E3

I know this isn't on topic, as it really has nothing to do with our relationship or anything, but it's on my mind, and I figured if it's on my mind, I should post about it.

The E3 press conferences begin today, and, as usual, I'm finding it hard to contain my excitement. I'm really interested to see how Sony address the whole PSN fiasco, and can't wait to see if they can make the NGP succeed where the PSP failed, and actually deliver a killer lineup of games. I'm already excited for the NGP entry into the Uncharted series, and I can't wait for more games with similar weight behind them to be announced for the system. I also want to see some games that'll actually sell the Move to me. So far, the only game I'm actually excited for that's made specifically for the Move is that Sorcery game they showed at last years E3, and I've heard nothing about it since. It reminds me so much of the old PS2 Harry Potter games that I have such a fond memory of, and I really hope that it'll actually be released. But, other than that, I really hope that some really cool Move games get announced, or at least some really high end titles get announced with Move support as an option. All in all, Sony's press conference should be a solid one though, as there are a lot of PS3 exclusives that they can give more info on.

Microsoft's press conference is a mystery. All that's really known about it is that there'll be more Kinect stuff there, and, well, to be honest, Microsoft haven't really sold me on the Kinect yet. I guess all I can do is reserve judgement for the time being, as really, I have no hopes or expectations from Microsoft at all, so I guess my opinion on their press conference is going to be the most objective one once the day is done.

EA and Ubisoft have their press conferences today aswell, and, to be honest, they don't interest me as much as the big 3's conferences. All I'm looking forward to from EA is more Mass Effect 3 stuff, and all I'm looking forward to from Ubisoft is some more Beyond Good & Evil 2 (Which had better be there this year, or I'll be very very angry)

Then, tomorrow, we have Nintendo's press conference, and really, what can I say that hasn't already been said? They're going to be showing off the Wii's successor (Which I refuse to call 'Project Café' because we all know that that's not what Nintendo have EVER called it) and, we really don't know anything about it. Sure, rumors have been circulating, but I am of the opinion that none of it is true. Nintendo seem to be very very good at keeping these things secret, so I have no idea what to expect. I just really hope that the graphics will be better than anything we've already sen in this generation of consoles. Nintendo have never been known to have the best graphics in any generation, but since this is a new generation of consoles, the standard hasn't been set yet, and I really hope Nintendo set the bar high so the competition will have to work hard to beat them. As for the controller for this new system... I know that Nintendo always know what they're doing in this regard, and I trust them, but I honestly have no idea what they'll come out with. But Nintendo have far more than their new console to show off, they also have 3DS games to announce (That Mario game has really got me curious) and I'm sure they have plenty of stuff to give the Wii and DS one last hoorah. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that this is certainly my most anticipated press conference of E3.

But E3 doesn't end at the press conferences, and there are a few choice titles that I want to see info on from the floor. The guys at Mojang (They made Minecraft) will be there, and I wonder if a Trailer or something will be released for the full release of the game. I'm really curious to see what Atlus have in store for us too, as I'm highly anticipating Catherine, and I hope that they announce more stuff there too. Level 5 have a couple of games in Japan, or at least announced in Japan, that have yet be announced in English, and the same goes for Capcom (I want AAI2 DAMMIT!). Sega also have a bunch of games to talk about, but, of course, I'm only really interested in Sonic Generations (And any other Sonic-related announcements that come with it). I'm kind of sad that Valve won't be there, but I'm sure they'll come out with something soon... or at least 'soon' in Valve-time.

So yeah, I'm going to be posting on Twitter any opinions I have as things are announced, even though I'm sure none of you really care what I may think about these announcements, but hey, in case there may be a small percentage of you who do care, you can follow me on twitter here.

See ya 'round
-Dáithi