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Many E3 Game Lists Announced

Posted by simoniker on from the xmas-time-for-gamers dept.

The list of games to be shown at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles next month is rapidly increasing, and this Eurogamer feature has a round-up of what's been announced so far. There's always plenty of new titles and surprises, and this year is no exception. A notable list comes from Sega, and includes the Sonic Team title Billy Hatcher And The Giant Egg for Gamecube, more spiky hedgehog action with Sonic Heroes for GC/PS2/XBox, as well as Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D Revolution, a card battle RPG for GC that continues the successful franchise. Another major company showcasing its line-up is Nintendo, who has an E3 preview page that includes the now two-seater Mario Kart: Double Dash for GC and the eagerly awaited Advance Wars 2 for Gameboy Advance, as well as several Nintendo-bound Final Fantasy titles in association with Square/Enix. More updates as we get them.

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  1. Mario Kart goes broadband by MORTAR_COMBAT! · · Score: 2, Informative
    From Nintendo's E3 featurette on Mario Kart:
    Pack up to eight players into your living room and turn up the fun when you connect Nintendo GameCube systems via the Broadband adaptor.


    So... up to 8 players on the console itself, and THEN connect via broadband for more action? INSANITY.
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    MORTAR COMBAT!
    1. Re:Mario Kart goes broadband by Yorrike · · Score: 3, Insightful
      Actually, this is referring to the yet-to-be-actually-announced GameCube LAN gaimg system that Nintendo is working on.

      No, I'm serious, there's going to be several first party games that allow for LAN gaming with the cube's BBA (Broadband adapter) in the next few months.

      And as we all know, LAN gaming + some sneaky routing = internet play : ) Mario Kart online baby!

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      Looks can be deceiving. Or CAN they?

    2. Re:Mario Kart goes broadband by robinw · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Actually, the text is misleading. You can only play the new Mario Kart with 4 players at once. The broadband adapter lets you link your GC to another one, and then play with 8.

      As another poster mentioned, the real appeal here is the idea that someone will create an Internet bridge to be able to play on the net, like they did with Halo on the Xbox.

      -RW