On Friday, James and I started off and went to one booth. Seeing as I am a huge Nintendo fan we headed there first. I shall list off the games as we played them. Here you can see Fawful playing Skyward Sword.

Super Mario 3D Land

• Felt like a classic Mario game
  
• You hold a button to run
  
• 3D effect makes it easier to judge distance
  
• Tanooki suit worked well, flutter jumping felt like it does with Yoshi
  
• Fire Flower works like it does in New Super Mario Bros. series, there is no timer
  
• Boom Boom was actually pretty easy
  

Mario Kart 7

• Played three courses, two laps each.
  
• Track 1, was a mountainous course with pipes and incoming boulders, it also had a cave and a forest.
  
• Got to try out the hang glider, with which you can control in the air to change where you land.
  
• Track 2, was an underwater course with Clampies and Cheep-Cheeps. You drive underwater in this one with the propeller; underwater driving is slow, yet still natural.
  
• Track 3, is the Donkey Kong Country Return’s course filled with the baddies of that game.
  
• The 3D effect really brought it to life, it made it easier to dodge bananas in the road.
  
• Blooper is more annoying as the ink comes right at you because of the 3D.
  

Pokemon Rumble Blast

• Pretty much like the WiiWare version
  
• Cute in an action RPG type way, not turn based
  
• Didn’t spend as much time with this one as I would have liked too, it does seem interesting.
  

Heroes of Ruin

• Played as the Gunslinger and Vindicator
  
• Prefered the short range melee of Mr. Vind.
  
• The Gunslinger didn’t seem as accurate, and is a bit harder to use
  
• Action RPG works well
  
• It has potions for health and magic which can be used with L and R buttons
  
• Game overall seemed like a really good action RPG
  
• The gameplay was fun and I look forward to seeing more from the game
  

Kirby’s Return to Dreamland

• Played with a full team
  
• I was Kirby and James was Metaknight
  
• King Dedede and Waddle Dee were drop in and drop out, which works instantly.
  
• Kirby has many attacks per move.
  
• Super attacks should be used when in certain areas with blocks they will destroy.
  
• These usually lead to miniboss areas which help you get gears
  
• Metaknight controlled pretty good, really powerful.
  
• Characters get dragged after Kirby if they fall behind.
  
• Whispy Woods was really easy with four players.
  

Last but not least....

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

• I am left handed, used the Wiimote in my right hand and nunchuk in my left
  
• It actually felt very natural and I did a pretty good job.
  
• Played the demo twice, unlike the others
  

• First time playing the game I took on Lord Ghirahim
  
• Lord Ghirahim moves fast and can catch your sword, he catches it based on the angle of it
  
• You need to trick him, swing in a direction he isn’t expecting
  
• After a few hits he uses his sword
  
• He moves very fast and if you shield by shaking the nunchuk you can throw him off balance
  
• Shielding is important, other people were losing heart after heart when they did not shield
  
• Swordplay feels very realistic
  

• Second demo was the dungeon
  
• You need you use the beetle to hit a crystal, which will open a door
  
• Beetle is controlled by tilting the Wiimote, feels really natural.
  
• You battle a Stalfos
  
• Stalfos wield two swords, which are used both offensively and defensively.
  
• When a Stalfos holds both swords upright, Link must strike vertically in between them; when it holds its swords sideways, Link must strike horizontally. Stalfos can also hold their two swords perpendicularly, so that Link must strike from a certain angle.
  
• Once you beat it you get the upgraded beetle, which Fi explains to you.
  
• It can pick items up now.
  
• You need to send it through a hole in the wall to hit that same switch
  
• When outside the beetle has to be sent into a nook in the wall where you must avoid Deku Babas to hit another red switch
  
• Next room has a Skulltula attack, upward slash puts it on its back legs, stabbing motions can finish it
  
• Continuing on you find another room where the beetle must be used to hit another switch which raises water
  
• Swimming is fluid from the few seconds I did it
  
• Battle another Skulltula which was on a web
  
• Next room you must climb an ivy wall, shoot down a block and push it to the lower level
  
• You must position it perfectly so that when you stand on it three eyes open up, so that you may make them dizzy with your sword
  
• The prize is a small key!
  
• Got back to the main room and the demo timed out
  

• James played the Bird chasing ceremony
  
• Must capture the bird with the statue
  
• First time you almost capture it, cutscene plays and you start having eggs thrown at you by the other riders
  
• Must capture bird while dodging eggs
  
• Eggs slow you and cause a loss in altitude
  
• Shaking downwards allows you to gain altitude
  
• You can make the bird fly slightly faster, this is similar to the carrots in Ocarina of Time
  
• You can use it three times and then it recharges, alternatively it will recharge on its own
  

Tomorrow I shall add the details about the special guest we saw as well as a Nintendo employee's reaction to Fawful.