The 2012 E3 has come and gone, and what was left behind is mostly calendar counting until the 2013 E3. Sure, Halo4 looked great, as did many of the other games previewed during the week (Watch Dogs!).  What everyone really wants to know is when they can shell out their hard earned cash on a next-gen console and use  that "old" PS3 or Xbox360 as a paperweight.  Unfortunately, neither Sony or Microsoft dropped any hints at what's to come in hardware and left all of that up to Nintendo and their new console due later this year, the "Wii U".   The "Wii U" in many ways simply catches...


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By now you know that Nintendo released the video seen below before E3 officially started, and at the same time kinda pulled a fast one since Microsoft historically gets the first word.  But Sunday's release of the video not only steals some of that "me first" limelight it accomplished a few things for Nintendo. With the video the company gets out of the way explaining in great detail the new console, how they came about the design and many of unit's new features.  Now when they hold their actual live presentation on Tuesday (at noon) they can spend all of that time showing off the new games,...


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Its the week video gamers wait for all year - with birthdays and Christmas as exceptions - E3 is happening out on the west coast. The big news is that Nintendo has already pulled a fast one by releasing a "pre-direct" video (gotta love Japanese literalness) with the company president showing off their new gaming console, the Nintendo U. As for Sony and Microsoft, do not expect much - or anything at all - about next gen consoles.  A Playstation4 or Xbox720 are most likely a year out, but maybe one or both of them might try to squirt water on Nintendo's week by at least sneaking something...


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Twitter is a dangerous thing, especially if you're trying to privately send a pic of something that no one is supposed to see.  No, not nudes - a pic of the upcoming Nintendo U controller. The Twitter account @MATTYBOOSH, which was established back in 2008, has been washed from Twitter as it was the place to find the pic you see here.  Very likely this is what the controller for the U will look like and is slightly different than what Nintendo showed off at last year's E3.  The image was uploaded via someone that works for Traveller's Tale Games (maker of several Lego-themed games), according...


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