E3: This Year 'Mario Kart', 'Luigi's Mansion' More Franchises Coming To 3DS

At their pre-E3 press conference today, Nintendo demonstrated off unique 3DS forms of the Mario Kart and Luigi's Mansion establishments for the first time, additionally highlighting alternate major establishments approaching the portable. Luigi's Mansion 2 "is not a simple revision," of the Gamecube launch title, said Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. "It's an entirely new game making extraordinairy use of 3D and featuring not just one but several new mansions." A gameplay video showed the popular Mario brother using a vacuum to suck up ghosts in environments including an Egyptian tomb.

Monster Hunter Tri (Nintendo Wii)

At a time when industry talk is dominated by terms like accessibility and casual appeal, Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise remains firmly attached to its hardcore roots. The latest version of the game is Monster Hunter Tri for Nintendo's Wii, bringing its brand of third-person real-time beast-slaughtering action and addictive item acquisition systems to a new audience. For franchise fans this is going to be a very familiar experience, as much of the game remains the same, though with noticeable improvements to the camera control, visuals, and the online experience. If you're new and wondering what it is that makes this game worthy of the label hardcore, then you should know this is in no way a pick-up-and-play product. Only those with patience, a willingness to learn, and an appreciation of high levels of