Yesterday morning, Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata gave a keynote at the Game Developers’ Conference in San Francisco. It turned out to feature a few tidbits that hardcore gamers — many of whom had long assumed that Nintendo had forsaken them for children and grandmas — could get excited about. These included a real storage solution for the Wii that doesn’t involve hard drives, as well as a newZeldagame. Was that enough to draw you back in, folks?
In addition, the “Gears 2-level” reveal that Geoff Keighley had been tweeting about all week turned out to be the announcement of Infinity Ward’sModern Warfare 2, which was accompanied by a slick, inventive teaser trailer. The unveiling was notable for the lack of any mention of the phrase “Call of Duty,” which neither Inor Alex Navarrounderstand. Thoughts? (Also,Modern Warfare 2happens to come out on the day before my [REAL] birthday. hint, hint)
There was plenty of other stuff on Destructoid on 03/25/09, too: FileFront was shut down; Bethesda’sFallout 3DLC, ‘The Pitt,’ was brought back online; and apparently, there’s a newFinal Fantasygame on the way to WiiWare. Check it all out below.
Destructoid Originals:Games time forgot: Snowboard KidsCommunity:Community Blogs of 03/25/09Forum of the day:Batman: Arkham AsylumExpanded Universes: I’m Going to Take the Fan Fiction World by StormGDC 09:Modern Warfare 2 teaser released, game datedIndustry not taking full advantage of “the cloud”Blood-splattered Dexter iPhone you’d kill forDuke is back, or so all of this stuff saysNew Resistance 2 DLC and patch coming upNight GameTag: The Power of PaintLegend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks revealed [Update]PlayStation Home to have three new spaces monthlyFault toleranceNintendo announces Rock N’ Roll ClimberWii Virtual Console Arcade revealed, launchedNintendo talks DSi reservations, WarioWare SnappedNew Final Fantasy coming to WiiWareNintendo announces storage solutions, 4.0 updateSatoru Iwata Nintendo keynote livebloggedcheck out the GameTrak Freedom, the 360 WiimotePlaying Crysis on a Dell laptop thanks to OnLivePS3 firmware 2.7 coming ‘in April’ [Update]Prince of Persia producer takes responsibilityReviews:Zombieville USATritton’s AX Pro headsetContests:Show us your best Pearl Jam impression and win Rock Band!News:‘Backstage With Guitar Hero’ PS Home space revealedBreaking: Ziff Davis gives FileFront the axeRumortoid: Is an EarthBound remake in the works?Relax, Fallout 3’s ‘The Pitt’ DLC is all better nowPachter: There won’t be another generation of consolesXSEED brings Drill Sergeant Mindstrong! to WiiWareTales of Vesperia hitting Europe and PAL regions in JuneLost Planet 2 details come to the surface, sound sexyFlock! demo now on Steam, pre-purchase for 10% offOnLive Beta is now open! Go see what it’s all aboutKatamari finally hits PS3 (in HD!) with Katamari TributePeter Moore unveils first Madden NFL 10 screenshotSony’s to bring more PSP downloads, improved PSN StoreOffbeat:Team Rocket does NOT want to corrupt your PokemansGalleries:Wolfenstein 3D classic comes to the iPhoneMeteos Wars ‘Galaxy Pack’ downloadable content availableVideos:Retro celebration! New Fez trailer is looking goodDynasty Warriors Strikeforce demo hitting PSN tomorrow
