I was really skeptical about the 3DS when it was leaked into the 'Net. Actually, I rolled my eyes and said, 'What is Nintendo thinking?!" Even their competitors, namely Sony, was quoted as saying a 3D portable is just 'too much' in the hands of a regular gamer. I was in the same mindset since the Wii is going to be bombarded with the motion controls for the 'Move' and 'Kinect' during the holidays, why don't Nintendo concentrate on their gaming library with the competition knocking on their door.

Well, I am very happy that my assumptions were proven wrong after watching E3 and watching interviews of developers from Konami, Capcom, Ubisoft, EA, Activision, Level 5 and Square Enix. This portable is the next Generation: a console in a portable machine as one developer stated!

Another great thing is that Nintendo FINALLY listened to their core gamers. I remembered the E3 of 2008 and 2009, fans, me included, were begging to have new games for their popular franchises and yet we get were Mario games(which is not bad) and a lot of Wii Musics. People were clamoring for Kirby, Zelda, Starfox, DK, Pikmin and third party titles. Well, I was so happy when I finished watching their E3 presentation that I watched the video 4 more times just to make sure I am not dreaming.

The titles in development for this portable were plenty and are MIND BOGGLING in a sense that they are not shovelware but AAA 1st and AAA 3rd party franchises. Here is a partial list:

Kirby, Donkey Kong, Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Metal Gear, Star Fox, Super Street Fighter 4, Resident Evil, Assassins Creed, Ridge Racer, Kingdom Hears, Epic Mickey, Mario Kart, Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, EA sports franchise, a possible Persona franchise, a possible GTA franchise

The best part is that Iwata announced during his speech that the portable is for the 'mass market', implying that it is REASONABLE in price. WOW!!! Nintendo, you have my money on this one!