News games were announced at E3, and they're all gamers will talk about. Assassin's Creed brings a posse to aid Ezio Auditore in his adventures, and Noble Team must help save the planet of Reach. Many will enjoy Cole's quest against The Beast, Link's new motion controls, Chell's next encounter with GLaDOS and Marcus and Dom with their new, larger gang of soldiers to help fight off invading hordes of enemies. These are all hot new previews, and there is still Black Ops and Killzone 3, which gamers should look forward to. Aside from actual game releases, Microsoft kind of impresses its audience with Kinect, while Sony seems to reach a bit deeper with the Move and 3D capabilities. Finally, Nintendo pleases the crowd with the most talked about item at the event - the 3DS. It looks like the future of gaming is quite fulfilling, having mentioned so many promising titles.

I did some forum searching and some speculating about the Mario VS. the Zelda franchise. The main reason is because I'm kind of a Zelda fanboy, and I wanted to see which franchise represents Nintendo, and which one has better games. Polls show that 58 percent prefer Zelda, while 42 prefer Mario. Even in a poll comparing Nintendo's top three franchises (Zelda, Mario and Metroid), Zelda garnered 48 percent while poor Mario got 36 percent. Keep in mind that is one poll, and others also swing in favor of Zelda. Not only that, but in discussions Zelda games always triumph, while most think of Mario as representing Nintendo. Mario is indeed Nintendo's mascot, but when it comes to actual quality, Zelda kicks butt.

One thing in the world of gaming infuriates me: the fact that many masterpieces in their own right do not do well in sales. Why? These are the best of thebest, and the most worth your money. Why don't they sell as much as complete rip-offs like Wii Play? The answer is simple - marketing campaigns and a connection to the casual gamer. Take this for example: Bioshock, a game many call a masterpiece and is one of gaming's biggest pieces of "art". The success of Bioshock's critic scores does not translate to sales. With 1.5 million copies sold, Bioshock is a success, but not on the level of Halo 3, with 8.1 million copies sold or Wii Play with over 20 million. The reason for Bioshock's lesser sales is because of its exposure to the public. Its appeal. Its image. I often find that brilliant games of the highest ratings (and often with numerous awards) sometimes don't make the top sales charts. Take Zelda games, for instance. Many claim that the Zelda series is the greatest video game series ever. Legendary adventures seem to wow critics. It appears as if every Zelda game had been critically acclaimed and were renowned as masterpieces. Then, take Mario games.Some of them had high production values and became critical successes... some of them. The rest of the dozens or even hundreds of Mario games are complete trash, not even worthy to be compared to the good ones. Mario games always come out on top of Zelda games in sales, no matter how terrible they are. Buteven moreterrible Nintendo games are at the top of the sales charts. Mario Kart Wii, Wii Play and others are actually pretty bad games, yet they are some of the best-selling games out there. Nintendo's "casual gamer" idea has hit the industry hard, stealing sales from companies that work hard on producing amazing games. I find it unfair, actually. Okami, a masterpiece produced by Clover Studios for the PS2 and then moved onto the Wii did not sell many copies. Again, the question comes up. Why? I'll tel you why. Once again, hardcore gamers and casual gamers alike are drawn by commercials and marketing campaigns. That new movie "The Last Airbender" looks cool, huh? Guess what? It's officially one of the lowest rated movies of all time. It certainly is drawing a lot of attention, and that's what they always want you to think. Same with games. All games look "awesome", and you "totally" have to buy it. Congrats, genius. You just blew your hard-earned cash. See how easy it is to make a bad purchase and regret it? My advice is this: before buying a game, always search up its aggregate scores on Metacritic.com or GameRankings.com. Those websites will show the aggregate scores for virtually every game ever created. Even better, before making purchases, gamers should refer to websites like GameSpot.com and IGN.com to get accurate reviews on the game(s) you want to buy. Therefore, you won't fall victim like the 20 million geniuses that bought Wii Play (including me).

A month ago at E3 2010, the mysterious Zelda Wii game was revealed to be Skyward Sword. I, for one, was shocked. Not excited, but instead disappointed. The graphics were not up to my expectations, and the cartoony Wind Waker style combined with the Twilight Princess style made the environments too... "happy" and "lively". I am looking forward to the use of WiiMotion Plus, though. Additionally, the 3DS is going to be released with a bang. Ocarina of Time and Star Fox 64 are being re-released in 3D. New, stunning graphics and the 3D component will make fans of the old N64 classics rejoice. In short, Nintendo fans have much to look forward to.

World of Goo is one of the strangest games ever. That being said, it is also one of the best WiiWare games ever. The simple premise of taking a bunch of goo globs and attaching them to create bridges and towers can be addicting... and rather infuriating. But that's not the point of this blog - although I find World of Goo fun, I have no idea how it has an aggregate score of 94% on GameRankings.com. Really? It's fun, but it has a higher score than Halo 3, Modern Warfare 2 and other popular FPS's. What? I must say, I'm shocked. Is this the way small downloadable games are scored? What I mean by that is WiiWare, XBOX Arcade and PS Network games seem to have lower expetations, making them get higher scores. The fact that a downloadable game that isn't even as fun as Mario Party 8 got a sensational 94% on GameRankings is ridiculous. Peace.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures is usually acknowledged for being the worst Zelda to date. To me, it doesn't look that bad. I just think that people are being unfair... but I will probably buy this and review it to see what the people are talking about.

I rated Kabuki Warriors and Rogue Warrior with 1.0's. Why is that? Don't these abominations deserve 0's? That's because GameSpot will not allow a score lower than 1.0. But still, why would any game deserve a 1.0? Well, according to Game Informer, an employee apparently won a match in Kabuki Warriors by mashing the controller on his bossom. I wish that were not true, but it is. As for Rogue Warrior, I believe that it should deserve a 10! 2 hours of horrid gameplay for 60 dollars? I'd like to call that the value of the century. Save up som hard-earned cash and buy Rogue Warrior, the best game to embrace the current generation of game consoles!

Super Mario Galaxy and its successor Galaxy 2 have been praised by all critics and receive none less than the highest recommendation. I believe otherwise. I started out te original Galaxy with high hopes. Playing through 20 stars on the first day, I thoroughly enjoyed it. After playing more and more, the levels became repetitive, frustrating and boring. Sure, Galaxy got me hooked or a tiny while, but I did not enjoy it as much as I would have liked. After beating the game and then some, I started to develop a grudge against the game. I actually "hated" it. Don't know why, but Galaxy never really came together as a masterful experience like the Zelda games did for me, and I'm sure most people agree with that. I am going to buy Super Mario 64 hoping that it will not be as repetitive a Galaxy. Therefore, if you like happy games that are (kind of) additive and has a terrible plot with no storyline connecting the levels in the game but just enjoy mindlessly tearing through levels, I suggest Galaxy and Galaxy 2. I you want a true gaming experience, then play a revolutionary adventure like Ocarina of Time. It's not that I absolutely despise Galaxy as a video game, it's just that it's WAY over-hyped.

I'm actually not really into video games... I refuse to buy a 360 because I'm afraid it will drag down my grades ( like games usually do). Although I'm very educational, I also like to speak my mind. The first truly amazing game I touched was Twilight Princess for the Wii. Not only did it change the wa I looked at video games, it move me emotionally (which is hard to do because I really don't care about much). After that, no game like Halo 3, World At War or Left 4 Dead (which I do not own) could entertain me the way Zelda games did. I then started Wind Waker, my second adventure. I finished it very, very quickly while collecting just about every secret in the game. The same goes for OoT and Majora's Mask (which was the first Zelda game I completed 100% wth all the sidequests and secrets). I am now planning to get A Link to the Past and the original Zelda. Now, it may seem crazy, but many popular games I enjoy by mooching off my friends could never be as beautiful and masterful as any Zelda game. Period.