Who needs the strongest E3 showing?

Who needs the strongest E3 showing? That's a easy one, Sony. Sony is so royally screwed at this point, not only do they need a strong showing, but they need to actually follow through with whatever stuff they spout.


However I don't think Sony will have that strong of a showing, I'm pretty sure Nintendo will be strong, and we may very well see MS pull off some magic(they have to be working on something, but they haven't released any real info yet, and this upcoming E3 is the logical time to do such. With the Wii U around the corner, and the vita/3DS already out, they are losing the perfect window by not releasing info at this E3).

It's a confident bet that Sony will announce a PS3 price drop to 199, and launch a shitload of Vita features and games. It will probably get PSOne classics support, more PSP downloads for the Vita PSN, and they will probably announce a bunch of new exclusives. Maybe a bundle. It will be a good E3 showing for them if they're smart about it.

Microsoft and Nintendo will coast on XBL/Kinect and 3DS content. Wii U be the big speculative show stopper. Hardware won't be a major focus for Microsoft until it's ready for market.

Sony needs to do something spectacular in regards to the Vita. Something strong needs to be shown before it becomes too late with the current flop known as the Vita. Four months or so since release and what's there to show? Promises? Target is having a big sale ($10.00 off) a number of titles for this paltry hand held.

If Nintendo is smart, it'll finally announce release dates of many highly anticipated 3DS games as well as announcing other fresh titles. Capitalize on the Sony debacle would be a strategic move.

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Originally Posted by JCU

Sony needs to do something spectacular in regards to the Vita. Something strong needs to be shown before it becomes too late with the current flop known as the Vita. Four months or so since release and what's there to show? Promises? Target is having a big sale ($10.00 off) a number of titles for this paltry hand held.

If Nintendo is smart, it'll finally announce release dates of many highly anticipated 3DS games as well as announcing other fresh titles. Capitalize on the Sony debacle would be a strategic move.

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Agreed. Lol didn't notice that, a sale already(a whopping 10 bucks at that, what's that 1/3 of the whole price of most games) from a non GS retail store, yep that's bad(Target almost never has VGs on sale, they are pretty strict when it comes to VG prices).

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Originally Posted by Zoltor

(Target almost never has VGs on sale, they are pretty strict when it comes to VG prices).

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wrong.

Nintendo has the most to prove for me, there is speculation/rumours from developers and people in the industry that the Wii U doesn't even match the PS3/360 Tech. it needs to seem like a significant improvement for anyone to care since at this point they themselves are underpowered.

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Originally Posted by doomguy

Nintendo has the most to prove for me, there is speculation/rumours from developers and people in the industry that the Wii U doesn't even match the PS3/360 Tech. it needs to seem like a significant improvement for anyone to care since at this point they themselves are underpowered.

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Why does it need to match the PS3/360? No systems needs even that much power to beginwith.

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Originally Posted by Zoltor

Why does it need to match the PS3/360? No systems needs even that much power to beginwith.

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Hmm... Maybe because PS3/360 standards are already 7 years old and it would be nice for Nintendo to remain competitive in the industry? :idea:

E3 became irrelevant to me when they quit opening their doors to the public. It's just a dog and pony show at this point.

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Originally Posted by Knuckle Duster

Hmm... Maybe because PS3/360 standards are already 7 years old and it would be nice for Nintendo to remain competitive in the industry? :idea:

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No kidding, it's not like it takes any great processing power to output to at "least" 720p anymore. So they should be able to support some standard HD resolutions with enough oomph behind it to make them not look like complete upscaled garbage.

Frankly, they could put a system together with the 360's specs for dirt cheap now, and then spend the rest of their per system budget on the custom controller hardware... so there is no reason to not be at LEAST comparable to the ps3 or 360 spec wise.

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Originally Posted by Knuckle Duster

Hmm... Maybe because PS3/360 standards are already 7 years old and it would be nice for Nintendo to remain competitive in the industry? :idea:

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Nintendo is in a different league all togeter, in a path that doesn't revolve around graphic power. Nintendo doesn't need to try and compete with MS/Sony(lol sony is a crumbleing company, the last thing anyone should do, is follow in their footsteps. MS needs to work on their genre selections, among some minor issues, but aside from that, they are pretty well off, however do we need multiple companies walking the same path, hell no, so why would you want Nintendo to do the same thing everyone else is doing).

The Wii U does need to be comparable to the 360/PS3 in terms of power, all those lovely engines not running on Ninty hardware for a second generation? Na.

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Originally Posted by Zoltor

Why does it need to match the PS3/360? No systems needs even that much power to beginwith.

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Developers are already compromising their games because of 7 year old standards. I can cite numerous games which, due to the Xbox 360 and PS3, have had to change for various technological reasons.

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Originally Posted by Zoltor

Nintendo is in a different league all togeter, in a path that doesn't revolve around graphic power. Nintendo doesn't need to try and compete with MS/Sony(lol sony is a crumbleing company, the last thing anyone should do, is follow in their footsteps. MS needs to work on their genre selections, among some minor issues, but aside from that, they are pretty well off, however do we need multiple companies walking the same path, hell no, so why would you want Nintendo to do the same thing everyone else is doing).

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Nintendo has come to a complete standstill at the moment. They're losing money right now. Their service on the Wii is a joke, and people won't develop for it anymore. People aren't buying them, either. They absolutely need to keep competitive. You're a moron if you think Nintendo is completely divorced from the graphics arms race.

And Sony's gaming division is actually one of the only divisions which has kept Sony alive. Sony makes more than games, and the reason the company is failing is because their TV line has completely failed. Sony's gaming division is actually healthy.

Just shut up. You really don't know anything about video games, man.

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Originally Posted by Zoltor

Nintendo is in a different league all togeter, in a path that doesn't revolve around graphic power. Nintendo doesn't need to try and compete with MS/Sony(lol sony is a crumbleing company, the last thing anyone should do, is follow in their footsteps. MS needs to work on their genre selections, among some minor issues, but aside from that, they are pretty well off, however do we need multiple companies walking the same path, hell no, so why would you want Nintendo to do the same thing everyone else is doing).

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What?

Nintendo lost tons of consumer support with first the n64 and then the Gamecube. They took a HUGE gamble with the wii and it paid off big time. Had it failed... well, it was low cost and their handhelds still sell like hotcakes.

They could probably afford the wii u to be just like the n64 and gamecube, but would obviously prefer it to be more like the wii. They need to improve, not just stand still. And that doesn't mean they need to be all SUPER MEGAL WII U with 768785686986bits of uber HD Graphics power!! It just needs to be at least somewhat relevant with technology that isn't almost a decade old.

Here we go again with this guy...unofficial ignore feature, engage.

Nintendo needs to be honest about their sliding sales figures, tell us what they're going to do about pricing and why everyone, even people who weren't interested in the Wii, should want a Wii-U. You can almost guarantee graphics won't be the reason, but I don't care about that anyway. I want to know what their ideas are for future titles and if they're going to release a normal controller for it from the start, because that's just my preference.

Sony still hasn't given me a good reason to buy the PS3, let alone any PS4 that may be in the development pipeline, so that would be nice. They also need to make an all-out effort to salvage the Vita, not just with rhetoric but with releases, preferably some that gamers will want to buy.

And Microsoft...I just hope they can guarantee better quality hardware on their next machine.