E3 2006 Pictures

The Ascension of Nintendo at E3 2006

by Justin Berube - May 7, 2015, 10:55 am EDT

Pictures taken by the King Nintendo Fanboy at this historic event.

I will never forget E3 2006. Nintendo took a huge risk with the Wii and this event was the place where you could see it all come together. The lines were the most insane I have ever seen at any E3 and it was all because of the Wii. The only negative overall was that I probably spent more time on line at this E3 than any before it. This, sadly, gave me less time to play games than I would have liked. Regardless, there were still some amazing things on the show floor and I hope these pictures help tell the tale of one of the greatest success stories in gaming history.

The Ascension of Nintendo at E3 2006

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Ian SaneMay 07, 2015

Ugh the "focus on fun". I hated that sort of talk during the Wii era because if you bitched about the Wii you got back responses like "well I guess you don't like fun". Like apparently PS3 and Xbox 360 owners don't have FUN when they play their games. Nintendo turned "fun" into some meaningless buzzword.

Having both the DS and Wii be so successful shows that they were the right product at the right time. The 3DS and Wii U follow the same basic template but NOW is not the right time so they struggle. How did Nintendo with the same leadership go from being so in touch with the market to being so out-of-touch almost overnight?

alegoicoeMay 07, 2015

And also created a bubble that led to the abysmal failure called WiiU

ShyGuyMay 08, 2015

I remember Perrin lying on the show floor with Matt Cassamassina talking about Wii

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