Partial Nintendo E3 Software Analysis

[KingJ2002]

Thanks to EAD Ninja for this info.

With Nintendo's E3 2004 offering approaching, there is definitely some excitement over Nintendo showcasing new internal software for three hardware platforms. Here is a quick little ana.lysis I got based on the free development teams and info revealed by producers in interviews.

New Software Announcements

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Research & Development 1
Design Charge: Hirofumi Matsuoka
Hardware: Game Boy Advance or Nintendo Dual Screen
Project: Unnanounced Project
Cycle: Wario Land 4 (2001) Wario Ware Inc. (2003)

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Special Planning & Development
Design Charge: Toru Osawa
Hardware: Game Boy Advance or Nintendo Dual Screen
Project: Unnanounced Project
Cycle: Momoko Sakurai (2002) Mario Party-e (2003)

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Tokyo Research & Development
Design Charge: Team 1
Hardware: GameCube
Project: Unnanounced Project
Cycle: N/A

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Tokyo Research & Development
Design Charge: Team 2
Hardware: Nintendo Dual Screen (?)
Project: Unnanounced Project
Cycle: N/A

Development Section: Nintendo Software Technology Corp.
Design Charge: Josh Atkins
Hardware: GameCube
Project: Unannounced Project
Cycle: N/A

Expected Software Announcements

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Entertainment Analysis & Development
Design Charge: Yoshiaki Koizumi
Hardware: GameCube
Project: Super Mario 128
Cycle: Super Mario Sunshine (2002)

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Entertainment Analysis & Development
Design Charge: Mitsuhiro Takano - Hajime Takahashi
Hardware: GameCube
Project: The Legend of Zelda 2
Cycle: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002)

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Entertainment Analysis & Development
Design Charge: N/A
Hardware: GameCube
Project: Donkey Kong 2004-2005
Cycle: N/A

Projects In Limbo

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Research & Development 2
Design Charge: Toshiaki Suzuki
Hardware: Gamecube (Connectivity)
Project: Roll-O-Rama
Cycle: Kirby Tilt N Tumble (2000)

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Research & Development 2
Design Charge: Masaru Nishida
Hardware: Game Boy Advance
Project: Sound Fantasy
Cycle: N/A

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Entertainment Analysis & Development
Design Charge: Yoichi Yamada
Hardware: GameCube
Project: Stage Debut
Cycle: Mario Artist: Talent Maker (2000)

Ending Production

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Entertainment Analysis & Development
Design Charge: ???
Hardware: Gamecube (Connectivity)
Project: The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords +
Cycle: Animal Crossing / Zelda DX / Zelda : Wind Waker

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Research & Development 1
Design Charge: Yoshio Sakamoto
Hardware: Game Boy Advance
Project: Metroid: Zero Mission
Cycle: Metroid Fusion

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Research & Development 1
Design Charge: Hirofumi Matsuoka
Hardware: GameCube
Project: Wario Ware: Mega Party Games Inc.
Cycle: Wario Ware: Micro Games Inc.

Development Section: Nintendo Co. Entertainment Analysis & Development
Design Charge: Shigefumi Hino - Masamichi Abe
Hardware: Gamecube
Project: Pikmin 2
Cycle: Pikmin

NOTE: This doesn't cover everything.

[nickj123]

they have a couple unannounced titles that they're gonna talk about. I'm anxious now.

[DarkLink]

What about SK? Aren't they working on Too Human or maybe something never heard of?

[xdscast]

looks feeble if you ask me

[RobotRob86]

Supposedly, SK is rumored to be working on a new, realistic Zelda. This isn't announced anywhere, but the key hints behind their eventual participation with Twin Snakes was that Dyack said he liked the story that Metal Gear had, and shortly after he said ooops. Same deal with Zelda. He commented that he'd like to see a more realistic Zelda, then said oooops, I've said too much. There's definite parallels, but nothing concrete.

[Camron Kosciozko]

It sounded more like to me it wasnt in his favor to pass judgement on a game that built alot of controversey the past couple of years because of the visuals.

I didnt see it as him blowing a secret at all. gossip for gossip folks it seems.