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Following several months of rumors, hype, and speculation, Nintendo officially unveiled the Wii U at E3 last June. Sort of. The system was officially announced, but very little information was given. Price, launch lineup, hardware specs, online capabilities, and just about anything else the fans were clamoring for was left out. Even images of the actual console itself weren't immediately revealed to the public. Granted, last year's E3 was mainly about the 3DS, but did Nintendo really accomplish anything with the early Wii U reveal? Jump inside and join the debate....

Want to see the entire Skyward Sword E3 2011 Demo… completed in one sitting? Well, now we have that. At E3 2011 there was a time-limit as to how long you were able to play. I believe 15 minutes was the time limit before the game shut off on you, sending you back to the [...]

Fortune Street may not sound like a familiar name to Western Nintendo fans, but it's actually the latest entry in what's already a popular series in Japan (known as Itadaki Street). Screenshots may remind players a bit of both Mario Party and the classic board game Monopoly, and that's no coincidence: the game features both Mario and Dragon Quest characters as well as themed boards but winds up playing a lot like the popular real estate game. Players hop around a board buying any unowned properties they land on. Stopping on spaces already owned by another player forces you to pay up, but - and here's where it begins to differ from Monopoly - you can also buy stocks in opponent's spaces to rake in some cash yourself. It's a fun and exciting spin on what for many Western board game fans is a familiar concept. Of course, there's a lot more to it that can only really be done in a video game, such as the atmospheric boards and music (I spotted one at E3 based on Bowser's Castle in New Super Mario Bros.) and a couple accompanying minigames, but this game's definitely geared more towards the hardcore...

Ideally I'd have liked to have released this about a month ago, but life has been so ridiculously hectic for me since E3 that I haven't really known what to do with myself. Since then, Ocarina of Time 3D's hit the world scene, I've fielded questions about Skyward Sword...twice, and ZI's been prepping a long-time-coming super-secret project for launch. Oh, wait, did I say that out loud? Nevertheless, I've finally got pretty much everything we know about Skyward Sword all compiled in one nice, neat little huge article, complete with descriptions of all the items, enemies, characters, and gameplay features we've seen so far. There's a spiffy Table of Contents that you can use to navigate to the stuff you want to read about most (did I mention this article is huge?). We'll be adding a condensed version of this overview to our Skyward Sword Walkthrough page at some point, so if you aren't in the mood for such a heavy read keep checking back at that page for updates. UPDATE 7/16: One of our fans, Ariel, pointed out one bit of info I missed. Can you find it? (It's bolded in the article.) She also corrected me on...

CVG recently posted their thoughts on the Skyward Sword Demo from E3. They were the only ones to complete the dungeon section in the time alloted, so they have a leg up on the rest of the press. Their article mentions that the overall layout of the dungeon is more expansive than we have seen [...]

Yesterday we reported on the Irate Gamer’s opinion that Skyward Sword has clunky controls. During that same video, he made it crystal clear that he wants a more adult oriented Zelda game. He went on to praise the Zelda Wii U tech demo that was shown at E3 2011 and he hopes that a future [...]

The Irate Gamer is a very controversial game reviewer who some view is a direct knock-off the Angry Video Game Nerd. He also happens to be a journalist of sorts and attends various gaming events and conventions. He recently attended E3 2011 and has put together the Top 5 E3 2011 disappointments. Listed at #5 [...]

It was an interesting E3 this year. Initially I didn't know what to think of the conference as I watched it live. Then straight afterwards we were hit with a bunch of announcements, many of which we were surprised they weren't featured in the conference. We saw the reveal of the Wii U, but it wasn't entirely a reveal like we've come to know from Nintendo. 2011 was different, but we need to remember that different isn't bad....

It has been two weeks now since E3, so you could call us slow, but in reality it is more about taking a holistic approach and letting everything sink in before handing out our awards. That's exactly what we've done, so come on inside to see what gets our recognition from E3 2011 in such categories as Best Overall Game, Best Presenter, Best Moment, and many more....

As part of our countdown leading up to E3, we had two site features on what to expect. One of them focused on Nintendo, and the other specifically on Zelda. So from that list, from what we expecting, what has Nintendo delivered? Much was addressed by Nintendo during their press conference, but much was also revealed following their conference. Much has also come clear in the weeks following E3. Come on in for the E3 2011 checklist, showing what we expected and what was delivered....