In between shorts and fictional arguments with inane ghostly felines I would like to in interrupt the blog with actual blog-like commentary.
Today being the second day of E3 expo I wanted to toss this up just in case someone is reading.
I'm skipping over some of the more superfluous experiences and jumping straight down the throat of the three big dogs. These guys need no introduction. You know 'em; you love them.
But let's get real for a minute. The big question at the end of show is always:
"Who won?"
In one corner you have the Microsoft Xbox 360 the first entry into the (console) next generation (now called the old bleeping gen. Seriously).
In it's opposing corner we spot the black box known solely as the Sony PlayStation three.
And hiding in a corner all to itself, the Nintendo Wii.
Alright. Let's break this down properly.
Xbox: Pros, Cons, and word of the day.
Yesterday Microsoft opened the show with exciting news... Depending on how giddy you are about spending more money then ever necessary to enjoy a hobby that was once labeled as "kiddy". What exactly am I talking about you ask? Well let's just start with the "Slim" console. I'll admit I'm extremely biased towards these constant reiterations that seemingly piss on anyone willing to spend money to adopt new hardware. It happens in every single form of entertainment (IE double dipping) and I could easily fill a book spewing hatred from every orifice regarding this topic.
Needless to say, let's just leave it at this; the slim is a welcome addition to hopefully douse the fires that the original SKUs started(pun most definitely intended). It is annoying for any early adopter such as myself but this is a good change that probably should've come years ago. One thumb up MS.
Cons: Honestly I didn't watch the full presentation (as I did for the other two) so maybe I missed something but other then the new console; nothing and I mean nothing really excited me. Yes we'll have more third party whoring (assassin's creed, call of duty etc etc) but we already knew that.
The Nat- I mean kinect is... Well put bluntly this is almost the worst idea to ever hit the videogame market. I take that back Virtual Boy.
I'm sorry Microsoft but this thing (if priced at $150) is doomed to fail. On games alone it is inevitable to fall to the behemoths. This is not the future of gaming. This is the future of jokes.
And the games of the holiday? Mostly typical fair. Overall their showing was rife with sub par quality and mild disappoints. Not terrible, and if you can get into the whole Natal I mean kinect phenomenon then more power to you.
Word of the day from Microsoft.
Dance! (monkeys)
Next up: Big N.
Last night I was thinking to myself.
"Why the hell am I watching these little shits talk out of their enormous asses about topics they were paid to talk about?"
Then Nintendo hit me back with a bag of bricks. This coming from someone who may or may not have turned on their Wii last year. So let's start with the goods.
Games! Lots and lots of games. Zelda looked glitchy but still as exciting as ever. Shigeru Miyamoto broke onto the stage in grand fashion (as he almost always do) this time holding a wii mote and nun chuck rather then sword and shield. Still he produced some laughs and first footage of Zelda: Heaven Skyward sword so it made up for the lack of props.
Following this it all looked down hill with the introduction of... I can't finish that sentence. Look Nintendo. Most people didn't buy Wii Music because it was flat out medicore. Wii Party follows that grand tradition. Someone somewhere will but it, I won't argue that. It's like calling that blue space monkey movie the best feature film ever because it grossed such and such amount of money. Business is business. Gaming is a business but this is just straight ridicules.
Everything afterward was pure money. Metroid, Donkey Kong, Epic Mickey, Goldeneye and more. By the gods finally something is *worth buying* for the Wii. And to top the show off? 3DS. What a fantastic showing from Reggie and crew. Two and a half thumbs up Nintendo.
Cons: (Blank for the time being while I think about it)
Word of the day:
Interference. Don't get it? Watch Miyamoto play Zelda at e3. It was almost sad. Almost.
Also: Kid. As in the kid is back!
And finally Sony steps up to the stage to drop the bomb. A expired and possibly missing the explosive material required to create an actual shock wave. Honestly this was painful for me. I know I know. Sounds like I'm riding the Nintendo Hotdog to fairy land but after that show, this was more painful then pulling my eyelids off with a needle nose pliers.
Typically during the last gen Sony was the numbers. #1 was the big thing back in the day. You know what I heard today (minor spoilers to the word of the day). Innovation.
What the Bleep is that? In a year when the next DS is not shown but actually previewed you ignore it completely? Where was the sucessor to the PSP? Or did you find your hands stuck too far up Nintendo's ass to remember to build one? Perhaps you just needed the blueprints to steal.
Oh well. Momentum was another word I heard. Yes Sony, the ads are awesome. Beyond awesome actually. Kevin Butler? Brilliant!
Your line up revolving around the idea of innovation based upon almost one hundred per-chant on the Wii's motion contols? Seemed trite to me. Sure you've got the "graphics" and "blu ray" but will I really want to spend a hundred dollars on a gimmick to draw third party support (and of course the million pounds of shovel ware and billions of dollars the Wii market has found) just so I can enjoy my five hundred dollar system?
Look my favorite controller this gen belongs to the Xbox. Fav console is the PS3. And my favorite games mostly rest firmly in the hands of Nintendo's system. I'm not saying no one else can jump into the wii party (ALL PUNS INTENDED) but the money grab for casual fans is absolutely sickening. Just remember it's a business...
Overall maybe a thumbs up mostly because Butler made it onto the stage. Oh and Twisted metal, I suppose.
Word of the day: Innovation. Yep. There it is, a pink glowing sex toy kids. Now wave that thing around your genital region and have fun!
It's pretty obvious that as a whole the show was at times meek and uninspiring. Trite reiterations of motion controls and astonishing amount of pretentious bastards took the stage. Nintendo clearly won with old favorites but depending on your affiliation and income range maybe you've found Kinect and Move exciting pieces of entertainment. I didn't.
And that's my opinion on the show. Lots of other thoughts (dead space 2 looks good) aren't quite splurging out from me at the moment so I'll leave it alone.
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