I've got to run back to the convention center in a few minutes, but here's what happened this morning. By now you've seen the blurry, awful pictures I took of the Zelda DS trailer. The actual trailer itself, along with much better pics, is available elsewhere, so go check it out.
I love it. Not only is it exactly what I anticipated -- a cel-shaded, cartoony 3D "Wind Waker" style game that uses the stylus -- but it's coming out this year. Cel-shaded graphics are perfect for the DS' limited 3D capabilities. So far, the uses of the touch screen seem many and varied. You're drawing the path of projectile weapons, plotting the course of a boat, drawing symbols to unlock doors... all kinds of awesome stuff.
The news that Revolution's download service would feature Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16 games surely brought tears to the eyes of the older gamers in the audience. Having Sonic, Mario, and Bonk's Adventure on one Nintendo platform isn't just a pipe dream anymore. And it seriously ups the value of Nintendo's e-distribution proposition.
Other than that, Iwata didn't reveal much -- just a talk about the development of Brain Age. Nice bits of news, though, and it only makes me more excited to see what happens at E3.
