Topic: Games? Booth Babes? Megatons? Oh My! It's The Pre-E3 Discussion Thread!

[Jericho]

With the month until E3 mark just around the corner, I thought it'd be quite an interesting idea to start this thread.

ITT: We discuss, rabidly speculate, leave information, and just have a general good time thinking about what we could expect from this year's "Return to Form" E3. After the last two "meh"-a-ton E3s (minus the amazing FFXIII 360 announcement & execution of said announcement ) and the unlimited spring of hype and hush (glares at Nintendo) around this year's event, you could say that one wants to be cautiously optimistic, but in my case, since "I'M 200% [chameleon sting]ing OPTIMISM" (Patent Pending), I expect great things from this, no matter what they may be!

As is the custom for my manic info threads, I'll update & organize this OP with more fanciful & tasteful means when I get the chance to do so. Feels free to contribute any news articles circa this year from 1-1-2009 until the current day that could help us out with what to expect from E3. In the meantime, feel free to get down with your fellow gamers ("casuals" & "hardcorez" ), fanboys & fangals and join us on the road to madness E3 2009!

Also, [tornado fang] you Lou for going this year.

NEWS MOTHAF****A, READ IT!

Nintendo

• Iwata: "Nintendo’s E3 2009 Software Aimed To Topple PS2" (Older - Link to RPM Thread For More)
• Kotaku Reports: Potential Design Paradigm Shift from Nintendo
• Nintendo Acquires Sora Lt. & Promises New Gaming Experiences (Older - Link to RPM Thread)
• Nintendo to Eurogamer: No Plans To Retrofit Motionplus
• Must Read MotionPlus Blowout courtesy of Game Player
• MTV Multiplayer: Reggie Says: "The full level of motion recognition with M+ is far in excess of what was shown at E3 2007"
• Thomas Singleton (EA Grand Slam Tennis Dev): "[MotionPlus] is overly sensitive... [...]Like going from VHS to Blu-Ray"
• Invensense Founders & MotionPlus Creators have a Chat with IGN (Slightly Older)
• MotionPlus First Tech Demo from AiLive
• *For "Negative Nancies"* - Cammie Dunaway Confirmed for E3 2009; "Hopes we have something!" Article|Video
• Reggie: "Big Nintendo releases are en route."
• Nintendo has a Major Christmas Release Planned.

Microsoft

• Microsoft to "Break the Bank" at E3 2009.
• Microsoft States E3 2009 Presentation will be "Transformational"

Sony

• Sony E3 by Koller: "We've captured the hardcore with PS3; will push for casual."
• SCEA: "E3 2009 to be one of the biggest in the past 11 years"
• Team ICO Presenting at E3 2009?

Other Parties (Sega, Capcom, Square-Enix, SNK, etc.)

• SEGA (and others) Back at E3 2009; Cancels other notable conferences in preference of E3
• Factor 5 WISES FROM GWAVE; Notes on its recent history & hints upon 2 in development Wii Games. (Possibly Pilotwings [!]; Thankfully not Man Icarus.)
• Rumor: Lionhead Studios Showing off New IP at E3? (4-22-2009)
• New KojiPro Game To Be Revealed at E3 2009
• Capcom To Announce Two New Games At E3
• Rare Teases Big Reveal at E3

E3 Specific Media - Coming Soon

• ESA: Massive E3 Spectacle for 2009 (Old)
• Video Games Live! Performing at E3 2009
• E3 2009: "Shaping Into Something Huge"

Liveblogging of The Event
-Stay Tuned!-

Also, thank you PB for putting me in a Pulp Fiction state of mind.

[Acid]

I hope for something better than last year.

[Protoman Blues]

I thought that read Megatrons in the title.

[Jericho]

I thought that read Megatrons in the title.

I should change it to that one day. It'd still be relevant.

[Protoman Blues]

Megatron?  Is that you?

[Gotham Ranger]

I've not been excited for an E3 for about 6 years. This will be no different.

[Solar]

I hope for something better than last year.

Is it even possible for it to be worse? Anyways, I have almost all I need right nowm so I'm not as excited for E3 as in the past years.

[Satoryu]

Nintendo has to announce something really big for the Wii at E3. the Wii is in a real slump over in Japan; PS3's been beating it for a while. and Punch Out and Wii Sports Resort alone will not fix that. they need a new Zelda or something. Ninty needs to come out with some DSi exclusives, too.

Sony's set with the PS3 in Japan, what with FFXIII supposedly coming out at the end of the year. i say supposedly, cause i can guarantee it will get delayed at least one more time. i'm as sure of that as VersusXIII getting a 360 release. but Sony needs to ante up a little bit for outside Japan. also, those rumors of a PSP 4000 may very well come true at E3.

i don't have anything to say about Microsoft. they have barely any exclusives left. guess Rare fans are going to have to keep holding on to hope of a KI3 announcement. although, there was a rumor about Perfect Dark XBLA, which would be pretty sweet.

as for multiplatform stuff, at this point its going to be hard to top Bayonetta.

[Kit]

I cannot watch this show as I will usually have a coniption from all of the excitement from all of the booths if I hear something I like.
If I hear something about a new Zelda I will have to change my pants. Twice.

[Sky Child]

I thought they changed everything up to where it has to be all srs, with no booth babes and [parasitic bomb].

[Jericho]

I thought they changed everything up to where it has to be all srs, with no booth babes and [parasitic bomb].

Nobody liked it, and the people who went hated it. Even the companies considered it a joke after they went for the "serius buisness" approach, and who wouldn't? It was only the biggest celebration and event in the entertainment media industry the year before the change (E3 2006, THE BEST ONE EVER).

What's really funny though is the idea that L.A. isn't fond of the show. Rumors have it that after E3 2010, the spectacle will be moving elsewhere.

(COME ON NYC! )

[Protoman Blues]

I doubt it.  The Javitz probably isn't big enough, plus the fact that there are NO CHEAP HOTELS around that area at all.

[Solar]

Rumors have it that after E3 2010, the spectacle will be moving elsewhere.

(COME ON NYC! )

Screw NYC (sorry guys ), move it here to Mexico, preferably somewhere close to me. No, I don't care we have (or had? I don't know anymore) our own crappy mini version of E3.

[Sub Tank]

I THINK THEY SHOULD HIRE BOOTH BABES THAT WILL PERFORM SEXUAL SERVICES.

[Jericho]

I THINK THEY SHOULD HIRE BOOTH BABES THAT WILL PERFORM SEXUAL SERVICES.

And the credibility of the entire industry evaporates faster than the bank accounts of the nerds in line for this.

[Protoman Blues]

And the credibility of the entire industry evaporates faster than the bank accounts of the nerds in line for this.

*in cliche nerd voice* "I'LL PAY WHATEVER YOU AAAAAAAAAAASSSSKKK!"

[Blackhook]

There must be fun on such convention huh?

[STM]

Tales of Vesperia on PS3 to America. That's all I really need to hear. Otherwise, I'll throw a vote in for Steampunk Zelda, a Mario game, still too soon for a new Sonic game, olympic crossover aside... though a Sonic Rush 3 wouldn't be a bad thing... Mega Man ZX 3 is out of the question since Japan usually drops word of that. Devil May Cry 5 wouldn't be too bad. Lunar Knights 2 would be fan-[tornado fang]ing-tastic.

Also, Jelly, I think we need more of this:



 

[Police Girl]

Tales of Vesperia on PS3 to America. That's all I really need to hear. Otherwise, I'll throw a vote in for Steampunk Zelda, a Mario game, still too soon for a new Sonic game, olympic crossover aside... though a Sonic Rush 3 wouldn't be a bad thing... Mega Man ZX 3 is out of the question since Japan usually drops word of that. Devil May Cry 5 wouldn't be too bad. Lunar Knights 2 would be fan-[tornado fang]ing-tastic.

For Sega, its never too soon for a new Sonic game.

[Jericho]

Also, Jelly, I think we need more of this:



 

Now do you understand my hype? Good conferences or bad, I still win in the end.

[Solar]

Lunar Knights 2 would be fan-[tornado fang]ing-tastic.

Yes. Now that MGS4 is done someone should kidnap Kojima until he agrees to do a Boktai 5. Quick! Somebody call this man!

Now do you understand my hype? Good conferences or bad, I still win in the end.

So true

[Satoryu]

still too soon for a new Sonic game, olympic crossover aside...

no sir it's not. i guarrantee a new Sonic game will be announced and rushed out for a Thanksgiving release. development began yesterday.

though a Sonic Rush 3 wouldn't be a bad thing...

Rush Adventure killed all my hope for that series. but that would fare better than the other handheld Sonic series.

COMING SOON TO THE PSP!!!
SONIC RIVALS 3!!!!
Now with more NOT FUN!!!
Featuring Vector the Crocodile!
With more bling than you bitches can handle!!

source

[Marnic]

I THINK THEY SHOULD HIRE BOOTH BABES THAT WILL PERFORM SEXUAL SERVICES.

What do you think this is, Japan? Never though you'd sink that low!

I know for sure Reggie Fils will be at next the E3 [spoiler]with more charts[/spoiler]

[Jericho]

OP has been updated with as many meaningful and relevant tidbits I could round up in a quick Google search. I'll be keeping an eye out for more with time.

[STM]

no sir it's not. i guarrantee a new Sonic game will be announced and rushed out for a Thanksgiving release. development began yesterday.

Rush Adventure killed all my hope for that series. but that would fare better than the other handheld Sonic series.

COMING SOON TO THE PSP!!!
SONIC RIVALS 3!!!!
Now with more NOT FUN!!!
Featuring Vector the Crocodile!
With more bling than you bitches can handle!!

source

Well, I was speaking more in regards to something on scale with Sonic Unleashed. Rivals 3 wouldn't be a bad idea if they would just let go and cut the Rivals crap from it. Originally, the brand was to be titled Sonic Lightning and was more a traditional Sonic platformer. However, Takashi Iizuka, with his reverse Midus Touch, decided the game needed more zing to it, killed the single player in favor of the pile of [parasitic bomb] versus mechanic. The single player mechanic was somewhat brought back in Free Play mode in Rivals 2, which isn't too bad. Only bad part is you can't fight the bosses.