Poll: who won at E3?

[Programmed_For_Damage]

Ugh, I can't be bothered to respond to all of the anti-Nintendo fanboys, especially when all their arguments are the same. It gets tiring. Still, I'll respond to one who actually had an intelligent response (even if it was the same old argument in disguise) and another whose hackneyed, blatantly Yahtzee-stolen post particularly pissed me off.

Enjoy.

Apparently we have different definitions of the word "new". Nintendo's idea of new seems to be either churning out sequels to existing franchises or resurrecting old franchises.

Still, if that's what the fans want.

Name one developer who does not churn out sequels.

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Congratulations. That is such a clever argument! Nobody's ever blamed Nintendo for rehashing old games before! How observant! So much thought must have gone into that comment!

Seriously man, Nintendo just does what every developer does. Every single developer just makes sequel after sequel. Microsoft's big titles were a new Halo and a new Gears. Sony was all about LBP2 and Killzone 3. No company (except the indie ones) are actually making new games.

You may be semi-surprised but I do agree with you in part. There is no denying that sequels make the gaming world go around at the moment and my two favorite games this year so far are Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead Redemption (although less of a direct sequel). So, hey, sequels are not bad and are sometimes warranted (unless you're Bioshock 2, but that's another topic entirely).

I'm more baffled by their resurrection of long dead franchises, it just seems lazy and a "cheap-pop" to Nintendoids who'd slap their money down for anything the big N produce. BUT I have been snooping around lots of other topics and people genuinely seem to want another Kirby or Donkey Kong Country. So either my tastes are out of step with the majority or I am the lone voice crying in the wilderness saying "do we really need this?"
I'm willing to accept either eventuality.

 

[AgDr_ODST]

Nintendo won because it catered to casual gamers and suprisingly made tons of money causing other companies to develop motion controllers in the hopes of attracting the casual gamer base that Nintendo had created as well as appeasing thier hardcore fans, though it seems to be the first more than the latter. We as gamers can only gain by this move.

fixed your quote for you.

 

[L_Lawliet]

I'm gonna have to give it to Nintendo.

They are rolling out the games, the 3DS, and I'm loving it. I will admit that Nintendo's past few appearences at e3 have been quite lackluster, but they listened to the fans and really brought their A-game with all the titles they announced. In particular, Goldeneye, Kid Icarus, Donkey Kong Country, and Zelda caught my eye.

The 3DS is just the latest in Nintendo's line of innovations, and I am very excited for it. The DS and the Wii both pushed the boundaries of gaming as we know it, and the prospect of 3D without glasses is just great. This is not just a step for videogames, but for media as well. Imagine, in a few years, we might not need glasses to watch 3D movies!

Sony and Microsoft are coming to the motion control party 4 years late. Sony in particular has underwhelmed me. The Move is so much of a knock-off of the Wiimote that it's disgusting. I will at least tip my hat to Microsoft for their innovation with the Kinect. Personally, I don't think it's going to topple the Wii's deathgrip on the casual market, but kudos to them for trying something new and different as well as a darn impressive piece of hardware.

Sony and Microsoft each brought their own personal flair to the table, but nothing that (IMHO) was as impressive as Nintendo's offerings. I would not go as far as to say that either lost at e3, but I believe that Nintendo did win it this year.

 

[AidoruKami]

Even though they didn't announce a new Star Fox title like I had hoped, they DID announce just about everything else.

Nintendo indefinitely won this year. After years of crappy press conferences, they finally got an awesome one. Nintendo truly wowed me. Everything just looked so amazing. I really think there's no doubt with that one. None of the others come close.

And considering a Star Fox title wasn't even announced, that's surprising even to me.

I believe a Starfox title was announced for the 3DS though I don't think we know yet whether its a sequel or a remake.

I apologize if someone else already told you, but it's a remake of Star Fox 64. While I will definitely be getting it and it's SOMETHING, I still wish a brand new Star Fox had been announced for the Wii.

 

[AgDr_ODST]

Even though they didn't announce a new Star Fox title like I had hoped, they DID announce just about everything else.

Nintendo indefinitely won this year. After years of crappy press conferences, they finally got an awesome one. Nintendo truly wowed me. Everything just looked so amazing. I really think there's no doubt with that one. None of the others come close.

And considering a Star Fox title wasn't even announced, that's surprising even to me.

I believe a Starfox title was announced for the 3DS though I don't think we know yet whether its a sequel or a remake.

I apologize if someone else already told you, but it's a remake of Star Fox 64. While I will definitely be getting it and it's SOMETHING, I still wish a brand new Star Fox had been announced for the Wii.

that makes two of us mate

 

[Demoliboy2]

Alright, I'm over my rage of there already being a new DS. Is Kid Icarus going to be on that or Wii? My friend says the 3DS.

I totally vote Nintendo. I'm not that interested in much of what Sony has but Portal, which I can get on the other systems I own. Meanwhile Nintendo is bribing the inner fantasy fanboy with Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest, Golden Sun, and Kid Icarus. Their remaking of Goldeneye is a little "meh" in my opinion.
I honestly didn't watch Microsoft and from what I'm hearing I don't regret it. Ubisoft was cool, loved the Rez 2 demonstration, great use of the Kinetic or whatever (though it was interrupted by the retarded G4 cameramen). EA was terrible because it's EA and nobody cares.

I guess the picture sums it up...

Indeed it does.

Just so you know, Kid Icarus is for the 3DS

 

[LogicNProportion]

Warhammer 40.000 Dark Millenium did.

So fucking quoted for truth.

Well, that or Bioware's The Old Republic.

But all fun aside, Nintendo did win. While I do not agree with the path Nintendo has been going with the last couple of years, it's making them bank. I just wish that with those brilliant programmers, talented artists, and solid thinkers that they could make a game where Mario, etc weren't poking their ass(es) into it.

Seriously! I think Papa Miyamoto needs to write down his dreams for a good month. Then we would have a NEW beloved character and franchise. It's obvious that Nintendo trounces the other two in creativity, I just wish they would meet their potential.

So in all. Son, I am disappoint. (With all three)

 

[LogicNProportion]

Ugh, I can't be bothered to respond to all of the anti-Nintendo fanboys, especially when all their arguments are the same. It gets tiring. Still, I'll respond to one who actually had an intelligent response (even if it was the same old argument in disguise) and another whose hackneyed, blatantly Yahtzee-stolen post particularly pissed me off.

Enjoy.

Apparently we have different definitions of the word "new". Nintendo's idea of new seems to be either churning out sequels to existing franchises or resurrecting old franchises.

Still, if that's what the fans want.

Name one developer who does not churn out sequels.

snip

Congratulations. That is such a clever argument! Nobody's ever blamed Nintendo for rehashing old games before! How observant! So much thought must have gone into that comment!

Seriously man, Nintendo just does what every developer does. Every single developer just makes sequel after sequel. Microsoft's big titles were a new Halo and a new Gears. Sony was all about LBP2 and Killzone 3. No company (except the indie ones) are actually making new games.

You may be semi-surprised but I do agree with you in part. There is no denying that sequels make the gaming world go around at the moment and my two favorite games this year so far are Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead Redemption (although less of a direct sequel). So, hey, sequels are not bad and are sometimes warranted (unless you're Bioshock 2, but that's another topic entirely).

I'm more baffled by their resurrection of long dead franchises, it just seems lazy and a "cheap-pop" to Nintendoids who'd slap their money down for anything the big N produce. BUT I have been snooping around lots of other topics and people genuinely seem to want another Kirby or Donkey Kong Country. So either my tastes are out of step with the majority or I am the lone voice crying in the wilderness saying "do we really need this?"
I'm willing to accept either eventuality.

I agree with you, man.

While I am aware all companies keep sending in sequels, remakes, and rehashings (Hell, I'm still waiting for a new part/remake of FF7), I don't think it's that good of a thing. Bring up Killzone, Mass Effect, etc, as I bring attention to Mario, and I shall show you that I never said Microsoft and/or Sony are right either. What S&M are trying to do right now, is copy Nintendo a bit more and make some of that money by shelving out some old favorites. I mean, I wanted a new Sly Cooper, but we get a collectors pack that is 3D, and Twisted Metal (which I loved back in the day, but I had forgotten it existed).

So, I will repeat after you, my good man.

Do we really need this? :/

 

[Anticitizen_Two]

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Yeah, I can see what you're saying. The thing is though, people have been asking for these games for years. In fact, one of the main complaints I've heard Nintendo get over the past few years was how they've been ignoring their main franchises and focusing too much on casual stuff. I guess you can't please everyone, but Nintendo, by doing this, is making most of their fans happy. But I can definitely see why you would want new stuff.

We all lost.

Quoted for (inconvenient) truth.

 

[DaisukeVulgar]

I'd have to say Sony won it for me personally as I'm not into the whole Zelda/Mario/Metroid C+P.

Portal 2, Steam coming to PS3, InFamous 2, LittleBigPlanet 2 and the fun little games for Move stole the show for me.

As was said at E3 by the company Nyko; Move is like combining Kinect and the Wiimote together.

/fanboy.

Also liked BioWare's brief, but nice Old Republic announcement and Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood gameplay.

Edit: Also agreeing with that picture of the three indistinguishably similar shooters. (Give me unrealistic shooters like Bulletstorm any day over those ones.)

 

[AgDr_ODST]

Also liked BioWare's brief, but nice Old Republic announcement and Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood gameplay.

Edit: Also agreeing with that picture of the three indistinguishably similar shooters. (Give me unrealistic shooters like Bulletstorm any day over those ones.)

very much in agreement about The Old Republic, even though I was alway leary of MMO's(because soul sucker WoW was the best known) but I may have to pony up the cash and pay to play The Old Republic

 

[Nfritzappa]

Unlockable Beards won.

 

[hermes]

I don't even how any of their consoles, but Nintendo did.

It looks like Nintendo's biggest thing is a new DS.

Its a 3D DS which doesn't need glasses... Meanwhile Sony and MS looked like they are playing catch up both in the 3D and the motion controls categories.

 

[AgDr_ODST]

Unlockable Beards won.

this too! but that doesn't mean the new MoH will be any good

 

[I Max95]

it was a damn slow e3 nothing substantial
and i think ubisoft won since nothing that was that great was unvieled for the first time
and the ones i had been looking forward to (nintendo's) were not that great (im looking at you ZELDA!)
ubisoft on the other hand unvieled just enough about Assassin's creed brotherhood to keep me interested

 

[Nfritzappa]

Unlockable Beards won.

this too! but that doesn't mean the new MoH will be any good

No, but we won't know until it comes out. Besides the ps3 version comes with an HD version of Frontline which is my favorite WWII game.

 

[Drakmeire]

Nintendo just destroyed E3.

 

[whycantibelinus]

I don't think anyone did anything incredible this year, Microsoft definitely loses because of kinectimals though. Fuck that looks dumb. I guess Nintendo won because of a new Zelda.