Okay, here we go with Nintendo’s press conference:

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
– Lots of time showing Zelda control. Uses Wii MotionPlus.
– Some control issues. Stage issue or game issue?
– Looks fun. Lots of items to use.
– Not coming out until “next year”

Mario Sports Mix
– The Mario sports franchises have been pretty silent the last few years, so I’m not surprised.

Just Dance 2
– Dance games are the new music game genre this year.
– Doesn’t pick up full body moves like Kinect.  But that might mean it’s not as hard.

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
– Looks good. They didn’t make it some RTS game or something.

GoldenEye 007
– Wii exclusive
– Split screen and online
– Has Daniel Craig, not Pierce Brosnan
– I’m sure people will gripe about how much better it would look on another console, but it looks good for Wii.  (Edit:  And a few hours after I made this post, I read this.  What an idiot.)

Wii Party
– Already announced for Japan, so you had to figure this was coming.
– Releasing for the holidays, and will probably sell big.

Disney’s Epic Mickey
– 3D and side-scrolling
– Paint and thinner mechanics
– The visuals look pretty good and the combo of 3D and 2D works.
– No release date??

Kirby’s Epic Yarn
– Has very different visuals than I expected.  Really plays up the yarn and sewing theme.
– Looks like it makes use of the Wiimote controls.
– Didn’t see this one coming

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
– nothing new that we didn’t see before, which you’d expect since it comes out in less than a month.

Metroid: Other M
– Still kind of unclear what the game mechanics are.  Sometimes it looks 2D platformy, sometimes 3D, sometimes 1st person perspective.
– Trailer does make it look good though. I have it pre-ordered.

Donkey Kong Country Returns
– From the developers of the Metroid Prime series
– Another platformer
– Looks slick

Nintendo 3DS
– Looks like a DS with a slightly larger upper screen
– 3D Depth Slider – remove it or maximize it
– Slide pad analog nub on the bottom right.  Wonder what that’ll be used for.  Mentioned but no details.
– Motion sensor and gyro sensor
– 1 camera inside, 2 camera outside for 3D photos
– Capable of displaying 3D Hollywood movies.  Interesting…
– Automatic communication regardless of mode, including internet. No fee.

Kid Icarus Uprising
– Pit finally comes back, now in 3D game

Nintendogs 3D + Cats
– No footage

Whole slew of 3rd party titles. No footage, just names and franchises including Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Saints Row, Kingdom Hearts.

Final Thoughts:
Nintendo really addressed gamers in this press conference.  It really looks like they listened to the criticisms of previous E3 press conferences.  No long pages of sales stats.  No over-the-top focus on non-gamers.  No Cammie Dunaway looking like a mom trying to sell 21 year olds new games.  Just lots of games.  My only real criticism of this year’s press conference is that they still don’t give enough time or focus on 3rd party titles.  There look to be some great ones coming for both Wii and 3DS, but all we got is the briefest of mentions.

There are some great looking games.  The lineup of things coming looks stronger than it has in awhile.  And the 3DS could potentially be big.  Saving the long rumored return of Kid Icarus for it is smart, and they appear to have a good selection of titles brewing for it.  No price or launch date given though.  I guessing about the same or just a little more than the DSi XL, and coming 1st quarter 2011.

It should be a good year for Nintendo with the strong lineup they revealed.  The big question is whether gamers will follow.