Well, E3 2006 is now officially over, and despite the fact that my feet, legs, shoulders, back, eyes, and ears are all sore, and that I may simply fall asleep at any moment, I really wish there was another day. As usual there were things I didn’t get to see that I really wanted to, but I’m happy to say that I either played or saw behind-closed-doors demonstrations of some amazing things.
In terms of consoles, Wednesday was more PS3, Thursday was more Xbox 360, and today we got a look at the Nintendo Wii, as well as playing with the Wii for a bit (seriously, why did they name it that?). The line was insanely long, and once inside their booth it was very poorly organized, as they were allowing people to play the game demos for way too long.
We picked up a whole bunch of swag yesterday and today, with the top items including a retail copy of Red Orchestra, a huge inflatable raft, and a huge banner from the Webzen booth.
Tonight will be spent partly as the last two nights: posting our thoughts on what we saw, as well as pictures for you all to enjoy. I tried to grab a few more booth babe photos today, as I noticed yesterday was extremely light, but at this point most booth babes were running as fast as they could towards the exits, wanting it to be over, so some were hard to find. Maybe next year they’ll go lax on the rules again and booth babes will make their triumphant return…
Well, it’s been fun, but with the floor closed, the media center wrapping things up, and our flight leaving tomorrow morning, it’s nearly over.
As the sign says, See you next year, E3!
May 12th, 2006
Well, day two of the expo is now officially over, and for some reason it went a whole lot faster than yesterday. I doubt it was the lack of the extra hour in the morning for the press conference, but perhaps it was the extra games actually played instead of watching demos put on by a presenter who is playing.
We had the chance to play nearly every Xbox 360 game offered on the show floor, as well as a few new PS3 games and a bunch of PC games as well. There may have been some PSP in there, but I’m so out of it right now I don’t even know what I’m saying anymore. A few hours in Kentia hall also revealed the usual crazy array of accessories, controllers, and the other wacky items that Kentia hall is known for, and there was a wonderful gaming chair with a built in massager that was exactly what my body needed after the past two days.
Ten minutes until they boot us out of the media center, let’s see how many pictures I can get uploaded…if any.
May 11th, 2006
After stopping by the media hospitality suite for some delicious free breakfast, we’re just about ready to hit the show floor when it opens at 9. Of course, there’s so many people that show up an hour early just to sit outside the door that it’s unlikely we’ll be going for the Nintendo Wii demonstration first thing today. Things I’m hoping to see today: BioShock, Unreal Tournament 2007, Guitar Hero II, and more.
Adam West is here today, perhaps I’ll get his John Hancock. So is Paris Hilton, but I think she could skankify the entire Expo with her interest in Hancocks of a different sort.
May 11th, 2006
I think that with every completed game preview from the first day, I remembered another game that we forgot to write about. I wonder if we’ll be able to get it all done tomorrow morning before the floor opens….doubtful.
Anyway, tons of day one previews are now posted, in addition to tons of pictures. Don’t forget to find Waldo!
May 11th, 2006
Nintendo Wii will have 27 games playable on the show floor tomorrow. Holy crap. Tomorrow’s going to be crazy in the West Hall. Borrowing this from another site…I feel sorry for the carpet in between Nintendo and Sony’s booths. It’s going to get TRAMPLED.
May 9th, 2006
Wow! Tons of PlayStation 3 games playable at Sony’s booth this year. This is going to be amazing. I’m stuck watching a decent-quality webcast of the press conference as the flight for LA doesn’t head out until tomorrow, but I’m pumped that there’s official confirmation of playable games on the show floor in this press conference.
Edit: We’ve posted a brief summary of the PlayStation 3 details revealed by Sony on Seriously!.
May 8th, 2006
