You know what I find funny? A while back, there was a fake Pokemon scan that used a silhouette of Gadunka, saying it was a new Pokemon. And now we have Mega Swampert, who is so flipping ripped that it actually resembles Gadunka. Or at least I think it does.

Coincidence? I think not.

Mega Sceptile looks cool too, but I'm definitely still going with Gadunka Mega Swampert. The new Hoenn artwork is simply beautiful, and I'm way psyched for the Primal Devolutions. I just pre-ordered Omega Ruby today, so hello Ground/Fire type Primal Groudon! It's also nice to have a fixed release date--though I'm worried by how close it is to KH II.5...

Speaking of KH II.5, which is not technically E3 news but I'm going to talk about anyway, I was lucky enough to see the new trailer showcased at an anime convention this weekend, so I'm super pumped. I may or may not have wept, though part of that may or may not have been related to Kairi's lack of screentime. All we got to see was her hand, for crying out loud! Meh...well, December will still rock. I'm also hyped for the KHIII teaser with Young Xehanort and Young Eraqus. All these things saying that darkness is predestined to win is making me nervous. Maybe the it can be fixed by the Princesses of Heart returning to relevance?! ...Or something else they pull out of nowhere.

The only other thing covered so far that I'm psyched about is Smash, and amiibo by extension. I haven't played Kid Icarus, so I don't know how to feel about Palutena, but being able to use your Miis as fighters is one of the greatest things ever. I just so happened to create more Miis on my 3DS this weekend, heheheh...it shall be glorious! Amiibo sounds pretty interesting--the technology isn't new, of course, but I like that Nintendo is going to use it as an add-on for multiple games rather than just making one game specifically for this. Can't wait to see how they incorporate this into future games.

Wait...we still don't know what accessory will come with Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. What if they come with amiibo?! ...Nah, they said it wouldn't be on 3DS for a while now. But it's cool to think about.

(As a side note, I am now realizing that using a Kairi Mii in Smash will be the first time you could actually consider Kairi a playable character. Shame on you Square. Good on you Nintendo. You're picking up all the discarded characters of other companies, aren't you?)