If you thought that Nintendo would have given up going after the hardcore market now, you're dead wrong. They're more determined than ever, and they remain positive that yes, they can still win over the Halo audience.

And finally, this is really it! There's no stopping E3 now! The committee for the E3 Expo 2009 has now released the floor plans for the said event. Posted over at their official website are the layouts for the West Hall, South Hall, and the 2nd Level Directory. Details after the jump.

Nintendo disappointed a lot of core gamers at last year's E3 after it didn't announce any new Zelda or Mario game. This year, the company plans to make up for it. Talking to GameTrailers, Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime said that they will do a "much better job" at E3 2009.

What does the Nintendo have to offer in the area of user-generated content? Miis? That's it, I think. This situation may change soon, however. Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime has recently said that user-generated content is the future of interactive entertainment, and so Nintendo's gonna hop right onto that bandwagon.

It's the question we all asked about the Wii: "where the hell are the hardcore games?" Here's your answer. According to Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime, "instead of competing for the very best players, we decided to shoot for the most players."

Well. A tiny piece of my Zelda heart just broke.

Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime: "One of our competitors [the PlayStation 3] projects they will sell 10 million consoles worldwide this year. For us, that's three months of production [for the Wii]." Ohhh, burn!

Anyway, on to the news. Addressing the shortage problem, Fils-Aime has announced that they will raise production by 33%. About time.

Over the weekend, a couple of reports surfaced online, talking about a new kind of Nintendo DS to come out later this year: they say it's got a built-in camera and allows music playback functions. Think DS, digicam, and mp3 player... all in one handheld. Too good to be true? Perhaps. Nintendo Japan and America have both responded to these reports saying that they've never announced such a thing. Which basically translates to "no comment" (i.e. neither confirmed nor denied).

Last week's edition of the DS Weekend Warrior was a blast, and this week is certainly not any lesser. In case you missed any of the updates in the past few days, expect to encounter the DS successor, an MMORPG franchise's entry to the DS shores, and more. Read more about it in the full article.

We may not get more colors or a redesign for the Nintendo DS, but there's a possibility for another thing altogether: the successor to the DS. Why put it out now when the DS still prints money? Check out Pachter's explanation in the full article.

Hoping for a newly-colored Wii, or a slimmer DS handheld? Don't hold your breath, since your hopes would probably take a long time to get fulfilled. Check out the statements made by Nintendo of America's Executive Vice President for sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway and see why you won't get that lime-green Wii...at least, not anytime soon.