Mario Galaxy 2 & Metroid in 2010 plus Vitality Sensor and Zelda News at E3

In a report to Japanese investors, Nintendo has confirmed that both Metroid: Other M and Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be out this year. Metroid will be out in the summer, nothing more specific other than "this year" was offered about Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Nintendo also promises to show off games for the Vitality Sensor (maybe WiiRelax?) and bring us more news about the new Zelda game for the Wii at this year's E3. If Zelda was released in 2010, it would be the first time Nintendo ever released a Mario, Metroid and Zelda game in the same year. But that seems unlikely to happen, since Nintendo is more likely to space out their big releases, they will need something for 2011 after all.

And perhaps most surprising, they announced the Wii has now become the company;'s best selling console of all time at 68 million units, passing the original Nintendo's 62 million. Also the DS has become their best selling handheld with 125 million units sold, passing Gameboy's 118 million.

I find that shocking. The original Nintendo was the system when I was younger. Everybody I knew had one. There was no competition like today, where we have three systems sharing shelf space. And Gameboy  debuted in 1989, and had an unprecedented life span of 11 years, before it was finally replaced by the Gameboy Advance. The DS has managed to overtake that in less than 6 years. Amazing.  

New Year Resolutions Show In Sales Chart

It's obvious people are at least attempting to make good on their new year resolutions in 2010, or at least that's the conclusion one would come to if they saw these week's sales chart:

1. EA Sports Active (EA Games)

2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)

3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)

4. Just Dance (Ubisoft)

5. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)

Other than Super Mario Bros Wii, all games on this list have to do with losing weight.

Well, you could argue Just Dance could be played just for fun and not to get exercise, but somehow I just can't see the word "fun" and the game "Just Dance" having anything to do with each other.

Mario Tournament Coming To Japan

Oh those lucky Japanese. First they get the Hello Kitty Banana Holder, now they get a Super Mario Brothers Tournament.

According to Head Nintendo Honcho Satoru Iwata, a series of tournaments will be held over the next couple of months to find the ultimate Super Mario Wii player. Winners will be invited to compete in a final round in Tokyo.

All I can say is that I hope that this tournament is just like the one in The Wizard. Maybe they can make the contestants play Super Mario Bros. 3 to win.