Top 10: E3 2012 game trailers and demos

We love E3. All those shiny trailers full of promise and hope. Here, in no particular order, are our 10 favourites from this years show. Where possible we’ve embedded the videos here, but you may need to click through for the HD versions. Apologies for any pre-roll adverts.

1. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Studio Ghibli, Level 5 and Namco Bandai get together to produce an RPG which looks set to combine the legedary anime studio’s distinctive style and deep plots with a rich fantasy world to explore. It’s already been a hit in Japan and is due out in the west in January 2013. We can’t wait.

2. Nintendo Wii U

This is an epic video, released before E3 and it’s a little dry in its presentation to say the least. However, there’s a huge wealth of Wii U-information here for anyone considering buying Nintendo’s latest console come Christmas.

3. Assassin’s Creed 3

Ubisoft had a fantastic line up at this year’s show, and three entries in this list. First up is this extended gameplay demo of the new Assassin’s Creed. It shows how our hero’s acrobatic skills can be put to use in a forest, some basic RPG type elements, how to take out crowds of opponents and a classy-looking assassination. We can’t wait for the game later this year.

4. ShootMania

Trackmania was a phenomenal little racing game that became a huge community-driven phenomenon. Now developer Nadeo is hoping to do the same for shooters with ShootMania, design your own games and levels from this sandbox shooter engine. It’s all helped along here by an awesome trailer with a great soundtrack.