah, the hand you hold the DS in does cramp a little after playing for a few hours, but supposedly it's a little more comfortable with the DS lite. That said, it has a completely awesome online deathmatch mode that by itself is enough to warrant the 35 dollar price. But what I was referring to specifically was the fact that the aiming reticule in MPH does not stay in the center of the screen.