Top 13 MIA Games of E3 2008

6- Punch-Out Wii

It's been almost 14 years since Little Mac last laced up his gloves. When the Wii-faithful received their first taste of pugilism in the form of Wii Sports' boxing minigame, the concept of a return to the World Circuit undoubtedly raced through many a head. The expectation of a Wii Punch-Out was only stoked further after a virtual console release for the NES classic and a cameo by Little Mac in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. When Nintendo announced the Wii MotionPlus, it seemed as though we'd be throwing Mac's punches in a matter of months. Unfortunately, this esteemed series was ignored this year. Facebreaker, on the other hand, is definitely coming, and is looking better every time we see it.

5- Duke Nukem Forever

Duke Nukem Forever has turned into that friend who you just can't rely on for anything. The same friend who perpetually makes promises they cannot keep, so why should we even be shocked at Forever's absence from E3 2008? The truth is, we're still letdown as we'd hoped that the new Duke Nukem Forever trailer shown late last year and the gameplay footage just revealed on the Jace Hall Show were indications that it would appear at E3 in one form or another.

4- Zelda VIII

In addition to rumors about a new Kid Icarus game making an appearance at E3 2008, there was also talk about the next Zelda game being revealed at the event. We were hoping to see a game featuring a grown up Link in a more mature take on the classic Zelda formula, but hell, we would have settled for anything more next-gen than Twilight Princess, which was more or less a glorified port of a GameCube game. Apparently, Nintendo is "hard at work" on the next Zelda, but talk is cheap.

3- Diablo III

E3 is, by and large, is a trade show that tends to focus on consoles games. But Diablo III is no ordinary PC game-- this is the game that just about everyone with access to a computer in the late 90s (or 2000, if you didn't dabble in the series until Diablo II) has been dying for. Announced just weeks before E3 week, Diablo III was nowhere in sight at the event, letting Diablo fans down who hoped that the timing of Diablo III's unveiling around E3 was no coincidence.

2- Bungie's Halo Project

Bungie had a countdown on its website that was set to expire during E3. When it finally expired... nothing. Microsoft found the time to highlight You're In The Movies during the overlong keynote, but when it came time to reveal a blockbuster at the end of the show, the company chose to highlight an RPG that's been in development for well over two years. While we're excited as anyone to see FFXIII go multiplatform, it sucks that Bungie's new product had to get the shaft as a result.

1- Kid Icarus

For the weeks leading up to this year's E3, the word on the street was that Nintendo was preparing to unveil a new first party video game for the Wii. No one knew what exactly this game that would be, but there was no question about it being something big--likely one of the many beloved Nintendo franchises that has yet to appear on the Wii. And after batch of top secret Kid Icarus concept art (which, oddly enough depicts an adult version of "Kid" Icarus AKA Pit) popped up on the internet, everyone thought the mystery game was a new Kid Icarus game. Although Factor 5 is supposedly still working on making Kid Icarus Wii happen, Nintendo's winged angel was nowhere to be found at E3.

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Auen1

i wonder why we did not see anything from team ico, particularly a shadow of the colossus sequel.

Gobbl3s

I agree with Auen1, not showing a sequel to Shadow of the Colossus was a stab in my heart. 'Twas a bigger let down than no footage of a new Kid Icarus and nothing on Duke Nukem For"N"ever.

hiphophippy27

i think #10 appealed to me the most. The jak and daxter games were definitely some of my favorite PS2 games. they were just so fun to play. I really want another Jak game to come into next-gen. come on naughty dog, i'm sure an Uncharted 2 would be great, but i think that should wait until PS3 gets another Jak game first. and by that i mean a PLATFORMING game, not a combat racer. leave that to David Jaffe. come on Naughty Dog; Ratchet's already made his PS3 debut; its about time you did too.

hiphophippy27

ShortHairedOffender Posted at: 07/18/08 at 5:57 PM PST I don't want another Jak game.
then you, my friend, have no taste in games.

imnotirish1990

The Max Payne movie looks pretty crappy, but maybe it'll gross enough so that Remedy can start putting out products faster.

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