Can someone please explain to me when exactly this magical time existed when every new game was revealed first at E3 and then they all came out that same holiday season?
I've been following E3 for a while, and it's never been regularly full of huge announcements that made us all go nuts, especially the years in the middle of generations. When there's new hardware, E3 has been big. Otherwise, in terms of game reveals, most E3s have been like this year's show.
My Top 5:
Shadow of the Colossus, Metal Gear Solid 3, Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, Chrono Trigger
My 2 nex-gen systems: PS3 
and Wii 
Prediction Aug '08: We see the PSP2 released fall '09. Graphically, it's basically the same as the current system. UMD drive ditched and replaced by 4-8gb on board flash memory. Other upgrades: 2nd analog nub, touchscreen, blutooth, motion sensor. Design: Flip-style or slider. Size: Think Iphone. Cost: $199. Will be profitable on day 1.
