I'm about to check out the Sony thread (this site was down while I watched it...at least for me), but I'd like to say that Sony clearly had the best press conference.
I think it's funny that I got attacked for posting the rumor of PS2 waggle (apparently posted before by ckmlb) because it would be a new controller, and yet Nintendo announces not 1 but 3 new controllers.
I'd like someone to explain to me the advantage of a board that you stand on versus the Eye Toy that can track movement in your entire body.
Someone tell me what is better about casually named "Zapper" when compared to the Guncon 3 that has tracking with 2 sensors and 2 analogs (besides the color, even though I prefer color to gray anyway).
Now, as for Mario Kart, which was possibly the most exciting new piece of information for me at E3 because of the early release date (even if it doesn't look much better than Double Dash), I'm not sure why I'd want that wheel. Does it have a stand? I love Mario Kart and I hated Nintendo for not putting Double Dash online, so the news that it will be online is welcome. I will miss the 2 characters per kart, though, because I liked carrying 2 items at once. Maybe they'll keep that.
Controller excessiveness aside, nothing new was announced except Mario Kart, and the only surprise was that it was coming out so soon.
I'm not sure why Brawl wouldn't be online considering every other fighting game is doing it now, and they have it for Charged. I don't think MP3 is online either.
I'm just glad Mario Kart is online. Strange that I got lucky because I like the soccer and kart games the most and those 2 are the ones online. I look forward to those.
What is there to look forward to in 2008, though? With Prime, Brawl, Galaxy, and Zelda already used up, what is left for first party besides more mini-games (MP9) and casual games? I wonder if they will just pump out the main titles more since development time will be less.
