Taking place in the brand new Club Nokia just a block away from the LA Convention Center, the popular console manufacturer took some to clue us in on what to expect for the rest of 2009 plus a few surprises including new games and an interesting new peripheral for the Wii. While not nearly as explosive as yesterday’s Microsoft Press Briefing, fans of the Big N will want to read on to learn all of the juicy details including a new Metroid game.

Metroid: Other M

• Brand new Metroid title from Tecmo’s Team Ninja and Nintendo.
• Much, much edgier Metroid title, something you could expect from Tecmo.
• Looks like a lot of influence from the Ninja Gaiden series with the action gameplay.
• Huge focus on story and digging into the character of Samus.
• Lot’s of melee attacks and jumping around.
• Scheduled for 2010.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

• First time a Nintendo console has had a second 3D Mario title.
• Returns to the Mario Galaxy style but with an all-new title.
• Yoshi makes a comeback in full force in SMG 2.
• The worlds looked larger than the pervious title.
• The trailer showed Bee Suit, giant Chomps, ice skating and more.
• Very little info on the title.

New Super Mario Bros.

• Not to be confused with the previous DS title, this is an all-new game on the Wii.
• First drop in, drop out classic style Mario title and includes 4 player co-op.
• The main game mode is playable both single and multi.
• Gameplay style allows players to play as a team or for score.
• All-new levels and items including a new propeller suit to fly around.
• Launching Worldwide Holiday 2009

Wii Fit Plus

• Something between an expanded version of the original and a new game.
• New tech follows the player much closer to find and fit the best workout.
• Now tracks calories and other additional info.
• Workout with Mario for the first time including jogging.
• Players can now omit the interludes so workouts keep flowing.
• Original Wii Fit has sold more than 15 million units surpassing some game consoles.

Wii Vitality Sensor

• Very little was shown on this.
• Small finger trap device that senses the players vital.
• A few hints about maybe working with Wii Fit.

Wii Motion Plus & Wii Sports Resort

• We got to see some of the same stuff as last year and some new.
• Bill Trinen demoed the archery gameplay which seemed to work despite how shaky it looked.
• Bill and Reggie went one-on-one in a 3 point basketball shootout demo. Reggie won.
• We also saw the intro game which was skydiving using the remote.
• Very little new info about Wii Motion Plus since last year.
• Red Steel 2 is first major game to require the device.
• Tiger Woods, Smash Court and Virtua Tennis all shipping with the WMP unit.

New DS and DSi Titles

• A plethora of new DS titles were announced including:
• Golden Sun DS – first title in 6 years.
• Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story, a new RPG feat. Mario and Luigi micro sized and inside Bowser. Launches fall 2009.
• James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club – new mystery story from famed writer from THQ.
• Mario VS Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! – has a level creator that can be shared and it’s a DSi Ware only title going live on Monday.
• C.O.P. The Recruit – new title from Ubisoft about a rookie undercover cop with a “gritty” storyline.