e3 2006 discussion thread Options

[*kryogenix*]

Alright, e3 is dawning upon us now, so let's keep the e3 news here.

What do you think of the big 3's conferences?

Sony: Meh, but MGS4 looks good.
Nintendo: What else more do they possibly have to reveal? I'm waiting for Smash Bros. And Miyamoto kinda creeped me out.
Microsoft: GTA4 and Halo 3 make for some strong titles.

[*mipadi*]

I've gotta give Nintendo props for remembering that there aren't people who can or want to plop $400+ down on a videogame system. Remember the days when an expensive videogame system was $150, and you got a game and two controllers with it (*cough* SNES *cough*)? Heck, when I remember when I scrounged for months to buy an N64. It was $150 and it only came with one controller and no game, and at the time, that was crazy expensive for a console.

I'm still not digging Nintendo's controller concept, but I do like the fact that they were working to bridge the gap between gamers and non-gamers. I like how Nintendo focuses on the gaming experience, and not raw specs and graphics capabilities. That's a typical gamer thing, to judge everything by raw numerical specifications. I like how Nintendo is working to capture the experience as a whole. I just wish they'd drop the whole gimmicky funky controller thing. Then I'd probably be sold on the Wii.