E 3 has arrived

[Acehigh]

well what Man has stated might eventually help sony....but those things shall be down the road.  right now microsoft has an install base of 10 million units, nintendo has around 5 million, and sony has around 2 million.  what's really hurting sony right now is the lack of exclusives mentioned above and the frame rate issues of the third party cross platform titles.  hopefully they get things figured out because competition is always a good thing.  right now people just aren't buying the ps3 whether it's for the reasons above or the massive price point.  on the other hand nintendo has a ton of momentum.  personally not my cup of tea, but the casual and brand new gamers love it.  they could sneak up and take the lead by this time next year.  I just hope the wii doesn't turn everyone's focus to casual games.  we need love for the experienced hardcore gamers too lol

E3 day 2

ok not much new info to talk about today.  alot of demos of cross platform titles were shown off.  games like call of duty 4, rock band, burn out paradise, and tiger woods golf looking the best right now.  and of course in the sports world madden is looking good.  we'll see how it does with all pro football coming out against it.  only knock on all pro is no franchise type mode and since it has no license there's fake teams and stadiums *which is minor I know*. 

microsoft showed off some exclusive demos and footage of bioshock, mass effect, and halo 3.  if you don't know what these titles are about I'll give a brief update.  bioshock is set in an underwater city that has gone way way wrong.  basically the goal is to survive at all costs.  mass effect is an action rpg set in an epic space universe.  basically it's humanities first foray into the galactic community.  all of your actions in the game will determine how aliens view you and the human race.  halo 3 is the continuation and finality of this story arc for the franchise.  chief finally gets to attempt to save earth.  all of these titles are worth checking out if you own a 360.

sony has a couple games that look worth checking out if you can shell out that $600 for the system.  heavely sword, kill zone 2, and rachet and klank were all demoed and look kewl.  heavenly sword places you as a female lead character who inherits a "magical super sword" from her families legacy.  set in a mythological world your task is to explore the gaming world in an epic adventure to uncover the secrets and mysteries of the sword.  lots of sword fighting action and crazy action abound here.  kill zone 2 is a sequel to kill zone.  a militaristic shooter set in a futuristic setting.  looks promising with lots of good explosions.  rachet and klank is the next game in that series and will explore rachets past and history.  klank accompanies him on this epic adventure that promises lots of action and hilarity to please gamers.  these titles are expected by xmas. 

nintendo demoed super mario galaxies, wii fit, metroid prime 3.  I don't think mario galaxies will be out till early 08 but it's mario in outer space.  platforming at it's finest.  if you like the mario style this is for you.  wii fit is an attempt to lure in even more casual and new gamers.  this game uses the new balance board to guide you through fitness exercises and challenges.  metroid prime 3 looks very good.  billed as the best metroid to date by the dev team.  there is a corruption element that I didn't hear alot about, but sounds like the good/evil conflict.  shooting looks crazy and is supposed to have a natural feel with the wii mote. 

ok that's all I have for today.  basically it's games games games this year.  not many surprises at all.  at least not so far.  the games I highlighted for each system are looking the best so far.  the cross plats will come down to what system you prefer so I'm not mentioning alot of stuff about those on purpose lol.  alrighty class is over for today

¤§¤  Ace out