Lessons Well Learned

I don't report the news. If you haven't read up on the events at the Nintendo Media Summit, you can check out Matty C's live blog of the event. As a gamer, what I care about the most is the game news that came out of this.

And I am most pleased.

Mario Galaxy 2 looks just as joyful as the first. And my loving extra-jump-if-there's-a-pit-too-far-away-to-reach dinosaur will be here for another round. Let's hope (for his sake) all gaps are small. Metroid Other M looks to up the adrenaline of the series. Monster Hunter 3 looks to be a graphical and online powerhouse. And Sin and Punishment 2 will give me my arcade shooter fix that I so badly need.

WiiWare will see a trio of great games with Megaman 10, And Yet It Moves, and Cave Story. Others, like Max and the Magic Marker, show quite a bit of promise.

On the DS side of things, I've never been more stoked for a DS game than Heart Gold/Soul Silver. Infinite Space looks like a very deep experience (in terms of gameplay rather than some sort of existential bullshit). The DS lineup seems a bit sparse after those two land in March, with a little bit of Dragon Quest love this summer.

Hold on tight now, because my little white underpowered system-that-could is heading into the summer full-steam with some spectacular software. From Mario Galaxy 2 to Sin and Punishment, there will be quality games to fill the months till June. Nintendo is keeping mum about the rest of 2010 until E3.

But the hype train is rolling. Anything less than a holiday season with Link and Olimar present would be underwhelming. Ok, I'd be willing to give Olimar a pass this time if Link shows up.