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.  

Metroid Prime Trilogy D.O.A.

If you haven't picked up a copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy yet, you better run to the store and do so now. According to online reports, after just four months into release and a half of a million copies sold Nintendo has pulled the plug on production of the game.

Metroid Prime Trilogy brought together all three perviously released games in the series. They were all critically acclaimed all well received. The first two were originally released on the GameCube and were updated for the Wii with improved controls and widescreen display.

I'm not really sure what to say to this. It's sad that despite the huge instal vase for the Wii, that this game didn't sell better. I actually picked up this game myself for only $30 new from Target last month.