Metroid Manga

Hey, check out this pretty cool web comic about Samus Aran! I can't tell if it was authorized by Nintendo. Heck, I can't even understand it, because it's all in Japanese!


Fortunately, some of the nice people on the internet have a translation of the comic available, so check it out!

FTWintendo

I just watched Nintendo's E3 press conference, and...wow. Who would have suspected that Nintendo would be in the position they are now, even as early as one year ago? I know it's a lot of PR song-and-dance, but Reggie's presentation was pretty awesome. Nintendo DS: 40 million units sold worldwide. Wii virtual console: 5.6 million game downloads. Super Mario Galaxy on November 12. Super Smash Bros. Brawl on December 3. Metroid Prime 3 just around the corner...will it come packed with the Wii Zapper? Or will it be with Umbrella Chronicles? Mario Kart for the Wii next year, with the Wii Wheel. Not to mention Zelda, Dragon Quest and so on and so forth.

Interestingly, Miyaomoto's big presenation at the end -- Wii Fit -- was sort of a dud. I can see what they are going for, but can real fitness people take those exercises seriously? All I'm seeing is a more interactive version of Wii Play, and a peripheral that will make awesome snowboard/skateboard/surfing games.

In any case, it's amazing and somewhat gratifying to see Nintendo on top of their game (no pun intended) yet again.

My Mii

Speaking of Miis, here's a handy web device that repurposes the Mii character creator!

Many Miis

Miis of all different shapes and sizes (Howard Diin, anyone?) can be found here. Thanks to R2 for link!

It's-a Me, Moneybags!

Joystiq reports that Nintendo has raised its 2007 profit estimates to $1.5B, an increase of 28% (!!!) over previous estimates. That is a lot of gold coins, my friends.