The Nintendo press conference is just about to start. Time to start munching!

1. The Wii Zapper, gun shaped housing for the Wii-mote and nunchuk was shown. Looks like a lot of arcade type light gun games are going to show up on Wii, but with the ability to move around freely like a first person shooter. It’ll come out this year bundled with a Nintendo made game for only $19.99. Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles can’t come out soon enough.
2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is coming out December 3rd in the US.
3. A new Wii channel called “Check Mii Out” is coming. Looks like a Mii showcase type deal. Also, competitions to see who can make the best Mii’s based off celebrities and such. Interesting.
4. Mario Kart is coming to Wii in the first quarter of 2008. It’ll be online and it’s suggested that it’ll support a lot of players simultaneously. With the game, Nintendo is going to include a steering wheel enclosure for the Wii-mote. Like the one that came with that launch racing game.
5. Super Mario Galaxy’s coming out November 12th of this year!
6. A whole slew of “training” games are coming to the Wii and DS. Among them, a vision trainer called Flash Focus, My Word Coach, My Life Coach, and Wii Fit.
7. On the subject of Wii Fit this game uses a new control device called the Wii Balance Board. It’s basically a pressure sensitive platform that you stand on. The board is able to detect your balance center. Wii Fit will include 40 different types of workouts ranging from step aerobics to yoga. It can also measure your body mass index. It’s like an interactive workout video game. This thing is going to make Nintendo even more super rich. And imagine what else other developers could do with a board like this.

So that was it for announcements.  Not really too much news, besides Wii Fit which I think is brilliant and really make a killing in the market whenever it comes out.  Nintendo’s show was a very focused on Wii and DS as not just successful gaming consoles but as cultural phenomenons.  They showed a lot of clips from Youtube and mainstream news talking about the Wii.  Truth be told, I was pretty bored during those parts.  I know the people love the Wii.  Bring on the announcements already.

Luckily, I could use those times to run back to my computer and write the blog.  What am I going to do for Sony?  I’m expecting a really good show.  See you in a bit.