| archbrix said: Nintendo didn't show any videos at E3 '05, save for a 10 second teaser of Samus in front of her ship. They also didn't show anything on the controller, either; all they had was Iwata holding the console case and speaking for about 10 minutes. It wasn't even "Wii" then... it was still "Revolution", and they said practically nothing despite the fact that it was launching the next year and Gamecube was already a sinking ship. This year, Microsoft and Sony don't have sinking ships with their current consoles at all. This holiday, one has a lot to gain with Halo 4 and a price drop, the other would do much better to sell as many PS3s as they can financially. I agree that they may mention/tease something to try and detract attention away from WiiU, but expecting anything close to what Sony showed at E3 '05 (going all out with the next-gen spotlight, an official announcement, specs and target videos) is a bit presumptuous, IMHO. |
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I think you need to reread the 2005 E3 stuff.
Nintendo and Sony both announced their next consoles (revolution and PS3). They both showed consoles and Sony also showe the boomerang controller that was dumped later.
Nintendo specifically detailed many of 'revolutions' new stuff, like backwards compatability, VC, and many other items including the metroid prime 3 teaser.
That is what I'd call a minimum and what in the least sense of the word expect a reveal from MSony this year.
Whle they don't have 'sinking ships', they do have new competition with Wii U. The only reason Nintendo and Sony revealed anything in 2005 was because MS had already shown off 360 in some form prior to that E3. Keep in mind PS2 was no sinking ship either in 2005. However the facts remain that to remain a true competitor in their market, they will need to keep some buzz going forward and they will announce something.
