The conference all Nintendo fans have been waiting for has come and gone, and now we’re left with a range of games and trailers to be excited for. In case you missed it, here’s a quick run down of the show’s highlights as summarized by our friends over at Nintendo NSider2:

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)

Sporting gorgeously crisp cel-shaded graphics, Miyamoto himself took the stage to demonstrate how Wii Motion Plus is used. The nunchuk controls Link’s shield, while Wii Motion Plus grants you greater control of the Master Sword. Other notable features include holding your sword straight up to charge it, allowing you to shoot sword beams, Link can run , jump, and climb objects, there appears to be a limit of eight items, including the familiar bow and arrow and bombs (which can now be dropped, thrown, or rolled), a beetle item that you can control as it flies through the air, and a whip that can, well, whip things. Despite some technical difficulties, it looks like the items are well integrated and sword combat should be smooth. Skyward Sword will be out next year.

Mario Sports Mix (Wii)

As opposed to Mario’s previous sports outings, Sports Mix includes a variety of sports, including volleyball, hockey, dodgeball, and basketball. Mario’s colorful cast of friends populate the game, and items and special abilities create a frantic game scenario. Due out in 2011.

Wii Party (Wii)

A Wii Party trailer shows off some of the mini-games available, and Reggie Fils-Aime advertises the game as another bridge title for casual and hardcore players. Due out this holiday season.

Just Dance 2 (Wii)

A Wii exclusive title that plays off the success of the original. Up to eight players can play.

Golden Sun DS: Dark Dawn (DS)

A new trailer shows off the much anticipated DS title, Golden Sun DS: Dark Dawn. Taking place in a new generation after the GBA Golden Sun games, a new danger threatens the world. Due out this holiday season.

GoldenEye 007 (Wii)

A remake of the highly acclaimed N64 title, GoldenEye Wii recaptures the magic of the original with new levels, Daniel Craig as opposed to Pierce Brosnan as Bond, and splitscreen as well as online multiplayer. Only for Nintendo Wii. Due out this November.

Epic Mickey (Wii)

Warren Spector took the stage to show off Epic Mickey, only for Nintendo Wii. The game takes place in Wasteland, what appears to be a bizzaro-version of Disneyland. Familiar characters are augmented in this dark environment, and Mickey will take on a variety of quests from them. Paint and paint thinner are Mickey’s main tools; you can create erase objects and even characters, manipulating the world around you. Every choice has a consequence; characters will react to you based upon your behavior. Mix of platform, adventure, and RPG gameplay in Epic Mickey. Travel zones are side-scrolling portions inspired by classic black and white cartoons that move you between areas in the game.

Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii)

A brand new game trailer shows off Kirby’s latest adventure on the Wii. Clearly taking a cue from the Paper Mario series, Epic Yarn depicts Kirby in colorful yarn while the background displays cloth and string patterns. Kirby can manipulate the environment via yarn strings, as well as absorb powers. Due out this Fall.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS)

After incredible success in Japan, DQIX is ready for release in North America on July 11th. The crux of the game is linking up with other players and heading out on quests together.

Metroid: Other M (Wii)

A new trailer focuses on the intense gameplay of Other M, highlighting the fast paced action of Samus’ latest adventure. From morph ball mode to first-person perspective, shining graphics and detailed environments stretch out before the bounty hunter. Isolation and exploration remain key parts of the game, while greater emphasis is placed on emotion. Due out August 31st.

Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)

Another brand new game trailer reveals Donkey Kong’s return to form in this side-scrolling adventure. Beautiful graphics have Donkey Kong swinging through the trees and pounding on enemies. Best of all, Diddy is along for the ride as well. Due out this holiday season.

Again, be sure to check back here later for more E3 coverage.

During today's Nintendo Press Conference at E3, the Nintendo 3DS was announced. Below find some quick notes and features as reported by Nintendo via twitter.
Also we have a few photos to show ya. Expect a full E3 report shortly..

Take 3D along with you, wherever you go…without glasses. Mr. Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Global President, came upon the stage to introduce glasses-free 3D for the first time ever!! The upper screen of the Nintendo 3DS has a 3.5 inch widescreen display! Shows off full 3D graphics without the need for glasses!

Mr. Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Global President, introduces glasses-free 3D for the first time ever with Nintendo 3DS!!

You can adjust the 3D effect with the “Nintendo 3DS depth slider”. You can maximize 3D and then erase it altogether! New hardware control mechanisms: slide pad (for analog input), motion sensor and gyro sensor! Nintendo 3DS features a camera…
…make that TWO camera lenses on the outside… which means you can take photos in 3D!
Nintendo 3DS is also capable of displaying 3D Hollywood videos!

3D gaming allows a much better sense of height, width and the depth in your gaming worlds. For example, in Kid Icarus: Uprising, you can more easily judge the distance between yourself and a floating object.

Even during sleep mode, the Nintendo #3DS can search for Wi-Fi access points or other Nintendo 3DS systems which are also ready to respond. Soon, you’ll be able to open your system to find new info/content/stages/quests that have been automatically downloaded!

Mr. Miyamoto is working on a #3D version of Nintendogs (and it contains some new visitors!) Some 3rd party Nintendo #3DS software: DJ Hero, Kingdom Hearts, Madden NFL, Resident Evil, Assassin’s Creed & Metal Gear Solid.

Everyone at the conference gets a chance to try the new Nintendo 3DS..

We'll have more, much more, once we sort through our notes and all the info released.

NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: NO MORE TEACHERS, NO MORE BOOKS - GIVE THESE GREAT NEW GAMES A LOOK

June 14, 2010 - School may be out, but there's no shortage of interesting subjects for you to learn about: Fascinating spirits, dazzling gems and stealthy ninjas are all ready to be discovered in this week's lineup of new game downloads for Nintendo® systems. Guide a mythical spirit through a series of puzzling trials as he attempts to make his way to the human world in A Kappa's Trail for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service. Experience a famous puzzle game on America's top-selling home console with Bejeweled® 2 for the WiiWare™ service. A total of nine new games are now available for download, but that's not the only big news this week.

The annual E3 Expo kicks off in Los Angeles on June 15, and Nintendo is inviting fans with broadband Internet access to watch a live video stream of its E3 Expo presentation. Go to e3.nintendo.com at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, June 15, and watch all of Nintendo's announcements as they happen.

You're also invited to check out the latest addition to the "Big Name Games" section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series, which features downloadable microgames from some of the industry's most talented figures. This week, the team at EnjoyUp Games takes the spotlight with a new Chronos Twins microgame. New "Big Name Games" will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii™ system today to learn more about these games.

Nintendo DSiWare

A Kappa's Trail
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Step into the world of a kappa, a mythical river spirit famous in Japanese folklore, as he tries to make his way to the human world. In addition to the challenging main game, you'll find three different minigames to further improve your kappa-related skills. You'll start your journey in Kappa Cove, a good place to go exploring, practice getting around and munch on a few fish. The intuitive controls are all handled with the stylus (draw a trail and the kappa will follow it), but the helpful Chumfish is more than willing to teach you the basics. Once you begin your path down the Kappa Trail, you'll encounter coins to collect, boulders to shatter and various mini-kappas that can help you in specific ways. Just be sure to avoid the Devil Hand. If you need a break, you can collect paintings or cassettes from the Chumfish Shack, count plates at a sushi restaurant or test your mettle in the treacherous Trial of Tiles. With its cute graphics and charming story, your time with the kappa will certainly be memorable. Who knows what you'll find as you make your way through A Kappa's Trail?

Telegraph Crosswords
Publisher: Sanuk Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Drug Reference, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Play crossword puzzles from the Telegraph like you've never played them before. Discover 500 puzzles of multiple types. You're in for many hours of game play. With its handy interface and intuitive controls, this game transfigures the classic pen-and-paper experience. Notable features include:

• A huge selection of quick puzzles, cryptic puzzles and general-knowledge puzzles.
• Registration of best times in the Hall of Fame.
• Interactive hints to prevent you from getting stuck.
• Auto-save function so you can stop and resume a puzzle at any time.

Flips: Silent But Deadly
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: When Mr. Watts, the science teacher, turns up for class and tries to open his briefcase with his teeth, James, Alexander and Lenny realize he's not quite himself. The friends investigate and uncover a plot so dangerous that the life of every pupil and teacher is at risk. How will they foil the plot and restore Mr. Watts to normal? The new Flips range brings modern classics to the Nintendo DSiWare service. Readers can collect, solve, interact and learn as they progress through various stories and challenges.

Music on: Electronic Keyboard
Publisher: Abylight
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Get creative and spend relaxing moments transforming your Nintendo DSi™ system into a complete electronic keyboard with a great variety of instruments and rhythms. This is the perfect way to have fun and impress your friends with your musical creations. Whether you're already an expert or just taking your first steps, Electronic Keyboard will help you capture your inspiration wherever you are. Features include:

• Automatic accompaniment function with chord recognition
• Up to eight user-definable chords
• Five different styles, each with four variations
• Independent drum, bass and chorus parts
• Six-octave keyboard (two visible)
• Pitch-bend function
• 16 instruments
• Integrated sequencer
• Metronome
• Recording and replay option

16 Shot! SHOOTING WATCH
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Back in the 8-bit glory days, Hudson's own "Master Higgins" (a.k.a. Takahashi Meijin) made a splash in the gaming world with his astonishing trigger-finger speed of 16 shots per second. Can you break the Master's record? A graph analysis feature breaks down your stats and indicates your weak spots. Use it effectively to improve your trigger-finger performance. If you get a high score, you can leave a customized signature using the touch screen. Get your family and friends to compete for some serious rapid-fire fun.

WiiWare

Bejeweled 2
Publisher: PopCap Games, Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: Get set to play the world's No. 1 puzzle game, now available for the Wii console. Match sparkling gems three at a time to make them burst in showers of color and points. Match four or more to create flashy power gems that boost your score and your mood with brilliant cascades and combos. Soar to gem-matching heights in Classic mode, or speed through matches against the clock in Action mode. For even more dazzling fun, bump up your brain waves with multi-faceted Puzzles, or enter the Zen state of Endless play. Every match is high-carat fun!

Arcade Sports™
Publisher: Icon Games Entertainment
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Arcade Sports consists of a selection of four full-featured arcade sports games including Air Hockey, Bowling, Pool and Snooker. The following modes are available:

• PRACTICE: This mode allows you to play a practice game and brush up on your skills.
• VERSUS MATCH: Play a one-on-one "friendly" match versus any of the game opponents in any game type.
• SEASON MODE: Season Mode is a series of linked tournaments with 10 tournaments of mixed game types. The objective is to make it to the top of the rankings. Play through each event in turn. After each one, you'll be awarded a world ranking position and achievement rewards.
• MULTIPLAYER: Arcade Sports allows up to two players to compete head-to-head in a versus match on one Wii console.

Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Mild Blood, Mild Suggestive Themes
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Welcome to the town of Sunnyville! Search local yard sales on your mission to find hidden treasures and objects. Use your fantastic finds to decorate your dream home in a competition to win the illustrious "Superstar Homes Magazine Contest!" Beat the clock or play at your own pace, searching for hundreds of items hidden in fun locales. Enjoy nonstop challenges in this expansive seek-and-find game.

Virtual Console™

Shadow of the Ninja™
Original platform: NES™
Publisher: Natsume Inc.
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Get ready for furious side-scrolling, platforming ninja action. The mad emperor, Garuda, has the city trapped in his diabolical claws. Only two brave ninja warriors dare to stand against him. They move as silently as shadows in the snow, swift and graceful as the wind, and strike with the explosive fury of razor-clawed tigers. Playing solo or cooperatively with a friend, you'll slice, bomb and shuriken your way through Garuda's army of vicious soldiers, agile ninjas and monstrous robots. Use your ninja skills to hang from moving platforms, leap over lethal pitfalls and dodge diabolical traps. Collect deadly power-ups to give yourself an edge against the overwhelming odds. It'll take all of your platforming prowess to navigate the game's 13 intense levels and bring some old-fashioned ninja justice to Garuda.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit www.Wii.com or www.NintendoDSi.com.

100 CLASSIC BOOKS TURNS THE NINTENDO DS SYSTEM INTO A PORTABLE LIBRARY OF BOOKS

Readers Get 100 Novels at Once - All for Just $19.99

REDMOND, Wash., June 9, 2010 – Have you ever carried 100 books in your pocket? On June 13, people who own any one of the Nintendo DS™ family of systems can buy 100 Classic Books, a compilation of some of the greatest works of classic literature. But the best part is that the entire collection is available at a suggested retail price of just $19.99. And users with broadband Internet access can wirelessly download 10 additional books at no extra charge.

The postage stamp-sized game card includes a variety of books for all different ages, including seven separate works by Charles Dickens. There are novels that people can enjoy on the beach, such as Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice; adventure and mystery novels that can be devoured during summer travels, such as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle or Bram Stoker's Dracula; and books that kids can read at home, such as The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

"100 Classic Books transforms your Nintendo DS system into a portable library," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Readers of any age will enjoy exploring the many worlds, characters and adventures created by these icons of literature."

Readers hold their Nintendo DS systems sideways like a book. To turn the page, they just swipe the touch screen with the stylus or a finger. The settings can even be flipped for left-handed users. A virtual bookmark lets readers return to where they left off. Up to three bookmarks can be used to mark a reader's place in three different books. Large and small fonts are available. Each book includes a biography of the author and a synopsis of the plot and characters.

People who aren't sure which book they want to read can answer a series of questions about their preferences, and the software will recommend some books they might like. Once a book is finished, readers can rate it in different categories and upload the results wirelessly to a central database using Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection. Then other readers can see which books have been rated "funniest" or "most exciting." Readers can also share demos of select books with other Nintendo DS owners who want to sample some literature for themselves.

For more information about 100 Classic Books, visit www.100classicbooks.com.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™ home console and Nintendo DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.4 billion video games and more than 565 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company's website at www.nintendo.com.

In DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, players begin their adventure as a city guardian who is sent to retrieve a sacred tree's fruits, which have the power to grant wishes. Players travel the world, conquer fearsome monsters and unravel an epic storyline. During their journey, players will encounter mighty opponents in fast-paced battles, and also interact with a colorful cast of characters.

Players looking to enjoy a variety of different game activities can take on special side quests. Some of these quests will be earned by progressing through the game, while additional quests will be made available for free download for players with broadband Internet access after the game launches, providing hours of additional content for virtual adventurers to enjoy either on their own or with friends. Some downloadable quests will continue the main storyline of the game, while others offer standalone missions.