I have to agree. I said last year that Nintendo won, but no one would realize it until WiiFit was released. It was clear that Nintendo got their message through to the mainstream media, and they managed to make a targeted appeal to new gamers while still being able to release Metroid, Mario, Smash Bros, and Mario Kart.
Today Nintendo did much of the same. They are going to continue to sell loudly to the vast, untapped market, knowing full well that core gamers will have no trouble finding their games once they hit the market.
To me, MS's presentation was stale and stilted, the demoed gameplay often a bit dull (the Fallout stuff looked much better later on G4), and the hosts acharismatic. Only theFF13 Megaton saved them.
Nintendo and Sony both gave polished presentations, with far more effective presenters. Surely Sony served up the red meat to the core gamers, and did so very well. But there also seemed to be a good deal of spinning going on - as was the case with MS- and too much willingness to emphasize past glories rather than the current state of the PS3 (which is much improved, but they can't admit that without admitting last year's dismal performance). However, in terms of the actual presentation, Sony's was the best.
But in the end, while Nintendo has, so far, taken a hit with core gamers (though they can fix that with some late announcements), they have planted the seeds for even more international coverage when WiiMusic and Wii Sports 2 get released, and the new Sports title is the one guaranteed 10 million seller on display. Nintendo is in the drivers seat right now, and nothing we've seen here will change that.
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