Believe it or not, but Nintendo really wants to cater to everyone. Even the hardcore crowd.

However, it seems like they aren’t trying very hard. Especially with the following Wii-makes (re-released games with motion controls grafted on)

• Metroid Prime
• Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
• Pikmin
• Pikmin 2
• Mario Tennis
• Chibi Robo
• Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

Lots of GameCube classics. Worth revisiting? Perhaps, it all depends on the implementation of that tricky Wiimote.

That Nintendo is a crafty one though. Why go through all the trouble of developing brand new titles catered to the hardcore audience when you can revisit the classics you know they love and fuse motion controls right into it. Instant profits!

Yeah, Nintendo had a press conference today where they announced the Nintendo DSi amongst other things. And here are the other things!

Let’s start off witht his game montage. See if you can pick out the interesting bits.

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SethComedy.com is a place where Seth MacFarlane and the gang can put up non-Family Guy and American Dad skits to entertain the masses. So far the turnout isn’t great. This Super Mario parody is one of the two shorts which they debuted.

Yeah…

For the hardcore gamer demographic, Nintendo’s press conference was a bore. For those with an open mind and curious as to how Nintendo will continue to broaden the gaming market, it was something worthwhile. Sorta.

The press conference was a mixed bag and just like Microsoft’s press conference, it’s a lot more exciting to read the list. Enjoy.

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It’s not perfect, but I’m sure it’ll entertain you during those slow times at work.

Enjoy

Controls: Z, X and arrow keys. Press Enter for start.

I meant to point this out on Wednesday, but I accidently posted it as a page. Still getting used to the new Wordpress 2.5 admin page. Anyways, it’s amazing. Realy it is. Thanks to Kotaku for pointing this one out.

I realize this “review” is late. Part of it is due to laziness, but the other half is wading through the content Super Smash Brothers Brawl offers. The Smash Brothers series isn’t completely foreign to me; I’ve played every single one of them at limited amounts of time. I’ve always given the series respect for being a good party game, but as a fighter not so much. I simply never understood the depth or the intricacies. What makes Brawl so special, though? Is it the copious amounts of Nintendo content? No. I took me awhile to realize it, but like most successful Nintendo games, Super Smash Brothers Brawl is a game with several layers of depth.

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January NPDs were released not too long ago with some shocking numbers as follows:

Hardware Numbers

1. Nintendo Wii - 274,000 
2. PLAYSTATION 3 - 269,000
3. PlayStation 2 - 264,000
4. Nintendo DS - 251,000 
5. Xbox 360 - 230,000
6. PlayStation Portable - 230,000

Software Numbers

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360) - 330,900
2. Wii Play (Wii) - 298,100
3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii) - 239,600
4. Rock Band (Xbox 360) - 183,800
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360) - 182,700
6. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 172,000
7. Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360) - 144,100
8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3) - 140,000
9. Mario Party DS (DS) - 138,500
10. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS) - 133,000

My comments and amateur analysis below.

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GameTrailers has an awesome little video of some of the hidden tips and tricks in Super Mario Galaxy. My favorite has got to be the Cosmic Mario Race turbo boost secret. If you care about the hidden surprises in Super Mario Galaxy, I would heed the video’s spoiler warning.