"Nintendo has put itself in a different cycle, they’re advancing at their own pace.”

Agree.


“We’re not here to counter Nintendo[...]"

Kinect.


Wonder what Microsoft has planned for this E3 if there's no plan to announce a new console.

Yeah, sure.

Call of Duty map packs, timed exclusive Resident Evil 6 demo, and a live performance by The Monkees.

If they don't announce the nextbox I would imagine they will drop the price on the 360 + kinect bundle. Then announce something later on in the year

Halo 4, RySe, Fable : The Journey, Some New Games (or Not), More Kinect Games, Resi 6, GTA V Exclusive DLC (?)

Oh god, my worst fears have been realised, 3rd consecutive year of children and 40 year old adults jumping around the stage, 30 minutes of someone waving their hand around and video-chatting, more timed-exclusive dlcs which ruins gaming and nothing in the name of new worthwhile exclusives to get excited about.

Someone wake me from this nightmare.

What a weird thing to say. Of course, Nintendo is competing with Microsoft and Sony. Perhaps, they don't like that the "one year head start" situation will be reversed for the next generation and they want to avoid people saying "Well the WiiU is x million units ahead of NextBox"

skittles 2.0 and Facebook Choir will be included as well

all jokes aside, I actually thought MS will reveal the new system at E3..unlike Sony they don't go big at gamescom or tgs. I call bluff on this one. we should see a lot on the new halo this E3 ..but what else can there be exclusive wise..

He didn't say they wouldn't announce something at E3. He said there won't be an announcement now and there won't be a nextbox in 2012. So I think they will announce it at E3

Ok guys, we all know Nintendo is competition on some level, but MS's focus this gen has always been primarily on Sony.

If WiiU was a direct competitor MS would launch in 2012. But I suspect all they care about is getting the jump on PS4.