Analysis: Who Won E3? Sony, MS or Nintendo?

The press was excited by Sony's presentation, and all credit must go to that company for turning around last year's dismal performance and 'putting on the best show'.

Microsoft's effort failed to ignite this year even with the undoubted presentation skills of Peter Moore, and the spectacle of him rockin' out on stage.

Nintendo, least of all, has nothing to prove. Last year it used E3 to really make a difference and to change so many perceptions and prejudices. It was an incredible moment that may never be repeated.

[Babylonian]

Sony had the best show, it was nice reading it the first few times but this is getting old. Everybody knows it already, there is no need for this anymore.

[Captain Tuttle]

It's done. Let it go guys.

[Syko]

When's Atari's conference? Is it over? What's going on? Who won? I am confused....

[rubarb23]

Can you tell me what sony's exclusive titles are for this holiday season vs Microsoft's titles? everyone is hyped about what's coming to sony next year, how about this year? just curious.

[Wolfgang187]

how about Lair, Heavenly Sword, Warhawk, UT3, Ratchet and Clank, Haze...

[timmyp53]

uncharted drakes fortune and Socom Confrontation

[GrooveChampion]

Wipeout HD, GT5 Prologue, Eye of Judgement, Folklore, Hot Shots Golf 5, Time Crisis 4.

Wow, that's a lot of games. I've rarely seen them compiled at once.
Hopefully Echo Chrome and PixelJunk Racers both get released sometime this year.

[TruthHurts]

everyword the main "xbots" said got turn to sh!t.
if anybody won this e3, it`s us the SONY fans on the internet.
why?

BY THE WAY.........
WHERE IS THE KILLZONE 2 vs. HALO3 video comparison?
cause if HALO3 looked decent, there would already be one.

Ps3 for the WIN, Killzone for the Kill.

[Mr VideoGames]

they Won E3 BIG FREAKIN DEAL KILLZONE 2 SUCKED us 360 Boyz have seen better there is no Comparison between the 2 cause Halo 3 is so far out of Killzone's league you shouldn't even be comparing it, KILLZONE 2 iS CRAP!

[R0l3]

You are a joke. You do know that?

[rubarb23]

what makes you think you can compare the killzone series to the halo series? um lets see killzone one -> garbage all around both in reviews and money made. lets see now, halo 1 & 2 -> $$$$$$$ even you sony fanboys have to admit that halo sells games and systems.
3e 2005 you get one fake ass trailer and your jumping for joy. now i'll admit that the killzone 2 trailer was amazing and it makes wanna get a ps3, but my point is killzone has yet to prove that it's actually a good game. that's why killzone isn't in halo's league. if killzone 2 delivers then talk to us.

[timmyp53]

can we get someone to ban this guy SERIOUSLY ... we already know if he is in a ps3/multi article he is gonna flame/spam ... whats the use..
BAN= Agree
Dont Ban= Disagree

[R0l3]

And just hold on for a minute and stop crying. Since when did I say that they are both comparable? I'm telling VideoGames4Life that he/she is a joke, because he thinks that the Xbox 360 has better games than the PlayStation 3 ever will. And this is in just about every post he makes. And he's even saying that unreleased games (that have yet to prove their potential) will, by his standards suck.

And for your information; Killzone 2 has in fact got the potential on it's side. Killzone: Liberation was a great handheld game for the PSP and Gurrilla Games have blantantly achknowledged the fact that Killzone 1 was a medicore title. They now have £20 million to ultilize onto this new project and have feedback support from the previous games from both the press and fans of the series. In fact ShellShock: Nam was a great game come to think of it.

Do you really think this will not be able to compare against Halo 3 in the future, just because one of their titles was put under the "OMG Sony has an exclusive shooter for the PS2, lets hype it! pressure"? The company has proved that they can developer handheld games. It's just the budget of the first game that cut it short.

[rubarb23]

if i jumped the gun on your post. but videogames4life didn't say the 360 has better games than the ps3. what he/she was saying was that killzone 2 sucks. look man i agree with you 100% that killzone 2 has potential on being a great game but right now that's all it is 'potential' man. what i'm saying is why do people compare killzone to halo? killzone 1st has to release a bad ass game that delivers in the way halo 1 and 2 delivers. then you can compare, i'm not saying you, but everyone can compare once killzone 2 is out.

[R0l3]

Glad you took that well and didn't reply like a 12 year old like what the majoirty of users here usually resort to. So I thank you.

I've checked videogames4life's posts and it's safe to say that he posts alot of bias opinions. I mean, come on the Halo avatar is an obvious indication.

Yeah, Killzone 2 does have great potential and I hope it does great. I guess it's an exclusive FPS title for Sony, like Halo 3 is an exclusive FPS to Microsoft. They're almost like ying and yang towards gamers.

[hazeblaze]

Yea, there has been little dispute that Sony 'won' this year's E3. There were very little surprises from either camp, but Sony definitely had the biggest ones.

And there were some good game's in Microsoft's exclusive lineup but I think that Sony is doing a better job in this area as well.

I given out bubbles, return the favor please.

[Funky Town_TX]

This is all that matters. Games sales and console sales are what matter right? Kiilzone, Halo3, Bioshock, and GTA4. It can't get better can it.

[the greatest]

this again stop post the same $h!tt

[R0l3]

Nintendo's conference should be used to cure insomnia, Microsoft's was good but not the best because they didn't show enough games for next year. Sony overall gave us an insight into games this year and next for PS3 and PSP, new PSP design, price-cut and of course unleashed Killzone 2 upon us.

[timmyp53]

alot of articles on the same thing

[Robotz Rule]

SONY SONY SONY!!!

[aiphanes]

No doubt....Microsoft was in second because they actually showed some good games..Nintendo was in third....so me some game nintendo!!!

Wii Fit? Come on...i want to play games not work out. The Gym is for working out...

Now if I can play multiplayer online with wii fit...then we are talking...Why is the wii so closed of a system. Multiplayer online is where it is at..do i still have to enter in friends codes?

And has nintendo owned up on its overheating problem on the wii in standby mode yet?

http://www.gamespot.com/pag...

http://wii.qj.net/Wii-overh...

http://www.amazon.com/Wii-o...

http://forums.nintendo.com/...

http://www.wiihacks.com/wii...

[Bathyj]

How about proving theres a reason to keep that dust collector besides the fact I have Mariokart and OoT on it. Nintendo just seem to be getting a pass on criticism this gen just because its selling so well. It sells so well cos its so cheap and appeals to non gamers. How about giving those who have supported you for 20 years a reason to own it Nintendo. Seriously, I have more good games on my mobile phone than on my Wii but no one seems to care because its successful, as if thats all that matters.

[Zaskark3]

2 months away from release and a 2008 game is gaining more hype than Halo 3 very sad
http://n4g.com/games/topgam...

[THAMMER1]

What rock do you live under?

[rubarb23]

and all these games are due out this year? god damn! it's going to be a very interesting holiday season boys.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Sony hands down but the reasoning for this is because Sony showed titles for the first time while Microsoft showed titles to hype the fall, and titles that were shown last year that won them last years E3 while Sony had nothing to show. No this is not to say Sony's games are not good, just that Microsoft was like "I have seen this, so what"

[carlman23]

But I also agree with the article that nothing in said show will make me want to buy a PS3. As people have been saying again and again, maybe we'll be really interested in Sony in a year or two, but right now the only game I'm excited about is MGS IV.

[Figboy]

these are the reasons to own a PS3 (remember, for *ME personally, not the gaming collective)

Uncharted
Ratchet and Clank
MGS4
Lair
Folklore
Killzone 2
Heavenly Sword
Heavy Rain
Resistance (and it's inevitable sequel)
Motorstorm (and it's inevitable sequel)
Infamous
Sly Cooper PS3 (we know it's coming)
God of War 3 (ditto)
Team Ico's two projects (i dream of a next gen Shadow of the Colossus)
Warhawk
Echochrome (so unique and innovative)
Little Big Planet (ditto)
FFXIII
White Knight Story

and so much more.

Sony has an incredible lineup of titles hitting their console, from August on out (Lair and Warhawk hit in August).

sure, maybe not a single one of the titles listed above, alone, would have got me to purchase a PS3, but the *COMBINATION of all of them certainly pushes me over the edge.

the coolest part of all is that, out of the 19 titles i listed, 10 of them are hitting this year, or are already out (like Motorstorm and Resistance).

the 360 had a great E3 showing, even if Microsoft's press conference was been there, done that, so 360 fans should be pretty damn happy, along with PS3 fans.

who i feel sorry for, are the Wii owners out there, who once again, only seem to have Mario, Zelda, and Metroid to crow about, for what, the third generation in a row?

Wii Fit? ridiculous.

i mourn the loss of Nintendo's dedication to the hardcore fans.

i mean, it's not like i've been playing Nintendo products since i was 5 years old or something (i'm 28 now).

while i love Zelda and Samus and the gang, i'd like to see something new from the old horse.

and am i the only one who's noticed that Sony, of all corporations, has more innovative and interesting titles for the PS3 than Nintendo has had with the Wii (Echochrome, flOw, Little Big Planet, etc)? i mean, isn't Nintendo supposed to be the sole purveyor of innovative and unique titles? at least that's what Nintendo and their hardcore fanboys would have us believe.

i don't want to start sh*t (though i'm sure i'm too late with that last paragraph), but i fail to see anything truly intriguing from the Wii, besides a bunch of mini-games designed for newcomers, and releases of games starring characters that have been around since before i could write in cursive.

it seems that if you want new IPs, go to Sony and MS (Mass Effect, Bioshock, Too Human, along with the PS3 titles i listed above).

Once again, if you're a Nintendo fan, you'll love the Wii, but if you want a little more than stomping Goombas and hunting down Ridley, it's probably not for you.

it's a shame, really. i loved Nintendo growing up, but nostalgia just isn't enough for me anymore.

[DFresh]

Don't get me wrong Halo is a good game but I don't see that much of a difference between halo 1 and 2
The 3rd doesn't look that much different just the the graphics are HD and now you can play online
so what
Killzone 2 delivered
I watched E3 and no one was even talking about that game it was all about Killzone 2
If you say Halo is this great game let's see some actual game play
this was the only game they were talking about at E3 for half of their show
you may of had Mass Effect
but that's not enough
I also noticed Microsoft didn't address it's hardware problems
1/3 of the consoles out there have overheated due to numerous complaints
Halo isn't enough of a game to spark that much attention to buying an Xbox 360