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Nintendo disappoints again and the crew does not take it well.

At this point, we've nearly reached the end of our E3 journey. Without being on the show floor to get our hands on the games, we've all just been spectating and deriving as much information as we can from those who are experiencing the show first hand. With another disappointing showing from Nintendo and a general lack of new items at the show, the conference is wearing on this crew's optimism.

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Welcome to Nintendo's foray into social media.

Nintendo has long been criticized on their online strategy – something their attempting to address with both the 3DS and Wii U.  While we await a more robust presentation concerning online functionality at Nintendo’s press conference on Tuesday, Sunday’s Nintendo Direct presentation shed some light on what kind of functions we should expect with the revelation of Miiverse.

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Check out a recording of the Nintendo Direct presentation that aired at 3PM PST/6PM EST.

Before E3 kicks off, Nintendo is holding a special Wii U dedicated Nintendo Direct. Click through to watch a replay of the stream!

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Slight tweaks to the core formula prove fun, but Camelot barely volleys it over the net.

It’s much easier to consider Mario Tennis Open the latest home console iteration of the Mario Tennis series rather than the latest handheld title. Lacking the handheld games’ iconic RPG mode, the experience is more like a follow-up to the GameCube’s (and Wii’s) Mario Power Tennis. In and of itself, this isn’t a bad thing; however, Mario Tennis Open is thin on content and new gameplay enhancements don’t do much to vary up the experience from past iterations.

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The last generation's portables are now cheaper than ever.

Nintendo announced via a press release this morning that the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL will be dropped in price. Effective May 20, 2012, the Nintendo DSi will retail for $99.99 and the Nintendo DSi XL for $129.99.

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