So, who won E3 2010?

[Valkysas]

Who do you think had the best showing, and why?

Come, let us yell at each other.

[Goufunaki]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

From what I briefly know, I would say nintendo.

3DS, and a new Zelda. 3DS is definitely going to sell.

[Hrafn]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

Yeah, all signs point to Nintendo. Ironically, it might be because they showed the least amount of gimmicky or casual-friendly stuff. Utterly shocking as that is. I think they actually listened to criticisms from their '09 E3 outing and tailored this one to those responses. New games or remakes to please the faithful, no Vitality Sensor nonsense. While the other two focused too much on their new peripherals and left astounding new IPs or highly anticipated sequels by the wayside.

[Duel]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

Nintendo.

[josh]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

I hate to say it, but Nintendo. Sony and Microsoft didn't really have any exciting new exclusives to show off, they mostly just trotted out their dorky motion controllers that I will probably never own.

3DS looks pretty cool, I can't wait to get my hands on one.

[John Mora]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

I'd be interested in knowing why anyone would say Sony or Microsoft.

[Duel]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

Gabe Newell is fat

[Valkysas]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

I'd be interested in knowing why anyone would say Sony or Microsoft.

My friend "Vagrant" insists sony won.

I'll try and get him to come in and say why.

[Jeroak Nelave]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

I'd say Nintendo definitely had the strongest showing for the "hardcore" players that have been begging for Nintendo to get back to its roots, but i honestly didnt see much that really felt must have, even Zelda (but i havent checked out much of Nintendo's stuff yet, so my verdict may change a bit).

I felt Sony gave me just about everything i wanted. I wanted Move to be just more than Playstation Waggle, and it seems to have delivered (very interested in the wizard style game), and there were a few originals shown, plus the fact that Infamous 2 was shown pretty much gave Sony a leg up on the competition to me.

Microsoft...uh...oh hell, if i come up with something, i'll let ya know.

But anyway, atleast for right now, Sony and Nintendo are tied to me, but once i see more of the E3 info and previews for Nintendo and Sony that opinion may change.

[Leish]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

In terms of games, Nintendo showed the most games I'd be willing to play. Of course, anything "new" they announced sounded lame, i.e. Wii Party. In retrospect, though, I was only excited about the new Zelda and Kirby games. The rest I said, "Oh, neat," but I certainly did not salivate over anything.

The Sony conference lacked the quantity of games to get excited about, but at the same time, I appreciated the variety of games being shown. Heck, I appreciated the scope that was covered - 3D, motion controls, advertising, new online services, major third parties they're working well with, and the variety of games for the PS3 and PSP. The 3D, motion controls, and games really made me appreciate the general appeal the PS3 has to anyone with money to spend. While Nintendo is hyped up as the family console, I feel the PS3 is that and more. I think the conference, while long and boring at times, showed what Sony gaming really represents.

And what I was really impressed with was how well Nintendo and Sony really knew their audiences. Nintendo kept making the remarks about how they weren't "dried up," like so many had believed, and showed us what we wanted to see. Sony, with the Kevin Butler speech, showed just how aware they were of their fan base's mentality. Hell, even hiring a black kid to do their PSP ads shows they really know their market (I had been joking about this for years - that whenever you're out in public, the only people you usually see playing the PSP are black people, kids and young adults. Of course that's just general experience that's shared between me and someone else who shared my perceptions. I always thought there was something too that, though).

So who won? It's hard to say. Entertainment wise, Nintendo obviously because the games they showed reeked of nostalgia, and there was a steady flow of it. However, Sony won in the sense of making the PS3 sound the most appealing system of the three in a general sense. And steamworks, which is giving me hope they'll update Team Fortress 2 for the PS3. Now that I think about it, I see myself buying more games that Sony announced, if even just briefly, than what Nintendo did. Sony wins, but barely.

[Valkysas]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

Kevin Butler, while awesome, had an absolutely pointless speech. really. listen to it. and listen to what he says beforehand.

it's absolutely pointless. So I thought it was stupid.

Sony had a good showing. strong second place. But very little was new. it was mostly new footage of stuff we've already seen.

Nintendo won it hands-down for me. We got to see the new zelda for the first time, kirby's epic yarn, donkey kong country returns, and the 3DS. and it's lineup. god damn, what a lineup.

Microsoft... Well... um...

[Leish]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

Pointless? Sure, I can see that. But I'm willing to argue, since I got nothing better to do, that it's a PR move to meant to make PS3 hard core gamers feel that Sony knows them (big tv in a small apartment, trophy hunters - useless but not). Hard core gamers kept complaining that Nintendo was abandoning them. Kevin Butler's message seemed to be, "Hey, we know who you are. We're still going to market to you, but we're also marking to more casuals with our motion control device. But hey, gamers are gamers, so don't hate on any device meant for more casual players." If you equate motion control games with just casual gaming, and it gets that permanent label, then you lose the hardcore base. If you equate motion control games for simply "gaming," then you might draw more of the hardcore base into buying or trying your motion control thing (very important since Move resembles the Wii so much, thus its sigma). And who better to do this than Kevin Butler? Even I get drawn in by his acting.

Also, it makes fun of Microsoft's Natal and their conference. Nothing wrong with making your competitor seem like the lesser.

[Ryner]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

Isn't 3D just something used to impress 7-year-olds?

[Perversion]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

I'll agree that Nintendo won E3, in terms of games they showed, but I also think Sony came thisclose due to all the reasons Leish mentioned above. They had the usual business aspects of the presentation, they "officially" unveiled Move with a few games (Sorcery in specific) that did not look like third party Wii shovelware (see Microsoft's Kinect demo), and they showed their big games for the coming year/year and a half (LittleBigPlanet2, Killzone 3, Gran Turismo 5, the latter two of which will be 3D capable).


If Nintendo had mentioned Zelda, Kirby, and/or Kid Icarus before E3, their announcements would not have been quite as big a deal.


Mostly, from Sony's presentation, I came away from it feeling good about the PS3's future. They seem to have heavy support from EA, who are improving every year, and finally Valve is throwing their support to the PS3 instead of doing shoddy afterthought ports.


It's funny to me how EA is backing Sony, and both seem to be on the incline, whereas Activision seems to be supporting Microsoft (Call of Duty maps exclusively on the 360), and both seem to be sinking ships.

[Denmo]

Re: So, who won E3 2010?

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