Prognosticating E3

With E306 getting underway, basically tomorrow, Game|Life has some predictions of what we'll see from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. From the Nintendo piece: "Remember the amazing surprise when Twilight Princess was shown off at E3 2004? Nintendo's press conference on Tuesday will be something on the order of two dozen of those 'holy shit!' moments, all strung together. Fanboy tears will flow. Nintendo will make some surprising announcements about online for both DS and Wii. The 'nunchuck' attachment for the Wii will also have an accelerometer inside it -- it won't be able to detect the position of the controller relative to the screen, but it will be able to detect tilt."

Comments

Tilt, huh?

[Dr. Eggman]

Sounds like a great pinball machine simulator! Great for Monkeyball, or Starfox perhaps.

Clever

[Life700MB]

Although I am not a gamer myself, I've had a couple of consoles along the time and am very pleased with the 'nunchuck', as is clearly, to me, the most natural controller ever.

Nowadays is hard to find someone that has never played with a console, but, back in the day, when the nes was the rage (no ataris for us Europeans!) almost everybody who was playing for the first time... o first month in some cases... actually moved phisically the controller as like they where trying to 'push' the Italian plumber, or the Contra fighter, or whatever.

I'm in no way a nintendo fanboy, but I hope it works.

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Like Playing With a VCR

[Anonymous Coward]

My E3 prediction is that everyone is going to think Wii players are trying to use a VCR with a remote that needs new batteries.

Not really a prediction

[Anonymous Coward]

The 'nunchuck' attachment for the Wii will also have an accelerometer inside it -- it won't be able to detect the position of the controller relative to the screen, but it will be able to detect tilt."

That is not a prediction. It was confirmed by an EA representative last week.

Re:Not really a prediction

[jericho4.0]

I was confused at first, but have come to the conlcusion the it's called the 'nunchuck' because it kinda looks like one, not because you're expected to swing it around making kung-fu sounds.

Audience?

[Anonymous Coward]

I am just wondering how many people will be following the Nintendo conference, whether via webcasts or the usual website news (mind that F5 key!). Will it be the "largest" event related to gaming on the net?

I think every gamer, whether a Nintendo fan or not, is eager to see the Wii in action.

The megaton cometh?

Nintendo Predictions

[dcapel]

Nintendo will change the Wii back to Nintendo Revolution with a big 'gotcha!'.

See, I can make baseless predictions and state them as facts too.

Re:Nintendo Predictions

[Stormwatch]

But that's not baseless! It's based on the wishes of 95% of all Nintendo fans out there.

Wii Launch

[jensen404]

One thing seems certain... Nintendo will have a much bigger and better launch title line up for the Wii than for previous Nintendo consoles.

Time magazine just revealed Wario Ware Revolution and a Tennis game. http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.nin tendo/browse_frm/thread/0c34d048d64a8afd/1a7d18802 7394f91#1a7d188027394f91/

Re:Crossroads for many

[DDLKermit007]

Well E3 last year well...sucked...it sucked due to Microsoft getting the indutry changeing to a new console way the hell too soon and they let just about anyone in last year. Stocking clerks, joe-gamer, cosplayers, ya know...people that should be reading gameing sites who really have nothing to do with the industry. As such, far too much stuff was "behind closed doors" and the quota of "swag" to "tits on legs" was far out of puportion. *shoots Gizmondo and Nokia and evil glare for starting the problem* This year however is a launch year which is going to get each of the three companies in a bit of a war for attention shall we say? 360 didn't launch last year (they showed a few games on G4s) and they are going through a "relaunch" right now because it's doing so badly (there is a market outside the USA). I certainly hope it's as good as the last launch year we had. I just hope I'm not deaf afterwards again (2000 was the last launch year I think...E3 has gone downhill ever since...I almost went home after the first day last year).

Weeding out non-industry, babes = lower attendance

[markjl]

I'm less affiliated with the industry now, but I've been to three E3s and they are great experiences. I ultimately had to say no to attending this year due to scheduling conflicts.

However, I wonder if this year two factors will reduce the E3 gross attendance of 35,000 from last year?
Consider if you will:

1. Exhibits only hall fee has more than doubled:
   • Last year: early sign up was $150, late sign up: $200 (if I remember correctly)
   • This year: early sign up was $500, late sign up: $650.
     (See Package 4 at http://www.e3expo.com/attendees/pricing.aspx)
2. Booth Babes are going to be banned and exhibitors fined.
   See http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70075-0.htm l

I have to discount the latter factor because most people don't know this will happen and probably don't care too much to complain or applaud.

Re:My Predictions

[Spaceman Spiff II]

I see what you're saying. I also think Metroid Prime 3 could fit the bill for Nintendo's "prototype" (as you say) FPS. I'm not sure exactly why they have two FPSes, but since it's my favorite genre, I'm not complaining.

My bold prediction...

[Hamster Lover]

Ken Katuragi (Sony) and Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) will go several rounds in a mud wrestling competition over who has the better console. In a stunning upset, sommeone will slip a chair ringside to clinch it for Ballmer.