I thought this topic would've also been about the format of E3.
I went last year with some friends (thanks to my web site, VGMaps.com), and it was lots of fun. When we heard about the scaling-back and downsizing or whatever this year, we didn't want to go even if we still could (which I doubt). But it sounds too small and yet not organized well. I'd almost forgotten E3 was happening until after the first day had already passed. Is it true that it was so ridiculously set up that Square-Enix didn't bother showing up on the so-called "show floor" on the last day?
News-wise, there was little that was new. I can understand big games like Halo 3, MGS4 and SMG taking so long that they span at least two E3s, but that doesn't mean there couldn't be new stuff too. And what little there was wasn't all that interesting. I'll probably get Wii Fit, but I don't see myself loving it by a "being blown away by it" amount.
I'm already excited about SMG, MP3:C, and SSBB, for sure, but E3 didn't really boost that much. Sure, we got release dates and a little bit of footage. I just wish there could've been at least one game we hadn't heard of to get me freshly excited again.
If the limited amount of news was due to the limited space and the awkward formats to show new products, I certainly hope E3 will reconsider and go back to the "mayhem" it used to be.