Nintendo Media Summit: Tomorrow!

[ThQp]

With plenty of buzz surrounding the 360 updates and the line-up Sony has planned for the Tokyo Game Show, many people are forgetting about Nintendo. Well, tomorrow is their Media Summit. Here are a few of the speculations going around:

As we all gear up for the big holiday gaming season, speculation has begun that Nintendo is planning a few surprises in order to keep gamers interested in the powerhouse brand.

First up is a new game based on an existing franchise, one which Nintendo believes will bring back the hardcore gamers who have been so critical of the Wii’s casual-friendly strategy. In addition, outlets have begun speculating that the company is sending out specs on its next console, a machine is being called the true successor to the Wii.

According to Gamekyo, Nintendo is planning to reboot one of its classic franchises for a new game, one which will likely please hardcore fans. Immediately the mind goes to the Nintendo triumverate of Metroid, Mario and Zelda, but this may also be the long-rumored Kid Icarus game that was expected to be shown at E3. Whatever it is, it appears to be big, as Gamekyo stated the following:

You can find the rest of these rumors here. Stay tuned as we gear up to deliver all the news we can tomorrow.

[Kotae]

Re: Nintendo Media Summit: Tomorrow!

I hope it's not a new DS like one of the rumors floating around says.

A DS with a camera + mp3 playback. It's kinda silly for them to try to compete with something like that, in my opinion. I am interested to see which game franchise they're bringing back.