The new, questionably-improved E3 is underway. One of the major press conferences, Microsoft’s, is out of the way, and Nintendo’s is scheduled for today. There were announcements made, blogs written, and snarky comments made all around. Several games were shown in varying forms of completion, most of them being games that are going to be terrible, games based on licenses that nobody wants, and games that will be mercifully killed before the next event. Highlights for yesterday include:
- Microsoft Press Event (SPOnG)
- NCsoft announces that four MMORPGs will be coming out at some point. (Stage Select)
- Spore is still in development, due out sometime before the Sun goes nova. (IGN)
- Microsoft is going after Nintendo’s marketshare by rereleasing their stuff in different colors (Destructoid)
Nintendo’s press conference is today, I have a feeling that if they don’t at least show a video of some new stuff in the Smash Bros. game there will be rioting in Santa Monica.