Soon... very soon...

As I type this, we are a mere 23 hours or so away from total disclosure on the (gaming) secret of the decade... At 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, Nintendo will hold its annual pre-E3 press conference and undoubtedly stun even the most fanatical with their announcements and video footage of its "New Generation" home console, Wii.

Already, the hype machine is working at full-capacity;

1. Time magazine has run a preview article, in which the author recounts his visit to Nintendo's world headquarters in Kyoto, Japan and test drives the Wii controller in WarioWare, Zelda and a previously unannounced Tennis game.
2. Ubisoft let loose the first volley weeks ago with screens and an in depth look at their premier Wii title, Red Steel (Stiil?).
3. Activision has already officially announced the development of a unique version of Tony Hawk: Downhill Jam and Call Of Duty 3 for Wii. They reportedly have one other title in development (Spiderman 3?) for the platform.
4. EA added fuel to the fire with the announcement of a completely new version of Madden tailored specifically to the Wii's unique controller, including over the shoulder passing motions and nunchaku juking. Furthermore, the publishing giant has opened a new studio in Canada dedicated purely to the development of Wii titles!
5. Other confirmed third party developers include Sega, Konami, THQ, Atlus and Bandai, each with unique Wii versions of software or completely exclusive franchises for the system, including Super Monkey Ball, Trauma Center and Dragonball Z Tenkaichi 2.
6. Finally, the big N themselves have, of course, many tricks up their sleeve. Titles that they have mentioned include:
- A Mario Title
- A Zelda Title (not Twilight Princess)
- A Donkey Kong title
- Pikmin
- Battalion Wars
- An un-named racing title
- An un-named flight title
- An un-named Tennis game (mentioned by Time magazine)
- Wario Ware

While I'm sure I've left some stuff out, this makes for a very impressive showing, even if not all of these are playable at the big show! You'd better believe that I will be glued to the intraweb tomorrow morning and most of the week!