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Nintendo to unveil a totally new franchise at E3?

Twisted | June 13, 2008 | News | Wii DS E3 2008 
E3 2008 is taking place in July, and most people are watching Sony, Nintendo, an Microsoft to see if they'll announce any new big games. And there are rumors that Nintendo will announce a brand new (much awaited) franchise that would shock gamers considerably.
With the now scaled-down E3 event set to take place next month, all eyes are firmly focused on each of the big three companies to see what special treats they will be bringing to the table. Rumours are pointing towards Nintendo bringing out an all-new franchise that will shock gamers considerably.

Previously it had been touched up by Nintendo of America’s president Reginald Fils-Aime that something big was coming at this year’s E3 media event, stating to Geoff Keighley of GameTrailers back in March that, “What we announce during E3 is gonna be fantastic. There’s gonna be a big game for the holiday that the gamers (and expanded audience) will want.” But what exactly could this be? When asked about when Wii Music, Fils-Aime said it could well turn up as the American arm of the company had just been over in Japan taking a look at an updated version of the project. However, when asked if Donkey Kong would be back, he just avoided answering, saying he did not want to go there. But that is all old news.

Reginald Fils-Aime revealing something big is coming to E3

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  • 0 thumbs!
    Zero and X | June 13, 2008
    Something NEW from NINTENDO!? Whats next are they gonna open up a snow shoveling shop in hell? (anyone who got that refrence, pat yourself on the back, you rock)
    • 0 thumbs!
      LZ Schneider | June 14, 2008
      You rock my good sir. You rock
  • 0 thumbs!
    Pyrazor | June 13, 2008
    It's not like they don't make new franchises. It's just they tend to not to put them in the spotlight. >_>
    • -4 thumbs!
      Zero and X | June 13, 2008
      Name 1 game from N64-Wii that doesnt have Mario, Wario, Zelda, Metroid or Super Smash in the title made by nintendo.
      • 3 thumbs!
        Shadow net583x s | June 13, 2008
        What about Animal Crossing
        • 4 thumbs!
          Donnelly | June 13, 2008
          PokéMon .
      • 3 thumbs!
        Storm | June 13, 2008
        Pikmin.
        • -2 thumbs!
          Zero and X | June 13, 2008
          Wow 2 freaking games, through 3 generations of consoles.
        • 2 thumbs!
          bbb7002004 | June 13, 2008
          Sin and Punishment. Golden Sun. Brain Age. Wii line of games. Endless Ocean. Giest. Chibirobo. Drill Dozer. That ball rolling game with the microphone, Odama I think? Just off the top of my head.

          That's ignoring new game series that feature Nintendo licenses, such as Warioware, and that all of the N64 and many of the GC games in the big franchises were completely different than their 2D roots. They share the same name, but the gameplay is very different in 3D.
        • 0 thumbs!
          Akira_EX | June 13, 2008
          By all technicalities, Sin & Punishment and Golden Sun are more defined by Treasure and Camelot respectively, rather than Nintendo.
        • 0 thumbs!
          bbb7002004 | June 13, 2008
          Nintendo fully supported the titles however, and still holds the intellectual rights to the IPs. The only difference between them and any other 1st party Nintendo offering is that the team is in a different building.
        • 0 thumbs!
          Storm | June 14, 2008
          You did say 'name 1 game.' -_-
      • 6 thumbs!
        TwilightPrince | June 13, 2008
        quote
        Name 1 game from N64-Wii that doesnt have Mario, Wario, Zelda, Metroid or Super Smash in the title made by nintendo.
        Here is a list of Nintendo-developed games on the N64, GCN, and Wii that doesn't have Mario, Wario, Zelda, Metroid, or Super Smash in the title:

        Wave Race 64
        F-Zero X
        1080 Snowboarding
        Pokemon Stadium
        Pokemon Stadium 2
        Yoshis Story
        Pokemon Snap
        Donkey Kong 64
        Excitebike 64
        Hey You, Pikachu
        Kirby 64: Crystal Shards
        Pokemon Puzzle League
        Ridge Racer 64

        Luigi's Mansion
        Pikmin
        Wave Race: Blue Storm
        Animal Crossing
        Doshin the Giant
        1080 Avalanche
        Kirby Air Ride
        F-Zero GX
        Pikmin 2
        Battalion Wars
        Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
        Geist
        Star Fox: Assault
        Odama

        Wii Sports
        Excite Truck
        Wii Play
        Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
        Pokemon Battle Revolution
        Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
        Battalion Wars 2
        Endless Ocean
        Wii Fit
        Wii Chess
        Disaster: Day of Crisis
        Wii Music
        Animal Crossing Wii

        There's alot more I can name on the Nintendo DS, such as Tetris DS, Advance Wars, Brain Age, Big Brain Academy, Electroplankton, Starfox Command, Yoshi's Island DS, etc etc.
        • -4 thumbs!
          Zero and X | June 13, 2008
          Donkey Kong is Rares game, even if Nintendo has rights to it now they destroyed that franchise. Also alot of those games not from nintendo, also you didnt mention Fire Emblem, that game series is the best thing Nintendo has come up with besides their core series. Still though I will say, I am wrong, Nintendo has made alot more games that I had remembered that were their own series.
        • 2 thumbs!
          slumpy monkey | June 13, 2008
          Yeah, but you cant say Nintendo dont ride the cash wagon on their chars.

          And ridge race isnt developed by nintendo.
        • 2 thumbs!
          TwilightPrince | June 13, 2008
          Still, Donkey King is a Nintendo-owned IP. They created DK, not Rare.

          Ridge Racer 64 was developed by Nintendo and Namco. So yes, RR64 was developed by Nintendo.

          As for Fire Emblem, it's developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. But I'm sure Nintendo helps I.S. with the development process, so I guess you can add it to the list.
  • 0 thumbs!
    kyledawg92 | June 13, 2008
    Hopefully something huge so that I might actually have a reason for wanting to buy a Wii.
  • 0 thumbs!
    slumpy monkey | June 13, 2008
    I know, Some golf game where you can play as mario and pokemon.

    You heard it here first folks.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Twisted | June 13, 2008
    That would be cool if a totally new franchise, I really think that Nintendo needs a new one.

    9 comments in 53 minutes? Wow.
  • 0 thumbs!
    dragoshi1 | June 14, 2008
    *crosses fingers and prays for a 3-D free roam yoshi spinoff*
    • 1 thumbs!
      BANDITO ATTACK | June 14, 2008
      that wouldn't be a new franchise, now would it?
      • -1 thumbs!
        dragoshi1 | June 14, 2008
        Where yoshi has no ties to the mario world? do want
        • 0 thumbs!
          kyledawg92 | June 14, 2008
          How does that make it a new franchise though? Yoshi is a character reused in many Nintendo games. There's been a few games where he was the main character as well, biggest one being Yoshi's Story probably. If he was included in the game, it would still be considered part of the Mario/Yoshi franchise.

          It might be a new 3-D free roam game or whatever. But if it uses an old character, then it's not a new franchise.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Gothic Girl | June 14, 2008
    I have one thing to say about this: About time, Nintendo! It'll be nice to see something new coming from them.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Taker4ever | June 14, 2008
    Haha, would be hilarious if this new Nintendo protagonist was a foul-mouthed, chain-smoking gangster, holding up the head of Mario in one hand and the head of Wario in the other.

    "We're taking Nintendo to dangerous new levels!"
  • 4 thumbs!
    Jaw Knee | June 14, 2008
    Wow. Twi really killed Zero up there. Not gonna lie.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Tromonator133 | June 15, 2008
    It had better be a good new game that they're going to release for it.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Animefanalchemist | June 16, 2008
    it should be something along that lines of an rpg/action adventure of that which we can't even begin to imagine,

    let's just hope something amazing is born

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