Electronic Entertainment Expodition 2011

[G13]

I'm also waiting AC: Revelations, but I'm waiting for AC III more so because I'm kinda tired of Ezio.

This Eziopalooza has actually made me like him more. I didn't really care for him at the beginning of II, and throughout that, and in Brotherhood, you could see a significant change in him, which was awesome, and now seeing him in action again I realize that we've been with Ezio his entire life. It's kind of cool to still be following him, even after (SPOILER)Minerva pretty much told him his usefulness was spent.

[Slothy]

Some good news regarding the Wii U: E3 2011: Wii U Ditches Friend Codes - Wii News at IGN

And some not so good: Gamasutra - News - Nintendo: Wii U Controllers Not Sold Separately, 3DS May Work As Controller

Yay to online that doesn't totally suck. Boo to possibly only being able to use another touchscreen controller if you have a 3DS or have a friend who happens to have one. One of the possibilities I (and a lot of other people as well) was most interested in was the potential for each player having hidden information during multiplayer games since that can open up a lot of cool gameplay and strategy options. I have to wonder how much support that sort of gameplay will see if these are the only way to have a second touch screen, assuming we even get that much in the end. There will still be online to provide those possibilities, but being able to bring something that previously existed only in LAN and online play to local multiplayer would have been cool.

I also cringe at the thought of inevitable fights breaking out over who gets to use the controller. And thinking about that also begs the question of what the hell do you do if the controller breaks? I'm sure there'd be some way to have it replaced or buy a new one through Nintendo, but I don't see that being as convenient as driving to Gamestop and buying a new one.

[Loony BoB]

No local multiplayer = no purchase. Danielle and I are both avid gamers and it's not in our interests to have a console that can't be multiplayed. Having said that, I'm not a massive Mario/Zelda fan so I'll probalby not have much of an interest in the console anyway. If only Last Story was released multiplatform...

[Slothy]

No local multiplayer = no purchase. Danielle and I are both avid gamers and it's not in our interests to have a console that can't be multiplayed. Having said that, I'm not a massive Mario/Zelda fan so I'll probalby not have much of an interest in the console anyway. If only Last Story was released multiplatform...

Keep in mind this doesn't mean there will be no local multiplayer. They've essentially confirmed there will be with videos showing several people playing. It just means there will be one person with the touch screen controller and everyone else will be left to use wiimotes. Still not cool though considering the possibilities the controller could have had for local multiplayer.

[Ouch!]

Do you happen to know which employees stayed? I tried finding it to see if Halo 4 would be worth even a rental.

I've no idea. Given how many open positions they have, I don't think it's many people, and I can't believe that Bungie would let go of their top tier talent (or that their top tier talent would want to continue to work on the same franchise after nearly a decade).

That doesn't necessarily mean that it will automatically be bad. Perhaps different, but frankly if they're going to churn out a whole new trilogy, something a little different is probably a good thing. They've been working a lot on the expanded universe (especially in relation to the Forerunners) since Halo 3's release, so there's plenty of material for them to take the series in a new direction.

I'm withholding judgment until the game is released and reviews start coming in. Which is a long time from now, so I'm not concerned about it.

[KentaRawr!]

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Neato. :3

[Loony BoB]

Oddly, shares in Nintendo fell 10% after the Wii U was revealed. I'm not really interested in buying it myself but I thought it was a very innovative piece of kit that would be liked by a lot of people. I'm a bit surprised the investor reaction has gone all Square-Enix on them.

[ScottyRedXIII]

to be honest i cant see the WiiU being very practical can you? The size of it for me would put my off. I'd rather save up and get the psVista

[Del Murder]

That type of investor reaction is pretty typical actually. They don't like the unknown.

[Loony BoB]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has been (unintentionally) calling the Vita 'Vista'.

[ScottyRedXIII]

Oh is it VITA? damn, my bad :s

[Dreddz]

Here's what I took away from E3.....

1. The Vita looks nice but the market its aimed at it quite small and they probably won't get those mass market sales they need. The pitch they have for the Vita is the exact same as the original PSP. I have little interest in the games they have announced for the thing except for Wipeout and whatever game Ken Levine is working on.

2. Conferences were pretty subdued with no real surprises. Its as if the companies were just going through the motions. Last year we had David Jaffe coming out and announcing Twisted Metal with Sweet Tooths friggin Ice-Cream truck alongside him. We had nothing like that this year.

3. Speaking of Twisted Metal, the stuff they are showing this year looks really good. Skyrim is also coming along better than I was expecting. Must admit that I was a little disappointed with Ninja Gaiden 3.

[Loony BoB]

The Vita looks nice but the market its aimed at it quite small and they probably won't get those mass market sales they need. The pitch they have for the Vita is the exact same as the original PSP.

Keep in mind the PSP sold 67.8 million units while the PS3 sold 50 million and Xbox 360 sold 55 milion. The DS easily outsold the PSP (DS - 146 million) but still, I wouldn't say the market is small.

[Madame Adequate]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has been (unintentionally) calling the Vita 'Vista'.

Oh is it VITA? damn, my bad :s

Just remember, the PSV has (SPOILER)no vita gaems

[Polnareff]

The Vita looks nice but the market its aimed at it quite small and they probably won't get those mass market sales they need. The pitch they have for the Vita is the exact same as the original PSP.

Keep in mind the PSP sold 67.8 million units while the PS3 sold 50 million and Xbox 360 sold 55 milion. The DS easily outsold the PSP (DS - 146 million) but still, I wouldn't say the market is small.

And for people who see this post and think that 67.8 mil units is small, it really isn't.

It's at least in the top 5 for most handhelds sold. Only the Game Boy series and the DS beat it AFAIK. I think the next biggest handheld sales after that (correct me if I'm wrong as I haven't researched it in a while) is for the Game Gear, and the Game Gear sold 5 million. So yeah, the PSP did pretty goddamn good, despite what the naysayers want to say.