This year was a bit more interesting than I thought it would be. I usually only pay attention if my third party companies are showing anything interesting but most of them weren't showcasing anything really new.

So it comes down to the big three.

Microsoft - Outside of Kinect and Metal Gear Rising, not a whole lot. Most of it seemed like they were announcing new services for X-Box Live. Kinect looks very interesting and I can see Sony and Nintendo both be "inspired" to add voice recognition into future motion control products. Not much to get excited for since I don't own the system and could care less about Gears of War and Halo Reach.

Sony - I just need to finally accept the fact that Sony no longer actively supports games I give a damn about. Unless you like FPS and racing games, there was nothing at Sony's press conference that caught my interest in terms of games. LBP2 wasn't as impressive as LBP1 and I kinda get a Rock Band 2 vibe from all this cause LBP1 has only been out for 18 months and already a sequel is being announced, it just feels a bit too soon for me. Since I'm not in love with Valve, I don't care about the PS3 now supporting Steam either.

I think the biggest reveal was Move, whgich definetly dropped the gauntlet down for motion controls in gaming. I was really hoping Sony and Microsoft would have strong showings for the technology and I must commend both for not disappointing. Sorcery looked silly but the demonstration of the technology was flawless so I have high hopes for future titles by Sony.

Nintendo - I do feel that Nintendo really had the best show of the three companies. The new Zelda title looks interesting and the cel shading makes it feel like the offspring of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. I'm happy to hear all the game design improvements and the fact that the game is suppose to have 1:1 motion like Sony was showing with Move.

I wish the rest of Nintendo's lineup was as exhilarating. A new Kid Icarus game was only half a surprise. I don't really care about Donkey Kong Country sequel or GoldenEye sequel seeing as how I was never impressed with either games back in the day. The 3DS was the other showstopper for me. I'm still skeptical about 3D gaming but appreciate the technology. I personally have issues with 3D cause it gives me bad headaches... The promised lineup for the 3DS is incredibly promising but Nintendo knows how to do handhelds. I like the new design though I'm annoyed about the nub on the 3DS seeing as how I hate the one on the PSP and I would have preferred for Nintendo just to make a better and more responsive D-Pad.

Still, overall, I felt it was a promising E3 if only for giving gamers a glimpse of future hardware and appeasing some people who are not me with software.