As this year’s E3 comes to a close, let’s take a look at the bigger new announcements and see who came out on top. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft all had press conferences that gave us a few surprises. There were hardware announcements that ranged from new bundles from Sony, to new accessories from Nintendo. Lots of talk about video content took place as Microsoft announced deals with Netflix and other studios, and Sony announced their own video download service. New games were announced for all systems, including God of War III, Wii Sports Resort, and Lips. Casual games were big this year, with announcements of games like You’re in the Movies and Animal Crossing: City Folk. Perhaps the biggest surprise came from Microsoft and Square Enix as they revealed that Final Fantasy XIII will be heading to the Xbox 360. All in all, it felt like a very eventful E3 for every platform.
Which console company do you think did the best this year in terms of new announcements? View a recap list of major announcements after the break!
Sony
- $399.99 80 GB PS3 core (Article)
- PS2 Family Value Pack (Article)
- PSP Ratchet & Clank bundle (Article)
- Greatest Hits lineup (Article)
- Video download service on PS3 (Article)
- God of War III (Trailer)
- MAG: Massive Action Game (Trailer)
- Fat Princess (Trailer)
- Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty (Trailer)
- Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic (Article)
- Resistance: Retribution for PSP (Trailer)
- Super Stardust Portable for PSP (Trailer)
Nintendo
- Wii MotionPlus accessory (Article)
- Wii Sports Resort (Trailer)
- Wii Music (Trailer)
- Wii Speak accessory (Article)
- Animal Crossing: City Folk (Trailer)
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for DS (Article)
Microsoft
- Dashboard redesign with avatars and Live Party (Article)
- Xbox Live Primetime (Article)
- Netflix, NBC, Universal video content (Article)
- New Xbox 360 controller colors (Article)
- Final Fantasy XIII coming to Xbox 360 (Trailer)
- Lips (Trailer)
- You’re in the Movies (Article)
- Portal: Still Alive (Trailer)
- Galaga Legions (Trailer)
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 (Trailer)
- Scene It! Box Office Smash (Trailer)
- Uno Rush (Trailer)
Comments: (3)
chris on Fri, Jul 18th, 2008 at 03:26 PM
It don’t see the poll so I can’t vote but I vote for Microsoft! My job has a lot of websites blocked so that may be why I can’t see the poll if it is 3rd party.
Terry on Sun, Jul 20th, 2008 at 10:47 AM
The more pertinent question would be “Should E3 continue?” Sounds like participation drop off is growing and lots of grumbling about the new format. I think you’ll see more companies take a page out of Apple’s marketing and have independent shows based solely on specific vendor product(s).
Michael on Sun, Jul 20th, 2008 at 04:29 PM
E3 Should continue, people only complain because it is no longer what it use to be but thats why there is EforAll.
E3 is a media only event press releases press company meetings. The grumblings I hear are more from people who miss the booth babes.
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