Smash Bros. Dojo has been updated yet again. We now have images of Zero Suit Samus and Wario. A few new details have been added as well. For instance, Zero Suit Samus is not a complete character. Rather, under certain circumstances Samus’ armor will fall off and she will become Zero Suit Samus. Will it be a morph like Zelda/Sheik? Maybe whenever she reaches a certain damage percentage? Also, the Wario fart move has tentatively been titled the “Wario Waft”. And the longer you wait, the more his gas will build. Wow, that was weird to type. More images after the break.

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WiiNintendo.net’s Hochiminh is reporting that computers at his Game Crazy are listing a launch date of Oct. 24th for the Wii. He makes a few points about the validity of this date. Read for yourself:

Well I opened at my Game Crazy today and for the first time, we have Wii dates on our Master release schedule. A few are November and Q4 2006, but a majority of the titles rest on 10/24, with a ‘last day to prebook’ on 10/14 (we give ten days as a company standard). 10/24 is a Tuesday btw. Note this is pure speculation, but on two separate occasions, our list has given away a systems launch date before it was announced. I’m also curious if any Gamestop/EB other retail chain employees have seen this day?Also, seems like a rather odd placeholder date…and 99% of the time, our placeholder dates list either the month (October 06′) or what quarter it is supposed to come (Q4 2006)

Finally…a placeholder date that doesn’t seem like a placeholder! I will keep my fingers crossed.

Good news or too good to be true? We’ll wait and see.

In a fit of furious cutting, pasting, and bad formatting, I’ve compiled a list of upcoming games for the Wii. See the list after the break.

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I thought maybe some of you would like a higher-resolution version of the Smash Bros. Brawl trailer. Watch it here. Save it if you want. I know, I know. You’re welcome.

Smash Bros. Dojo has been updated with some new pics and bios for two of its new characters, Pit and Metaknight. It’s my hope that we’ll soon get to learn about some familiar faces as well, but it looks like they’re slowly unveiling the new characters first. Check out more images after the break.

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Take a look at that picture. Near the bottom, in the rat’s nest of wire. It’s silver with holes. That’s right, it’s a Gamecube! Apparently Nintendo was running all Wii software from Gamecubes during E3. This has led some to hope that the graphics of the final releases will be better. Take it for what you will, I just found it interesting.

—check out the orignal story on wiinintendo.net for bigger pics.

The deluge of news during E3 has brought about some kind of stasis to my posts, but I was thinking about something yesterday. You may have read comments from Nintendo’s opponents about Wii’s place in a gaming household. Peter Moore had this to say:

“People are going to buy two. They’re going to buy an Xbox and they’re going to buy a Wii … for the price of one PS3.”

Meanwhile, on the other side of the schoolyard, Sony’s Phil Harrison said this:

 ”I think Peter Moore is exactly right. I think Nintendo will be the second system consumers purchase after PlayStation 3.”

Now, correct me if I’m wrong here, but if both Sony and Microsoft concede that Wii will be the second console, doesn’t that make Wii the first console? Regardless of where your loyalties—or budget—lie, it’s an interesting situation. I’ve got my 360 and I will be getting Wii, so right now the prophecy holds true.

—quotes from the Washington Post and Gamasutra.

I decided to spend this weekend actually playing games, instead of just writing about them. I am sorry about the single post on Friday. That was probably just fallout from posting so much during E3.

Having discovered that Zero Suit Samus was one of the new characters in Smash Bros. Brawl, I decided it was about time to pick up Metroid: Zero Mission. So I bought it Friday for ten bucks and I’m glad I did. Zero Mission is a nice elixir for the wrongs of Hunters. I do like Hunters, it’s just not the same thing. It wasn’t intended to be.

Metroid is basically my favorite series alongside Castlevania. The exploration/upgrade/more exploration formula is just about perfect in my opinion. It just feels right, you know? Zero Mission is no exception. However, any complaints you may have heard about the length of the game are probably accurate. I’ve spent a good three hours on the game thus far and am almost at the Ridley fight, to give you an idea. I can only assume this Zero Suit is in there somewhere. The idea of a helmetless Samus with an energy whip/sword thing was enough to make me buy the game, so it better be in there.

On top of Zero Mission, I have been playing Hunters, both games nestled comfortably in my DS. I’m almost finished with Hunters and I’ll start checking out some online matches soon. I haven’t really touched Tomb Raider in a couple of days, as my 360 has been better served by E3 media. I really have to commend Microsoft for all the content last week. So, um yeah, good job Microsoft. 

E3 is over. I promise that once I have finished my cornucopia of games, I will give you all the benefit of some (long overdue) reviews. In the meantime, go soak up some E3 afterthoughts, relax, and wait for November.

I’m not typically one to express my joy through popular internet acronyms, but I must confess I was tempted to type “OMG” upon seeing the new Smash Bros. If you have the time, I suggest you ingest this. It’s the newly opened official site for Super Smash Bros: Brawl for the Wii. It has a lot of info that’s worth reading if you’re into Smash. Tasty bits include more screenshots, music, development stories, and a delicious trailer (which you can also find here). Newcomers include Pit (Kid Icarus), Meta Knight (Kirby games), Zero Suit Samus (I really should play Zero Mission), and Wario. And there’s one other special character I won’t spoil for you if don’t already know. Just make sure you watch the whole trailer. Be sure to click on the thumbnails above for enlargenated versions.

Can this week get any better?

Well, I managed to find a webcast of the E3 Nintendo conference that wasn’t banned by the evil office webfilter. All in all it was pretty short, but packed with delicious info, like so much nougat. So much so that to contain it in a single post is maddening, but I shall try.

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