Post by: Spak-Spang on July 11, 2007, 02:37:15 AM
This is a thread to talk about all the Press conferences, what you thought they did well, what was lacking, and I guess who won once we see all three.
Post by: Ceric on July 11, 2007, 02:47:12 AM
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 02:51:57 AM
With that said here's what I think about the MS press conference:
The Good: Short trailer of Resident Evil 5.
The Bad: Everything else. Man talk about BORING. It was also sad that the vast majority of the time the person on the stage was applauding what was going on. The audience really wasn't engaged at all and there were plenty of moments where you could tell MS was looking for applause. Such as, Halo 3 trailer and the Halo 3 Xbox 360 special edition console.
It just seemed like no one cared. I don't care cause well I'm not an Xbox fan, but when the audience doesn't care it just doesn't bode well for the company. I understand the reformatted E3 is smaller but still MS spent most of the time floundering on stage. When Peter Moore said "How ya guys likin' that!" when the Halo 3 trailer is playing it just looked really bad for them.
You don't see Nintendo go "YEAH WHATCHA GUYS THINK ABOUT ZELDA WOO!" when a new trailer for a new Zelda plays.
It's not that the game looks bad or for that matter any of the games looked bad it just lacked any real talk factor. Just a long extended conference of stuff we pretty much already knew with the unveiling of a really ugly Xbox 360.
The Ugly: Absolutely no real surprise announcements. None. Nada. Sure the games look beautiful but we already knew they did and with nothing new shown it doesn't give Xbox fans much to look forward to after 2007.
Just my 2 cents.
Edit: forgot to give it a rating.
I give this press conference a 4/10.
Post by: Spak-Spang on July 11, 2007, 02:52:20 AM
Moving on to Microsoft, what they did well was present several games to the audience and actually showed those games playable. They hit a homerun with the emphasis on all these games will be available this year.
What they did average. Microsoft was playing the statistics game too hard and you could obviously see holes in their logics, and exclusions (like Japan's 360 numbers) show they are not presenting the whole picture. (Which is understandable...but isn't going to fool any of the media.)
What Microsoft did poorly. Where were the surprises or really exciting games. There was nothing really new shown that we didn't already know about. I wanted to see some surprise game trailers. I wanted some sort of huge announcement that really rocked my world. Instead, I get a silly Sceneit game that won't sell units, and HD movies that I could care less about.
Finally the Ugly. Microsoft spent alot of time highlighting exclusives, but several of the games they highlighted are multiply platform games. In fact, two of their "perfect storm" games are...and Microsoft Madden and Grand Theft Autos numbers were so high in sales because they are multi-platform. You are not getting all those sales yourself. Your arrogance astounds me. Then Virtual Fighter 5, Resident Evil 5, Call of Duty, ect...almost every game in that highlight real will also be available for the PS3 and sometimes even the Wii. So as I watched I was actually trying to count the true exclusives and the games I can wait to play on another system. That is not the reaction you want from the audience Microsoft.
So, this press conference did some things really well...but overall it was average. I would give it a 6 out of 10.
Post by: Spak-Spang on July 11, 2007, 06:36:19 AM
I believe this Press Conference is going to be a love/hate opinion. Several traditional gamers are going to see Nintendo as truly abandoning them. While new gamers and traditional gamers looking for a new experience will see Nintendo as a true breath of fresh air. But a review of a Press Conference isn't about your personal opinion it is about how Nintendo presented its message.
From what I saw Nintendo truly presented its vision to the world with amazing finesse and production. Interviews with families playing new games coming, video clips of the cultural craze that the Wii has become.
But, most importantly new products that continue to appeal to this new market and will continue to expand it.
Nintendo also took time to address the questions gamers have for Nintendo. Where are the online games? Original content for Virtual Console. And although the answers were not perfect. They were good. And Super Mario Kart is also a crowd pleaser.
Surprises: Wow were their surprises. New design for the Wii Zapper, Super Mario Kart, Wii Fitness, New controller for the Wii.
Disappointments: Not many new games announced. Or really new games shown at the Press conference...lets hope everything talked about and more is on the show room floor. And why didn't they show Brawl...I am hoping for a third day surprise with a new Brawl trailer like last year.
Overall this is more what we were expecting in Press Conferences, big visionary speeches, Surprises, game announcements. But still not everything was there. 8 out of 10
Post by: that Baby guy on July 11, 2007, 06:53:08 AM
As a consumer, both shows almost seemed entirely old news before they started.
Post by: Kairon on July 11, 2007, 07:02:38 AM
But thatguy, are you seriously telling me that Nintendo release dates, Mario Kart online, the Wii wheel and zapper, and Wii Fit weren't all surprising brand-new announcements? I can't think of any particular surprises that MS pulled out aside from "sign up for the beta!"
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on July 11, 2007, 07:07:48 AM
Microsoft: 4/10
Nintendo: 8.5/10
Post by: BigJim on July 11, 2007, 07:14:17 AM
But they made a good case for 360 as the platform of choice for gamers. They proved they have variety and volume. COD4 looked great but they just didn't show it off very well. They should have opted for a more intense moment rather than a "stealth" portion.
MS -- 7/10
The Nintendo Conference had better energy. It too was light on surprises and they predictably spent a good chunk of time patting themselves on the back. Overall they made the case they sought -- market expansion. Wii Fit is an interesting title for that market.
They didn't make their case about being "serious" about online. Reggie beginning with "maybe you just didn't notice" was a bad setup followed by weak supporting evidence. The VC, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii (yum!), FIFA, Madden, Pokemon, and Wii News only scratches the surface of what "serious" means. Microsoft has raised the bar so high here that this felt a bit weak.
The little we saw of Galaxy, Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Metroid, and Zelda DS were pretty nice. I'm really looking forward to Kart and online play. The steering wheel is gimmicky. The zapper is a LITTLE more interesting. The first thing I thought of when they showed the zapper was "paintball gun". I wouldn't mind a seeing a casual-gamer or hardcore style game of Paintball. That'd be kind of fun. Maybe next E3.
Nothing amazing but solid on the energy. Galaxy, Smash, Kart, and Zelda rock, of course. And they know how to put on a presentation, as usual.
Nintendo -- 8/10
Sony NEEDS to knock it out of the park. They're the trailing entity this time. Amazing what can happen in just a year, huh? I'll review them after I watch.
Post by: KDR_11k on July 11, 2007, 07:30:39 AM
My mother is thinking about Wii Fit but I'd be damned if I had to cart my Wii down into the living room every time she wanted to play.
Post by: Kairon on July 11, 2007, 07:35:10 AM
Post by: that Baby guy on July 11, 2007, 07:40:18 AM
The Zapper is just a Wii-Remote/Nunchuk combo, but instead of being separate, it snaps them into a linear format, and keeps me from being able to hit all the buttons as easily.
We already knew Mario Kart was going to be announced, and I hope most of us predicted it would be online.
We already knew WiiFit existed, and the new peripheral is great. That was my favorite part of their conference, but I was underwhelmed as far as being a consumer goes, because I knew the game was coming a long time ago.
There was no Disaster: Day of Crisis. Nothing about Project Hammer. Nothing about new franchises. Nothing about new IPs. Miyamoto's big hit was WiiFit, something we already knew about.
It was a sleeper to me. If I owned a game store, I'd see that Nintendo is continuing what has made them what they are now, which is great, but as a consumer, the conference did nothing for me.
Microsoft's conference was similar, except they showed some boring gameplay twice, and then talked more about games everyone already knew all about.
Like I said, I'm not dissappointed. Let's face it: This is the new E3. It's not for us, and it shows. This one is for the retailers.
Also, NWR should have been used on the stage, IMO. Totally not fair.
Post by: Kairon on July 11, 2007, 07:48:09 AM
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To be honest, Kairon, the steering wheel is the exact same thing as the steering wheel I already had for the Wii, only it's white.
The Zapper is just a Wii-Remote/Nunchuk combo, but instead of being separate, it snaps them into a linear format, and keeps me from being able to hit all the buttons as easily.
We already knew Mario Kart was going to be announced, and I hope most of us predicted it would be online.
We already knew WiiFit existed, and the new peripheral is great. That was my favorite part of their conference, but I was underwhelmed as far as being a consumer goes, because I knew the game was coming a long time ago.
There was no Disaster: Day of Crisis. Nothing about Project Hammer. Nothing about new franchises. Nothing about new IPs. Miyamoto's big hit was WiiFit, something we already knew about.
It was a sleeper to me. If I owned a game store, I'd see that Nintendo is continuing what has made them what they are now, which is great, but as a consumer, the conference did nothing for me.
Microsoft's conference was similar, except they showed some boring gameplay twice, and then talked more about games everyone already knew all about.
Like I said, I'm not dissappointed. Let's face it: This is the new E3. It's not for us, and it shows. This one is for the retailers.
Also, NWR should have been used on the stage, IMO. Totally not fair.
Thatguy, think about what you're saying. We KNEW that MK would be announced? We KNEW that WiiFit existed? ...You're looking at the conference as some sort of hyper-accelerated internet junkie who as soon as a rumor comes out about something, considers it old news. Because that's all we had before about MK and Wii Fitness. Rumors.
On a purely objective level, Nintendo had a slew of surprises and "newness," especially the mindblowing Wii Balance board peripheral. I can't get the image of doing pushups with that things out of my head.
Post by: that Baby guy on July 11, 2007, 07:57:58 AM
I did love the board part Kairon, but the rest of the info about WiiFitness and MK was reported by tons of sources beforehand.
Post by: Kairon on July 11, 2007, 08:28:23 AM
Anyways, Ubisoft's Haze trailer was a big disappointment, and should've focused more on the interesting lore and back story of that game, imo, though the playing dead was cool. Oh, and poor Jack Tretton, he seems nervous out there, and his scriptwriters have sorta failed him too.
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 08:47:30 AM
So I gave a 4/10 to MS, so how did Nintendo do in my eyes?
The Good: 3 new peripheral devices. The Wii Gun peripheral looks cool, the Mario Kart steering wheel is a nice touch for those new to the series and of course the new Wii Fit gamepad.
The Mario Kart announcement was welcome though I wish we would have learned a bit more. Knowing it comes out Q1 2008 is probably the most important thing and it shows Nintendo has a VERY strong 1st party line up from August to 2008.
Metroid Prime 3 demo was good too. Rich beautiful graphics and awesome gameplay make me really excited for the games August release. The new Z targeting upgrade seems interesting and will likely make the game flow extremely well.
Super Mario Galaxy release date and Super Smash Bros. Brawl release date were welcome announcements. Seeing Mario in a Bee suit was also quite hilarious.
The very good is that when I explained to my Mom and my sister how Wii Fit worked, they were immediately interested in such a 'game', so it definitely will continue to make non gamers interested in the system.
The Bad: No confirmed SSBB online and no new Super Smash Bros. characters revealed.
The Ugly: Nothing ugly really. It wasn't the most exciting conference and there were lots....and lots of charts but nothing really super bad.
I give Nintendos press conference an 8/10
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Sony Press Conference Review:
The Good: MGS4, Kill Zone 2, Big Little PLanet and other PS3 games all look fantastic. Lots of games listed in their line up which is something PS3 needs.
New PSP model is lighter and has longer battery life as well as the ability to output to a bigger screen.
Echochrome was a definite nod to Nintendo and looked unique.
Nice long list of games for both PSP and PS3 of what is to come which is what Sony really needed to show and they did.
The Bad: PSP doesn't feature a real redesign on the exterior and remains similar to the first model.
Several games shown (RE5 and Assassins Creed for example) were already shown at the Xbox conference and didn't seem all that different (See: the same) on PS3.
Home. It looks terribly generic in terms of its design. When compared to the creativeness and beautiful animation shown in LittleBigPlanet it just doesn't hold up in my eyes and seems very bland.
The Ugly: Shadows rendered on the PS3. What do I mean? Call me a nit picker but close up shadows in the KillZone 2 screenshot elsewhere on the forums are the same as the ones in MGS4, horribly pixelated. I mean MSG 4 looks amazing visually and so does KillZone 2 but man those shadows stick out.
Presenter for Sony. Saying multiple times how nervous he was and that he was actually shaking a bit at one point. Get a grip man.
Overall Sony did a good job and it had Chewbacca...lol so I give Sony an 8/10 as well. They are down but certainly not out.
Post by: BigJim on July 11, 2007, 09:17:27 AM
But from what I did see, it seemed like Sony took a slice of the humble pie. They did a good job showing a good selection of content, but again there weren't any big surprises.
The Killzone 2 real-time demo looked very cool though.
I still think Home is interesting.
The first unique game was Echochrome, which is actually kind of weird. At first glance it looks like a different spin on the physics game Portal, but it actually defies physics. Different, but I wouldn't pick it up.
Kojima seems self-centered. "Hello, I arrived safely at E3. I've been working on MGS for 20 years. Did I mention that this is the last MGS game I am making? By the way, check me out next week in Tokyo as I show you a demo." WTF.
Still think BigLittlePlanet is great.
Good content overall, KillZone was a great closer, but I did rest my head once or twice during the length of the conference.
Sony -- 8/10
One thing I realized is how much the Sony and MS conferences sound like cold, live-action press releases. Nintendo is a bit more believable and organic in their presentations. Reggie is a very good speaker.
Post by: Rhoq on July 11, 2007, 09:37:34 AM
I watched G4's coverage of Microsoft's conference last night. Rock Band looks cool. RE5 is shaping up nicely. Interesting note regarding all of the released screens and videos of GTA4 being from the 360 build of the game. Other than that though, nothing really else noteworthy. Mass Effect looks great, PGR4 looks like it needs alot of work. During the live demo it looked like there were a lot of frame rate issues resulting in stutter.
IMHO though, Nintendo had the best showing. They dated their most highly anticipated titles. Mario kart is no longer a rumor and it's coming sooner than expected. The Wii Zapper was unveiled in it's final form, etc.
After reading through the notes of Sony's conference - it sounds like they had the 2nd best showing right behind Nintendo.
Post by: Bill Aurion on July 11, 2007, 10:10:05 AM
Pros:
~ Assassin's Creed looks good, albeit still really buggy
~ Halo 3 had a nice trailer, and I love the forest area
Cons:
~ Peter Moore is the worse speaker on this planet
~ Viva Pinata Party...Come on...
~ All the other games like Mass Effect that are just piles of generic garbage
~ NO BANJO-THREEIE!?
Sony
Pros:
~ Little Big Planet still doesn't suck
Cons:
~ Scratch what I said about Peter Moore, he's the second worst speaker...Kaz is the worst...
~ Making out a sequel to a crappy game a saving grace (Killzone)
Nintendo
Pros:
~ Mario Kart has ONLINE BATTLE MODE!
~ Mario Galaxy somehow got prettier
~ Smash Brothers trailer showed Donkey Kong!
~ WiiFit looks amazing, much better than I thought it would
~ Reggie and Iwata are some of the most enigmatic speakers ever, and Miyamoto is Miyamoto
Cons:
~ No Disaster footage
~ No really major DS games revealed (outside Advance Wars 2)
~ No Golden Sun
But, of course, there are still a few days for Ninty to reveal stuff...Just like last year... =)
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 10:17:09 AM
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Microsoft
~ NO BANJO-THREEIE!?
You know rare. It takes them 8 years to release a mediocre game. I'm glad they are off the Nintendo system.
Post by: Ceric on July 11, 2007, 10:19:39 AM
Post by: Requiem on July 11, 2007, 10:21:22 AM
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Microsoft
~ NO BANJO-THREEIE!?
You know rare. It takes them 8 years to release a mediocre game. I'm glad they are off the Nintendo system.
Not I.
If they were still on this system they probably wouldn't have broken up into Rare and the group that makes TimeSplitters, and they'd probably make some compelling software to go along side Nintendo and Retro's efforts.
Post by: Pale on July 11, 2007, 10:31:55 AM
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 10:35:36 AM
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While at Rare, the future FRD team (which consisted of team leader David Doak, Steve Ellis, Karl Hilton, Graeme Norgate and Lee Ray) worked on the Nintendo 64 titles GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark. In late 1998 and early 1999 this team left Rare to form their own company. Free Radical Design was up and running by April 1999 with their first release being TimeSplitters for the PlayStation 2 in 2000.
Post by: Requiem on July 11, 2007, 10:54:28 AM
They knew they were being sold (companies always do) way before any press release/official jargon was given to the public, and thus split off before having to sign any contracts that Microsoft would have gave them.
Post by: that Baby guy on July 11, 2007, 10:58:24 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 11, 2007, 11:01:25 AM
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 11:06:36 AM
September 2002 was when Rare was acquired by Microsoft so that was indeed a good 3 years (at least) from the time the people who formed Free Radical left Rare.
Edit: @ GP, it looks really nice on a TV but the shadows in this game up close are HORRIBLE and completely pixilated. IGN is claiming it to be "he most amazing game that this great Earth will ever gift to us."
I highly doubt it'll be that good. lol
Post by: Kairon on July 11, 2007, 11:10:01 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 11, 2007, 11:10:48 AM
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Thatguy is correct.
September 2002 was when Rare was acquired by Microsoft so that was indeed a good 3 years (at least) from the time the people who formed Free Radical left Rare.
Edit: @ GP, it looks really nice on a TV but the shadows in this game up close are HORRIBLE and completely pixilated. IGN is claiming it to be "he most amazing game that this great Earth will ever gift to us."
I highly doubt it'll be that good. lol
Personally I don't care much for the stupid cinematics instead of gameplay. Color me not that impressed by it, the graphics fail to impress me much either. Still tryin gto get the new vid of LittleBigPlanet.
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 11:12:32 AM
The LittleBigPlanet stuff was really nice too.
Post by: Requiem on July 11, 2007, 11:16:10 AM
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That was far before Rare was sold. About three or four years beforehand.
Well then that's a very valid point....
My argument just became a pile of .......
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 11, 2007, 11:16:33 AM
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Don't get me wrong I'm not going to run out and buy a PS3 because of it but on a TV screen it was visually very nice.
The LittleBigPlanet stuff was really nice too.
TV couldn't have changed the animations much though!
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 11, 2007, 11:19:45 AM
MS=6.5 (Did what they needed to, show off their games for the coming winter and help establish more why they are the "hardcore" system of choice)
Nintendo=7.5 (Pretty uneventful to be honest, but at least we got a couple new promising games announced!)
Sony=8 (Better show than NIntendo from what I heard, but I still think they failed to differentiate themselves from Xbox 360, they need more than LBP)
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 11:20:21 AM
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IGN also claimed that TP was the Best Zelda ever.
TP is the best 3D Zelda....soooo =P (in my eyes)
Edit: And also @ GP the animations didn't look all too terrible to me, they had a very....Metal Gear feel to them that fit the series. Hard to explain but the animations look "familiar".
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 11, 2007, 11:25:50 AM
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IGN also claimed that TP was the Best Zelda ever.
TP is the best 3D Zelda....soooo =P (in my eyes)
Edit: And also @ GP the animations didn't look all too terrible to me, they had a very....Metal Gear feel to them that fit the series. Hard to explain but the animations look "familiar".
I am talking about the soldiers crouching and moving, their walking animations looked stiff.
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 11:34:22 AM
jk =)
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 11, 2007, 11:39:44 AM
Post by: Mashiro on July 11, 2007, 11:48:40 AM
To hell with MGS4 and Killzone 2!!! ~_^
Post by: Athrun Zala on July 11, 2007, 12:02:18 PM
QuoteWIN.
Originally posted by: Kairon
IGN also claimed that TP was the Best Zelda ever.
Post by: Caliban on July 11, 2007, 12:52:41 PM
Phil Harrison really knows his stage. Kaz...well it was Kaz, he had some stage presence. Tretton was a nervous, soulless zombie on stage, someone give him some vitamins.
Reggie, Miyamoto, and Bill Trinen are great stage performers. Iwata needs to work on his stage skills, maybe they should make a Stage Training game just for him, Tretton, Kaz, and Moore.
Post by: Kairon on July 11, 2007, 01:09:43 PM
Post by: Shecky on July 11, 2007, 03:11:16 PM
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~ No really major DS games revealed (outside Advance Wars 2)
WAIT WHAT???? Advance Wars DS 2??? NEED MORE INFO STAT!!!
Post by: Kairon on July 11, 2007, 03:31:39 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on July 11, 2007, 03:33:51 PM
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WAIT WHAT???? Advance Wars DS 2??? NEED MORE INFO STAT!!!
Coming out at the end of the year, that's all that's known!
Post by: Shecky on July 11, 2007, 03:39:18 PM
ah dang it you provided proof...
Post by: Bill Aurion on July 11, 2007, 03:45:46 PM
Post by: couchmonkey on July 12, 2007, 06:20:46 AM
Based on summaries, it seems like Sony had the most to show, but they really needed to win this one, in fact from what I've heard they could have done a lot better. It seems like the days of using E3 for all the big announcements are gone.
Post by: Mashiro on July 12, 2007, 07:53:43 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 12, 2007, 08:15:41 AM
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I think TGS will be a more prominent place to display new stuff in the coming years, but thats just my opinion.
Actually that is a opinion that I think can be backed up. Now that E3 has been tapered down, the only big event left is TGS and even during the past it has been home to BIG announcements (Wiimote anyone?). So I can see announcements being saved for the show, and it being the new E3.
Post by: that Baby guy on July 12, 2007, 08:20:22 AM
Post by: Caliban on July 12, 2007, 08:57:22 AM
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I think TGS will be a more prominent place to display new stuff in the coming years, but thats just my opinion.
Actually that is a opinion that I think can be backed up. Now that E3 has been tapered down, the only big event left is TGS and even during the past it has been home to BIG announcements (Wiimote anyone?). So I can see announcements being saved for the show, and it being the new E3.
What about the event at Leipzig.
Three main events: E3 (North-America), Leipzig (Europe), TGS (Asia).
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 12, 2007, 10:41:28 AM
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I think TGS will be a more prominent place to display new stuff in the coming years, but thats just my opinion.
Actually that is a opinion that I think can be backed up. Now that E3 has been tapered down, the only big event left is TGS and even during the past it has been home to BIG announcements (Wiimote anyone?). So I can see announcements being saved for the show, and it being the new E3.
What about the event at Leipzig.
Three main events: E3 (North-America), Leipzig (Europe), TGS (Asia).
Lepzig doesn't seem nearly as big as TGS, at least when it comes to new game or system announcements.
Post by: Kairon on July 12, 2007, 11:24:37 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 12, 2007, 11:28:49 AM
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It could be, after all, didn't they announce MS:C at Leipzig or something?
They did announce MS:C and BWii but those are pretty minor games in the overall scheme of things. Compare that to TGS where they announced the Wiimote, there is a big difference. Besides, no one cares about Europe.
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Post by: Kairon on July 12, 2007, 05:00:51 PM
Post by: that Baby guy on July 12, 2007, 05:09:04 PM
GDC should be something unrelated to companies, unrelated to publishers, and unrelated to standard gaming press events. It should be seen as a group of trade artists collecting together and discussing their trade. Gaming announcements shouldn't be made there, unless philosophy is the sole reason of the announcement. Remember a few years back when several Nintendo devs did presentations about Brain Age and the non-game? IMO, this is the way it should have been. They didn't do it to make themselves look good, but rather for the sake of the industry. Remember Sony trying to use GDC as a breaking ground for Home? There was very little relevance to gaming development in general that Home had to do with. No trends or suggestions for developers were made in this announcement. I think that's wrong.
The guy calling the Wii two duct-taped GC's? I disagree with him, but his comments were meant solely for his peers, not for the press, and he shouldn't have had to apologize for them, considering the event.
Post by: couchmonkey on July 13, 2007, 06:26:45 AM
I think they're looking forward to taking control of the timing of game announcements and advertising and spreading it out over the whole year rather than force-feeding us 200 new games in a single week.
Would anyone care about Zack and Wiki or Space Station Tycoon if they were announced in the midst of a traditional E3? If they had to compete with Zelda Wii and Animal Crossing Wii, would we even remember them? Most people barely remember SST as it is, really.
