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.

[*kryogenix*]

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.

SNES launched at $200. And yeah, I remember spending $300 for N64, Super Mario 64 and an extra controller.

And for anyone who saw the Nintendo conference, did anyone else notice that Reggie looked pissed off for some reason? He looked really intense...