I've seen all of the press conferences so far and here's what I think:
MS: Probably the best showing this year. Gears 2 looked amazing. Their Mii like avatars are better than Miis but still have a childish look to them. Of course there was the huge shock at the end where FF XIII was announced for the system. Plus the new $300 price point. Not bad.
Nintendo: The worst showcase hands down. Where are the good games? Wii Music might be cool, but not for me. Wii Sports Resort seems ok especially the fencing. I suppose it's also good that we know that they are working on a new Mario and Zelda game, so I'm excited about the possibility of having TWO Mario titles this gen. Other than that it was horrible. At the end of the conference on G4 when Reggie was asked about the lack of core games, his answer was Animal Crossing 2. Animal Crossing? C'mon. Plus I suppose Nintendo finally realized that control accuracy was a problem by finally annoncing Wii Motion Plus.
Sony: Resistance 2 was amazing. My jaw dropped when I saw that huge boss that was the size of a skyscraper. That game will be awesome. Other than that there wasn't much else. Not seeing Home was disappointing. It must be hard to program, but we're getting almost halfway through this gen. Plus I got all excited when they started announcing their renewed focus on the 80 gig PS3. For a second I thought they were going to be bringing it back full force or maybe even include full BC like the 60gig because of the demand. I was shocked that it was basically the 40gig with a 80 gig HD. I've always been pulling for them since day one, but I was a little let down this year.
MS: Probably the best showing this year. Gears 2 looked amazing. Their Mii like avatars are better than Miis but still have a childish look to them. Of course there was the huge shock at the end where FF XIII was announced for the system. Plus the new $300 price point. Not bad.
Nintendo: The worst showcase hands down. Where are the good games? Wii Music might be cool, but not for me. Wii Sports Resort seems ok especially the fencing. I suppose it's also good that we know that they are working on a new Mario and Zelda game, so I'm excited about the possibility of having TWO Mario titles this gen. Other than that it was horrible. At the end of the conference on G4 when Reggie was asked about the lack of core games, his answer was Animal Crossing 2. Animal Crossing? C'mon. Plus I suppose Nintendo finally realized that control accuracy was a problem by finally annoncing Wii Motion Plus.
Sony: Resistance 2 was amazing. My jaw dropped when I saw that huge boss that was the size of a skyscraper. That game will be awesome. Other than that there wasn't much else. Not seeing Home was disappointing. It must be hard to program, but we're getting almost halfway through this gen. Plus I got all excited when they started announcing their renewed focus on the 80 gig PS3. For a second I thought they were going to be bringing it back full force or maybe even include full BC like the 60gig because of the demand. I was shocked that it was basically the 40gig with a 80 gig HD. I've always been pulling for them since day one, but I was a little let down this year.