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Were The "Winners" of E3 Enough To Ensure Survival?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the long-in-the-tooth dept.

Now that the industry is winding down after another E3, it's time to reflect on the relative success of the show. Paul Govan reflects with a GeekDad view of the "winners" of this years show. The question is, after the attempts to scale it back to a much more exclusive event, has E3 managed to escape obscurity and defeat at the hands of up-and-comers like PAX? Highlights of the show included Microsoft's new controller-less interface, a sexier PSP, and a myriad of releases from Nintendo.

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  1. Re:Why did they make it exclusive, anyway? by Tigersmind · · Score: 2, Funny

    I fail to see the downside. Games + Strippers? /giggity

  2. Re:Multiplayer Mario by sys.stdout.write · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah okay, it would be entertaining to play a multiplayer game of super mario...

    You could do this on Super Nintendo! This guy in green clothes named "Luigi" could be moved with another "controller" held by your "friend".

    By friend I mean the kid down the block who always mooched off my Nintendo and smelled a little bit like pee.

    I'm sorry, what were we talking about? Oh yeah, E3 is becoming obsolete. I agree.

  3. Re:What industry? by XnavxeMiyyep · · Score: 2, Funny

    It was like a past-tense German sentence

    You should replace Bad Analogy Guy!

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  4. Re:Summary != Article by PrescriptionWarning · · Score: 4, Funny

    yes, they had a wii-mote in their pants. no they're not happy to see you.

  5. Re:Myriad by cheftw · · Score: 2, Funny

    Some traditionalists object to the word âoeofâ after âoemyriadâ or an âoeaâ

    I object to those words certainly.
    How would you even begin to pronounce them?

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  6. Re:Myriad by arb+phd+slp · · Score: 3, Funny

    Surely some of the comments offer better fodder for your zealotry...

    Zealotry was originally a political movement in first century Judaism which sought to incite the people of Iudaea Province to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the holy land by force of arms, most notably during the Great Jewish Revolt (AD 66-70). Zealotry was described by Josephus as one of the "four sects" at this time.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealotry

    I don't see how that applies to the GP.

    :p

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