Wii's new pricing announced

It looks like Nintendo is positioning itself in a good place to take back some market share from Sony. Today on CNET news, it was announced that the Wii will cost no more than $250 here in the United States. That is good news for gamers. That means that you could buy a Wii and an Xbox 360 for what a PS3 would cost. That is great for competition against the market share leader Sony.

E3 is over and Wii seems to be the winner

What a great E3 for Nintendo. I have read about most everything on Gamespot and IGN about the Wii and it seems that most of the editors at both sites have the Wii as the big winner of this year's E3. I agree with them. It was awesome to see what the controller will do for almost any genre of video games. Madden for Wii looks fantastic. Zelda:Twighlight Princess looks awesome, and last but not least Super Mario Galaxy looks amazing. I am really excited for this console to hit the streets and to get my hands on it. It looks as though this time around Nintendo was able to convince third party developers that their console with do amazing things, because right at launch an innovative game from Ubisoft called Red Steel which looks to be a great asset for Nintendo. Also there came some more great news about the Virtual Console at IGN. Hudson is coming out with more classics to download on to the Wii. This E3 has been one of the best in my memory for Nintendo. They really brought their A game and are ready to disrupt the industry again.

First post of many to come.

This blog comes just a week before the huge unveiling of the Nintendo Wii. There have been mixed reviews of the new naming of the Nintendo Revolution, but for me, I like it. It differentiates Nintendo and doesn't do the same crap as the rest of industry like PS3 or Xbox 360. How creative was it to come up with names for those two new next-gen consoles. I am as excited as I have ever been about the gaming industry and Nintendo has fueled this passion with innovation instead of bigger and better graphics. Those things are fun, but hey, if the games are really fun to play then that stuff becomes secondary. I am all about innovation over more horsepower. I am way excited about the Madden for Wii. Check out this interview with the EA general manager at ign.com. I think this game will revolutionize sports games. Check back soon for some revamped posts and some great feedback on e3 and other events.