Here's mine; ;)
New Games
- Elite Beat Agents! (Ouendan was my #1 game of 2005, so to see it not only coming to America, but to be coming with new music/story/etc - it's even better! It's not so much a localization as it is a sequel! w00t!!)
- Super Paper Mario! (Gamecube games at E3 fell completely off of everyone's radar, but this is one of the real gems of the show - a classic 2D Mario platformer set in the world of Paper Mario! Again - w00t!!)
The Console Wars
- Everything Wii! Nintendo came out as the clear winner of this show, hands down. I've been a big supporter of the Wii since it was first unveiled way back when, and to see it in action along with countless unexpected surprises (The Zapper, the VC controller, SSBB, Mario Galaxy, the list goes on and on) was an absolute treat. This is exactly what Nintendo needed to do to get back on top. If they can produce enough, they'll be under every tree this Christmas. And despite what Reggie said about not announcing pricing, it's already in the upcoming issue of EGM - $249 boys and girls!! (Let's hope this is right, I'd hate for EGM to make me a liar..)
- Microsoft Holds Their Own! With a solid lineup of upcoming games, both expected and announced (Gears of War, Halo 3, Alan Wake, Fable 2, GTA IV, Bioshock, Blue Dragon -- this list too, goes on and on) the 360 is standing on solid ground. There was nothing really earthshattering coming from the Microsoft camp, but there didn't need to be. All they had to do was wait and react to...
- Sony Digs It's Own Grave! $500 for the CHEAP version?? The one without HDMI ports (thereby rendering Blu-Ray DVD's useless)?? Yipes.. And a last minute tilt sensitive controller (which, contrary to internet chatter, is NOTHING like the wiimote)?? Oh, and did I mention that unlike last year's hype, the game's don't look any better than the game's on the 360? Hope you enjoyed the decade on top. Time to go back to making Walkman's.
Best Quote
- “Tell me why you would buy a $600 PS3? People are going to buy two (machines.) They’re going to buy an Xbox and they’re going to buy a Wii … for the price of one PS3.” - Peter Moore, a Microsoft vice president
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