You read the post right, peeps. As of right now, the list for this year's Tokyo Game Show does not have Nintendo's signature on there. Is there a reason? Actually, yes there is. Apparently, various websites are speculating that Nintendo will perhaps reveal more info about the Wii earlier than expected. As a matter of fact, Penny Arcade's website has confirmed that Nintendo will be one of the many sponsors to represent the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) on August 25 to 27.

And yet, www.onnintendo.com has confirmed that Nintendo is expected to show up at an European event called the "Games Convention" in Germany on August 24 to 27.

So is Nintendo's absence at this year's Tokyo Game Show a good thing? Well, quite possibly yes. As a matter of fact, that could be a great thing! That means we can get all the other details about Nintendo's new machine in just 30 days, rather than wait another 60 days for the Tokyo Game Show! That's only if we can believe the above post. I can only hope that come late August, Nintendo will indeed be ready to talk.

Wii Man out!!

Hey peeps, Wii Man in the house! Just got my newest Gamepro mag in the mail on Monday and stumbled upon a very fascinating article concerning Nintendo's Virtual Console. It's titled "15 Retro Games for the Wii You Must Play" and apparently the likes of GoldenEye 007, Killer Instinct, and Perfect Dark are listed on there. With that said, the websites that conceded that those Rare games weren't going to be on the Virtual Console will be eating a lot of crow once they get a whiff of this article. Now about the article itself, is it really as legit as it looks? It really is hard to dispute a magazine article compared to a internet article. Besides, you look at the other games on the list and see titles like Super Mario World and Super Metroid and still think the list might be somehow fake? Well, until Gamepro and I are proven wrong, it looks like we will be downloading awesome Rare classics on our Wii somewhere down the line. C'mon Banjo Kazooie!! Wii Man out!!

Now what might this involve? About 10 days ago, I was browsing through Rare's official website and found this. Read On!

Dear Scribes,
Now this might have so many legality problems than the return of AT&T (it's an American thing), but I'm just wondering about the status of Rare's older games. With services like Nintendo's old games being available for download and Xbox Live Arcade, is there any remote chance of seeing any of your old games on either service?
Frankly, Id love to play your old games on the Wii, but I can't forget that Microsoft owns you now. So then I thought about you guys putting your old games on Microsoft's Arcade service, but then again, they can't emulate Nintendo's old hardware where your games were originally developed without them being sued or something like that.
I'm not expecting this to be as easy as the GBA/DS development (since Microsoft isn't competing in that industry), considering Xbox Live and Nintendo's virtual console are services for competing home consoles. Oh well.
(Posted by Dan Kim)

Rare's official words: Some kind of Xbox Live Arcade presence is a definite possibility, whether it's old games, new games, or old games made new. The prospect of Virtual Console presence I know very little about, beyond the fact that you shouldn't believe common slack-jawed internet gossip claiming that the matter has already been resolved one way or another. Wait for some kind of official announcement- the Gaming Age forums and magazine rumour columns don't count. Are you Jin from Lost?

End of Translation

WOW! Does this mean what I think it means? Oh boy, something tells me the upcoming Tokyo Game Show is going to be one hell of a thrill ride for Nintendo, just like this year's E3 was!

But in the mean time, need more proof? Go to www.rareware.com, go to the lower left menu where it's titled "Extras" and click on "scribes". There are a lot of letters to scroll down through, but you will eventually find it within the area.

This is the Wii Man on his birthday(May 20) signing off. PEACE OUT!

I would post something new about the Revolution, but alas, it's not my field of expertise. Brian, if you can, email me at jonathonquitugua@hotmail.com or call my cell (632-9655) and i'll share a little sumtin sumtin with ya.

Hells Yeah!!!! E3 is finally here and I manage to check out Nintendo's press conference details and I got to tell you, I was impressed! Nintendo kept their promise and promoted the new Nintendo Wii platform and the unique controller. What I found more impressive was the official list of promised Wii games down the road. Go to IGN.com and check the list out. Trust me, what's on the list will surprise you! If there are any gripes about the Big N right now, it's that they didn't discuss a actual release date, price point for the Wii, nor were there any details about the much anticipated virtual console. I'm willing to bet that if nothing is said about these three topics before E3 ends, then the Tokyo Game Show it is. Despite some lack of key details, Nintendo had a very good show so far. We'll see more in the coming week, but until then, go to IGN.com, get all the info you can muster and enjoy! Oh yeah, Sony and Microsoft are there too. Peace!!

Sonic the hedghog has been on every major platform since segas split from the console wars. Now the circle will be complete as sonic the hedgehog is headed to the psp. Theres no official date yet but be sure to check out gamespot as there the ones with the exclusive interview withe the games director Takashi Iizuka. There is just one thing that bothers me is that sonic team isnt developing it backbone entertainment is. Either way it still brings up my favorite question DS or PSP?

Gamespot

IGN.com has announced today that SNK will release a collection of the critically acclaimed Metal Slug series on Nintendo's new platform. It's been confirmed that Metal Slug one thru five will be on there! Even number 6 is a possibility! It's been widely regarded that the Metal Slug series compares greatly to Konami's classic Contra series, but with a comic book humor twist. The debate on which series is better still lives on today. But in any case, look for more on Metal Slug Anthology at this year's E3!