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"With Nintendo having already teased us with a pre-E3 video (showing us the Gamepad redesign along with the announcement of Miiverse and the prayer-answering Pro controller) the gaming world held their breath for some real surprises...
Thus far, Nintendo have had the least surprising press conference of E3 2012. And that’s saying a lot!"
If you were a 90s kid excited about Nintendo’s upcoming N64 console, you likely read something somewhere about the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive, also known as the 64DD or DD64.
Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
There are some good nominees in this list that are deserving to be inducted also, but I feel Metroid has had the most impact on the industry out of all of these. Look how Metroid influenced the evolution of the Castlevania games, and the "Metroidvania" subgenre of games have become a prevailing force in gaming today. Especially now, Metroidvanias are bigger than ever.
I can very much see Resident Evil being added later too, bc it really did popularize and define the survival horror genre. I would say that one is next in line.
If any Metroid game should get the honor it should be Super Metroid , it's perfection in my eyes . 30 years later and I still feel it's the most epic shit ever .
The GBA remake deserves it or Super Metroid, the original was a very sloppy and rushed game programmed in 3 months and it shows.
If you've never played the remake, it's absolutely a must play, fixes basically every flaw in the game. Check out ExoParadigmGamer's comparison video.
“Before even Kirby was born, HAL Laboratory released the super-cute puzzler Adventures of Lolo in 1989 and it has held up beautifully.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
Ouch.
But it's true. It wasn't very impressive at all. The games are all the same with a Wii U Zombie game to again try and look 'mature' after all.
Overall there have been NO real surprises from MS, Sony or Nintendo this year.
But then, does it matter if we still have lots of games to play? :)
I just can't see Wii U taking off.
I think they are employing the same strategy as with the Wii in hopes it works, but smartphones have taken casuals now, and even the TV remote and tablet idea isn't enough.
3DS should do even better though I think this year.
Nintendoland or whatever it was is sort of a surprise....surprisingly dull!
I was so bored and unimpressed during the Nintendo conference that I became angry.
Not good at all :(