E3 Shmee Three

As a gamer, I think Microsoft's conference made the most impact.

What I loved was the update to the dashboard interface. Very Apple-esque. Avatars and the scheduled competitive games are a great idea. That's something I foresee my wife and I spending hours upon hours participating in.

Oh. NETFLIX! Finally! With all the survey's from Netflix asking users if they would use a service that streamed movies to a 360, it has finally been made official. Thank you.

Now I can say good riddance to BallBusters online service and their almost monthly increase in price. Yuck...

Nintendo...nintendo. Do they really care anymore? I don't think so. Penny Arcade summarized the whole conference with three panels. Yeah, I'd say they don't give an eff. When Reggie was actually confronted by a game journalist, he was asked why Nintendo didn't announce any major games. He retorted, "We announced Animal Crossing for the Wii!"

Wow! I somehow don't care! Reggie thinks I should.

Nintendo really has left the core gamers and are actually focusing on the people who don't even know what E3 is. Great job. Once the novelty wears off, I see the Wii tanking fast.

Sony. It was decent. Wait. I take that back. Nothing came from their conference either. Too many promises that have been already broken in the past. Why should I believe them now?

MAG? Massive Action Game? This is coming from a company that has delayed Home 723 times. MAG is something we'll see touted at future E3s. I just felt like we were listening to Sony's 2007 E3 conference again.

Oh, well. Back to some Puzzle Quest while my wife watches Project Runway.