E3 2006

[kio_chan176]

Originally Posted by calhounian

...but on the bright side, there are some really cool acronyms for Wii:
Wireless Interactive Interface
Wii invented innovation
Wacky illegal immigrants
Wondering in Istanbul
Where is Iwata???
Whimsical Inscription Indeed
Woefully Intelligent Icon
Windows Introduced Idiocy
We Ignite Idiots
We is intelligent
...and if all else fails...
Win it illegally

>_> You dork. Haha. I love you anyway. The name STILL annoys me, and my cousins. They refuse to say it. It's still the legendary Revolution to me.

[DCA Fan]

My roommate attended E3 thanks to his work. I thought I'd take the liberty of sharing a few pictures with you guys. Check them out here: http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/Albu...963&a=32180440

[Adam Y.]

Nintendo has way too many kid type cartoony games, and X-Box is just the new kid on the block who just made it big cause it's backed by Microsoft.

Come on Elgin. Snake vs pikachu. Snake vs. Jigglypuff. Snake vs. Mario. Snake vs. Kirby. It doesn't get much better than that. You get to pretend your a surgeon with the Wii. Does the Xbox 360 and the PS3 let you do that. No. The DS lets you protend your a lawyer. Does the PSP let you do that? No. You get to paint with Bob Ross. Does the Xbox 360 and PS3 let you do that? No but then again... Does the XBox 360 and PS3 let you conduct an orcestra? No. All I can say is wiiiiiiiiiiiiihaaaaaaaaaa

[Morgan Gillespie]

Originally Posted by Adam Y.

The DS lets you protend your a lawyer. Does the PSP let you do that? No.

The DS also lets you join the cheer squad...

[Kristian Calhoun]

Originally Posted by Heretic121

He just said SSB:B online =X aH!!! lol...

so E3 is over =( and i was overwhelmed with sadness last night... so what is everyones overal feelings of E3... favorite console and favorite game... ???

The Wii hands down for an overal console... as for games... Gears of War... im a huge FPS fanboy and think this will reclaim the 3rd person shooter genere that heavily needed some working on and a new game to boot!... Gears of War would be the main reason for me personally to go pick up an Xbox360... YAY CLIFFY B!!!

My favorite console, Nintendo Wii, without a doubt. And in an interview with Perrin Kaplan, she said that there are still more console secrets that they aren't revealing yet! Nintendo completely owned e3 this year. E3 wrap up summary <- All the ign editors agree that nintendo stole the show. The wii page on IGN had has the most visitors during the week of E3.

As for my favorite, game, it would have to be Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I've always been a huge fan of the series, so playing it online is going to be awesome! The addition of the new characters is fantastic and mutliplayer will be the best, but they also are going to add a very "robust" single player mode, says Mr. Sakurai. So that should be interesting as well.

[Ryan Dognaux]

After E3, I think a lot of the public is losing faith in Sony. I was never a very big Sony fan. This E3 has only reinforced that thought for me.

$600 dollars for the premium full console. What are they thinking? Honestly. If you drop 600 dollars on the console itself, then Sony has just proven that they can sell a console at whatever price they want, regardless of what the consumer thinks. Look at the PSP - not as popular as the DS. I'm hoping and thinking we'll see a repeat between the Wii and PS3.

Wii is innovation. Wii is the revolution. Wii is the next step in gaming. Nintendo is being innovative. Cudos to them - and supposedly at only $200? If this is true, they've made a console that not only can appeal to all audiences but can be bought by them too.

Xbox360? One game - Halo 3. That's all it needs. However, I'm looking forward to Gears of War as well.

All in all, I really hope Sony loses a lot of sales, customers, and market share. I just don't like them.

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

After E3, I think a lot of the public is losing faith in Sony. I was never a very big Sony fan. This E3 has only reinforced that thought for me.

$600 dollars for the premium full console. What are they thinking? Honestly. If you drop 600 dollars on the console itself, then Sony has just proven that they can sell a console at whatever price they want, regardless of what the consumer thinks. Look at the PSP - not as popular as the DS. I'm hoping and thinking we'll see a repeat between the Wii and PS3.

Wii is innovation. Wii is the revolution. Wii is the next step in gaming. Nintendo is being innovative. Cudos to them - and supposedly at only $200? If this is true, they've made a console that not only can appeal to all audiences but can be bought by them too.

Xbox360? One game - Halo 3. That's all it needs. However, I'm looking forward to Gears of War as well.

All in all, I really hope Sony loses a lot of sales, customers, and market share. I just don't like them.

Their cocky attitude and their rabid fanboys don't help with my lack of sympathy if they die out. I think Sony might actually lower the systems price before launch if they are met with weak demand, only because of how much is hinging on this ONE piece of hardware!

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

I don't know, most people don't realize it but that Cell processor in the PS3 is absolute ownage, 7 very fast cores!!! When game designers can finally harness its power, the games on the PS3 will be awe-inspiring. (Assuming that Sony doesn't end up having huger delays or hardware problems)

Acutally, just to calrify, each proc after the main one is a co-proc, so this isn't a septa-core system.

Actually, at the core of it is...... wait for it.....

A 3.2GHZ PPC! YES! The same that the XBox 360 has, only $200 more expensive!

[Morgan Gillespie]

Originally Posted by Joe Matt

Acutally, just to calrify, each proc after the main one is a co-proc, so this isn't a septa-core system.

Actually, at the core of it is...... wait for it.....

A 3.2GHZ PPC! YES! The same that the XBox 360 has, only $200 more expensive!

That makes me giggle with glee on the inside.
To see those fanboys cry

[Kristian Calhoun]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

After E3, I think a lot of the public is losing faith in Sony. I was never a very big Sony fan. This E3 has only reinforced that thought for me.

$600 dollars for the premium full console. What are they thinking? Honestly. If you drop 600 dollars on the console itself, then Sony has just proven that they can sell a console at whatever price they want, regardless of what the consumer thinks. Look at the PSP - not as popular as the DS. I'm hoping and thinking we'll see a repeat between the Wii and PS3.

Wii is innovation. Wii is the revolution. Wii is the next step in gaming. Nintendo is being innovative. kudos to them - and supposedly at only $200? If this is true, they've made a console that not only can appeal to all audiences but can be bought by them too.

Xbox360? One game - Halo 3. That's all it needs. However, I'm looking forward to Gears of War as well.

All in all, I really hope Sony loses a lot of sales, customers, and market share. I just don't like them.

Originally Posted by Joe Matt

Their cocky attitude and their rabid fanboys don't help with my lack of sympathy if they die out. I think Sony might actually lower the systems price before launch if they are met with weak demand, only because of how much is hinging on this ONE piece of hardware!

Originally Posted by Joe Matt

Acutally, just to calrify, each proc after the main one is a co-proc, so this isn't a septa-core system.

Actually, at the core of it is...... wait for it.....

A 3.2GHZ PPC! YES! The same that the XBox 360 has, only $200 more expensive!

Exactly, so why buy a 600 dollar ps3 or even the 500 dollar one (which doesn't have any wifi?!) when you can buy a 360 complete with harddrive and just as much power for $400? I think a majority of gamers (who aren't Sony fanboys) all lost a lot of faith in Sony after this year's E3. And i doubt that they'll lower the price, because if they did, then they'd most likely be losing a profit. Wii and Xbox 360 are going to be at the top of the market this gen. Wii has innovation and gameplay, and 360 has power and excellent graphics. Both systems will attract both casual and hardcore gamers. The only thing Sony has going for it right now is the PSP, which is still losing to the DS. poor Sony...
...well not really. haha

[gobeavs]

Well, the XB360 doesn't have 7 DSPs like the PS3 Cell processor has.....I wouldn't mind 7 additional number-crunchers to tear through physics calculations or AI if I were a developer. But I agree, Sony lost a lot of momentum - and the Wii picked up a lot of momentum.

[IraJason]

Originally Posted by Joe Matt

Acutally, just to calrify, each proc after the main one is a co-proc, so this isn't a septa-core system.

Actually, at the core of it is...... wait for it.....

A 3.2GHZ PPC! YES! The same that the XBox 360 has, only $200 more expensive!

And the real winner here is IBM, who makes the chips for not one, not two, but all three of the major videogame companies. The PowerPC will be living on way into the future, just not as Mac hardware...

[Heretic121]

Originally Posted by gobeavs

Well, the XB360 doesn't have 7 DSPs like the PS3 Cell processor has.....I wouldn't mind 7 additional number-crunchers to tear through physics calculations or AI if I were a developer. But I agree, Sony lost a lot of momentum - and the Wii picked up a lot of momentum.

from what i understand its not really 7 extra number crunchers its actually just split number crunchers... like 1 for physics... 1 for textures... 1 for AI... etc etc...

so for programmers EACH PART OF THE GAME has to be coded diffrently and compiled diffrently for each processor... as apposed to the 1 main on the xbox360 where its 1 code 1 complie... =D

VIVA LA 360 + WII!!!