Opinions regarding E3 astonish me how much they just seem off...

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richardhutnik said:

I am astonished at the degree opinions seem to miss things regarding E3, or at least how much they seem to end up flipflopping over time.  I am thinking of a number of examples here:

* Nintendo announces the Wii, and shows the remote, and everyone goes WTF? and laughs it off.  It is panned as beyond stupid, it looks like a TV remote and so on.  Then, Microsoft and Nintendo get into motion control and everyone goes nuts over it.

* Prior to E3 people were going how Microsoft HAD to show how Kinect would work with core gamers.  During this E3, Microsoft does this, and there is a large degree of booing that Microsoft didn't show enough games for core gamers using REGULAR controls.

* Coming out of last E3, there was mass excitement over the 3D and how it would end up rocking and everyone got one.  After release, going into this E3, the talk is how the 3DS, in its opening months is bombing, due to lack of content.  Nintendo shows a decent line up of titles from them, plus what is still coming, and the talk is how Nintendo dropped the ball?

* People wanted a reveal on what the next Nintendo console was, and what it would do, and mostly what the controller would be like.  The talk was also about info on whether or not it would come out this year.  Also, there was interested in what it would be getting.  Nintendo does all this, for a system that is over a year away, and now Ninendo released info "too early", for a system that is over a year away?  

* People talk about winners and losers regard E3 coming out and how much they don't matter in the end.  People thought the Dreamcast won E3 in the day when it was shown, just to watch as the PS2 drove Sega out of the console business within a year or so.

Over and over and over again, all I can get here is how wrong people are, and how much the end result of things are missed.  What I see with the U system, assuming it hits the right price point, is it could end up locking down the next generation of home consoles, if it does what it could.  I base this, personally, on seeing what the controller can do, and also, the predictions of doom and failure.  Of course, what do I know.  I went on record saying Nintendo would NOT have Wii in the name.  And shoot, they go and do that, and have a name that sounds like Wii 2 to boot.

I will also go on record saying that the Vita looks real good to.

I would have made a thread about this myself but you summed it up perfectly with a nice  little bow.

Gamers will hate whatever they see period. Also, you can tell by recent polling and such that it is obvious the majority of VGChartz goers are Sony faithful.

Sure, Nintendos conference wasn't perfect, but it was exceptionall good at parts.Also, for those who watched it live, they displayed the entire list of upcoming Wii games being released in the next couple of months that DID NOT MAKE THE PRESENTATION. Also, for those claiming 3DS doom and that Vita already has 150 developers ready, the 3DS already has the exact same amount of games  in development with working titles.

Seriously, you guys gotta give me a fucking break with this nonsense.