E3 is always a very interesting event, similar to the Apple conferences where ideas, rumors, and thoughts are confirmed and announced. Though the result may not be as widespread as the Apple stuff, I’m here to tell you about it because you most likely don’t know much about it.

First off… what is E3? E3 is a trade show that stands for Electronic Entertainment Expo and game developers, most prominently, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony. Each of the companies go and tell the participants of the expo what they have been doing and what is to be expected from them in the future.

As I am a Nintendo fan-boy, and I don’t find much interest in the other companies (at least video game wise), this article will mainly discuss Nintendo’s announcements. But feel free to check out E3′s official website at http://www.e3expo.com/to learn more about Sony and Microsoft’s E3 stuff.

The one game that I’m just screaming in my head, Oh my god, I just have to get that. Is the finally announced Wii Music. Yeah, that old game that we saw where one conducts an orchestra with the wii-mote. Now you have that plus the ability to play over 60 other instruments too! What I find odd is that it isn’t like Guitar Hero where you have to press buttons in the way it shows up on screen. Rather you just imitate playing whatever instrument you choose and just play it. Kind of strange, but definitely very unique! Also, you can share your recordings of your compositions with your friends through WiiConnect.

Next, more Wii Sports, yeah, that old game that comes with every Wii. But now you get to play beach sports! Amazingly enough, the name is Wii Sports Resort, but the most different part of this game is that it utilizes the new accessory to the Wii, the Wii MotionPlus. This little square thing that plugs into the bottom of a Wii-mote allows for 1:1 ratio movement to a precise degree so even the most subtle movement is shown on screen. (this also makes me wonder why Nintendo didn’t just make the Wii-mote be more sensitive in the first place and each game can choose what degree of sensitivity to use) Some activities that are in the new Wii Sports are “Swords Play”, “Disc Dog”, “Power Cruising” (water scootering).

The Wii MotionPlus

If you have a Nintendo DS and like cooking and something very different, you might be interested in Cooking Guide. Err… the name is quite self explanatory, but basically the “game” (I’m not sure you can call it that) has over 200 recipes from around the world and on-screen directions with speech, videos, pictures, and text. Other than that, there isn’t much. Some nifty tools in the program include a calculator, timer, and an ingredients checklist for when you go shopping.

I’m not quite sure when the games will come out, but I’m pretty sure the wait won’t be too long. Check out Nintendo’s E3 Coverage (here) for more information specifically about Nintendo’s announcements.