Well, E3 just ended about a week ago, and some cool stuff popped up. Most of the hype came from Nintendo of America, on the new games for both the Wii and the DS. Some of these games include Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii (Name not final), Brain Age 2, Flash Focus, and the Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. (See http://e3.nintendo.com/ for more info.)

Wii Fit, is supposedly continuing what Wii Sports started with using the Wii as a fun, entertaining exercise tool. It will come with a pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board (name not final), and will focus and exercises that emphasize slow and controlled movements.

Mario Kart Wii is the continuation of the popular Mario Kart series which started on the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) and the Super Famicom, and later went to the Nintendo 64, Gameboy Advance, Gamecube, Arcades, and the Nintendo DS. It will come with the Wii Wheel (Name not final), which will house the Wii-mote, and act as an intuitive controller for the game.

There is also another accessory for the Wii, called the Wii Zapper, a housing for both the Wii-mote and the nunchuck for first-person shooters and targeting games. (See it at http://e3.nintendo.com/wii_accessories.html)

Brain Age, was the game that started getting older people to play games. Now, Nintendo is coming out with Brain Age 2. It will come with 15 new brain exercises, and as before it will calculate your “Brain Age”.

Flash Focus, is a vision training game, closely related to Brain Age. Nintendo claims that it will help your hand-eye coordination, eye agility, reaction time and peripheral vision. It also describes Flash Focus as: “Top-rated athletes have long used computerized vision trainers to help them take better aim before they swing at the ball. Now Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day puts this same technology into the palm of your hands.”

And of course, the new Zelda game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. “The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker closed with Link and Tetra setting sail for waters unknown … but their story was just beginning, and it continues on the Nintendo DS. When a mysterious fog waylays their band of pirates and leaves Link alone on an unfamiliar island, a new adventure begins.”

Players will control Link with the stylus of the Nintendo DS: To swing his sword, take notes, chart paths for his boat, or draw the paths for the boomerang. “With Tetra missing, Link must enlist the aid of several fairies as he explores dangerous wilds, uncharted seas and baffling dungeons. As he does, he meets an array of fascinating characters, hunts for powerful weapons and collects sand for a mysterious artifact called the Phantom Hourglass. Over time, it will enable him to progress deeper and deeper into the ultimate dungeon.”

Nintendo has really done a good job creating games that are fun, active, and exciting. I can’t wait for them to come out!

All images courtesy of Nintendo of America.