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Finally, a spare moment to take a breather. It’s been nonstop madness since Monday morning, not that I’m complaining — I adore the energy of E3. Hope you’re having fun.
So, which company won this year’s show?
Microsoft kicked the week off with asolid press conferencefeaturing games —The Master Chief Collection,Phantom Dust,Crackdown, andScalebound, to name a few — and not much else, as promised. A respectable but not necessarily stellar showing. It helped that Kinect is now optional.
Next was Sony, and while itspress briefingwent on for far too long as per usual, the games themselves delivered:Bloodborne,Uncharted 4,LittleBigPlanet 3,No Man’s Sky. That said, gosh, not much in the way of PS Vita love. SomeGravity Rush 2would’ve been nice.
Finally, Nintendo aired its prerecordedDigital Eventthis morning, which I found to be a nice mix of silliness and fun-looking games. That’s all I ever want from Nintendo, anyway. For games, we hadXenoblade Chronicles X,Yoshi’s Woolly World,Mario Maker, and talk of a newZelda. There’s also amiibo toys forSmash Bros.,Mario Kart 8, and other titles.
Who won? It’s a total cop-out, but I’d say we all did.
Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo had new software to get excited about for their respective consoles. We’re a customer base with a diverse taste in games, and we’re always wanting more — especially when it comes to “surprise” announcements — but this has been a good E3. Very good indeed.
