Industry Analysts, Jokers Predict E3 Shenanigans

Thanks to GameSpot for its 'Spot On' column discussing game industry financial analysts' predictions for the E3 Expo being held in Los Angeles next week. Among the predictions from various analysts are plans for Xbox ("I'm virtually certain that Microsoft will announce that Xbox Next is coming in 2005. Not clear whether they want to do so at E3"), Sony's possible announcements ("Probably a price cut to $149, and reemphasizing the point that PS2 is still going strong"), and discussion of Nintendo's DS ("...it now appears the system is generating a more positive response, particularly among game publishers.") But if you're fed up with 'expert' opinions, then try some completely fake predictions from Jason 'Loonyboi' Bergman, including: "Midway will announce a pre-order campaign for NARC, in which the first 1,000 orders will receive 1/8th of an ounce of hashish... Nintendo's press conference will consist entirely of awkward silence, interrupted only by a single person making farting noises with his armpit."

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I predict it will be full of "game journalists"

[Anonymous Coward]

Every shitty fansite on the web ends up "sending" about seven "journalists" to E3.

Ban them all! and E3 would be much better.

Whee.

[mrseigen]

I think the joke post makes more sense than the non-joke posts, honestly. Good ol' E3, especially this year. I know I'm looking forward to the countless games based on movies based on comic books. And then there's the sequels. Hopefully the DS and PSP going head-to-head will cause something interesting to appear.