Nintendo Rules E3
// May 14th, 2006 // My Stuff
While I got excited about a new Smash Brothers game, this was only the first in a series of things that excite me about Nintendo’s next generation console. Over the course of the show, The Big N showed why the Wii was once code named Revolution.
At one point during E3 the wait to get your hands on the Nintendo Wii reached 6 hours, while many said you could walk up and play the PS3 at any time. Much of this could be related to PS3′s extraordinary launch price ($499 or $599). Additionally, Sony’s announcement of adding tilt sensors to their controller seemed like last minute copy cating of Nintendo’s amazing new controller scheme. Additionally, game footage they showed did not look significantly better than Microsoft’s Xbox 360 games which have already hit the market. These things left PS3 the clear loser of E3.
As for Microsoft, they seemed to show some exciting new potential with their online services and integration with wireless devices. However, the potential for excitement here is less than with Nintendo primarily because there is still so much to learn about the Wii.
The clear confirming moment that indicated Nintendo’s victory was in Sony’s second idea theft, but this time they stole Microsoft’s idea. Peter Moore of Microsoft took a jab at PS3 by stating “They’re going to buy an Xbox and they’re going to buy a Wii… for the price of one PS3″. Later, PS3 executive Phil Harrison said to GamePro: “I think Nintendo will be the second system consumers purchase after PlayStation 3″.
This confirms one thing they both agree on, people will be buying Nintendo’s system, even if they may have the purchase order screwy, or I wonder, why bother with either Xbox or PS3?
Anyway, I’ll be keeping a close eye on what we can expect to see on launch day for the Wii. Since I’m compiling the info for myself from many new sources, I’ll happily share it with you here.
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wasnt the xbox CRAZY expensive when it first came out?
600 dollars for a ps3. thats insane…
i really like that the wii gets its own tab :)
its cute
The XBox launched at $299/$399. Of course all of these are base prices. With limited stock, stores sell mandatory packages for pre-order which require you to buy extra controllers, games, and other accessories. This pushes the actual cost up significantly. Then, also with the XBox, people were making Ebay auctions and selling them with insane markup.
I’m out on this – these guys waving their arms around look like a bunch of tools. And who really wants to spend their free time looking like a tool playing yet another Mario Bros. game?
Look at DDR, looking like a tool is not a restriction in successful video games. In fact, playing video games at all in the beginning defined you as a geek. That level of self consciousness is embarrasing.
If the game is fun and immersive, it will be popular and expectations will quickly change. Suddenly sitting playing with a controller which does not respond to intuitive movements will feel clunky.
[...] As we all patiently wait for the Nintendo Wii, one of the potential games we’re all hoping for is a new Duck Hunt. This seems like a no-brainer with the controller. Anyway, while we all wait until the end of the year for that, check out these two online Duck Hunt games right now: [...]
While this wouldn’t be ideal for many games, it has great potential:
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/04/powerglove_mouse_mod_continued.html
A pair of these things would allow one to be far more engaged in a game, if they could be made to work with a ton of games and scenarios, from driving cars to picking up items to opening doors.
[...] On a Digg was this great link to a comparison of Sony and Nintendo’s stock prices. Clearly things have started to fork after Nintendo ruled E3 by showing off how flippin sweet the Wii is going to be. [...]
PS3 may have really good graphics, XBox360 may have the best shooting games such as Halo series and Call of duty series, but clearly, Nintendo Wii is the best of the three with its revolutionary controller small cpu and the game super smash brawl