Nintendo finished up their E3 press conference a few hours ago, and we are sad to report that there is not much news for the Mario crew. NCL President Satoru Iwata touched on the success of
New Super Mario Bros., but
Wario Land: Shake It! and
Mario Super Sluggers were conspicuously absent from the upcoming games shown during the hour-long conference.
Though no new Mario games were announced, we saw (and heard) Mario references in the upcoming Wii games
Animal Crossing: City Folk and
Wii Music. The
big bro's shirt was clearly visible in the
City Folk video, and the
Super Mario Bros. theme was performed during the
Wii Music live demo.
Meanwhile, on Nintendo of America's press site, the release of
Wario Land: Shake It! was quietly moved up one week, from September 29 to September 22.