Echoing remarks made by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, Nintendo of America marketing VP Cammie Dunaway expressed disappointment over the company's oft-criticized showing at this year's E3 Media & Business Summit.

"We were disappointed with our performance at E3," Dunaway told VGChartz. "There were titles like [Wario Land: Shake It!] which we think will be really fun titles that we should have showcased."

Nintendo's E3 conference centered on a short list of titles which appeared to focus more on the casual market than core gamers, including Wii Music, Wii Sports Resort, and Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Perhaps the most exciting announcement to come out of the conference—the revelation of a Pikmin sequel—had to be pried out of celebrated developer Shigeru Miyamoto at a developer roundtable.

"We were excited that Mr. Miyamoto made the commitment that Pikmin is coming," Dunaway added. "It would have been nice if we could have said that on stage. But, we think it was a good recognition for us that we care for our core fans, and not just the new people who are now discovering Nintendo."

Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) is a 2D game, and it's not on WiiWare. That was unexpected. But the production values—high quality, hand-drawn spritework, and animated cinematics provided by Ghost in the Shell producers Production I.G—are the real surprise of Nintendo's upcoming platformer.

As we've seen in the first videos of the game, Wario Land employs the gameplay scheme originated in the earlier Game Boy and Game Boy Advance series entries, with little intrusion on the part of the Wii Remote.

Where the motion controls of the device—held in the NES controller style—do appear are quite appropriate, such as tilting the controller to angle a thrown object, or shaking objects to reveal the boundless treasure lying within. Otherwise, it's... Read more

New footage of the Wii-bound Wario Land: Shake It! has appeared on publisher Nintendo's Japanese web site, offering a first look at the game's shake-centric platforming gameplay and 2D graphics.

Developed by Japanese studio Good-feel, Shake It! marks the sixth title in the Wario Land series as well as its first appearance on a home console. The game also features animated cutscenes produced by Ghost in the Shell makers Production I.G.

Wario Land: Shake It! is currently slated for a September 29 release.

Claiming that it's not waiting until E3 to announce new Wii and Nintendo DS games, Nintendo of America has issued release dates for four upcoming Wii and DS titles.

While the Namco Bandai-developed Mario Super Sluggers was already slated for release in North America, its exact date of arrival was unknown. The other three titles dated in today's press blast had not been confirmed to hit North America.

Wii
• Mario Super Sluggers - August 25
• Wario Land: Shake It! - September 29

Nintendo DS
• Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir - September 8
• Kirby Super Star Ultra - September 29

Read on for more Nintendo-provided details and screenshots... Read more