C'mon Nintendo, sell me a Wii.

For a company who's entire E3 presentation revolved around having something for everybody, they sure as hell missed the mark when it comes to me. Ive said before that I have no loyalties when it comes to gaming, only expectations. I expect Nintendo to deliver quality games like they always have in the past. So where are they?

Oh wait that's right; they seemed to have confused games with gimmicks. The casual game market might be a huge untapped resource, but as a fan I cant help but think they are going the wrong direction. I saw, maybe 2 things that looked interesting the entire presentation, and neither are good enough to sell me on the Wii.

The rest was rehashed garbage. Super Mario Galaxy didn't sell me on the Wii, so its sequel doesn't stand much of a chance. The 4 player Mario game might be good, but presenting this as a new and innovative concept is insulting to anybody who's been a long time fan. In case you missed it, they tried this twice before with 4 player Zelda and 4 player PacMan during the GameCube era. SquareEnix made a 4 player Final Fantasy for the GC as well... doesn't anybody remember Nintendo's big "connectivity" campaign? It sure seems like Nintendo forgot.

So what did they really show as at E3? Gimmick, after gimmick, going so far as to promote gimmick-improving gimmicks. I am tired of peripherals damn it. I want a real controller and real games. Its hard to get excited about Metroid when I know im going to hate playing it on a Wii-mote. I don't want a Wii-mote, I don't want to have to buy some accessory to make the Wii-mote more accurate. I don't want to use a damn steering wheel, or a balance board. I don't want to read interactive novels. I don't want to be a fashion designer. I don't want to work out. (with a game console anyway).

Then they spoke of 3rd party games, and how those developers have room to be creative with the Wii and DS. If that's the case, why are half the games being developed rail shooters? Because that's creative, right?.. Pointing my controller at the screen and shooting things with it. Didn't Nintendo pretty much get this right in the 1980's with Duck Hunt? This is innovation?

I get it Nintendo. You don't want people to be intimidated by the interface. You want Grandma, and Suzy and Joe Casual to be able to pick up and play your games. That's fine. Just remember, when those guys are long tired of their new toy, you'll have nothing but disappointed GAMERS left.

On the plus side Microsoft and Sony both had lots of awesome stuff coming. Again, no loyalties here, I just expected more from Nintendo. Ill be where the games are.