Relive the roller coaster of emotions experienced by several staff and forum members during the Nintendo press conference.
(12:51:08 PM) vudu: kairon passed out a half hour ago.
(12:51:08 PM) Mike Gamin: =P
(12:51:08 PM) bustin98: resort
(12:51:10 PM) RABicle: WAHT
(12:51:10 PM) Athrun Zala: YES
(12:51:12 PM) RABicle: Resort>?
(12:51:13 PM) RABicle: waht the ****?
(12:51:15 PM) Neal Ronaghan: wii sports resort
(12:51:18 PM) Mike Gamin: what the
(12:51:19 PM) RABicle: beach? CRICKET DO IT CRICKET
(12:51:29 PM) Nick DiMola: WII SPORTS XTREME BEACH VOLLEYBALL
(12:51:43 PM) bustin98: they need backwards compatibility on the wii motion
(12:51:45 PM) Mike Gamin: lame
(12:51:46 PM) Mike Gamin: ONLY ONE?
(12:51:48 PM) Neal Ronaghan: yea
(12:51:48 PM) Mike Gamin: LAME
(12:51:50 PM) Neal Ronaghan: this is lame
(12:51:59 PM) Jon Lindemann: OK, fine Reggie, I'll buy your ****ing Wii Sports Resort
(12:51:59 PM) Mike Gamin: Cammy needs to get fired
(12:51:59 PM) RABicle: disc dog?
(12:52:00 PM) Mazda3Spaz: very bad
(12:52:06 PM) RABicle: what?
(12:52:07 PM) RABicle: **** this
(12:52:10 PM) Nick DiMola: seriously she sucks
(12:52:13 PM) RABicle: I WNT CRICKET AND HOCKEY
(12:52:16 PM) bustin98: how many soccer moms are in the audience?? NONE!
(12:52:31 PM) Jon Lindemann: As a hardcore gamer, I am so being catered to right now
(12:52:38 PM) Nick DiMola: clearly
(12:52:40 PM) Neal Ronaghan: oh, for real
(12:52:45 PM) Mazda3Spaz: wow he knows how to sharpen his pencil...
(12:52:56 PM) RABicle: oh god she ****ed it up
(12:52:56 PM) Mike Gamin: i hope she throws the remote into the crowd
(12:52:59 PM) Nick DiMola: lol
(12:53:00 PM) Jon Lindemann: Wow, it's a Nintendogs competition
(12:53:02 PM) vudu: this woman sucks.
(12:53:05 PM) vudu: let bill do it.
(12:53:05 PM) Mike Gamin: great
(12:53:09 PM) bustin98: I'll help her practice her wrist action
(12:53:10 PM) RABicle: haha Reggie
(12:53:10 PM) Mike Gamin: they ported nintendogs
(12:53:13 PM) RABicle: keep making fun of the *****
(12:53:27 PM) Nick DiMola: Reggie will punt her dog
(12:53:28 PM) Jon Lindemann: Reggie just punch her
(12:53:34 PM) RABicle: yeah Reggie doens't give a ****!
(12:53:39 PM) vudu: a boxing game that doesn't suck?
(12:53:46 PM) Athrun Zala: waverace?
(12:53:48 PM) Jon Lindemann: Reggie ***** Slapping w/Wii MotionPlus support
(12:53:49 PM) RABicle: **** yeah Reggie got 5 points!
(12:53:50 PM) stevey: jetskii!
(12:53:53 PM) RABicle: look ow good he is!
(12:53:55 PM) Mike Gamin: jetski
(12:53:58 PM) RABicle: WHERE ARE THE WAVES?
(12:54:00 PM) RABicle: 6 ppints!
(12:54:01 PM) Neal Ronaghan: wave race?
(12:54:03 PM) Mike Gamin: "You really like that throttle, don't you Reggie?"
(12:54:10 PM) Mazda3Spaz: uhhh
(12:54:13 PM) Jon Lindemann: Wii Sports Resort? More like Wii Sports ReHASH
(12:54:26 PM) Greg Leahy: oh ba-zing
(12:54:29 PM) RABicle: dog disc would be cool if it had nintendogs support
(12:54:31 PM) stevey: fight
(12:54:32 PM) Neal Ronaghan: wii sports with no button presses
(12:54:36 PM) bustin98: 1 to 1 swords
(12:54:39 PM) Mike Gamin: i think the crowd is asleep
(12:54:47 PM) RABicle: KILL HER REGIE!
(12:55:11 PM) vudu: i hope they use this to make red steel 2 not suck.
(12:55:21 PM) Neal Ronaghan: yup
(12:55:23 PM) Nick DiMola: theyll need more than this controller for that
(12:55:25 PM) RABicle: STAB THE *****!
(12:55:39 PM) Nick DiMola: is this an American Galdiators game ala Kairon
(12:55:44 PM) Mike Gamin: Maybe it's just me, but i don't see how it's better than a normal Wii Remote
(12:55:57 PM) RABicle: **** YEAH REGGIE!
(12:55:59 PM) stevey: REGGIE KICK ***!
(12:56:00 PM) Neal Ronaghan: i guess the 1:1 stuff in the sword thing is cool
(12:56:08 PM) Mike Gamin: Whoop the annoying lady again!!!
(12:56:16 PM) vudu: REGGIE let her win.
(12:56:18 PM) RABicle: Reggie let her win
(12:56:21 PM) Mike Gamin: aw
(12:56:22 PM) RABicle: hahaha
(12:56:37 PM) vudu: he was trying to show that anyone can play this game.
(12:56:43 PM) bustin98: aw its almost over. bring on a good game
(12:56:59 PM) Mike Gamin: where are the hardcore games they advertised?
(12:57:06 PM) Mike Gamin: lindy will cry if they don't show something!
(12:57:15 PM) RABicle: It's kinda unfair that Nintendo ahven't told Devs abut wii motion pluss
(12:57:17 PM) bustin98: animal crossing is hard core, didn't you get the memo?
(12:57:18 PM) Jon Lindemann: I think part of the job description for Cammy Dunaway's job is "must be a dorky mom"
(12:57:20 PM) Mazda3Spaz: be prepared to snap at the end
(12:57:22 PM) RABicle: oh wait they did!
(12:57:24 PM) RABicle: oh no
(12:57:28 PM) RABicle: miss heard rggie
(12:57:28 PM) vudu: translation: we won't see any wiimotion games in 2008.
(12:57:39 PM) Jeff Shirley left the room.
(12:57:56 PM) RABicle: **** they could've jsut given devs Chocolate Milk and they woulda kept quiet abotu it
(12:58:00 PM) Jon Lindemann: this had better be good
(12:58:01 PM) Nick DiMola: with your "current" wii remotes
(12:58:01 PM) stevey: Zelda?
(12:58:12 PM) Mike Gamin: ...
(12:58:15 PM) RABicle: ....
(12:58:16 PM) Mike Gamin: it's killing me...
(12:58:17 PM) Nick DiMola: is Reggie leading something on there
(12:58:19 PM) bustin98: smokey
(12:58:21 PM) vudu: resort isn't coming out for 9 months. plenty of time for devs to get their shit together.
(12:58:21 PM) RABicle: Day of Delay?
(12:58:25 PM) bustin98: oh, music
(12:58:28 PM) bustin98: wii music
(12:58:29 PM) RABicle: music!
(12:58:31 PM) stevey: wiimusic
(12:58:32 PM) Jon Lindemann: Wii Music
(12:58:33 PM) Neal Ronaghan: music
(12:58:33 PM) Mike Gamin: wii music
(12:58:37 PM) Mike Gamin: that's not really hardcore either
(12:58:40 PM) Mike Gamin: thouh cool
(12:58:41 PM) Mike Gamin: :)
(12:58:48 PM) RABicle: oh god this guy's hair
(12:58:53 PM) Mike Gamin: i hope it has a track list like band bros.
(12:58:54 PM) Jon Lindemann: that's actually pretty hot, if you can literally learn how to play the drums on it
(12:58:57 PM) Nick DiMola: looks like yours rab
(12:59:01 PM) RABicle: I air drum all the time
(12:59:01 PM) vudu: balance board for foot petal.
(12:59:14 PM) Neal Ronaghan: yea, this could either be cool or awfukl
(12:59:22 PM) vudu: oh god, give me a double bass so i can play some death metal drums.
(12:59:22 PM) Mike Gamin: it doesn't sound very good
(12:59:24 PM) Mike Gamin: =P
(12:59:27 PM) Jon Lindemann: ok well, forget about that
(12:59:34 PM) stevey: Miyamoto!!!
(12:59:38 PM) bustin98: ha, no cowboy outfit
(12:59:42 PM) Nick DiMola: :(
(12:59:46 PM) RABicle: wha the ****?
(12:59:48 PM) Jon Lindemann: man, that's IT?
(12:59:49 PM) Mike Gamin: this is shiggy's baby
(1:00:05 PM) RABicle: wii mote can't simulate saxamophone
(1:00:08 PM) Jon Lindemann: ok, Wii Music is cool and all that, and USA Today will cream all over it, but christ
(1:00:11 PM) bustin98: its a jam session
(1:00:39 PM) Nick DiMola: i so dont care about this game at all
(1:00:52 PM) Mike Gamin: ....
(1:00:54 PM) RABicle: I'd like to point out I said that wii music would be all about jam sessions
(1:00:56 PM) Jon Lindemann: Wii Music is neat, nothing more
(1:01:00 PM) bustin98: what if, online jamming?
(1:01:10 PM) Jon Lindemann: RABicle = psychic
(1:01:21 PM) Myxtika1 Azn: so no skills needed to play wii music
(1:01:27 PM) Myxtika1 Azn: just motion control
(1:01:29 PM) Mazda3Spaz: port me to animal crossing please
(1:01:37 PM) Athrun Zala: Wii Music is pretty cool
(1:02:27 PM) Mike Gamin: In this game, you just flail around!
(1:02:29 PM) Mike Gamin: =P
(1:02:46 PM) RABicle: good. Rhythm games are bull**** anyway
(1:03:04 PM) RABicle: **** yeah this is air guitar the gam
(1:03:09 PM) RABicle: :o no motion plus
(1:03:11 PM) Neal Ronaghan: this is cool but its just kind of a meh cap to an underwhelming press conference
(1:03:12 PM) Jon Lindemann: In other news, Retro Studios no longer exists
(1:03:20 PM) Neal Ronaghan: srsly
(1:03:24 PM) Mike Gamin: Neither does real third party support =P
(1:03:24 PM) vudu: you sure are a negative nancy.
(1:03:31 PM) Neal Ronaghan: air guitar looks good
(1:03:32 PM) Mike Gamin: oh yeah
(1:03:37 PM) RABicle: Retro were just slaves nintendo used to bury the metroid franchise
(1:03:43 PM) RABicle: they all won their freedom
(1:03:44 PM) Greg Leahy: if this is it, I'd say Reggie reneged on the "one title this holiday that core gamers will love" quote to Geoff Keighley
(1:03:50 PM) Mike Gamin: i have to stop being negative.. i told you all i would be let down if i didn't get some Kingdom Hearts... so i pretty much knew i would be let down
(1:03:51 PM) Jon Lindemann: I bitch a lot, but really all I want is for Nintendo to do something that I don't expect
(1:03:58 PM) Nick DiMola: its been such a surprising conference so far, Wii Music and Animal Crossing no one predicted them
(1:04:07 PM) Neal Ronaghan: ha ha
(1:04:09 PM) Jon Lindemann: hahaha nice Nick
(1:04:26 PM) Jon Lindemann: Where's Yoich Wada when you need him?
(1:04:35 PM) bustin98: no announcement of a storage solution sucks
(1:04:36 PM) Nick DiMola: yeah he saved Micsrofot
(1:04:37 PM) Greg Leahy: cutting off Sony's balls?
(1:04:48 PM) Athrun Zala: agreed, the only real surprise thus far is Wii Speak
(1:04:50 PM) Nick DiMola: hahaha
(1:05:09 PM) stevey: drums of war!!!
(1:05:27 PM) RABicle: and even wii speak is more "well it's about time"
(1:05:42 PM) RABicle: oh his name is not robbie drums
(1:05:52 PM) Nick DiMola: he must play the drums
(1:05:53 PM) Mike Gamin: so far i'm not amused..i really thought WiiMusic would be like band bros.
(1:06:13 PM) Myxtika1 Azn: keep watching!
(1:06:23 PM) Jon Lindemann: drum lessons are cool
(1:06:30 PM) Jon Lindemann: oh here's the MEGATON
(1:06:42 PM) Neal Ronaghan: i'm intrigued but not at the same time
(1:06:46 PM) RABicle: I never said you were bad Miyamoto!
(1:06:48 PM) stevey: who? I kill them!!!
(1:06:58 PM) RABicle: I praised your performance!
(1:07:07 PM) vudu: miyamoto just gave a shout-out to the losers watching him online.
(1:07:31 PM) RABicle: lool I can see some *** neogaf *** already "OMG THAT WAS ME! I SAID HE SUCKED!"
(1:07:36 PM) Nick DiMola: they are going to play us a song how precious
(1:07:38 PM) RABicle: :o co op!
(1:07:43 PM) Athrun Zala: XD
(1:08:09 PM) RABicle: 5 player?
(1:08:10 PM) Mike Gamin: Wait
(1:08:11 PM) bustin98: six players
(1:08:13 PM) RABicle: 6 plauyer?
(1:08:13 PM) Mike Gamin: that's too many wii motes
(1:08:15 PM) RABicle: **** yeah!
(1:08:18 PM) vudu: he said four max.
(1:08:21 PM) vudu: don't get your hopes up.
(1:08:35 PM) Nick DiMola: HAHAHA
(1:08:37 PM) bustin98: six on screen
(1:08:40 PM) Jon Lindemann: wow how fake
(1:08:45 PM) Athrun Zala: LOL XD
(1:08:52 PM) Mike Gamin: is there even a score?
(1:08:57 PM) Mike Gamin: or is it just get out and shake around?
(1:08:59 PM) Jon Lindemann: worst Nintendo E3 press conference ever
(1:09:01 PM) Neal Ronaghan: probably not
(1:09:03 PM) Nick DiMola: i need an animated gif on this as an avatar
(1:09:04 PM) Neal Ronaghan: agreed
(1:09:07 PM) vudu: your ears tell you how well you played.
(1:09:07 PM) RABicle: how much you wanna bet that that the game jsut has a built in ninendo song and you jsut jam about like a clown?
(1:09:19 PM) Nick DiMola: i bet thats true rab
(1:09:33 PM) bustin98: I don't, they are starting to suck at the song
(1:09:47 PM) stevey: Drunkness simulater
(1:09:52 PM) Mike Gamin: this is painful
(1:09:52 PM) vudu: who would win in a fight--these guys or microsoft's eyetoy rip-offs from yesterday?
(1:09:58 PM) Mike Gamin: it doesn't even sound good
(1:09:59 PM) Mike Gamin: :-/
(1:10:00 PM) Nick DiMola: lol
(1:10:04 PM) RABicle: not as painful as Microsoft Eye toy was
(1:10:16 PM) Nick DiMola: unifying theme of this year
(1:10:21 PM) Nick DiMola: look like an ***hole on stage
(1:10:23 PM) vudu: PULL OUT A NEW DS FROM YOUR POCKET, REGGIE.
(1:10:23 PM) RABicle: embarrass gamers
(1:10:24 PM) Neal Ronaghan: haha
(1:10:29 PM) Nick DiMola: wonder what sony is going to do
(1:10:37 PM) stevey: fail
(1:10:40 PM) Myxtika1 Azn: i took a day off from work for this crap?
(1:10:45 PM) RABicle: looool
(1:10:47 PM) Jon Lindemann: WiiSpeak is the only cool thing announced
(1:10:52 PM) Nick DiMola: GTA DS
(1:10:56 PM) Neal Ronaghan: yea
(1:11:05 PM) Neal Ronaghan: wii sports resort looks stupid besides the swords
(1:11:08 PM) Jon Lindemann: I would be impressed if I didn't already have it for 360
(1:11:08 PM) Mike Gamin: I think the only thing I'm truly excited about is the voice chat...
(1:11:08 PM) vudu: but they didn't even tell us if it was 2D or 3D.
(1:11:09 PM) RABicle: GTA DS can goto hell
(1:11:20 PM) Jon Lindemann: word, tell'em rab
(1:11:24 PM) RABicle: Call of Duty had nice graphics
(1:11:37 PM) Jon Lindemann: yes
(1:11:40 PM) Nick DiMola: to conclude this E3 sucked
(1:11:42 PM) RABicle: to conclude?
(1:11:46 PM) Neal Ronaghan: it ain't over yet
(1:11:50 PM) Jon Lindemann: let's be honest - this is the worst Nintendo E3 press conference eer
(1:11:50 PM) Mike Gamin: they better have one more thing
(1:11:51 PM) Jon Lindemann: ever
(1:11:51 PM) vudu: here it comes.
(1:11:54 PM) RABicle: ahhaha
(1:11:56 PM) vudu: give us a new design.
(1:11:57 PM) bustin98: how about 'harddrive'
(1:12:03 PM) RABicle: ahah Reggie making fun of fads
(1:12:11 PM) Nick DiMola: haha make fun of microsoft
(1:12:15 PM) Neal Ronaghan: oh my god
(1:12:21 PM) RABicle: remebre last eyar guys, smas bros wsn't in the conference
(1:12:22 PM) vudu: get ready.
(1:12:23 PM) Neal Ronaghan: no final announcement?
(1:12:53 PM) bustin98: ds iphone
(1:12:53 PM) vudu: in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...
(1:13:04 PM) bustin98: ugh
(1:13:08 PM) Nick DiMola: FAIL
(1:13:10 PM) vudu: * THUNK *
(1:13:12 PM) Neal Ronaghan: i'm waiting...
(1:13:15 PM) Athrun Zala: wha_
(1:13:16 PM) bustin98: blue balls
(1:13:17 PM) stevey: Nooooooooooooo
(1:13:18 PM) Greg Leahy: anyone getting that Denethor feeling?
(1:13:23 PM) RABicle: Reggie better **** her
(1:13:23 PM) Mike Gamin: christ
(1:13:27 PM) vudu: denethor?
(1:13:33 PM) Jon Lindemann: yes
(1:13:33 PM) Neal Ronaghan: this was awful
(1:13:40 PM) RABicle: well... no *********