Press conference grades

has anybody done this yet? I'm sure they have but here are my grades for the big 3's conferences after watching all 3

Microsoft- B ( loved the new live and of course Gears2 and Fable2 couldn't care less about FF )

Sony- B ( loved the LBP presentation and GOW3 will be great )

Nintendo- D ( even sheep had to be disappointed one of the worst PC's I have watched )

Sony- c+

ms-c

nintendo- lol

Our point of view.

Microsoft B

Sony C

Nintendo F

My point of view

Microsoft D (Other than FF, everything was old news)

Sony C

Nintendo C (Motion plus, animal crossing, and GTA. However, those were the only good parts. AT least there was no old news)

Press Conference Criteria

Microsoft D- (Old news)

Sony B (Showed good potential)

Nintendo A+ (What retailers, after seeing that, wouldn't want to be selling those products. What investers would doubt the future of that company)

Microsoft: C

Nintendo: D-

Sony: B

For me!

Sony: 6/10

Microsoft: 5/10

Nintendo: 0/10

EA: 8/10

Activision: 7/10

Microsoft = C

Sony = D

Nintendo = F - ... hell they're not even deserving of an F. An F is too good for Nintendo at this point.

Overall, worst E3 I can remember.

MS-A-

Whether you like FF or not, Sony losing exclusive rights is a huge story in the industry. Not a whole lot of new titles, but the games in production are shaping up nicely. 4 new RPGs in 08 will be on the 360 and no where else. Netflix deal has the potential to change the way we look at renting physical discs.

Sony - C

Games coming this year look great, but not a whole lot we haven't seen before. Teaser trailers for MAG and GoW3 were very cool, but no gameplay footage hurts. I had three hopes going into Sony's PC. 1- WKS release date and gameplay footage (not there), 2- A new exclusive rpg of any type, not related to a strategy form (not there), Home release date, and trophy support this week for at least 5 games (not there, and I was basically told to keep waiting). Overall I would say it was decent, but a big letdown.

Nintendo- D-

After Mario Kart was released I looked over Gamestop's upcoming game list and really couldn't name 3 games I would be buying for my Wii by year's end. E3 has come and gone, and the future is looking a little bleak. I guess Order Up, and that really bloody game are supposed to hold me over until the next mario, Zelda, and Metroid. Nintendo needs to dig deeper into it's roster.

Our point of view.

Microsoft B

Sony C

Nintendo F

My point of view

Microsoft D (Other than FF, everything was old news)

Sony C

Nintendo C (Motion plus, animal crossing, and GTA. However, those were the only good parts. AT least there was no old news)

Press Conference Criteria

Microsoft D- (Old news)

Sony B (Showed good potential)

Nintendo A+ (What retailers, after seeing that, wouldn't want to be selling those products. What investers would doubt the future of that company)

Tylendal

Microsoft = C

Sony = D

Nintendo = F - ... hell they're not even deserving of an F. An F is too good for Nintendo at this point.

Overall, worst E3 I can remember.

Memnock

But that means they earn an EPIC FAIL! Failing is bad, but an EPIC FAIL is something to be proud of. Maybe you should just leave it at F.

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Our point of view.

Microsoft B

Sony C

Nintendo F

My point of view

Microsoft D (Other than FF, everything was old news)

Sony C

Nintendo C (Motion plus, animal crossing, and GTA. However, those were the only good parts. AT least there was no old news)

Press Conference Criteria

Microsoft D- (Old news)

Sony B (Showed good potential)

Nintendo A+ (What retailers, after seeing that, wouldn't want to be selling those products. What investers would doubt the future of that company)

dru26

I saw plenty, weeks ago. I want to see news. Note that 75% of that word is NEW. Old news is no news in my books.

Microsoft-B+

Sony-C-

Nintendo-F-

MS - B

Sony - C+

Nintendo D-

Our point of view.

Microsoft B

Sony C

Nintendo F

My point of view

Microsoft D (Other than FF, everything was old news)

Sony C

Nintendo C (Motion plus, animal crossing, and GTA. However, those were the only good parts. AT least there was no old news)

Press Conference Criteria

Microsoft D- (Old news)

Sony B (Showed good potential)

Nintendo A+ (What retailers, after seeing that, wouldn't want to be selling those products. What investers would doubt the future of that company)

Tylendal

This post blows my mind. How could you possibly rate Microsoft's conference below Nintendo's? None of them were any good, but Ninty's was almost unwatchable, and clearly the worst of the three.

OK, just so you have a benchmark, I consider Nintendo 2006 to be an A+.

Microsoft: B
Sony: C
Nintendo: The assignment was to write an essay on human literature. You submitted a picture of your reproductive parts. Not only am I giving you a failing grade, but you are expelled from this school.

:)

Microsoft: B- (Not really any better than Sony's, but FFXIII gives them the edge)

Sony: C (Had some decent games, but no huge games and not enough gameplay)

Nintendo: F (Nothing more needs to be said)

Nintendo did average. Just average. Not bad, not good.

Have you noticed that Nintendo's PC's are always "We have more moneys!" but never show real games?

Same thing with all fo the other ones. They did average! Nothing to get pumped about was announced, for me.

Press Conference Criteria

Microsoft D- (Old news)

Sony B (Showed good potential)

Nintendo A+ (What retailers, after seeing that, wouldn't want to be selling those products. What investers would doubt the future of that company)

Tylendal

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Press Conference Criteria

Microsoft D- (Old news)

Sony B (Showed good potential)

Nintendo A+ (What retailers, after seeing that, wouldn't want to be selling those products. What investers would doubt the future of that company)

Paul_Phoenicks

how could anyone possibly give NiN an A+ that's crazy to me...I was being generous with a D

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Press Conference Criteria

Microsoft D- (Old news)

Sony B (Showed good potential)

Nintendo A+ (What retailers, after seeing that, wouldn't want to be selling those products. What investers would doubt the future of that company)

Paul_Phoenicks

Correct. Nintendo is not about us, it's about the money!!!! They are showing the world that this is a good company with extremely good income. Besides, PC's are not about games, it's about the company and the future of the company. Nintendo is doing good. The games are just showing examples of growth. The games come at the floor.

MS-B+

Sony- B

Nintendo- F-

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Press Conference Criteria

Microsoft D- (Old news)

Sony B (Showed good potential)

Nintendo A+ (What retailers, after seeing that, wouldn't want to be selling those products. What investers would doubt the future of that company)

Paul_Phoenicks

But MS did show games that will be out THIS YEAR fighting for crowded shelf space. They showed you how good they are with hands on presentations given by studio heads of the developers that made them, showing how dedicated to MS's platform they are. Had reps from BOTH music games come on back to back to talk about their song lineups, with one mentioning that it was exclusive to 360 for a short period.

From a business stance, retailers saw more reason to allocate resources to MS this year than to Sony.

From a gamer stance, MS showed that their games were good and gave them release dates. Sony basically said "And one day we will release GOW". Like we didn't know that already.

From a presentational stance, Nintendo's show was kinda corny. Sony's was boring. Jack admitted that he was nervous, and you could tell throughout the show. At one point I started to fall asleep. MS's show was perfectly paced. Kept your attention throughout. The first 30 minutes were game demos, then 5 minutes of sales data (credit to Sony for doing that with a LBP demo). Then a couple of nice trailers for new Live Video partners. Then new XBL updates and Arcade games. Then music games and Square. Perfectly executed.

MS = B (showed who the "hip" contender is. Appealed to the hardcore, the casual, and the investor.)

Sony = C (boring show, no release dates)

Nintendo = d (decent show, no games)

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Press Conference Criteria

Microsoft D- (Old news)

Sony B (Showed good potential)

Nintendo A+ (What retailers, after seeing that, wouldn't want to be selling those products. What investers would doubt the future of that company)

TBoogy

But MS did show games that will be out THIS YEAR fighting for crowded shelf space. They showed you how good they are with hands on presentations given by studio heads of the developers that made them, showing how dedicated to MS's platform they are. Had reps from BOTH music games come on back to back to talk about their song lineups, with one mentioning that it was exclusive to 360 for a short period.

From a business stance, retailers saw more reason to allocate resources to MS this year than to Sony.

From a gamer stance, MS showed that their games were good and gave them release dates. Sony basically said "And one day we will release GOW". Like we didn't know that already.

From a presentational stance, Nintendo's show was kinda corny. Sony's was boring. Jack admitted that he was nervous, and you could tell throughout the show. At one point I started to fall asleep. MS's show was perfectly paced. Kept your attention throughout. The first 30 minutes were game demos, then 5 minutes of sales data (credit to Sony for doing that with a LBP demo). Then a couple of nice trailers for new Live Video partners. Then new XBL updates and Arcade games. Then music games and Square. Perfectly executed.

MS = B (showed who the "hip" contender is. Appealed to the hardcore, the casual, and the investor.)

Sony = C (boring show, no release dates)

Nintendo = d (decent show, no games)