21st May 2003, 4:41 PM
I do think they should have helf off the Rebel Strike and Mario Kart announcements until E3. It's not like they unveiled Mario Kart months before the show; they showed it just a week before E3!
BTW here's some more news to confirm what I heard about Spaceworld. I got it from today's ign mailbag:
Damn. :(
BTW here's some more news to confirm what I heard about Spaceworld. I got it from today's ign mailbag:
Quote:Mario 128
Hey, now that E3 is over, what kind of cool games do you think the
big N will be showing off at Spaceworld? Possibly Mario 128?
- Kasey
Peer responds: First of all, I'm not sure who started the rumors about a Spaceworld expo this year, but if there's one happening then neither we nor Nintendo know about it. That said, it's likely that Nintendo will opt for increased presence at the fall Tokyo Games Show. Wait, strike that. Nintendo NEEDS to have a presence at the fall Tokyo Games Show if it wants to expand its audience beyond its traditional Mario/Smash Bros. target market in Japan. I don't think Mario 128 is going to show itself this year quite yet, otherwise Nintendo would have used a clip or trailer to bolster its meager in-house E3 offering. I imagine Nintendo's focus in Japan this year will be on promoting Final Fantasy on GC and GBA, the new Mario & Luigi GBA title, Mario Party 5, F-Zero, and Japan's most popular mascot diversion, Mario Kart.
Damn. :(